All roads used to lead to Rome. Today, they lead to Beijing.'When
The Silk Roads was published in 2015, it became an instant classic. A
major reassessment of world history, it compelled us to look at the past
from a different perspective. The New Silk Roads brings this story up
to date, addr..
Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading.Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers
offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring
carefully graded language to ..
The Book of Patience and Thankfulness is the thirty-second chapter of The Revival of the Religious Sciences, which is widely regarded as the greatest work of Islamic spirituality. Written by one of the most famous theologian-mystics of all time, The Book of Patience and Thankfulness discusses two of..
At the dawn of the next
world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of
schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is
something to celebrate; this far from civilization the boys can do
anything they want. Anything. They attempt to forge their own s..
Finally, 365 days a year with Greg Heffley and Diary of a Wimpy
Kid! The Wimpy Kid School Planner is a one-of-a-kind way for you to keep
track of all of your tests, appointments, and activities during school,
after school, on the weekends, over the holidays, and during winter and
summer brea..
The dramatic, spiritual
memoir of a prominent Muslim woman working to empower women and girls
across the world—for readers of Malala Yousafzai and Azar Nafisi.Raised
in a progressive Muslim family in the shadows of the Himalayan
mountains, where she attended a Catholic girls’ school, Daisy
..
This book is a wake-up
call for those whose conscience has gone to sleep, but is not yet dead.
It is a call to action for those whose hearts beat and weep for India.
It invokes the participation of ordinary citizens so that they take up
cudgels for the nation - a challenge that will put us o..
Choudhary Rahmat Ali’s role in the development of the idea of Pakistan is crucial. As a thinker he laid down and propounded certain principles which the All-India Muslim League borrowed from him without acknowledgment. He argued for the two-nation theory with conviction and skill. He was the first t..
This book is the life story of Rahmat Ali, a figure who occupied a pivotal position in the origin, evolution and the consummation of the idea of Pakistan...
Prof. K. K. Aziz, a widely known historian of Pakistan has taken a painstaking research in finding the primary sources (for example, documents) preserved in the different libraries and archival institutions of England relating to the Khilafat Movement from 1915 - 1933. In this documentary record, he..
A riveting, deeply
personal account of history in the making, from the president who
inspired us to believe in the power of democracy. In the
stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs,
Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man
searchi..
Once upon a time there
was a tiny kingdom called Cornucopia, as rich in happiness as it was in
gold, and famous for its food. From the delicate cream cheeses of
Kurdsburg to the Hopes-of-Heaven pastries of Chouxville, each was so
delicious that people wept with joy as they ate them.But even ..
In the bestselling tradition of Why Nations Fail and The Revenge of Geography, an award-winning journalist uses ten maps of crucial regions to explain the geo-political strategies of the world powers.All
leaders of nations are constrained by geography. Their choices are
limited by mountains, riv..
In Pakistan at the Crossroads,
top international scholars assess Pakistan's politics and economics and
the challenges faced by its civil and military leaders domestically and
diplomatically. Contributors examine the state's handling of internal
threats, tensions between civilians and the mil..
"Who Moved My Cheese?"
is a simple parable that reveals profound truths. It is an amusing and
enlightening story of four characters who live in a "Maze" and look for
"Cheese" to nourish them and make them happy.Two are mice named
Sniff and Scurry. And two are "Littlepeople" — beings the size..
This study seeks to solve the following puzzle: In 1947, the Pakistan
military was poorly trained and poorly armed. It also inherited highly
vulnerable territory vis-à-vis the much bigger India, aggravated because
of serious disputes with Afghanistan. Over the years, the military, or
rather ..
Sierra's family runs a
Christmas tree farm in Oregon—it's a bucolic setting for a girl to grow
up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to
set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two
lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And le..
Once upon a time
Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships
together because they respected and accepted their differences. Then
they came to Earth and amnesia set in: they forgot they were from
different planets.Based on years of successful counseling of couples a..
Millions of us are drawn
each year to find the one great book that will capture our imagination
and inspire us to chart a course to personal and professional
fulfillment. 50 Success Classics is the first and only
‘bite-sized’ guide to the most important and inspiring works that have
alread..
It’s
Nikki Maxwell’s birthday!! Will it be a blast or a bust? Find out in
Nikki’s newest diary, the thirteenth installment in the #1 New York Times blockbuster bestselling Dork Diaries series!Nikki
and her BFFs Chloe and Zoey have been planning a birthday party of epic
proportions! There’s j..
A copy of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
resides on almost every wizarding household in the country. Now, for a
limited period only, Muggles too have the chance to discover where the
Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to
leave milk out for a Knarl. Proc..
The Communist Manifesto,
originally titled Manifesto of the Communist Party (German: Manifest der
Kommunistischen Partei) is a short 1848 book written by the German
Marxist political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. It has since
been recognized as one of the world's most influential..
Lowen Ashleigh is a
struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the
job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author
Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a
successful series his injured wife is unable to finish.Lowen..
In this book, Air Marshal (Retired) M. Asghar Khan presents an insider's view of Pakistan's struggle for democracy from the 1960s to the present. The book expounds on the early entry of Pakistan's armed forces into the country's politics and the author's opposition to military rule that began in 196..
Unravelling the 1947 Tragedy through Secret British Reports and First-Person Accounts - Ishtiaq Ahmed
The 1947 Partition of India stands as the largest forced migration in
history, involving around 14 million people, with 10 million hailing
from the Punjab region. This book, a holistic examinat..
The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird
became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was
first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961
and was later made into..