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Sandman’s Goodnight Stories by Abbie Phillips Walker
A famous collection of bedtime stories for children, famous writer Abbie Phillips Walker’s ‘Sandman’s Goodnight Stories’ was first published in the year 1921.
Sankara—No-Other (A Tribute to Adi Shankaracharya) by Raghunandan Trikannad
Sankara Bhagavadpada was instrumental in reviving our culture more than 1200 years back. Unfortunately, sankaracarya has become synonymous with terse, logical and complex philosophy of Advaita; or with Brahmanism a word coined by western philosophers, and a notion that he is relevant only to a particular caste; or with the ascetic way of life that promotes escapism. This book tries to present ¸ Acaryasankara as a prodigy discovering his mission; as a person who learnt from many persons and situations, after coming in direct contact with the masses and classes of the society; as a prophet who had the foresight to select the eligible persons for his mission; as a forerunner who included all persons at every stage of growth in his teachings; as a synthesiser of hand, heart and head, and most of all, as an inspiration for scaling that peak which lies within each one of us.
Sardar : the Sovereign Saint by Dinkar Joshi
hankar, connect me immediately to the Prime Minister.”
Without wasting time on any further questions, Shankar dialled the telephone number of the Prime Minister’s residence. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister had left for the radio station.
Shankar rushed back to give the message to Sardar. Sardar impatiently said :
“Shankar, leave immediately for the Radio Station. Go quickly. Try to hold back the Prime Minister’s speech. By no means should the matter related to plebiscite and UNO be relayed. If this happens, the whole country will be put into a great trouble. If need be, cancel this programme. Please leave immediately.”
Having waded through the traffic on the way, Shankar reached finally to the radio station but he was late. The Prime Minister was reading his speech on the microphone. Shankar heard him referring to the plebiscite and UNO. The whole world was listening to it. Shankar banged his head.
—Extract from this novel
A biographical novel on the Iron Man of India Sardar Patel which brings to light various known-unknown facets of his inspiring life. His contribution and efforts for the unification of princely states laid the foundation for a sovereign Bharat.
A must read book for every true Indian.
Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel by Neeraj
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was a determined nationalist to enter into the Indian politics as the leader of the farmers. He was born on 31st October, 1875 in the village of Karamsad in Borsad block of the state of Gujarat. His father’s name was Jhaber Bhai Patel and mother’s name was Ladbai. His father was a farmer. His parents believed in the policy of simple living and high thinking.
His parents brought up little Vallabh with love and care. The little child Vallabh had a wonderful sparkle in his eyes. He had every sign of greatness in him since his childhood.
Sarojani Naidu by Sachin Sinhal
As we speak of Sarojini Naidu ‘The Nightingale of India’, we immediately recau of a woman with multifaceted qualities. A daughter, who upheld the pro-women ideologies of her father and did not let the ideologies down despite being born in the contemporary orthodox society. A poetess, not a single word of whose appeared hollow; rather whose rich dreams embroidered in rainbow colours, reflected a mind that felt the deep anguish of her country and its people. She was a great freedom fighter who bore the brunt of foreign atrocities stoically, despite being sensitive and soft. She personified a great administrator, who silenced the critics of women by administering the largest state in India, Uttar Pradesh, effectively and successfully as its first Governor. While at the same time she presented to the world an example of the power in women. This is how we remember Sarojini Naidu.
Sarvpalli Radhakrishnan by Neeraj
Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second President of India, was a devout Hindu and a great philosopher. He was born on 5th September, 1888 in Tirutani village of Tamil Nadu. His parents, Sarvepalli Veeraswami and Sitamma were a deeply religious couple.
Radhakrishnan was the second child of his parents. He was brought up with great love and care. Sri Veeraswami was a priest who also worked as a teacher. As a result, the atmosphere of religion as well as education prevailed in the family.
Radhakrishnan obtained his primary education in Tirutani and secondary education from Bellore College. After passing the B.A. examination from Bellore College, he took admission in Madras Christian College for higher education. Madras Christian College was a reputed college during those days.
