Unlock your potential and stay ahead of the curve with The AI-First Mindset – your ultimate guide to leveraging AI for personal and professional success.
In this game-changing book, bestselling author Darius Foroux shows you how to stop fearing artificial intelligence and start using it to your advantage — at work, in life, and in everything in between. Packed with real-world examples, sharp insights, and personal stories, AI-First Mindset is your roadmap to working smarter, thinking deeper, and thriving in a world increasingly driven by intelligent machines.
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Three historians. Three generations. Spanning nearly a century of work, Romila Thapar, Kumkum Roy and Preeti Gulati, reflect on their lives and their engagement with one of the most demanding, and most crucial, disciplines of our times. Personal narratives of growing up—learning about history, charting new and distinct paths as researchers, the challenges of teaching—meld effortlessly into a larger and complex changing context: the emergence of an independent nation, of movements that have helped shape the process, and of resistance. To what extent, the authors ask, have feminisms made a difference? Can these interventions lead to redefining or rejuvenating the discipline, transforming it into a more inclusive space where diverse voices can be acknowledged and heard with respect and understanding? These and other questions inform this accessible and lucid text.
Most people on Earth today live in a country where birth rates already are too low to stabilize the population: fewer than two children for every two adults. In After the Spike, economists Dean Spears and Michael Geruso sound a wakeup call, explaining why global depopulation is coming, why it matters, and what to do now.
It would be easy to think that fewer people would be better—better for the planet, better for the people who remain. This book invites us all to think again. Despite what we may have been told, depopulation is not the solution we urgently need for environmental challenges like climate change. Nor will it raise living standards by dividing what the world can offer across fewer of us. Spears and Geruso investigate what depopulation would mean for the climate, for living standards, for equity, for progress, for freedom, for humanity’s general welfare. And what it would mean if, instead, people came together to share the work of caregiving and of building societies where parenting fits better with everything else that people aspire to.
With new evidence and sharp insights, Spears and Geruso make a lively and compelling case for stabilizing the population—without sacrificing our dreams of a greener future or reverting to past gender inequities. They challenge us to see how depopulation threatens social equity and material progress, and how welcoming it denies the inherent value of every human life. More than an assembly of the most important facts, After the Spike asks what future we should want for our planet, for our children, and for one another.
Being a CEO is high up on the list of most people’s career goals. Successful CEOs have a winning attitude, powerful habits and know how to ask the right questions to deliver the best results. But what does it really take to make it as a CEO? This book, penned by corporate leader and management guru Shiv Shivakumar, offers deep insights into the importance of prioritization, reflection, time management, relationships and the evolving landscape of leadership.
Through compelling stories and thorough analysis, Shiv shares invaluable lessons from his own career journey for the first time and brings in perspectives from thirteen leaders across industries like executive search, business, journalism, entrepreneurship, FMCG and education. The book also emphasizes collaboration and the importance of cultivating trust, shedding light on what employees seek from their leaders.
One does not become a CEO overnight—this book will set you on a journey of reflection, inculcating the right leadership values, and develop habits which will pave the way for a more meaningful and rewarding career.
Embark on a captivating journey with Babur: The Quest for Hindustan, where the narrative resumes with Babur’s daring campaign in Bajaur. This meticulously researched biography continues to challenge the conventional portrayal of Babur, offering a nuanced view of his ambitions and complexities. Drawing from the rich Persian manuscript of the Baburnama and other primary sources, this book is a pivotal addition to Babur’s biographical genre, essential for anyone seeking to understand the enigmatic ruler’s legacy. Discover the multifaceted world of Babur, where history and intrigue intertwine.
In 1750, at the height of his power, Marthanda Varma made a momentous decision. He decided to hand over the kingdom to Lord Ananthapadmanabha, the reigning deity of the kingdom of Travancore. In future, he decreed that he and his heirs would rule over the kingdom as the ‘dasas’ of the deity. It was the culmination of Varma’s illustrious career as a military leader and statesman.
