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The prime objective of forestry is not only to grow forest stands through to maturity in a healthy state but also to protect wood from biological degradation after conversion and during use. In this integrated approach, the role of a pathologist in forest management and timber utilisation can be appreciated in its proper perspective. Part 1 of this book talks about the general principles. Part 2 deals with the dieases of trees. Part 3 discusses causes, effects and control of microbial degradation of wood.
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Howard's well known " Forect Pocket Book" provides a 'standard operating procedure' for field employees of the Forest Department towards the successful achievement of their objectives. The contents of the Pocket Book reval a wealth of field experience and painstaking devotion to the subject by the author.
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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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This is an elegant and ideal souvenir from India. With unique design and format, the book is a collection of quotes, thoughts and ideas laid out in elegant design. Its literally a pocket sized book with an attached metal Indian flag at the end of a ribboned bookmark.
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Here is a single volume bible on wildlife management from India’s leading expert on the management of our threatened wildlife.
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"General Giap, the mastermind of the French defeat at Din Bin Phu and War Minister for North Vietnam during the years of American involvement, was a unique leader and s strategiest of guerilla warfare. This book is based on source material relating to Giap's early participation in the Communist movement, his activities during The Second World War and his leadership of the armed force of the armed force of the Viet Minh against the French. The author assesses Giap not only ex post facto by what his plans actually achieved, but also by the quality of the decisions which he took as first step in achieving a military result. An attempt has been made to provide a comparison of facts from which value judgements may be made. "
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This book emphasizes the need for a successful understanding of silvicultural systems for efficient forest management.
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"This book covers a wide spectrum of issues in the vast domain of Ground-Based Air Defence. The selection of topics reflects their contemporary relevance. Some of these include 'The Unmanned Story', the amazing growth journey of Ballistic Missile Defence, Stealth and Counter stealth, Alternate Kill Options beyond Hard Kill, key trends in Integrated Air Defence, Battle Management and Control Systems, Power of Simulation, Future of Gun Ammunition and more. The book also contains a Status Commentary on the abiding duel between Air Attack and Air Defence, in the eternal Cause-Effect Cycle. The book will be of immense value to every professional soldier in general and every Air Defence Warrior in particular. "
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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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Written by an offcial of the British Raj, this an enjoyable accont of the jungles of Central India.
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This controversial book, written by Brigadier J P Dalvi, laid bare the caustic truth behind Indian crushing defeat in the hands of China in 1962.
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This book is the official history of the operations in World World 2 as per the Brtish records.
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This book scrupulously chronicles the German defeat at the hands of the Russians.
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"These and more important questions are answered in this book. How to be a Successful Leader has become a textbook on leadership in India. This unique book talks about strategies to help you identify your leadership strengths, achieve your goals and increase your self-confidence, become a team player and strengthen cooperation among associates, balance work and leisure, control your worries and charge your life. It is important for a leader to motivate other to excel, build the team's self-confidence, provoke positive change, set direction, encourage smart risk-taking, manage with tough empathy, credit others for one's own success, increase self-awareness, and most importantly draw strength from adversity. "
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"This work is a chronicle of all aircrew killed either in accidents or during operations in the aircraft of the Indian Air Force including those from the Indian Army, the Indian Navy as well as the foreigners. These pages also include names of those Indian air warriors, who perished either while on deputation with other agencies like Indian Navy, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Aviation Research Centre, Helicopter Corporation of India, etc. and while serving with the Royal Air Force or when undergoing flying courses abroad. This book has recorded all casualties that occurred right from the inception of the Indian Air Force, 8 October 1932, till 31 December 2012 - a span covering the period of the first 80 Years of the Indian Air Force. This work is the author's humble tribute and homage to these air warriors. "
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General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, a distinguished army officer, led USA to victory in the First Gulf War. This book tells the story of his eventful life. A must read for all those interested in military history and stories of leadership.
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This book is an enthralling treasure house of exciting jungle trails.
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In this collection of short stories, India's favourite storyteller retells India's forgotten folktales. Have you heard of Hiranmantota, the kind's most trusted parrot who was betrayed by his master? Or of a Yakka, a creature with the face of a horse and the body of a woman? Do you know which prince married a monkey?Or about the queen who was actualy a rakshasa?Join Ruskin Bond on a fascinating journey where you will encounter generous kings and handsome princes, evil rakshasas and an angry Lord Shiva, a wise parrot and a scheming crane, a clever crab and a talking white elephant. The stories, told with Bond's sparkling wit, are a treasure trove of fun and wisdom, fables of the perrenial battle between good and evil in which the wise always win.
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Here is the bare Act, for use by all forest officers.
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In two volumes, this useful book deals with extraction, conversion, and marketing of timber, wood structure and properties of wood, wood improvement and physical and chemical treatment, and derived products of wood. It looks at uses of wood, minor forest products, important minor forest products industries, avoidance of waste and identification of timber.
