December 2010 I. NEW ADDITION TO PARLIAMENT LIBRARY English Books 000 GENERALITIES 1 Ripley's believe it or not: seeing is believing / [text by Geoff Tibball].-- Florida: Ripley Publishing, 2009. 254p.: plates: illus.; 30cm. ISBN : 978-1-893951-45-7. R 031.02 RIP B193032 2 Sparks, Karen Jacobs, ed. Encyclopaedia Britannica book of the year 2010: book of the year / edited by Karen Jacobs Sparks.-- New Delhi: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2010. 880p.: plates: tables: illus.; 29cm. ISBN : 978-1-61535-331-6. R 032 SPA-en B193014 3 Porterfield, Christopher, ed. 85 years of great writing in Time: 1923-2008 / edited by Christopher Porterfield.-- New York: Time Books, 2008. 560p.: illus.; 24cm. ISBN : 1-60320-018-5. 070.44 POR-eig B193000 4 Esipisu, Manoah Eyes of democracy: the media and elections / Manoah Esipisu and Isaac E. Khaguli.-- London: Commonwealth Secretariat, 2010. xiii, 124p.; 26cm. ISBN : 978-0-85092-898-3. 070.44932091724 ESI-ey B193118 5 Khan, Mohammad Ayub Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan: a selection of talks and interviews 1964-1967 / Mohammad Ayub Khan; transcribed and edited by Nadia Ghani;.-- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. xvii, 315p.: plates; 24cm. ISBN : 978-0-19-547624-8. 080 KHA-f B192808 6 Singh, S. Nihal People and places / S. Nihal Singh.-- Gurgaon: Shubhi Publications, 2009. viii, 219p.; 22cm. ISBN : 81-829019-8-7. 080 SIN-p B193119 7 Bansali, Jyoti, ed. Exploring mind pollution / edited by Jyoti Bhansali and Sushma Singhvi.-- New Delhi: Gunjan Foundation, 2010. vi, 166p.; 22cm. ISBN : 978-81-910088-0-7. 128.2 Q0 B193427 100 PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY 8 Wimer, Howard Inner guidance and the four spiritual gifts: how to maximize your intuition and inspirations to become more creative, successful and fulfilled / Howard Wimer.— New Delhi: Niyogi Books, 2010. xii, 313p.; 22cm. ISBN : 978-81-89738-57-0. 155.2 Q0 B192533 9 Hill, Napoleon The law of success / Napolean Hill.-- Mumbai: Embassy Books, 2010. xix, 913p.; 22cm. First Indian edition. ISBN : 978-93-80227-36-8. 158 Q0 B193176 10 Kapur, Virender The rise and rise of jugaad: how ordinary people become extraordinary successful / Virender Kapoor.-- New Delhi: Matrix Publishers, 2011. xxv, 202p.; 22cm. ISBN : 978-81-910142-8-0. 158 Q1 C68641 11 Bell, Duncan, ed. Ethics and world politics / edited by Duncan Bell.-- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. xxi, 440p.; 25cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 978-0-19-954862-0. 172 Q0 B192988 12 Shaughnessy, Edward L. Chinese wisdom: philosophical insights from Confucius, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangz and other masters / Edward L. Shaughnessy; photographs by John Cleare.-- London: Duncan Baird Publishers, 2010. 176p.: illus.; 19cm. ISBN : 978-1-84483-915-5. 181.11 Q0 B193033 13 Chidrupananda, Swami, comp. Swami Lokeswarananda's eternal wisdom of India / compiled by Swami Chidrupananda.-- New Delhi: Rupa & Co., 2010. xxi, 677p. ; 23 cm. ISBN : 978-81-291-1625-3. 181.4 Q0 B193011 200 RELIGION 14 Oxtoby, Willard G. ,ed. World religions eastern traditions (3rd ed.) / edited by Willard G. Oxtoby & Roy C. Amore.-- Ontario: Oxford University Press, 2010. xviii, 405p. ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-19-542676-2. 