Satyagraha in Champaran by Dr. Rajendra Prasad
An honest and authentic account of Mahatma Gandhi’s first major work in the country after his return from South Africa, ‘Satyagraha in Champaran’ is a well documented book that narrates in graphic details the entire Champaran story—geography and history of the region, the non-violent crusade against the injustice perpetrated by the indigo planters, emancipation of ryots from the age-long tyranny, and the constructive work begun to improve the lot of the villagers. It is also an effective delineation of Mahatmaji’s method of work—the technique of Satyagraha, which, later organised through the length and breadth of the country, won India freedom from foreign rule.
Coming from the pen of an active participant in the Champaran Satyagraha and later the Freedom Movement, this book acquires the significance of an important document in the history of Indian nationalism.
Say No to Fear Be a Winner by Surendra Nath Saxena
Courage is the most powerful tool to conquer every problem whether it is imaginary or real. There are various forms of troubles that grip one at one time or the other. Conquering them is the only way to be a winner. Problems may be concrete manifestations of fears and anxieties, long lasting or ephemeral or inhibitions and phobias. Whatever be the form, it takes courage to successfully conquer them. There is nothing one cannot conquer. It just needs courage. This is what this book addresses. It shows how one can overcome fear, anxieties, phobias, obsessions, etc. through courage. Practice courage and always be a winner. The author has taken real life incidents and cases to show how people have conquered foibles and problems to be winners. The book makes one strong through various methods discussed in the book to be able to ‘Say No to Fear’ and ‘Be a Winner’.
A must book for everyone who aspires for personal achievements and true success.
Say No to Smoking by Mahesh Dutt Sharma
The present compandium by Mahesh Dutt Sharma gives the readers a complete story of Tobacco and various tobacco products. This book consists the history of tobacco, and a detailed account of its killer effects on its consumers as well as on other around them. It also informs the readers about the role of Yoga and exercise, and about various campaigns that are activily functioning towards a Tobacco-free world. Read this book if you are curious to know about tobacco, its effects and ways to leave it, in detail.
Scenes and Characters from the Works of Charles Dickens by Charles Dickens
There is one question upon which the critics and lovers of Dickens seem never able to get into agreement, and that is the question of the original illustrations to his works. To the thorough-going enthusiast Phiz and Dickens seem inseparable, and no edition which does not contain the old, familiar grotesques of Hablot Browne’s imagination, or, in the earlier volume, the equally abnormal lineaments portrayed by Cruikshank or Seymour, would be deemed worthy of a place upon his bookshelf. But a younger generation is growing up, for whom the time-honoured pictures have not the charm of long association, and among them it is common to hear the complaint that the natural humour and pathos of the author’s best works are spoiled to modern fancy by the violent caricatures of the illustrator. “Let us abolish these pictures altogether,” they say: “and illustrate the books with pretty conventionalities by more fashionable artists.” At the opposite pole stands yet another group of critics—the “Superior People” who have made up their minds that Dickens himself was a caricaturist, and that therefore the early illustrations, even if they do a little emphasise his exaggerations, are only conceived in fitting harmony with a world of fancy which drowns itself in excesses of the grotesque. Among so many doctors, and all so emphatic, who shall decide? It is, at any rate, no easy task.
School Debate Book by R Shankar
Success in any walk of life is hard to achieve in this razor-edged highly competitive age. Besides knowledge, one has to be well versed in the art of forceful communication, an essential pre-requisite of a qualified man, lack of which renders him unfit for high posts in any sector. Participation in debating activities makes a man forceful communicator. Debating is an art and it can be mastered and developed by constant practice. Fluency in speech enables a man to express views effectively and convincingly.
Debates are nowadays a regular feature in schools and colleges. Pupils are assigned debatable statements to argue either in favour or against the motion on occasions like Independence Day or Republic Day. Often inter-school competitions are organized on such eves and the best debater is conferred with prizes. In competitive as well as school tests, examinees are asked to put forward their pros and cons views against a debatable statement.
The dearth of books on debatable topics is being felt seriously which could cater to the needs of participants. Most of the participants exhibit no interest due to lack of guidance and sufficient materials and prefer to remain mute spectators in the debating hall. Here relevant topics of general interests have been compiled and presented both ways—positively and negatively with a view to provide feedback to young debaters.
School Essays and Stories Writing by H.D. Sharma
This book encompasses a wide range of essays and stories writing. There are variegated themes to motivate the learner to use English for purpose of communication and expression. A conscious effort has been made to provide interesting reading material. The book aims at facilitating extra reading, for students of all standards are expected to read beyond the prescribed text books.
