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The Clam Lake Papers: A Winter in the North Woods
by Edward LuedersBook about the continuing alienation of humans from nature
In Search of History: A Personal Adventure
by Theodore H. WhiteAutobiography of White, a writer and reporter, and a view of the U.S. from his birth in 1915 until the mid-1960s
Joe Gould's Secret
by Joseph MitchellIn 1942 Joseph Mitchell published "Professor Sea Gull," a profile of Joe Gould, a bohemian writer he met in Greenwich Village. Gould claimed to be at work on a vast book called The Oral History of Our Time based on conversations with the poor and downtrodden of New York City. In 1964 Mitchell published a second essay about Gould, "Joe Gould's Secret." In the second piece he describes the later years of his relationship with Gould and reveals discoveries he made about Gould before his death.
The Shah's Last Ride: The True Story of the Emperor's Dreams and Illusions, Exile and Death at the Hands of His Foes and Friends
by William ShawcrossBiography of the last few years of the Shah's reign.
Queen and Country: The Fifty-Year Reign of Elizabeth II
by William ShawcrossDescribes the public persona of the Queen
The Reign of Henry VIII: Personalities and Politics
by David StarkeyConcise look at what influenced the reign.
Mom Can't See Me
by Sally Hobart AlexanderNine-year-old Leslie tells how her mom does everyday tasks while being blind, from keeping track of her daughter at nursery school to going to soccer games, to the movies, and canoeing.
Prajavatsal Rajvi
by Gambhirsinh GohilBiography of H.H. Krishnakumarsinhji, Maharaja of Bhavnagar. A good biography is always a source of inspiration. Some parts of the book are a rare kind of literary presentation. The writer has narrated royal happenings of the past never to be seen again. The chapters on falconry, shikar, Ooty hunt, painting, horse-riding, cricket and cow-breeding are the ones which people will like to read again and again. Bapu loved his people and people of Bhavnagar state were devoted to him. They flocked around to have a glimpse of him. Some people even worshiped him like a deity. Bapu in turn tried hard for the upliftment of all the ranks of people whether they were farmers, traders, labourers, officers or businessmen. He had keen interest in various schemes of people’s welfare. The book has given full scope for such descriptions. The writer has provided a historical framework for the growth and development of Gohil rule by various princes of the past, giving a proper exposure to some decades of 20th century. It will be greatly helpful to the students of history.
Ek Ajanya Gandhi ni Atmakatha
by Natwar Gandhiનટવર ગાંધી નો જન્મ 1940માં સાવરકુંડલામાં. મુંબઈમાં બી.કોમ. અને એલએલ.બીનો અભ્યાસ. 1961–1965 સુધી મૂળજી મારકેટમાં, મિલની પેઢીઓમાં અને અન્ય કંપનીઓમાં નોકરી. 1965માં ઉચ્ચ અભ્યાસ માટે અમેરિકાગમન. ત્યાં એમ.બી.એ. અને પીએચ.ડી. ડીગ્રીઓ મેળવી યુનિવર્સિટી ઑફ પિટ્સબર્ગ, અમેરિકન યુનિવર્સિટી અને અન્ય યુનિવર્સિટીઓમાં શિક્ષણકાર્ય કર્યું. 1976–1997 દરમિયાન અમેરિકન કૉંગ્રેસની ‘વૉચ ડૉગ’ એજન્સી જનરલ એકાઉન્ટિંગ ઑફિસમાં ટૅક્સ પૉલિસી અને ઍડમિનિસ્ટ્રેશનના ડેપ્યુટી ડાયરેક્ટર તરીકે કામ કર્યું. 1997માં અમેરિકાની રાજધાની વૉશિંગ્ટનના ટૅક્સ કમિશનર તરીકે તેઓ નિમાયા અને ત્યાર બાદ ત્યાં જ ચીફ ફાઇનાન્સિયલ ઑફિસર તરીકે નાણાંપ્રધાનની જવાબદારી 2000થી 2014 સુધી સંભાળી. એ હોદ્દાની રૂએ વૉશિંગ્ટનના બાર બિલિયન ડૉલરના બજેટની વ્યવસ્થા અને વ્યવહાર એમના હાથમાં હતા. અમેરિકન કરવેરા અને નાણાકીય ક્ષેત્રે નોંધપાત્ર પ્રદાન કરવા બદલ નટવર ગાંધીનું ઘણા એવૉર્ડ્સથી બહુમાન થયું છે. આંતરરાષ્ટ્રીય ક્ષેત્રે ગુજરાતની પ્રતિષ્ઠા વધારવા માટે 1996માં એમને ‘વિશ્વગુર્જરી’ એવૉર્ડ પણ એનાયત થયો છે. નટવર ગાંધીનું કામ બજેટનું, પણ એમની અભિરુચિ કવિતાની. એમની કવિતામાં એક પરદેશ વસતા ભારતીયની જન્મભૂમિ પ્રત્યેની પ્રીતિ પ્રગટ થાય છે. સાથે સાથે અમેરિકન વસવાટ, વિવિધ ધર્મવિચાર, વિધવિધ રાજકીય વિચારધારાઓ અને મૃત્યુની અનિવાર્યતા વિશે લખાયેલા કાવ્યો દ્વારા કવિ ગુજરાતી સાહિત્યમાં એક અનોખું વિષયવસ્તુ લાવે છે. ગઈ સદીના વચલા દાયકાઓમાં દેશનાં નાનાં ગામોમાં તેમ મુંબઈ જેવા શહેરમાં સામાન્ય લોકો હાડમારીભર્યું જીવન કેમ જીવતા એનું અહીં વર્ણન કરવા પ્રયત્ન છે. વધુમાં નટવર ગાંધીની સાવરકુંડલાથી અમેરિકાની રાજધાની વૉશિંગ્ટન સુધીની જીવનયાત્રા અને વૉશિંગ્ટનને નાણાંકીય રીતે સધ્ધર બનાવવામાં એના સી.એફ.ઓ. તરીકે એમણે જે ભાગ ભજવ્યો તેની રસપ્રદ વાત આ આત્મકથામાં થઈ છે.
