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Book SynopsisOffline Matters is a handbook for anybody experiencing digital overload in their lives and creative work."For any creative who has had to cater to corporate dimwits in order support their art, here's a terrific guide to bringing your best work into the commercial sphere without selling out or compromising your craft. This is a book about how to break free from the data-driven expectations of your client's spreadsheet, and retrieve the true novelty that makes you valuable in the first place." - Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human"Offline Matters is a much needed take-down of the whole 'cult of creativity' from the inside. This rattle gun attack on the perniciousness of the creative digital work will leave you aghast and amused in equal measure." - Oli Mould, author of Against CreativityWhen did creative work become so boring?How did 'digital-first' come to dominate everything?...and why is nobody talking about it?Part insider exposé, part worker-manual, this book is for any creative seeking help on: Navigating the possibility of offline alternatives Countering overwork culture, exploitation, and dulled-down ideas Recovering what you loved about your creative calling ...away from the confines of our screens. We are dreaming of offline. Not as a romanticised past, a punishment, a quick detox, or a WiFi-free café. Offline is not a lifestyle. It's a space of opportunity.By the end of Offline Matters, you'll have a new perspective on the dry digitality that defines creative work today - and a set of strategies for going beyond it.Trade Review"Offline Matters is a much needed take-down of the whole 'cult of creativity' from the inside. This rattle gun attack on the perniciousness of the creative digital work will leave you aghast and amused in equal measure." - Oli Mould, author of Against Creativity"For any creative who has had to cater to corporate dimwits in order support their art, here's a terrific guide to bringing your best work into the commercial sphere without selling out or compromising your craft. This is a book about how to break free from the data-driven expectations of your client's spreadsheet, and retrieve the true novelty that makes you valuable in the first place." - Douglas Rushkoff, author of Team Human"This book is extremely timely. The pandemic has obliged everybody to stay online almost all the time. Offline Matters reminds us that life is (also) elsewhere. The neologism 'offline', which did not exist twenty years ago, has philosophical relevance. This book is hoping we can discover it." - Franco 'Bifo' Berardi, philosopher, theorist and activist"Today we are all called upon to be the content providers of our own lives. This can be exhausting and estranging. Fortunately Jess Henderson has arrived to help us get offline, not into the pasts but into the presence of our lives. With compassion and humour Henderson brings us back to ourselves and it turns out we are not predestined to be profiled and branded. Offline Matters is the mutual help book we need right now!" - Stefano Harney, co-author of The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning and Black Study"Jess has written a kind of outsider/artist/creative/inventor SURVIVAL MANUAL for our over-amped, information-overloaded, hypercommunicative age. Anyone seeking encouragement, inspiration, moral support, and IDEAS would do well to study these pages, preferably in a solitary room with no music playing and no laptop showing 'news' (or a cellphone constantly pinging). Electronics in another room, please!" - V. Vale, founder of RE/Search and Search & Destroy"Offline Matters couldn't come at a more important and critical juncture in our human existence...The insights within this book highlight the current creative plight we've gotten ourselves into and the cracks within many cultural and societal pillars.This book is a great step in helping us reclaim and reconsider our roles within the current structures we've all been players within. Many of us can read along nodding in agreement and the examples surely represent thoughts we've embraced at some point. But this book isn't about reprimanding us so much as help us understand how we can move forward. We've become so subservient to other factors out in the world and this is a stern reminder to take back control of something that can provide an immense amount of personal and community value." - Eugene Kan, co-founder of MAEKAN and Hypebeast"Consider this book a rehabilitation program for a creative thinking populace unknowingly addicted to vain online activity. Through these influential pages, Henderson bestows upon their readers the tools necessary to free one's mind from the constraints of the virtual realm so they may focus instead on something much more important...reality." - James T. Padlow, THE PEN NAME"I have followed Jess' writing since she created Outsider; an anarchic newsletter/witty commentary against the establishment, and its pervasive contentment with the same old marketing bullshit. I waited in anticipation, sometimes for months, to receive news from the trenches...Just like the white space between the lines in a book, it was like reading every unspoken truth, every unheard sigh, every roll of the eyes in our industry. Someone had to say it and thank god it was Jess. We need this book." - Alvaro Sotomayor, Creative Director at WEIDEN+KENNEDY

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Book SynopsisCreative Thinker's Rethink Book trains your ability see and make connections - the underlying mechanism that helps you to think creatively. The exercises in this book forces you to go beyond the obvious - to think and rethink - again and again. It is not a theory book. It's a hands-on exercise book to boost your creativity and innovative thinking. Working with these exercises will help you to come up with fresh thinking, original ideas and unexpected innovative solutions. You can use this book as a creative morning booster, a warm up before working creatively, for everyday creativity training or just as a fun activity. The exercises can be used at home, at school, in the design studio, in the office or in the agency. Creativity is for everybody!