School Paragraph Writing by Harish Dutt Sharma
Paragraph writing is an art. Writing a paragraph though quite simple needs guidance. One has to learn how to write in short on a subject. It has to be concise yet comprehensive. The subject of the paragraph is the key point around which the ideas that it invokes in the mind should be put into words effectively and at the same time lead the reader through reasoning to a logical conclusion. The present book is a help book or guide which if followed will help write paragraphs on various subjects clearly and effectively. The book provides some rules to write the paragraph: how to build the idea, elaborate the salient points and write it in a clear language. These rules should be kept in mind before venturing to put the thoughts that have gathered in the mind, which revolve around the subject in question. If these are kept in mind before attempting to write they will enhance the quality of the paragraph. The skill of writing good paragraphs has to be learnt. It is here that this help book comes in and guides in honing this skill. More than three hundred paragraphs are given in the book, which will help the reader master the art of paragraph writing. Therefore it is an essential book for all students and people who like to put down their thoughts.
School Time Jokes by Mamta Mehrotra
School time is growing time. A time when fun and laughter are the main features of life. In today’s stressful life, the best relief one can get is through jokes which bring to the fore ripples of laughter and sharing with friends creates bonding. Considering this, the present book has been written. It will evoke peals of laughter and recapitulating them will bring back ripples of laughter. They are loaded with wit and filled with fun and laughter, easy to create bonding. So read them and laugh out your blues and tension.
Science & Education: Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
In view of the recent attempt to disturb the compromise about the teaching of dogmatic theology, solemnly agreed to by the first School Board for London, the fifteenth Essay; and, more particularly, the note on p 338, may be found interesting.
—From this book
Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy
A book introduces new thoughts, but it cannot make them speedily understood. It is the task of the sturdypioneer to hew the tall oak and to cut the rough granite. Future ages must declare what the pioneer has accomplished.
Science and hypothesis by Henri Poincaré
It is to be hoped that, as a consequence of the present active scrutiny of our educational aims and methods, and of the resulting encouragement of the study of modern languages, we shall not remain, as a nation, so much isolated from ideas and tendencies in continental thought and literature as we have been in the past. As things
are, however, the translation of this book is doubtless required; at any rate, it brings vividly before us an instructive point of view.
Science in the Kitchen by E. E. Kellogg
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Scientific Culture, and Other Essays by Jr. Josiah P. Cooke
The essays collected in this volume, although written for special occasions without reference to each other, have all a bearing on the subject selected as the title of the volume, and the college students to physical science teaching in a somewhat larger experience of a result. Thirty years ago, when the writer started his work at Cambridge, the instruction in the experimental sciences was given in our American colleges solely by lectures and recitations. From This Book
Scientific Insights in Yoga by Dr. K.P. Mishra , Dr. Shashi Bala Singh
Yoga is a low-cost self-help approach to well-being. Emerging studies have shown the positive effects of yoga and exercise on the physiological, biochemical, cognitive, and molecular changes. Interestingly, studies focused on yoga practices has shown an increase in the pool of hematopoietic stem cells, endothelial progenitor cells in bone marrow and peripheral blood, cognitive functions, delay in ageing, altered gene expression, cell proliferation, cytokine secretion. Studies related to endurance exercises have provided indirect evidence documenting an increase of neurotransmitters, neurogenesis, angiogenesis, neurotropic factors.
This book amalgamates a range of perspectives in the field of yoga as a non-pharmacological intervention for promoting health under extremes of environmental conditions and disease stress. It encompasses research conducted using laboratory tools (e.g. Human case studies etc.), surveys, and yoga as an intervention to alleviate symptoms against environmental and occupational stress induced diseases.
Scrap Book of Mormon Literature, Volume 2 (of 2) by Various
“Josiah Quincy, from whose “Figures of the Past” we quote, was born in Boston in 1802. He was the Mayor of Boston from 1845 to 1849. He was graduated from Harvard in 1821 and took his master’s degree in 1824. He died in 1882, soon after he wrote “Figures of the Past.” The work was taken from his diary and from letters written at the time of his visit to Nauvoo.” -an excerpt
Sea and Sardinia by D H Lawrence
Sea and Sardinia is a travel book by the English writer D. H. Lawrence. It describes a brief excursion undertaken in January 1921 by Lawrence and his wife Frieda, a.k.a. Queen Bee, from Taormina in Sicily to the interior of Sardinia. They visited Cagliari, Mandas, Sorgono, and Nuoro.
