• Power Systems: Conversations with David Barsamian on Global Democratic Uprisings and the New Challenges to U.S. Empire

    n this new collection of conversations, conducted from 2010 to 2012, Noam Chomsky explores the most immediate and urgent concerns: the future of democracy in the Arab world, the implications of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the European financial crisis, the breakdown of American mainstream political institutions, and the rise of the Occupy movement. As always, Chomsky presents his ideas vividly and accessibly, with uncompromising principle and clarifying insight.

     

    The latest volume from a long-established, trusted partnership, this collection shows once again that no interlocutor engages with Chomsky more effectively than David Barsamian. These interviews will inspire a new generation of readers, as well as longtime Chomsky fans eager for his latest thinking on the many crises we now confront, both at home and abroad. They confirm that Chomsky is an unparalleled resource for anyone seeking to understand our world today.

  • The Airbnb Story: How Three Ordinary Guys Disrupted an Industry, Made Billions . . . and Created Plenty of Controversy

    This is the remarkable behind-the-scenes story of the creation and growth of Airbnb, the online lodging platform that has become, in under a decade, the largest provider of accommodations in the world. At first just the wacky idea of cofounders Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk, Airbnb has disrupted the $500 billion hotel industry, and its $30 billion valuation is now larger than that of Hilton and close to that of Marriott. Airbnb is beloved by the millions of members in its “host” community and the travelers they shelter every night.

  • The Art of War

    Twenty-Five Hundred years ago, Sun Tzu wrote this classic book of military strategy based on Chinese warfare and military thought. Since that time, all levels of military have used the teaching on Sun Tzu to warfare and civilization have adapted these teachings for use in politics, business and everyday life. The Art of War is a book which should be used to gain advantage of opponents in the boardroom and battlefield alike.
    Hence, it still resonates with readers. In this book, Sun Tzu explains when and how to engage opponents in order to overcome difficult situations; elucidates how to succeed by motivating soldiers and leveraging tactical advantages; And highlights the importance of discipline in leadership. In short, he sheds light on how to win the battle of wits. This translation is most faithful to the original and explains Sun Tzu’s percept’s in easy-to-understand language. Lauded by leaders from all walks of life, The Art of War is an useful treatise for negotiating not just the challenges in the military arena, but in every aspect of life.

    The Art of War

    ₨ 160.00
  • Lord Charnwood :The most complete interpretation of lincoln as yet produced

    No other narrative account of Abraham Lincoln’s life has inspired such widespread and lasting acclaim as Charnwood’s Abraham Lincoln: A Biography. Written by a native of England and originally published in 1916, the biography is a rare blend of beautiful prose and profound historical insight. Charnwood’s study of Lincoln’s statesmanship introduced generations of Americans to the life and politics of Lincoln and the author’s observations are so comprehensive and well-supported that any serious study of Lincoln must respond to his conclusions.

    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.

    This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

    As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

  • My Inventions, Autobiography of Nikola Tesla

    Written by Nikola Tesla at the age of sixty-three, this autobiography is a fascinating glimpse into the interior life of a man who may have contributed more to the fields of electricity, radio, and television than any other person living or dead, a man certainly possessed of genius and one who some consider the most important man of the twentieth century.

     

    My Inventions is a firsthand account not only of the art and science behind the conception, execution, and reception of Tesla’s most famous inventions but of his early life and first creative efforts as well.

  • The Prince

    The lion cannot guard himself from the toils, nor the fox from wolves. A Prince must therefore be a fox to discern toils, and a lion to drive off wolves.

    Discover the etymology behind the common description of “Machiavellian” to describe deception, dishonesty, and cruelty to meet a goal. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli was written as a means of governing using means that were meant to deceive and manipulate a government’s constituency even to the point of advocating the use of evil as a means of political expediency.

    In this classic work, the end justifies the means reigns paramount to Machiavelli’s system of government.

    The Prince

    ₨ 256.00
  • The Originals: A Tale of Two Cities

    “Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.” ― Charles Dickens

    A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. The most famous and perhaps the most popular of his works, it compresses an event of immense complexity to the scale of a family history, with a cast of characters that includes a bloodthirsty ogress and an antihero as believably flawed as any in modern fiction.