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Popularly known as the 'Desert Fox', Erwin Rommel earned the respect of both the sides because of his stature as a master strategist during World War II.
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Popularly known as the 'Desert Fox', Erwin Rommel earned the respect of both the sides because of his stature as a master strategist during World War II.
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Col Sheppard has produced an immensely readable and workman-study in which he does justice to the courage and endurance of the troops of many nations who fought their way to final victory in Italy and the skills of the German Armies they defeated, as it brings into focus the interplay of operational, strategic, political, national, and personality considerations all of which had their bearing on the conduct of this campaign.
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The noted military historian Maj. General D.K. Palit analyses one of the most innovative battles in modern times: battle for Italy in WWII.
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Jungle Lore is the closest Jim Corbett ever came to an autobiography. In this book, one sees the real soul of a man and his love affair with the people, jungle, and animals of the Kumaon hills. This is the hindi edition of the book.
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This is a chatty memoir about travels across the Indian jungles, written more than sixty years ago.
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This is a captivating account of the war in Korea.. It was a war in which full scale Chinese army clashed for the first time with a western one. Communist Psychological warfare techniques were used but above all, it was a war bedevilled and complicated by power struggles between generals and statesmen.
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This book provides an indepth account of the war that divided the Korean Peninsula and left an ever-lasting scar.
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Jim Corbett's books on man-eating tigers are not only established classics, but also almost in a separate literary category by themselves. "Man-Eaters of Kumaon" is the best known of his books.This is the hindi edition of the same.
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This book is essential to understanding the impact of dams on development. It analyses the costs of the construction of dams like Tehri and their impact on the environment, the feasibility of such projects, their impact on irrigation and power. It highlights the effects of dams on agriculture, the revenue return from power generating and the cost of power. It provides a powerful evaluation of large dams in the context of ecological and sustainable development.
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"Dating back several centuries, Nangiarkoothu is a rare form of classical Sanskrit theatre from South India that is performed only in the temple, and only by a female solo artiste. Teyyam another art form from Kerela is a sacred folk ritual dance performed from December to April where it is believed that the spirit of the local deity enters the performer's body. Legacy Keepers is a meticulously research and beautifully produced book that is a moving journey of discovery into the hearts of the passionate artistes who perform rare classical and folk dances in remote corners of India and keep the heritage alive. They have broken boundaries, stereotypes, old caste or gender based societal structures to emerge as performers who fight the odds to preserve India's ancient culture."
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This is a handguide for all Public Information officers on the RTI Act, in hindi.
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Milroy's book is now something of a bestseller on the treatment of elephants.
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Essential reading for every forest manager, this book offers a critical exposition of the classical principles, methods, and silvicultural systems - imperative reading for all forestry students.
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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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A complete and in depth biography of Manstein.
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A fascinating autobiography of the master tactician and the Soviet hero of World War II.
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A slim and crisp biography of Marshal Zhukov.
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An excellent translation of the evergreen "MY INDIA" by conservationist and naturalist, Jim Corbett.
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This book is essential reading for any forest officer.
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This book is an inpsirational lecture by Field Marshal The Viscount Montgomery of Alamein on Military Leadership. It a short yet precise and extremely motivating.
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This book is one of the best books written on the 1965 war.It offers a comprehensive understanding of the roots of Indo-Pak conflict. Fcousing on the 1965 war, this book begins with discussing the game plan of the major world powers that affected the Indo-Pak War. It offiers a very useful and informative account of the lineage, growth, weaponry, ethos, and operational doctrines of the Armies and Air Forces of India and Pakistan. The easy style and quick pace of the book make it stand out among other books on the war.
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This is an elegant coffee-table book in black and white of quotations by and on Mahatma Gandhi. It also has quotations by people on Gandhi who met him. It is interspersed with photographs from the Gandhi archives in New Delhi. Its an inspirational book for all with a foreword by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.
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"This charming book first published in 1927 and now reprinted more than eighty years after provides the little known historical and descriptive account of the quintessential lake town of Naini Tal tucked away in the lake district of the Kumaon region and surrounded by seven hills. From an uninhabited landscape of the Himalayan mountain range to a peaceful hilly hamlet for the English,Naini Tal metamorphosed into a thriving hill station in a very short span of time.Much of the history of this quaint hill station is intertwined around the chronicles of several developmental activities undertaken during the Victorian and the Edwardian period. The book provides an interesting history, with details of the fauna and flora of the region, in addition to rare insights into the sociological,geographical and architectural background of the place. The author,J M Clay,was Deputy Commissioner of Naini Tal."
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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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The renowned writer Compton Mackenzie sets out on the uneasy and difficult task to define moral courage in this intellectually stimulating read.