Searchlights on Health: The Science of Eugenics by B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols
The old maxim, that “Knowledge is power,” is a true one, but there is still a greater truth: “KNOWLEDGE IS SAFETY.” Safety amid physical ills that beset mankind, and safety amid the moral pitfalls that surround so many young people, is the great crying demand of the age.
Second Treatise of Government by John Locke
Second Treatise of Government’ is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke. The First Treatise attacks patriarchalism in the form of sentence-by-sentence refutation of Robert Filmer’s Patriarcha, while the Second Treatise outlines Locke’s ideas for a more civilized society based on natural rights and contract theory.
Second Variety by Philip K. Dick
Second Variety’ is a short story by Philip K. Dick. It got published in 1953 in Space Science Fiction magazine. A nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the West has reduced much of the world to a barren wasteland. However, the war continues among the scattered remains of humanity. The Western forces have developed “claws”, which are autonomous self-replicating robots to fight on their side. It is one of Dick’s many stories in which nuclear war has rendered the Earth’s surface uninhabitable.
Second Wind by Minal Arora
Second Wind is the breath that one draws after complete breathlessness once exhausted in a race…the race of life!
When a relationship acquires the expression of possessiveness, the language of control and a ruthless selfishness, it’s time to know that love has slipped away and what remains is dust. Dust when provoked only leaves a dirty mind. Unfortunate are those who trade their love for what it leaves behind. It’s true that only a love filled heart can appreciate the benevolent skies of freedom and trust. Rest shall only reminiscence their humbled past.
Rahul is one such melancholy heart which bleeds of regret for he has lost Maaya, his soulmate, to his choice of staying in his marriage, which now he cannot abide by. Second Wind is the journey that Rahul made in his incessant search for his lost love and how he slowly finds himself anew in the process. It is a tale of love, conflicts, love beyond marriage, choices, fears, ego and overcoming limitations to recognise the inherent wisdom within. We all have a Rahul within who craves to break the barriers of the mind, of morals, of right and wrong to embrace love that liberates, empowers and guides.
Secret History by Leonora Sansay
I am fearful of having been led into an error by my friends, when taught by them to believe that I could write something which would interest and please; and it was chiefly with a view to ascertain what confidence I might place in their kind assurances on this subject, that I collected and consented, though reluctantly, to the publication of these letters.
Secret Service by Cyrus Townsend Brady and William Gillette
The present novel titled ‘Secret Service’ is an adaptation of William Gillette’s play into a novel by Cyrus Townsend Brady. It was first published in the year 1912.
Secrets of Earth and Sea by Sir E. Ray Lankester
Secrets of Earth and Sea is a collection of interesting facts about nature.
Secrets of Health by Dr. Kusum Lunia
VERY SPECIAL GIFT
Dr. Kusum Lunia has rendered yeoman’s service to the cause of vegetarianism by writing this treatise. She has not only marshalled powerful arguments to prove the benefits of vegetarianism, but has also dealt with the subject in a scientific and clinical manner. Her canvas is vast enough to include all religions and thinkers of east and west in support of their main thesis, that meat-eating is neither ethical nor healthy for human beings.
I am sure this book will be able to persuade many non-vegetarians to accept vegetarianism as their creed. It is only in India that vegetarianism is considered as creed. Vegetarian-ism as a creed is a very special gift of India to the world.
Indian vegtarianism is not born out of any convenience or convention, but it is the outcome of a deep conviction in the principle of non-violence preached by Lord Mahavira. This book should be translated into major foreign languages. This book in English is warmly welcomed because the English-knowing elite in India are more prone to non-vegetarianism. Non-vegetarianism and the awe of English are the twins of hypocrisy among the newly emerging elite of India. Dr. Lunia’s book is an admirable effort at an extraction of the thorn of meat-eating by the other thorn of English.
My best wishes to Dr. Kusum Lunia.