Gypsyni Diary
by Narendra Phanseયુદ્ધ એ ‘યુદ્ધ માટેની કળા’ જ છે. બધી જ કળાઓની જેમ યુદ્ધકળામાં પણ વિવિધ પ્રકારના પ્રવાહોનો સમાવેશ થાય છે. તેમાં માનસશાસ્ત્ર, ભૂગોળ, પૃથ્વીનો કુશળતાપૂર્વક ઉપયોગ, આક્રમણ, સંરક્ષણ, શારીરિક અને માનસિક કઠોરતા, ચિંતનશક્તિ, દૂરદર્શિતા, શિસ્ત, હુકમનો આદર, વિવિધ હથિયારોનો અને સરસરંજામોનો ઉપયોગ, ઉપરી તેમજ નીચેના અધિકારીઓ તરફની વફાદારી અને નેતાગીરી (leadership) જેવા પ્રકારો હોય છે. આ બધા પ્રકારના ગુણોની પ્રાપ્તિથી જ સંરક્ષણના ઉમદા અધિકારીનું ઘડતર થાય છે. આ ગુણો દરેક હરોળમાં કાયમી હોય છે. જેમ જેમ વ્યક્તિ અધિકારીની શ્રેણીની નિસરણીમાં પ્રગતિ કરતી જાય છે તેમ તેમ એનામાં પરિપક્વતા આવતી જાય છે.
Bai
by Capt. NarendraMemoires in the form of a diary written in 1967 by Vimlabai Edited and translated into Gujarati from original Marathi by Capt. Narendra.
Twenty Years on the Pacific Slope: Letters of Henry Eno from California and Nevada, 1848-1871
by Turrentine Jackson Henry EnoThe Henry Eno letters from California and Nevada have been described as "one of the most interesting group of letters to have appeared in some years."* Twenty years of travel took Eno to out-of-the-way places on the Pacific Slope about which there is a dearth of information. His story is not merely another account or diary of the gold-rush era; it is even more closely related to the events on the West Coast after this period of high excitement was past. Eno's initial years were spent at Mokelumne Hill, a thriving mining camp, where professional men and politicians who were later to gain great prominence and success in the state of California were among his friends and associates. Here Henry Eno, like many men who came to the West in search of gold, became a small-time entrepreneur, was victimized by forces largely beyond his control, was wiped out financially, and forced to turn to other means of making a living.
The Paradoxes of the American Presidency
by Thomas E. Cronin Michael A. GenoveseAnalysis of the Office and its demands.
Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne
by David StarkeyTraces the early years of Elizabeth I before she became Queen in 1558. Covers the end of the reign of Henry VIII as well as the reigns of his son Edward VI and his daughter Mary.
The Big Bands
by George T. SimonGeorge T. Simon introduces you to the big band leaders during the period spanning 1935 to 1946.
The Richest Man in Town
by V. J. SmithLike millions of people, I thought success equaled happiness. The book I've written, though, is about a simple man who ran a cash register. He worked hard and was good to people. That, in turn, made him happy. Can it be so simple--so free of complications? Marty thought so. He showed me how to be a better person, not one wealthier or more successful or more powerful.
Arthur Ashe: Portrait in Motion
by Arthur AsheAshe's diary of the 1973-74 tennis season, one of his most successful as a player.
Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, Second Edition
by Gloria SteinemMost of these essays were originally published in Ms. Magazine in the 1970s and early 1980s. In many cases Steinem has added postscripts to update the material and to describe how the original article was received. The subject matter ranges widely. In one piece Steinem celebrates the life of her mother, who battled mental illness for decades. In "I Was a Playboy Bunny" she describes a week working at the Playboy Club as an undercover reporter. In the section called Five Women Steinem reflects on the lives and legacies of such figures as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Marilyn Monroe, and Linda Lovelace. One piece is an outcry again the horrors of female genital mutilation.
Voice for the Mad: The Life of Dorothea Dix
by David GollaherThis is a comprehensive biography of a nearly forgotten social reformer of the 19th century. After her own experience with depression and recovery, Dorothea Dix became a passionate champion of the "moral treatment" popular in Europe. In her native Massachusetts she documented the horrific treatment that was the lot of most people with mental illness, and petitioned the legislature to establish asylums that would provide loving care. Dix took her crusade across the country, and for a time her work transformed psychiatric care. Gollaher describes Dix's public persona and delves into her often troubled private life as well.
Point Last Seen
by Hannah NyalaThis is a true story about a woman who, after escaping the brutality and violence of an abusive marriage, becomes a tracker with search-and-rescue teams in the Mojave Desert.