  • Kim

    This novel tells the story of Kimball O’ Hara (Kim), who is the orphaned son of a soldier in the Irish regiment stationed in India during the British Raj. It describes Kim’s life and adventures from street vagabond, to his adoption by his father’s regiment and recruitment into espionage

    Kim

    ₨ 320.00
  • The Spy: Her Only Crime Was To Be An Independent Woman

    In his new novel, Paulo Coelho, bestselling author of The Alchemist and Adultery, brings to life one of history’s most enigmatic women: Mata Hari. 

    HER ONLY CRIME WAS TO BE AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN

  • Meditations (Penguin)

    Written in Greek by the only Roman emperor who was also a philosopher, without any intention of publication, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe.

     

    While the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers throughout the centuries.

  • Relativity

    An accesible version of Einstein’s masterpiece of theory, written by the genius himself

    According to Einstein himself, this book is intended “to give an exact insight into the theory of Relativity to those readers who, from a general scientific and philosophical point of view, are interested in the theory, but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics.” When he wrote the book in 1916, Einstein’s name was scarcely known outside the physics institutes. Having just completed his masterpiece, The General Theory of Relativity—which provided a brand-new theory of gravity and promised a new perspective on the cosmos as a whole—he set out at once to share his excitement with as wide a public as possible in this popular and accessible book.

    Here published for the first time as a Penguin Classic, this edition of Relativity features a new introduction by bestselling science author Nigel Calder.

    Relativity

    ₨ 350.00
  • The Republic (FP Classics)

    “I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.” What is Justice? Why do men behave justly? in the ideal state, how should women, children and property be treated in the ruling middle class?

  • Hari Bahadur

    गाउँबाट सहर–दरबारमा ल्याइएको यस्तो ठिटो जसका क्रियाकलाप व्यक्तिगत भईकन पनि सामाजिक–राजनीतिक बनेका छन् । सहरमा, गाउँमा, राजनीतिमा, समग्रमा समाजमा उसले गर्ने बिठ्याइँ र चतु-याइँ, जाल र झेल, कल्पना र बिलौना यस्ता छन्, लाग्छ— समकालीन राजनीतिमाझैं उपन्यासमा पनि नायक र प्रतिनायक दुवै उही हो । उपन्यास ‘एचटूओ’ हो, जसमा ‘एच–हास्य’ दुई र ‘ओ–ओखती’ एक छ, यस्तो ओखती जो तीतो तर कामलाग्दो छ ।

    सजिलो भाषाशैलीमा लेखिएको यो रसिलो उपन्यास हाम्रो समाजको तथ्य नजिकको सुन्दर कथ्य हो ।

    Hari Bahadur

    ₨ 398.00
  • My Experiments with the Truth

    It is not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography. I simply want to tell the story of my numerous experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those experiments, it is true that the story will take the shape of an autobiography.

    …Identification with everything that lives is impossible without self-purification; without self-purification, the observance of the law of Ahimsa must remain an empty dream; God can never be realised by one who is not pure of heart. Self-purification, therefore, must remain purification in all walks of life. And purification being highly infectious, purification of oneself necessarily leads to the purification of one’s surroundings.

  • The Originals: THE THREE MUSKETEERS

    THE THREE MUSKETEERS BY ALEXANDRE DUMAS THE THREE MUSKETEERS is the first of the d’Artagnan series written by the French author Alexandre Dumas. It’s the unabridged classic story and adventures of a 17th Century ambitious d’Artagnan with the companionship of fellow musketeers Athos, Porthos, and Aramis. This book is properly formatted for aesthetics and ease of reading. This book is great for teachers and students or for the casual reader. This book is the perfect addition to any classic literary library.

  • Buddha’s Orphans

    Called “a Buddhist Chekhov” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Samrat Upadhyay’s writing has been praised by Amitav Ghosh and Suketu Mehta, and compared with the work of Akhil Sharma and Jhumpa Lahiri

    Buddha’s Orphans

    ₨ 472.00
  • Palpasa Cafe

    Palpasa Cafe tells the story of an artist, Drishya, during the height of the Nepalese Civil War. The novel is partly a love story of Drishya and the first generation American Nepali, Palpasa, who has returned to the land of her parents after 9/11. It is often called an anti-war novel, and describes the effects of the civil war on the Nepali countryside that Drishya travels to.