201.69 Q0 B192713 15 Singh, Rana P.B. ed. Sacred geography of goddesses in South Asia: essays in memory of David Kinsley / edited by Rana P.B. Singh.-- New Castle: Cambridge Scholars Publishers, 2010. xviii, 394p.: figs.: tables; 21cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 978-1-4438-1865-0. 203.50954 Q0 B193185 16 Cady, Linell E. ed. Comparative secularisms in a global age / edited by Linell E. Cady and Elizabeth Shakman Hurd.-- New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. viii, 293p.; 21cm. ISBN : 978-0-230-62124-4. 211.6 Q0 B193152 17 The House of the Virgin Mary in Selcuk - Ephesus.-- Izmir: [s.n.], 2004. 86p.: plates; 19cm. 232.91 P4 C66790 18 Rinpoche, Shamar The path to awakening: a commentary on Ja Chekawa Yeshe Dorje's seven points of mind training / Shamar Rinpoche; edited and translated by Lara Braitstein.-- Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers, 2009. xi, 110p.; 22cm. ISBN : 978-81-208-3440-8. 294.3 P9 B193173 19 Ahir, D.C. Buddhism in India: rediscovery, revival and development / D.C. Ahir.-- Delhi: Buddhist World Press, 2010. xii, 296p.: plates; 22cm. ISBN : 81-9082126-1. 294.30954 Q0 B193141 20 Davids, T.W. Rhys Buddhist India: the story of the nations / T.W. Rhys Davids.-- New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 2010. xv, 332p.: plates; 19cm. ISBN : 81-2062045-3. 294.30954 Q0 B193044 21 Hajazi, Armugaan Lamahood: a sociological study of young Lamas of Leh / Armugaan Hajazi.-- New Delhi: Readworthy, 2010. xv, 294p.: tables; 23cm. Bibliography: p. 283-287. ISBN : 93-5018-005-7. 294.3095411 Q0 B193415 22 Long, Jeffery D. Jainism: an introduction / Jeffery D. Long.-- London: I.B. Tauris, 2010. xxiv, 240p.; 22cm. (I.B. Touris introduction to religion). Bibliography: p.225-230. ISBN : 978-1-84511-626-2. 294.4 Q0 B193034 23 Prakash, L. Glimpses of Vedic wisdom / L. Prakash.-- Chennai: Banana Books, 2009. 93p.; 20cm. ISBN : 978-81-906981-8-4. 294.5921 P9 C68639 24 Phillips, Maurice Origin and development of Vedas / Maurice Philips.-- Jaipur: Prism Books (India), 2011. 236p.; 22cm. ISBN : 123-45-67890-12-3. 294.5921 Q1 B193132 25 Valmiki The Ramayana / Valmiki; abridged and translated by Arshia Sattar.-- New Delhi: Penguin Classics, 2009. lviii, 696p.; 21cm. ISBN : 978-0-670-08418-0. 294.5922 P9 B193038 26 Prakash, L. Mahabharatha / L. Prakash.-- Chennai: Banana Books, 2009. v.1; 20cm. ISBN : 978-81-906981-3-9. 294.5923 P9 C68638 27 Smith, John D., tr. The Mahabharata: an abridged translation by John D. Smith.-- New Delhi: Penguin Classics, 2009. lxx, 834p.; 21cm. ISBN : 978-0-670-08415-9. 294.5923 P9 B193039 28 Shukla, Nilesh M. Bhagavad Gita and Hinduism: what everyone should know / Nilesh M. Shukla.-- New Delhi: Readworthy, 2010. xiv, 218p.; 22cm. ISBN : 93-80009-66-6. 294.5924046 Q0 B193030 29 Shankar, Vijay N. Haven of bliss: Anandpur Sahib: a miracle of the human spirit / Vijay N. Shankar and Harminder Kaur; photography by Sharad Saxena.-- New Delhi: Corporate Vision, 2010. 156p.: plates: illus.; 31cm. ISBN : 81-89692-02-x. 294.635095413 Q0 B193429 30 Wadva, Satjit Understanding Guru Granth Sahib: the living guru / Satjit Wadva; introduction by Jasjit Singh.-- New Delhi: KW Publishers, 2010. xi, 191p. ; 25 cm. ISBN : 978-93-80502-34-2. 294.682 Q0 B192828 31 Arkoun, Mohammed Islam: to reform or to subvert? / Mohammed Arkoun.