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Book SynopsisCatalyse creative intelligence with a game changing kit to ignite insights and innovations. A practical guide for change-makers wanting to tap imagination and amp-up creativity. Whether you are a rigid analytical thinker or an accomplished creative mind, over the course of these pages, you'll learn to use creativity to create, diverge from, and converge into new inventive pathways, finding innovative approaches to complex problems. By providing a sequential pathway of interdisciplinary creative exercises, Creative Reboot is the all-in-one toolkit that helps facilitate the building of your creative confidence. Creative Reboot comes as a kit, easily carried around in your pocket to give you access to your primary source of creativity whenever your day calls for it. Each of the six chapters is grounded in applied scholarly understanding and complemented by case studies that reveal real-world applications of creativity. These pages are further supported by a range of guided creative cards. Their potential for spontaneous combination allows you to develop creative flexibility, create a network of connections, and realise innovative solutions with your own creative intelligence. By using this book, you'll enter a new age of creative thought leadership, its potential for serendipitous association of the cards allowing you to combine, cross-pollinate, and reorientate the creative cards to push the bounds of creative problem solving even further. While embodying creative theory, Creative Reboot goes further and situates creativity as a catalyst of change within complex challenges, alchemically reframing once impossible tasks into physical paths to action. A practical guide for change-makers, this must-read book is the next step in thought leadership, helping to tap into the powers of imagination and amp-up creativity.

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Book SynopsisVijftien bestaande kunstwerken vormen het vertrekpunt voor oefeningen die meenemen in fantasievolle meditaties en creatieve experimenten. Het maken van kunst kan je dichter bij jezelf brengen en tot verrassende ervaringen leiden. Er is geen speciaal talent voor nodig, want het kan niet lukken of mislukken. Tenminste, tot die houding wil dit boek je uitnodigen. Vanuit een stille, open houding is er alle ruimte voor uitprobeersels, improvisatie en onmogelijkheden. Onmogelijkheden die zich later niet zelden als nieuwe mogelijkheden blijken te ontpoppen.Verbeelden en Verbinden stimuleert de verbeeldingskracht, fantasie en creativiteit. Het boek geeft je handvatten om nieuwe wegen te verkennen en uitdagingen aan te gaan. Ontdek hoe je mindfulness kunt (be)oefenen vanuit creatieve invalshoeken.  16 projecten met 60 oefeningen en theoretische onderbouwing. Muziek en aanvullende informatie op deze website. Geschikt voor kinderen, jongeren en volwassenen, samen of voor jezelf, in groepen of thuis.  ''Een oogstrelende verkenning van hoe mindful in verbinding zijn met onszelf en met het moment, het kunstzinnig verbeeldingsvermogen kan stimuleren en andersom. Een hartverwarmend pleidooi voor wat je artfulness zou kunnen noemen.'' - Frits Koster - retraitebegeleider, auteur, mindfulness- en compassietrainer

