Author: Jawaharlal NehruPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
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Glimpses of World History
Author: Jawaharlal NehruPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization
Languages : en
Pages : 1016
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Glimpses of World Literature
Author: V. SaraswathiPublisher:
ISBN: 9788185753225
Category : Literature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
Book Description
Examines The General Problematics Involved In The Study Of Literature, As Well As The Specific Aspects And Writers Of Indian, American, Canadian And Comparative Literatures.
Glimpses of World History
Author: Jawaharlal NehruPublisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9385990063
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 1640
Book Description
A Simple Account of the World History 'Glimpses of the World History' is an account of the progress of the world through centuries and ages. This book is a collection of letters that Jawaharlal Nehru wrote to his daughter Indira when he was in various Indian prisons for three years. The letters were meant to introduce her to the world and its history. In the first few letters, Nehru expresses his sadness for not being able to be around his daughter and give her the materialistic gifts that other parents could but he promises to give her a gift that he could afford; in the form of knowledge and wisdom through words that come from the very core of his heart. Nehru wrote 196 letters and covered the history of mankind from 6000 BC to the time he was writing the letters. Tales of Empires A major part of these letters talks extensively about the rise and fall of empires around the world and development of civilizations as well. Nehru talks about the histories of every significant place ranging from Greece in the far West to China in the east. The book talks about the wars that were fought during these years and the greatest revolutions that overthrew established dynasties. Nehru has also written about the legendary leaders and kings who have walked the earth including right from Alexander the Great to Mahatma Gandhi. A Different View Unlike many other books that talk more or less about particular history of specific cultures, this book is a panoramic view of the history of mankind. It talks about the barbarians as well as the well behaved societies in the far west. Nehru has written this book with lot of wit which makes it an interesting read.
Glimpses of World History
Author: Jawaharlal NehruPublisher:
ISBN: 9789697280346
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Glimpses of Creatures in Their Physical Worlds
Author: Steven VogelPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691138060
Category : Biology
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This book investigates facets of the physical world, including the drag on small projectiles; the importance of diffusion and convection; the size-dependence of acceleration; the storage, conduction, and dissipation of heat; the relationship among pressure, flow, and choice in biological pumps; and how elongate structures tune their relative twistiness and bendiness. It considers design-determining factors and builds a bridge between the world described by physics books and the reality experienced by all creatures.
Glimpses of World Literature (for Fourth Year)
Author: Clemencia J. ColaycoPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 200
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The Glimpses of the Moon
Author: Edith WhartonPublisher: Union Square & Co.
ISBN: 1454951532
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
Susy Branch and Nick Lansing are typical Wharton heroes: popular, attractive, and much poorer than their “international set” friends. Like Lily Bart in The House of Mirth, the two depend on the largesse of more privileged acquaintances to get by. Recognizing in each other a desire for the finer things in life, they decide to get married and, knowing that their friends will happily provide fabulous accommodations, live rent-free on an extended honeymoon until either one of them finds a better match—at which point they will amicably divorce and sail off into their separate, wealthier sunsets. But a romantic tour of Europe can confuse even the most mercenary hearts. And when a friend asks for a favor in exchange for the use of her palazzo, Susy and Nick realize that everything in this sophisticated world comes at a price: one that their hearts and consciences may no longer allow them to pay. . .
The Glimpse Traveler
Author: Marianne BoruchPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253005558
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
A stunning, poetic memoir “that will transport readers to a time when a nation’s youth searched for meaning against the backdrop of the Vietnam War” (Publishers Weekly). When she joins a pair of hitchhikers on a trip to California, a young Midwestern woman embarks on a journey of memory, beauty, and realization. This true story, set in 1971, recounts a fateful, nine-day trip into the American counterculture that begins on a whim and quickly becomes a mission to unravel a tragic mystery. The narrator’s path leads her to Berkeley, San Francisco, Mill Valley, Big Sur, and finally to an abandoned resort motel that has become a down-on-its-luck commune in the desert of southern Colorado. The Glimpse Traveler describes with wry humor and deep feeling what it was like to witness a peculiar and impossibly rich time. “A perceptive, engaging, intimate chronicle of the early 1970s, the road-weary hippie hitchhikers, the anti-war sentiment, the dope-induced haze. Boruch . . . captures this very specific, significant time and place with exquisite clarity and lyric detail and description.” —Dinty Moore, author of Between Panic and Desire
Glimpses of World Literature
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Category : Literature (Selections: Extracts, etc.)
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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