—- New Delhi: Viva Books, 2009. 416p.; 21cm. Bibliography: p. 383-392. ISBN : 978-81-309-1318-6. 297 P9 B193043 32 Khalidi, Tarif, tr. The Qur'an / translated by Tarif Khalidi.-- New Delhi: Penguin Classics, 2009. xxvi, 530p.; 20cm. ISBN : 978-0-670-08417-3. 297.122521 P9 B193040 33 Hroub, Khaled Hamas: a beginner's guide / Khaled Hroub.-- London: Pluto Press, 2010. xxviii, 196p.; 20cm. ISBN : 978-0-7453-2972-7. 297.5095694 P6;Q0 B193357 300 SOCIAL SCIENCES 34 Raman, Vasanthi The warp and the weft: community and gender identity among Banaras weavers / Vasanthi Raman.-- New Delhi: Routledge, 2010. xxviii, 384p.; 22cm. Bibliography: p. 367-373. ISBN : 978-0-415-55376-6. 302.14095417 Q0 B193157 35 Jeffrey, Robin Media and modernity: communications, women, and the state in India / Robin Jeffrey.-- Ranikhet: Permanent Black,2010. xix, 300p.: tables; 23cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 81-7824-284-2. 302.230954 Q0 B192672 36 Misra, Neelesh, ed. Inspired India: ideas to transform a nation / edited by Neelesh Misra and Zara Murao; foreword by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.-- Noida: Harpercollins Publishers, 2010. xvii, 234p.: plates; 21cm. ISBN : 978-81-7223-782-0. 303.4 Q0 B192561 37 Adhikari, Udainarayan Socio-cultural relations among states in pre-independence India: a study of Tripura and Manipur / Udainarayan Adhikari.-- New Delhi: Akansha Publishing House, 2010. x, 131p.: maps: illus; 23cm. Bibliography: p. 100-104. ISBN : 978-81-8370-232-4. 303.48254 Q0 B193178 38 Singh, Manoj Kumar Maoist guerrilla: seeing red / Manoj Kumar Singh and S.K. Chaudhary.-- New Delhi: Surendra Publications, 2010. vii, 288p.; 22cm. Bibliography: p.287. ISBN : 978-93-80014-45-6. 303.6250954 Q0 B193179 39 Thomsen, Natasha Women's rights / Natasha Thomsen; foreword by Kathryn Cullen-Du Pont.-- New Delhi: Viva Books, 2010. xiii, 401p.; 24cm. (Global issues). Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 978-81-309-1426-8. 305.42072 Q0 B192981 40 Roces, Mina, ed. Women's movements in Asia: feminisms and transnational activism / edited by Mina Roces & Louise Edwards.—- Oxon: Routledge, 2010. x, 276p. ; 24cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 978-0-415-48703-0. 305.42095 Q0 B193003 41 Chandna, J.D. Law relating to dowry deaths, dying declaration, suicides and cruelties to women / J.D. Chandna.-- New Delhi: The Bright Law House, 2009. 487p.; 25cm. 305.420954 P5;P9 B193147 42 Gariyali, C.K. Women's own: the self help movement of Tamilnadu / C.K.Gariyali and S.K. Vettivel.-- New Delhi: Vetri Publishers , 2004. xi, 179p.; 22cm. ISBN : 81-900408-2-7. 305.42095432 P4 C66406 43 Sahay, Lalit K. Ambedkar and caste system / Lalit K. Sahay.-- New Delhi: Mohit Publications, 2010. viii, 288p.; 23cm. Bibliography: p. 283-285. ISBN : 978-81-7445-529-1. 305.51220954 Q0 B193041 44 Sharma, K.L. Perspectives on social stratification / K.L. Sharma.-- Jaipur: Rawat Publications, 2010. viii, 244p.; 22cm. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN : 81-316-0353-9. 305.51220954 Q0 B193140 45 Bingley, A.H. Hand book on Rajputs/ A.H.Bingley.-- New Delhi: Asian Educational Services, 2006. iii, 181p:tables; 25cm ISBN : 81-206-0204-8 305.5220954 P6 B193046 46 Singh, Birinder Pal, ed. Punjab peasantry in turmoil / edited by Birinder Pal Singh.-- New Delhi: Manohar, 2010. 376p.: tables: figs.; 23cm.