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Book SynopsisIt is the people who constitute the nation rather than the enchanting scenic beauty of a vast and varied piece of land. People reflect the true character of a nation. The country is powerful, if the people are strong and dynamic; civilized, if the people are cultured and wise, and vice versa. The strength and glory of a nation depends on the sum total of the character of each individual constituting the nation.The cycle of birth, growth and finally death is common to all living beings. In this cycle, birth and death are beyond our control. But with regard to growth, by disciplined effort, we can achieve systematic development of our personality and attain fulfilment in life. We just need to learn the technique of developing our personality in a comprehensive way.A comprehensive and powerful personality comprises five important elements, i.e. physical, emotional, intellectual, moral and spiritual. All these aspects are equally important to manifest the true and complete potential of a human being.This book is a roadmap of learning the technique for transforming our personality. It helps in understanding: (a) the basic truth behind these aspects, (b) successful implementation in day-to-day life, and (c) the techniques to sustain the effects for a happy and meaningful life.Trade Review“...at least two of the present publications, I have minutely gone through, thus empowered to introspect towards meaningful direction of human life. I am of the view that, the powerful writings of Dr. Swami must be prescribed for all modern generation, irrespective of any religion, caste, colour and creed...” — Ban Ki-moon, Secretary General, United Nations.“...Rev. Dr. Swami ji’s book “Transforming Personality” is a unique writing I have ever seen; it’s a class by itself. I can tell you that he is one of the finest minds of contemporary India and his authority on multiple subjects makes me wonder...” — Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Law & Justice and Electronics and Information Technology, Government of India.“...I am proud to be the teacher of the author, Dr. Parthasarathy. The amazing exposition, analysis with soothing examples shall definitely inspire the readers to carry on towards discovery of new ideas and make them engaged in explorative studies and research...” — Daniel Goleman, Nobel Laureate, Author, Professor at Harvard University; Father of the Study of Emotional Intelligence.“...Just quite a few authors whom I admire wholeheartedly and whose writing has impressed me the most regarding the subject matter of Indology and allied studies, Dr. Swami is one of them. I vouch this new publication will be of great success...” — Sir Colin Coulson-Thomas, Chancellor & Royal Professorial Fellow, United Kingdom.Table of Contents Message from Swami Dayananda Saraswati Foreword Preface to the Third Edition Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the First Edition Section 1: 1. Maturity and Human Life 2. Importance of Emotions 3. The Individual Perception 4. The Giver 5. Sameness of Mind 6. Emotional Intelligence: A Critical Analysis 7. Yoga with Respect to Action Section 2 8. Spiritual Intelligence 9. The Self is Complete 10. Introspect to Improve Section 3 11. Physical Strength 12. Intellectual Strength 13. Moral Strength 14. Spiritual Strength References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein offers essential principles for successful speeches, helping readers improve articulation, overcome stage fright, engage listeners, and craft influential speeches.

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Book SynopsisFrom being nicknamed God of offside' to charting the future of team India, Sourav Ganguly is undoubtedly one of the greatest captains to have played for the country. His records speak for himself: 18,000+ international runs and 11,000 runs in ODI matches including 22 centuries with an average of 41.02! Moreover, Sourav still has the highest win/loss ratio (even higher than M.S. Dhoni's) and also holds the record of the highest number of wins overseas as a Test captain. What makes Sourav Chandidas Ganguly, the Prince of Kolkata', such a winner? How did he motivate himself when everyone had written him off? And what can we learn from him? Winning like Sourav aims to unravel the secrets of his success to help us think on the same lines and come out with flying colours just like Ganguly.

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Book SynopsisAkshay Kumar''sife offers the perfect recipe for a happiness package''!What is success? Is it money, fame, health, family, respect, happiness, professional acclaim, and satisfaction? In fact, success is all of this put together.Akshay has carved out a unique Success Quotient which can be emulated by anyone for a happy and contentedife. He has a perfect recipe for successandivingife king-size. This book unravels the ingredients that go into creating a successful, well-balancedife, by closely analysing what Akshay Kumar did and did not do, to be able to create the happiness package'' for himself.Grab the book andearn from someone who has made it big!

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Book SynopsisConcentrate on your overall well-being and weightoss is sure to follow. Think, Eat,ive Smart is a comprehensive yet concise handbook on holistic healthyifestyle. In today''s world, where bookstores are filled with health books obsessed with weightoss, Dr Hooda''s stance is clearshe does not want to add another weightoss book to the world. Instead, what she wants to and does beautifully, is help readers choose prevention as a path to healthyiving. This book touches upon subjects ranging from balancing nutrients in food, food myths, challenges posed by the Indian diet, behaviour modification such as stress management and portion control, to the importance of sleep, gut health, hormones and much more. It also provides various case studies to relate to readers across all age groups.

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Book SynopsisLong before the blitz of modern age'' wiped away our patience, it was stories that were the most potent medium to transfer the accumulated wisdom of mankind. From politics to spirituality, and from commerce to war, stories were used as a knowledge tool. The bestselling author, voracious reader and accomplished technology professional that Dev Prasad is, he always felt the irresistible need of reinventing and revitalizing storytelling to address problems of modern-dayiving. The present volume is born of that effort. More than a carefully collated anthology of tales both ancient and new, and anecdotes, both personal and apocryphal, From Vedanta to WhatsApp is meant to be a ready reckoner for one and all, as we wade through the challenges of everydayife. So keep that smartphone away and dive into the addictive world of storytelling!

