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Ceylon in our times : 1894 to 1969

Table of Contents: “…1. 1894 and all that 2. Ants and Axle Grease for dinner 3. We met as we never met before 4. …”

The 7 most important equations for your retirement : the fascinating people and ideas behind planning your retirement income /

Table of Contents: “…An equation can't predict your future-- but it can help you plan for it -- How long will my number last? …”
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Steampunk prime : a Vintage Steampunk Reader/ by Ashley,Mike

Nocturne : a journey in search of moonlight / by Attlee, James

Table of Contents: “…Dog night by the river ; A barefoot Galileo ; Absorbed by its shadows ; Earthshine ; Eostre and a paschal moon ; A white horse and mammoth bones ; Fear of the dark ; Darkness and the desert: islamic moon ; Mussolini, the Madonna and moonlight ; Extollagers in the valley of vision: memory, moonlight and Samuel Palmer ; Dark adaption and the eye of the beholder ; The path of totality ; Adrift on the Lapetus ocean ; August beach moon, Normandy ; Immaculate conceptions and transparent moons ; Let's murder the moonlight! …”

Twenty observations on a world in turmoil / by Beck, Ulrich

Table of Contents: “…-- Harm in exchange for money -- Illegal world citizens -- The cards of power are being reshuffled across the world -- Felt peace and waged war -- The return of social Darwinism or : which university do we want? -- A kind of Berlin Wall has again collapsed -- German euro-nationalism -- Beyond the aeroplane -- Global domestic politics from below : how global families are becoming normal -- The environmental storm on the Bastille -- Without Buddha I could not be a Christian -- The caterpillar's mistake : Fukushima and the end of nuclear power -- It's time to get angry, Europe : create the Europe of citizens now! …”

Saffronised startup : hitting big in noble land by Perera, Kusal

Table of Contents: “…"Season's greetings" for another New year in crisis 6. There's nothing NEW this new year 7. …”

The snowball effect : communication techniques to make you unstoppable / by Bounds, Andy

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Section a: build your core -- How to prepare communication that works -- Section b: get more done more quickly -- Ensure people do what you want immediately -- Find the time to communicate brilliantly -- Impress senior audiences, when you haven't much time -- Ensure people remember your key messages -- Quickly create presentations that work -- Have better, quicker meetings and conference calls -- Only attend the meetings you need to -- Prepare for meetings in the right way -- Ensure meetings generate actions, not just discussion topics -- Run punchy, interesting and effective update meetings (or not have them) -- Get a quick response to an fyi email -- Empty your inbox -- See how much extra time you?…”

The world of Flashpoint featuring Green Lantern.

A more perfect heaven : how Copernicus revolutionized the cosmos / by Sobel, Dava

Against fairness by Asma, Stephen T.

Table of Contents: “…-- Minorities, majorities, and favoritism -- Affirmative action and favoritism -- The finite stretch -- Feeling the stones with your feet -- Because you're mine, I walk the line -- The virtues of favoritism -- You can't love humanity. You can only love people -- The future of favoritism -- The archbishop and the chambermaid.…”

What I think by Vijayatunga, J.

Table of Contents: “…Caste and Outcast 7. Ecstasy on a foot-path 8. Little brother flower 9. The verb to love 10. …”

Stolen prey / by Sandford, John

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Make the sale happen before lunch : 50 cut-to-the-chase strategies for getting the business results you want / by Schiffman, Stephan

Table of Contents: “…GETTING OBSESSED ABOUT THE RIGHT STUFF -- Rule 1 Throw Out the Ball -- Rule 2 Obsession Without Discipline Equals Chaos -- Rule 3 Act Where You Want to Be, Not Where You Are -- Rule 4 Focus with Specificity on Your Next Step -- Rule 5 Create a Sense of Urgency -- Rule 6 People Respond in Kind -- Rule 7 Understand That People Communicate in Stories -- Rule 8 Expect Negative Initial Responses -- Rule 9 Know Where You Add Value -- Rule 10 No Contact Base Is Big Enough -- Rule 11 Know Your Personal Commercial -- Rule 12 Lie to Your Own Brain --- So You Can Hardwire Your Best Moves -- Rule 13 Accept That Genius Without Ego Is Impossible -- Rule 14 Become a Virtual Employee -- Rule 15 Get Redundant --- by Building Backup Plans for Contacts Who Are Depending on You -- Rule 16 Plan Your Key Questions -- Rule 17 Learn to Say "Next!" …”
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Forbidden / by Dekker, Ted

Jam on : the craft of canning fruit / by McCarthy, Laena

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The curse / by Kenyon, Sherrilyn

From the ruins of empire : the revolt against the West and the remaking of Asia / by Pankaj Mishra

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Night letter / by Sayres, Meghan Nuttall

Night letter / by Sayres, Meghan Nuttall