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A sheaf gleaned in French fields
(C Kegan Paul, London, 1880)"The lake's fair surface is not always clear. If but a traveller, or a rash child near, At random throw a stone upon its glass, A dark ooz rises in a vapoury mass......" Toru Dutt was an Indian poet who wrote in English ... -
A literary history of the Arabs
(Cambridge University Press, 1907)A compilation of the history of Islamic authors and writings, A Literary History of the Arabs is considered one of the best explanations of Arabic culture and literature today. R.A. Nicholson explains in the book's preface ... -
উন্নত জীবন
(বাংলা একাডেমি, 1962)উন্নত জীবন' ডাঃ লুৎফর রহমানের মানসিক উৎকর্ষধর্মী প্রবন্ধ গ্রন্থমূহের অন্যতম। বাংলাভাষায় এমন সরল ও অলংকারবিহীন গদ্যে, এমন স্বতঃস্ফূর্ত ও কথোপকথনের ঢঙে মানব কল্যাণমুখী দার্শনিক চিন্তা-ভাবনা মেলা ভার. -
History of the Arabs: from the earliest times to the present
(MacMillan Education, 1970)This authoritative study of the Arabians and the Arabic-speaking peoples is a hugely valuable source of information on Arab history. Suitable for both scholars and the general reader, it unrolls one of the richest and most ... -
Netaji collected works; Volume 5
(Netaji Research Bureau, 1985)The fifth volume includes Netaji’s prison notebooks and diaries from Burma and a fairly lengthly monograph by him on the boycott of British goods, the first English publication that he authored in late twenties. There are ... -
Leader of youth (Netaji Collected Works Volume 6)
(Permanent Black and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, 1987)The sixth volume of Netaji’s Collected Works released on his ninetieth birth anniversary marks the end of the second important phase of his political career that ended with his departure for Europe 1933. -
Philosophy and philosophers: an introduction to western philosophy
(UCL Press, 1993)Whether John Shand is discussing the slow separation of philosophy and theology in Augustine, Aquinas and Ockham, the rise of rationalism, British empiricism, German idealism, or the new approaches opened up by Russell, ... -
Letters to Emilie Schenkl 1934 - 1942 (Netaji Collected Works Volume 7)
(Netaji Research Bureau, 1994)This special volume in the Collected Works illuminates the human and emotional aspects of the many-splendoured personality of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Through its publication editors wish to honour a woman of enormous ... -
Congress president: speeches, articles and letters January 1938- May 1939 (Netaji Collected Works, Volume 9)
(Netaji Research Bureau and Permanent Black, 1995)This volume brings together Bose's letter, writings and speeches from January 1938 until just after his resignation in April 1939. It includes the famous Haripura Address of February 1938. Other pieces deal with socialism, ... -
The Indian borderland 1880-1900
(Methuen, 1996)This work of 1901 describes the geography and border disputes of the north-west frontier, including the Second Anglo-Afghan War. -
I warned my countrymen
(Netaji Research Bureau, 1996)This anthology of the works of Sarat Chandra Bose relates to the crucial two years before independence and the two years thereafter. It is the most significant part of the Bose legacy in the history of our national struggle. -
The essential writings of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
(Oxford University Press, 1998)The popular perception of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose is that of a warrior-hero and revolutionary leader who waged a great armed struggle for the freedom of India. What is often forgotten is that warrior paused between ... -
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose
(National Book Trust, 2001)The biography is meant for the general reader with an inquiring mind, particularly of the new generation who have no direct knowledge or experience of the national struggle for freedom. Even for those interested in advanced ... -
Azad Hind: writings and speeches 1941-1943 (Netaji Collected Works, Volume 11)
(Netaji Research Bureau and Permanent Black, 2002)By a leading Indian politician, background and documents on his work with his political views, revolutionary activities. an important reference. Information on earlier volumes of the series available on request. Edited by ... -
No god but God : the origins, evolution and future of Islam
(Random House, 2005)No god but God: the origins, evolution, and future of Islam is a non-fiction book written by Iranian-American Muslim scholar Reza Aslan. The book describes the history of Islam and argues for a liberal interpretation of ... -
Doing your research project : a guide for first- time researchers in education, health and social science
(Open University Press, 2005)Doing Your Research Project is a confidence builder, a starter book to provide new researchers with the necessary skills and techniques which would enable them to move on to more complex tasks and reading. This book was ... -
The white man's burden: why the West's efforts to aid the rest have done so much ill and so little good
(The Penguin Press, 2006)The white man’s burden is his widely anticipated counterpunch—a brilliant and blistering indictment of the West’s economic policies for the world’s poor. Sometimes angry, sometimes irreverent, but always clear-eyed and ... -
Five minutes with Mrs Robinson
(Beakon Books, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2006)The book ‘Five Minutes with Mrs Robinson’ by Angela M. V. Robinson is a collection of 106 School Assembly Talks given between January 2003 and July 2003 in The British School in Dhaka. It represents the author’s efforts ... -
Use of literature in developing learner's speaking skills in Bangladeshi EFL contexts
(University of Nottingham, 2006-12)This dissertation arises from an attempt to answer the question whether it is possible to teach conversational skills through literature; and, if 'yes', how any benefit can be made accessible to both privileged and ... -
Chalo Delhi: writings and speeches 1943-1945 (Netaji Collected Works, Volume 12)
(Netaji Research Bureau and Permanent Black, 2007)After a perilous ninety-day submarine voyage, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose arrived in Southeast Asia on 6 May 1943 to lead the Indian independence movement. Only when the blood of freedom loving Indians begins to flow , he ...