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Book SynopsisA moving, powerful tribute toife itself . A seriously funny book where even the saddest of events, including sickness and death, is dealt with aight touch. The Hindu If you haven''t read The Monsters Stillurk, then you should, immediately. It''s brilliant. It''s the Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham that we deserve.'' Anuja Chauhan ''Aruna Nambiar infuses her stories with such warmth and humour that, as you read, you feel it is all happening to you.'' Shinie Antony ''Brilliant, brilliant book. A fun, superbly written read that never fails to pick me up. Plus full-on Bombay-of-my-bachpan nostalgia.'' Kiran Manral A wonderful tale a potential sleeper hit.'' New Asian W The heartache of growing up and growing old is captured beautifully. The book has plenty of Aruna''s trademark humour, and has to be read slowly, so one can savour it and enjoy all the different emotions it brings to the surface.'' Andaleeb Wajid It is 1991. As Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated and a new government comes to power, setting in motion a process of economic reforms that will transform India, an ordinary family is about to experience detours from the traditional middle-class script of theirives. Over the next quarter century, as the world around them changes in ways unexpected, theirives too wind along uncharted trails, sometimes sunlit, sometimes shadowy and forbidding. Funny, perceptive and moving, The Monsters Stillurk is a bittersweet saga ofove,oss, ageing and shifting family dynamics, and a keenly observed portrait of post-liberalisation India that captures the zeitgeist of a rapidly evolving society.

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Book SynopsisThat the Internet is noonger a free and independent space is stating the obvious. But the repercussions, on the individual as well as society, are more serious than one can imagine. Instead of becoming an alternate space for those who have been unheard and marginalized, it has fast become a platform to spread hatred, fake news, intrude on our privacy and mostly, reinforce the social fissures unique to Indian society. In what is a close and upfront examination of man''s behaviour online, this book shows how the dark side of the Internet has not only got us all in its web, it has also fanned our dark side. From trolling, to body shaming to its destructive effects on our cognitive skills and relationships, the Internet has taken on ourives, making it a new age Frankenstein, beyond the control of existingaws and rules. Slave Technology is a must-read in the times of post-truth.

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Book SynopsisJack Ma overcame failures and rejections to create Alibaba, the largest e-commerce company. He learned English, embraced the Internet, and built a successful business. His story inspires perseverance and a focus beyond self-interest.

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Book SynopsisAs a man thinketh in his subconscious mind, so is he. Have you wondered why someone is joyous while another is miserable; why someone is fearful and anxious and another is exuding confidence; why so many good and kind people suffer the tortures ofife? Dr Joseph Murphy answers these questions in his bestselling self-help book The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. He reveals the innate powers of the subconscious mind by fusing his spiritual wisdom and scientific research. The Power of Your Subconscious Mind is one of the most inspirational guides of all time. It has helped millions across the globe achieve extraordinary goals and bring drastic improvements in theirives. And this, he says, can be done simply by changing the way one thinks. Packed with case studies of actual success stories, this book will help you unleash your mental powers, build confidence, create well-balanced friendships, improve your marriage, amass wealth, conquer phobias, dispel bad habits, and even heal minor health ailments.

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Book SynopsisLiving in a fast-paced world, recent changes may not have increased our well-being. "The Happiness Trail" offers a way to achieve happiness and success through Integrity, Interact, Involve, Imbibe, and Impact. Author Ramesh Venkateswaran provides a roadmap for a happy and successful life.

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Book SynopsisMillennials meet mystic Sadhguru in Youth and Truth events, asking quirky, bold questions on various topics like romance, career, spirituality, and more. Talks range from playful to profound, sparking moments of clarity and paradigm shifts in the energetic atmosphere.

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Book SynopsisWhy do we worry without cause? Why do we fear without reason? This book is a collection of 365 verses of unadulterated wisdom, providing answers to all our confusions. In the battleground of our life, no one day is the same as the other, each comes with its own set of challenges. We can never be prepared enough to handle all that life throws our way. It would not be unusual for us to feel discouraged, or even panic, just like the Pandava prince Arjun lost his nerve just before the start of the battle of Mahabharata. Fortunately for him, Lord Krishna acted like a psychologist and pulled him out of the depths of his trepidation. It took 700 verses for Krishna to clear up Arjun''s confusions and make him battle-ready. Everyday Gita takes 365 of the most effective of those verses and explains simplistically how to fight the stresses and fears in our daily life and come out a winner. Always.