    Palpasa Cafe

    ₨ 480.00
  • The Noodle Maker of Kalimpong: The Untold Story of My Struggle for Tibet

    Shortly before midnight on March 17, 1959, the Dalai Lama, without his glasses and dressed as an ordinary Tibetan solider, slipped out of his summer residence with only four aides at his side. At that moment, he became the symbolic head of the Tibetan government in exile, and Gyalo Thondup, the only one of the Dalai Lama’s brothers not to don the robes of a Buddhist monk, became the fulcrum for the independence movement.

  • The Living Goddess: A Journey Into the Heart of Kathmandu

    About The Book
    In a small medieval palace on Kathamandus Durba Square lives Nepals famous Living Goddess- a child chosen from the Buddhist caste of goldsmiths whose role is to watch over the country and protect its people. Once she attains puberty, another girl takes her place.

  • The 10 Rules of Successful Nations

    A wake-up call to economists who failed to foresee every recent crisis, including the cataclysm of 2008, The 10 Rules of Successful Nations is a slim primer full of pioneering insights on the political, economic, and social habits of successful nations.

    Distilled from Sharma’s quarter century traveling the world as a writer and investor, his rules challenge conventional textbook thinking on what matters—and what doesn’t—for a strong economy. He shows why successful nations embrace robots and immigrants, prefer democratic leaders to autocrats, elect charismatic reformers over technocrats, and pay no mind to the debate about big versus small government. He explains why rising stock prices matter as much or more than food prices, which measure of debt is the best predictor of economic crises, and why no one number can accurately capture the value of a currency. He also demonstrates how a close reading of the Forbes billionaire lists can offer the clearest real-time warning of populist revolts against the wealthy.

  • The Bhagwat Gita

    The essence of Gita is the equanimity of mind, which is attained by transcending it because mind consciousness is myopic and only spiritual consciousness abounds in universal love and absolute knowledge.

    The Bhagwat Gita

    ₨ 480.00
  • Forget Kathmandu: An Elegy for Democracy, Nepal

    Rev and expanded edition.Major history, analysis of contemporary Nepal politics, excellent reviews such as Newsweek.

  • Mohandas K. Gandhi: A Biography

    Mohandas K. Gandhi, known as Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi, is a revered figure worldwide for his nonviolent action to free India from British rule. His iconic status endures in the United States, through his influence on Martin Luther King, Jr., and in popular culture, including quotations, a blockbuster film, and interest in Hindu spirituality and practices.

     

    Readers will discover how Gandhi came to be a member of the exalted pantheon of men for the ages. They will follow him from his family’s home in the provinces to an early arranged marriage, solo sojourn in England to prepare for a law career, and growth from a timid new barrister in South Africa to India’s foremost negotiator with the British power structure. He is shown evolving from a loyal British subject to become the champion of Home Rule for India―often inciting illegal actions to get himself and his supporters arrested to futher the cause, and risking his life with his famous hunger strikes.

    The narrative of Gandhi’s life and contributions also illuminates Indian society and the caste system from the latter half of the 19th century up to World War II, including British colonial rule, racism in South Africa and India, and Hinduism. Controversial aspects of Gandhi’s choices are covered as well. For example, he was largely an absentee husband and father. After siring four children, he took a vow of celibacy, but nevertheless formed attachments to several young, female Western devotees through the years.

     

    Ultimately, it was Gandhi’s role as a compromiser who believed in Hindus and Muslims in a free, united India that led to his assassination.

  • Mein Kampf (My Struggle)

    Adolf Hitler wrote this book when he was in prison for his political activities. During that time, Germany had been weakened by the Treaty of Versailles, and France had seized several parts of Germany. France was also encouraging separatist movements in the Rhineland and in Bavaria.

    After the First World War, the social and economic conditions in Germany were also deteriorating. In this scenario, many Germans were beginning to feel angry and resentful of the way their country had been treated by the Treaty of Versailles. Unrest was beginning to build up, and many political movements were springing up with dreams of reclaiming Germany’s lost power and status.

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