—Dr. V.P. Vaidik
dr.vaidik@gmail.com
Secrets of Winning Every Time by Hemu Aggarwal
We all go through difficult times… Whether it is due to not getting the desired job, dealing with a difficult co-worker, struggling to get along with a boss, going through financial crises, coping with health problems or nursing a damaged relationship. We all have to face hardships and evaluations in our lives…
Sometimes the struggles we go through are results of choices made, and sometimes they are the result of consequences that were completely out of our control…
This book shows that life is all about making choices… A choice to live a sorrowful, sad, and comparing life or a choice to live a happy, blessed and compassionate life…
“Life… we live it only once…
If we live it RIGHT once is enough…”
We all are living it, but are we truly living it well??
If that is true then why are stress and tensions like lunch and dinner to us?
Get out of your comfort zone… comfort zone is a most hazardous place; you know why? Because that is the place you are still… you don’t want to climb up the mountain… THIS BOOK…” WHY ME?” Teaches us to keep moving… we all have a pulse, do something that gives you butterflies in your stomach… because God wants you to move ahead, climb the mountain… every fear that is overcome is a freedom gained… do the things you are afraid of… cross them off the list…
Seen and Unseen by E. Katherine Bates
Under these rather trying conditions I can remember getting a good deal of amusement out of the companions in the special boat which proved to be my fate. Our host, being a clever and interesting man himself, had collected clever and interesting people round him, on the “Birds of a Feather” principle, and I happened to sit between two ladies, one the wife (now, alas! the widow) of a man who was to become later on one of our most famous bishops; the other—her bosom friend and deadly rival—the wife of an equally distinguished Oxford don.
Selected Poems by Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Shri Atal Bihari Vajapyee has been a patriotic social activist since early childhood, when the country was still under British colonial rule. He started writing poetry during school days. He has always been a poet at heart keeping social sensitivity. He develops intimate relationship with fellow human beings and the nation with intense feelings which find expression in his poetry. He is a critically acclaimed poet.
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been an influence on the Indian society. He, as an illustrious parliamentarian and an intellectual with deep understanding on national and international affairs has been an active participant in shaping India’s post-Independence–domestic and foreign policies. He commands respect for his liberal worldview and commitment to democratic ideals. He was Prime Minister of India through three democratic mandates.
Arvind Shah is a poet, translator and a children’s writer. His publications include children’s books, poems and translations. His translations represent the sentiments of the poet.
Selected Poems by Robert Frost
I’m going out to clean the pasture spring;
I’ll only stop to rake the leaves away
(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):
I shan’t be gone long.—You come too.
Selected Stories of Dostoyevsky by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
his collection, unique to the Modern Library, gathers seven of Dostoevsky’s key works and shows him to be equally adept at the short story as with the novel. Exploring many of the same themes as in his longer works, these small masterpieces move from the tender and romantic White Nights, an archetypal nineteenth-century morality tale of pathos and loss, to the famous Notes from the Underground, a story of guilt, ineffectiveness, and uncompromising cynicism, and the first major work of existential literature.
Selected Stories of Premchand by Purnima Mazumdar
Premchand, the undisputed master short story writer has written many short stories and novels. To introduce the master craftsman to the English reader these short stories have been selected for this volume. Each story is a classic in itself. A Pair of two Oxen, The Chess Players, Secret Treasure, Jamai Babu, Game of Tip Cat, The Spell, Idgah and The Tall Talker are all nonpareil of the great writer. The stories have survived the long spell of time and are still the most cherished stories of the reader. Quite a few stories have been selected by various film producers for successful films like The Chess Players as Shatranj Ke Khilari. The stories speak volumes about the economic, social and political conditions of the era.
While presenting the English version no compromise has been made with the quality and original flavour of the stories. So the esteemed reader will feel the same magnetic pull in each of the selected stories as in the original by the writer.
Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore by Purnima Mazumdar
At a time when people used to be named after the gods and goddesses, when the little girl was born after five sons, her parents lovingly named her Nirupama. Slowly, Nirupama (Niru) grew up into a beautiful girl. Her parents started searching for a suitable boy for her to marry. Her father, Ram Sunder Mitra, looked everywhere, but was not satisfied with the kind of proposals he was getting. Ultimately, he found a prospective groom for his daughter—the only son of a Rai Bahadur. Although his property and wealth had depleted quite a lot, yet, it was a renowned family. The groom’s side asked for Rs 10,000 and all the things required in a household. Without thinking, Ram Sunder agreed to all their conditions—after all, he did not want to lose this prospect.