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Book SynopsisIndia has a ravenous appetite for the sweet stuff, way above any other country, if both traditional and modern sugars are counted. We also take excessive amounts of poor-quality carbohydrates, especially, refined cerealsike white rice and white wheat, sugar-sweetened drinks and fruit juice, sweet treats and savouries, which ultimately turn into glucose, a simple sugar the body uses for energy. And Indians today manifest an increased predilection for diseasesinked to sugar (and the fat with which sugar is inextricablyinked): obesity to diabetes, heart disease to hypertension, cancers to dementia, Covid-19 to black fungus. Despite aong association with sugar, there has been very few attempts to understand sugar''s hold in India. Books have been written mainly on the sugar industry, some on diabetes andow-sugar diets. Sugar: The Silent Killer attempts to fill theacunae. It attempts to demystify the way we eat now, the pre-eminence of refined sugar in our diet, what it does to us and what we can do to mitigate its malign influence. Weaving together history, culture and science, it seeks to analyse why we have such an intimate relation with sugar, why it holds on to us so doggedly, why we do can''t do without it, even when we know it can harm us.

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Book SynopsisJournalist and Founder of Fertility Dost - an online community for people struggling with infertility - Gitanjali Banerjee went through five miscarriages over a span of 10 years before she got pregnant through IVF.

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Book SynopsisDream Psychology is a seminal work by Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis, that explores the nature and significance of dreams. In Dream Psychology, Freud examines a range of dream-related topics, including the function of dreams, the interpretation of dreams, and the relationship between dreams and mental illness. The author also explores the role of childhood experiences, sexual desires, and repressed emotions in shaping dreams. The book is written in Freud's characteristic style, which can be challenging for some readers. However, it is an important work in the history of psychology, and its influence can be seen in many modern theories of dream analysis and psychotherapy. Overall, Dream Psychology is an insightful book that provides a fascinating glimpse into the inner workings of the human mind. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of psychology, the interpretation of dreams, or the role of the unconscious in human behavior.

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Book SynopsisAfter all, awareness and understanding are what lead to acceptance. Something to make this world a more inclusive and isspeshal place.

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Book SynopsisCold, soggy noodles? Plain old bread-butter-and-jam sandwiches? Boring parantha and achaar? Are you running out of ideas for your child''s school lunch? Food that is nutritious, delicious, quick and easy? In Tasty Tiffin, Archana Doshi, founder of the popular website Archana''s Kitchen, has curated over 40 simple yet scrumptious lunch plans that will keep your children well fed and happy-and away from junk food. From small snack ideas that include fruit, nuts and cheeses to larger meals like pastas, quesadillas, waffles and 10-minute rice dishes to the humble roti-sabzi but with a twist, this book offers a mind-boggling variety of options! With beautiful photographs, clear step-by-step instructions and easy food substitution ideas, Tasty Tiffin is a must-have for every Indian parent.

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Book SynopsisDo you hate entering the kitchen after aong day of work? Do you struggle to find easy ideas for a quick, satisfying meal? Do you want to eat better and reset your health? 500 Easy, Delicious, Healthy Recipes might just be what you need to jump-start your journey towards healthyiving and change yourife. Featuring familiar comfort foods as well as new twists on classics, bestselling author Kavita Devgan''satest offering is a glorious celebration of quick, healthy foods prepared with minimal fuss. Her ideas are inspiring, her tricks and technique ingenious and the recipes accessible and delicious. This book ensures short cooking time while maximizing flavours and strengthening your desire and commitment to healthy eating. From the humble millets to a rainbow of vegetables bursting with flavour, from meals for singles to festival eating, the author shows you a straightforward and tasty way towards improving your overall health and well-being, increasing your energy, even achieving sustainable weightoss and a betterife. An excellent addition to any kitchen, the book also features charming anecdotes by well-known peopleike chefs Saby Gorai and Tarun Sibal, Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra, sarod maestro Ayaan Ali Bangash, entrepreneur Romi Dev, author Kiran Manral, dancer Bhavna Reddy and others.

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