When Marthanda Varma ascended the throne of Travancore in 1729 as a twenty-three-year-old, it was a kingdom embattled on every front—be it feudatories within the kingdom, rival kings outside or European powers beginning their pursuit of colonies in India.
Varma played a pivotal role in consolidating the royal family’s hold on the kingdom, expanding the kingdom’s boundaries by fighting off external rivals and even fending off the Europeans. He defeated the Dutch in the Battle of Colachel in 1750 and ended Dutch colonial aspirations in India.
God’s Own Empire by Raghu and Pushpa Palat, presents the extraordinary story of Marthanda Varma. Well-researched and accessible, it is the remarkable story of a remarkable man.
A horrific attack on the Rashtrapati Bhavan has brutally killed hundreds of people. And Riya Chaudhary finds herself in the clutches of a barbarous clan that will go to any extent to realize its plan of Ghazwa-e-Hind.
Ravana has begun the Kaal Yagna to awaken Anishtatri—the ancestral goddess of Asuras. After many bloody offerings, Ravana is preparing to offer the final sacrifice — his beloved queen Mandodari. The completion of this yagna shall yield unthinkable results.
The daitya guru Shukracharya and his daughter Devyani are travelling through the jungle—a region lorded by Dandak, the savage grandson of Ikshvaku. Here, they become victims of an appalling tragedy, the echoes of which shall haunt the universe till the end of time. Even the avatar of Lord Vishnu himself shall not be able to escape Shukracharya’s curse.
What is the Puranic mystery hidden in the ashram of the Maha-Tantaric Bhairavi Maa? What is the lord of all the malevolent energies in the universe Ekaksh Aghori’s diabolical plan that aims to restore Asura supremacy in the world?
Comprising four folktales, Sorthi-Brijbhar, Bharthari-Pingla, Heer-Ranjha and
Saranga-Sadabrij, the book is an anthology of stories influenced by the life, time and teachings of Yogi Gorakhnath—an eleventh-century saint—who propounded an inclusive religious philosophy that laid the foundation of the Sufi and Bhakti movement in India.
Initially, the yogis (mystics) of the Gorakhnath sect would sing these ballads on the tune of the sarangi and move door to door for alms. Originally, these stories existed in the oral tradition passed down from generation to generation in the form of ballads. The ballads are full of fairies, genies, witches, magic healers, witch doctors and ghosts besides angels in the form of Peer Baba (hermits) and sages. Over the decades and centuries, these stories have inspired folklorists, theatre artists and nautch parties to perform in melas (community fairs), religious events and marriages.
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Now revised and expanded with new poems, this raw and poignant collection takes readers on a journey through the winding currents of self-discovery, transformation, and healing, culminating in a glistening sea of love and redemption.
the love that is meant for you
will always find you –
the river
always finds
the sea.
— inevitable
Emory Hall’s debut poetry collection, Made of Rivers, intricately maps the anatomy of a river, surging with themes of loss, grief, and the sacred currents of transformation and motherhood. Brimming with magic and profound depth, Made of Rivers will wash anew all those who come to it, revealing hidden corners of the self yearning to be discovered. It explores the feminine and draws upon Emory’s own wellspring of life experiences, hardships, triumphs, and revelations. Her work sheds light on vital themes of healing and self-care, offers solace to those navigating profound loss, and strikes a chord with mothers, both seasoned and new, who find their own journey mirrored in the pages of her poetry.
Are you ready to embark on an enchanting journey, filled with awe, magic and wonder?
As we grow up, our belief in all things magical can fade. Fairy whisperer Karen Kay is here to remind you that magic is everywhere, miracles happen and fairies are real. They are the guardians of nature – playful, joyful, sometimes mischievous!
Fairy Whispering provides 111 simple ways to open the door to this enchanting realm and connect with the fairies, including rituals, spells, meditations and incantations. Karen encourages you to embrace your inner child and, most importantly, to have fun – in Fairyland, anything goes!
With an open mind, a love of nature and a gentle heart, you can build your own personal relationship with the fairies and sprinkle a little fairy dust everywhere you go. Fairies are closer than you think. Believing is seeing…
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