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This edition marks the 120th Birth Anniversary Edition of this little gem on leadership that makes for mandatory reading for defence personnel across the world. The first section focuses on "Psychology and Morale" with ten chapters on the development of military psychology and how it is applied to morale, moral education, discipline and military values. Morale, accordingly to Copeland is the 'secret weapon' and he insists that 'physical superiority is not as important as moral superoirity." How then can this most desirable of human qualities be acquired? According to Copeland, it depends 'on an incalculable number of factors', the first and strongest of which he considers is good leadership. The seond section of this enlightening and well researched book talks about "psychology and leadership" - these next ten chapters focus on the role of the leader in the training and education of military individuals and units. Leadership is a way of life, acording to Copeland.
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Known as the Father of India’s Space Programme, Vikram Sarabhai’s interests included space and nuclear energy, architecture, industry and business, institution building, management development, arts, music, and theatre. He was a scientist and an entrepreneur, an educator, and a businessman. When he passed away unexpectedly at the young age of 52, he left behind a legacy few can match, having set up internationally reputed institutions and organisations that have made India proud and put us on the world map. "Dr. Sarabhai was a young person with great wisdom. There is a French saying that "if age could do and youth had wisdom, it would be a wonderful combination". Vikram Sarabhai had that combination. He was a fine blend of the thinker and doer. No one can lead a meaningful life today without combining the two." – Indira Gandhi
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This book delves into an intricate study of the various aspects of forests and their inter-relationship in acute detail, revealing facts integral to the science of forestry. -
In this book, scientists, legal experts, and economists document the importance of forests in the workings of the biosphere and define the issues involved in using and protecting the great forests of the earth. -
This is a first critical study of the hero of WWI the famed French General Ferdinand Foch. -
This book narrates the story of the fall of Singapore to the hands of the Allied forces. The language and style of the book make it an evergreen classic. -
This is the true account of the most significant battle of WW II in the eastern front: the battle for Hong Kong. -
One of Vandana Shiva’s most popular books of all time, this book adds to the world wide debate on sustainbale development and North vs South. -
A soldier recalls his personal account of the operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 1947-1949, shortly after India gained Independence. This book is insightful and enlightening as the terrain and the enemy remain the same.
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"Globalized industrial agriculture based on the Green Revolution and gene revolution harbors hidden interests, pursuits of monopoly, profits, control huge hidden costs, and capitalistic imperialism. The cost must include the genocide of the Indian farmers and the agony of quarter of a billion Indians that live in hunger and poverty. The concern of the book is to estimate the true cost of the Green Revolution, gene revolution, industrial production and globalised distribution and to compare it with the agro-ecological alternatives. Agro-ecology is not only an effective treatment for rural poverty but also a necessary realization of the right to food for all. The science of agro-ecology harbors the potential to benefit the most vulnerable people in various regions, countries, and environments and contribute to overall economic development. "
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What most hailed as a superb revolution- Vandana Shiva seems most cynical about – India’s Green Revolution. This book argues for diveristy rather than monogamous agriculture as the answer for sustainable progress.
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This book seeks to give wider currency to modern innovation in tree culture pertinent to tree improvement and multiplication.
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"Would you believe it if you were told that a lot of all that appetizing, supposedly nutritious food you enjoy eating so much is actually slowly, stealthily poisoning you, your children, the earth's entire environment? Chances are you won't believe it. The truth is, its happening on an ever large scale But how is that possible? In this book, a chef and scientist blow the lid off a huge, shameful conspiracy. Can this major threat to our health and that of the planet be combated? Yes, it can, but only if you become aware of how you're being cheated, of how several scientists, officials, pharmaceutical and other companies, even sections of the media, blinded by big money are conniving and misrepresenting facts, wantonly destroying in one stroke the bounties of nature's precious heritage and endangering the very future of planet earth. The Great Health Scam brings you the real, shocking story..... "
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‘Roars and Trumpets’ is the story of a man’s life-long and obsessive passion for the jungles and his helpless surrender to the compelling call of the wild. Spanning a period of half a century, Gurpreet Singh’s love affair with the jungles of India begins in the North West Frontier Province in the pre-Partition days of the British Raj and ends in the forests of Assam, where he spent his entire working life as a tea-planter. The book conjures up a by-gone era, taking us back to the days of plenty, the never-ending stretches of wilderness, the vast jungles and the compulsive lure of the hunt where man and animal engage in a deathly game of survival and try to outwit each other. It is compulsory reading for all jungle lovers who have been hankering for hunting tales and jungle lore in the tradition of Jim Corbett and Kenneth Anderson.
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Remote Sensing, No longer a novel technology, has served now for survey and mapping of natural resources for a great many years and in india for at least a decad. In india its principal and most useful applicatiopns have been in the identification of vegetation in tha mapping of surfave geological structures and the ground water exploration. This book presents in its earlier chapter much introductory material on the principles of remore sensing and contains descriptions of image interpratation methods. The later chapters discuss the techniques of computiontion and evaluation and also the application of the data for resource management.
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This biography movingly protrays the planning and implementation behind the greatest invasion the world has ever known - Operation Overlord.He describes the whole plan behind D Day and the battle of Normandy.
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This book is essential reading for any forest officer.
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A complete and in depth biography of Manstein.
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Maneuver warfare can be thought of as military judo. Its about fighting smart, out thinking your opponent. It offers the fighting soldier the best hope of winning battles, campaigns and wars they may face in the future.
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Milroy's book is now something of a bestseller on the treatment of elephants.
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This book delves into an intricate study of the various aspects of forests and their inter-relationship in acute detail, revealing facts integral to the science of forestry.
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In this book, scientists, legal experts, and economists document the importance of forests in the workings of the biosphere and define the issues involved in using and protecting the great forests of the earth.
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This is a first critical study of the hero of WWI the famed French General Ferdinand Foch.
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The moral strength of the fighting soldier and the spirit to stand up in the face of the enemy despite the threat to one’s life – is what makes on a soldier. This book discusses the tenets of such willpower and how to fight fear.
