It's time to discover a new way for individuals to lead organizations and societies. Trust in a variety of institutions, including governmental and business, is at an all-time low. In order to strengthen society from its foundations, we need to rebuild trust. Research shows that leaders are critica[...]

Covers fundamental aspects of generating fractals through L-system. This work provides insight to various researches in this area for generating fractals through L-system approach and estimating dimensions. It includes topics such as: Fractals generated from L-System including hybrid fractals; Dimen[...]

Discusses various aspects of diversity of corporate boards in terms of gender, age, nationality, tenure, education, experience and personalities. This book enumerates the need for such diversity in each category and related concerns. It explains the dimensions of board diversity and ways to use them[...]

Describes the fundamentals of residual stresses in friction stir welding and reviews the data reported for various materials. This book reviews magnitude of residual stresses in various metals and alloys. It discusses mitigation strategies for residual stresses during friction stir welding.[...]

From Pankaj Mishra, author the successful Temptations of the West and Butter Chicken in Ludhiana, comes a provocative account of how China, India and the Muslim World are remaking the world in their own image. It is shortlisted for the Orwell prize 2013. The Victorian period, viewed in the West as a[...]

A "New York Times Book Review" Editors' Choice In "Temptations of the West, " Pankaj Mishra brings literary authority and political insight to bear on journeys through South Asia, and considers the pressures of Western-style modernity and prosperity on the region. Beginning in India, his examination[...]

An outstanding collection of writing, including fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, explores the people, landscape, customs, religion, and other aspects of India, in an anthology that features contributions by Allen Ginsberg, Ved Mehta, V. S. Naipaul, Mark Twain, Paul Theroux, Peter Matthiessen, Rudyar[...]

A groundbreaking book-the first to argue that feminism must draw on psychoanalysis to understand the ideological oppression of women.. In 1974, at the height of the women's movement, Juliet Mitchell shocked her fellow feminists by challenging the entrenched belief that Freud was the enemy. She argu[...]

The vast majority of Oracle SQL books discuss some syntax, provide the barest rudiments of using Oracle SQL, and perhaps include a few simple examples. It might be enough to pass a survey course, or give you some buzz words to drop in conversation with real Oracle DBAs. But if you use Oracle SQL on [...]