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The Violence of Green Revolution By:Vandana Shiva Published on 1991 by Zed Books The Green Revolution is often touted as being one of independent India's most outstanding achievements. But behind the widely broadcast images of full granaries and an explorable gain surplus lies a grim tale of environmental and social carnage. In this book, already a classic, Vandana shiva, examines the impact of the Green Revolution in the state of Punjab. She documents the destruction of genetic diversity and soil fertility that resulted from the Green Revolution in the State, and also shows how the acute social and political conflicts that eventually emerged tore Punjab apart and continue to simmer. As India gets hopelessly mired in the brave new world of modern agriculture with its interactable problems, this book constitutes a warning about the horrors that lie ahead. It should spur the thoughtful and the concerned towards greater efforts in developing a workable, humane alternative. This Book w...

Teach Yourself to Read By:Narda Pitkethly Published on 2005-12-01 by Nardagani This Book was ranked at 3 by Google Books for keyword Amazon Book Review Blog. Book ID of Teach Yourself to Read's Books is 6bxnoq6ZiwoC, Book which was written byNarda Pitkethlyhave ETAG "YX3FEDH+fGY" Book which was published by Nardagani since 2005-12-01 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9780977639106 and ISBN 10 Code is 097763910X Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have " Pages" is Printed at BOOK under Category This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview

Severance By:Ling Ma Published on 2018-08-14 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux Winner of the 2018 Kirkus Prize, A New York Times Notable Book of 2018, An Indie Next Selection A Best Book of 2018 at Elle, Marie Claire, Refinery29, Bustle, Buzzfeed, BookPage, Bookish, Mental Floss, Chicago Review of Books, HuffPost, Electric Literature, Amazon Editors', A.V. Club, Jezebel, Vulture |A fierce debut from a writer with seemingly boundless imagination. . . A stunning, audacious book with a fresh take on both office politics and what the apocalypse might bring.| —Michael Schaub, NPR.org Maybe it’s the end of the world, but not for Candace Chen, a millennial, first-generation American and office drone meandering her way into adulthood in Ling Ma’s offbeat, wryly funny, apocalyptic satire, Severance. Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine. With the recent passing of her Chinese immigrant parents, she’s had her fill of uncertainty. She’...

Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead By:David Meerman Scott,Brian Halligan Published on 2010-08-02 by John Wiley & Sons The Grateful Dead-rock legends, marketing pioneers The Grateful Dead broke almost every rule in the music industry book. They encouraged their fans to record shows and trade tapes; they built a mailing list and sold concert tickets directly to fans; and they built their business model on live concerts, not album sales. By cultivating a dedicated, active community, collaborating with their audience to co-create the Deadhead lifestyle, and giving away |freemium| content, the Dead pioneered many social media and inbound marketing concepts successfully used by businesses across all industries today. Written by marketing gurus and lifelong Deadheads David Meerman Scott and Brian Halligan, Marketing Lessons from the Grateful Dead gives you key innovations from the Dead's approach you can apply to your business. Find out how to make your fans equal partners in yo...

Gunton's Magazine By:George Gunton,Starr Hoyt Nichols,Hayes Robbins,Stanhope Sams Published on 1894 by This Book was ranked at 31 by Google Books for keyword Amazon Book Review Blog. Book ID of Gunton's Magazine's Books is 5q0RAAAAYAAJ, Book which was written byGeorge Gunton,Starr Hoyt Nichols,Hayes Robbins,Stanhope Samshave ETAG "FEyY3GL1JyY" Book which was published by since 1894 have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is and ISBN 10 Code is Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is false Book which have " Pages" is Printed at BOOK under CategorySocial sciences This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview

Social Capital By:Partha Dasgupta,Ismail Serageldin Published on 2001-01-01 by World Bank Publications This book contains a number of papers presented at a workshop organised by the World Bank in 1997 on the theme of 'Social Capital: Integrating the Economist's and the Sociologist's Perspectives'. The concept of 'social capital' is considered through a number of theoretical and empirical studies which discuss its analytical foundations, as well as institutional and statistical analyses of the concept. It includes the classic 1987 article by the late James Coleman, 'Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital', which formed the basis for the development of social capital as an organising concept in the social sciences. This Book was ranked at 2 by Google Books for keyword Amazon Book Review Blog. Book ID of Social Capital's Books is 6PZ8bvQQmxEC, Book which was written byPartha Dasgupta,Ismail Serageldinhave ETAG "E1OIK3+pMvQ" Book whi...

The Intellectual Life By:A. G. Sertillanges Published on 1987 by CUA Press |Fr. Sertillanges's teachings are as timeless as any truths which describe the genuine nature of things. . . . This book is highly recommended not only for intellectuals, but also for students and those discerning their vocation in life.|--New Oxford Review |[This] is above all a practical book. It discusses with a wealth of illustration and insight such subjects as the organization of the intellectual worker's time, materials, and his life; the integration of knowledge and the relation of one's specialty to general knowledge; the choice and use of reading; the discipline of memory; the taking of notes, their classification and use; and the preparation and organization of the final production.|--The Sign This Book was ranked at 41 by Google Books for keyword Amazon Book Review Blog. Book ID of The Intellectual Life's Books is WSrK6QyNVhoC, Book which was written byA. G. Sertillangeshave ETAG ...

Home By:Clementine von Radics Published on by Lulu.com This Book was ranked at 37 by Google Books for keyword Amazon Book Review Blog. Book ID of Home's Books is vFyPBgAAQBAJ, Book which was written byClementine von Radicshave ETAG "Zz8vw6AfwV0" Book which was published by Lulu.com since have ISBNs, ISBN 13 Code is 9781941124017 and ISBN 10 Code is 1941124011 Reading Mode in Text Status is false and Reading Mode in Image Status is true Book which have " Pages" is Printed at BOOK under Category This Book was rated by Raters and have average rate at "" This eBook Maturity (Adult Book) status is NOT_MATURE Book was written in en eBook Version Availability Status at PDF is falseand in ePub is false Book Preview

Love Is a Choice By:Robert Hemfelt,Frank Minirth,Paul Meier Published on 2003-02-02 by Thomas Nelson Let go of unhealthy relationships with the book that more than 850K people have trusted. Best-selling doctors, Hemfelt, Minirth, and Meier, walk you through their ten proven stages to recovery from codependency that results from external circumstances. Humans are susceptible to codependency because of our sinful tendency to use defense mechanisms to fool ourselves. In codependent relationships, deceitful games are played, and important Christian principles are often taken out of context and abused. God wants us to have healthy relationships with a balance between being dependent and independent. The doctors describe how the most effective means of overcoming codependent relationships is to establish or deepen a relationship with Christ Himself. They describe the causes of codependency, pointing out the factors that perpetuate it, and lead readers through their ten stages of recovery. Co...