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Narrative, with photos, background on the evolution of the film, how themes were developed, changing approaches. fascinating study of a major landmark in Indian cinema, 1975
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From the invention of interest in Mesopotamia and the origin of paper money in China, to the creation of mutual funds, inflation-indexed bonds, and global financial securities, here is a sweeping survey of financial innovations that have changed the world.
Written by a distinguished group of experts–including Robert Shiller, Niall Ferguson, Valerie Hansen, and many others–and wonderfully illustrated with over one hundred color photographs of landmark financial documents (including the first paper money), The Origins of Value traces the evolution of finance through 4,000 years of history. Readers see how and why many of our most important financial tools and institutions–loans, interest rates, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, the corporation, and the New York Stock Exchange, to name a few–came into being. We see, for instance, how ancient Rome developed an early form of equity finance that resembles the modern corporation and read about the first modern corporation–the Dutch East India Company–and its innovative means of financing the exploration and expansion of European business ventures around the globe. We also meet remarkable financial innovators, such as the 13th century Italian Fibonacci of Pisa, whose mathematics of money became the foundation for later developments in the technology of Western European finance (and may explain why the West surpassed the East in financial sophistication). And we even discover a still-surviving “perpetuity” dating from the Dutch Age of Reason–an instrument that has been paying interest since the mid-17th century.
Placing our current age of financial revolution in fascinating historical perspective, The Origins of Value tells a remarkable story of invention, illuminating many key episodes in the course of financial history.
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There’s always been a patriarch for every field. He leads, people follow. He takes new paths — praised if he`s successful, derided if he fails. But then somebody has to do the job. Somebody has to invent for the others to reinvent. Somebody has to stand up for our fifty six year old philosophy — for the people, by the people, to the people.

Shah Rukh Khan did just that. He invades areas where no actor has ever been. A clear brand philosophy and a brilliant understanding of mass psyche has been the strength of the SRK product. He is probably the best brand ever churned out by Indian industry. Outrageous and outspoken in his interviews, he played to the masses and boy did he play it right. Then there is the proverbial pinch of salt. With which SRK takes himself. While his work reflects his passion, there has always been that wry black humour that grounds his reality. He has consistently stripped the idealistic glamour from his profession by branding himself a performer.

One section of this story deals with the portrait of the artist as an individual, while the other would be an analytical commentary of his body of work and closer look at the Shah Rukh phenomenon through his films. The books argues on several premises including that of visual pleasure and the erotic gaze to explain the strongest points of attraction that a Shah Rukh film holds for the audience.

The book would argue that the films under discussion have an underlying theme that binds them the skilled manipulation of visual pleasure and the subversion of the erotic into an acceptable mandate that nevertheless attracts the audience.

The book would talk about the emotions and economics of being the Shahrukh Brand.

The book would reveal a candid star talking unreservedly on his art and acting. Shahrukh Khan had stepped into the film world as an outsider, a young man bereaved from the loss of his parents, seeking solace, work and passion in an alien world.
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In the summer of 2007, Riet Vandenbranden and Ignace Maes traveled through the remote province of Orissa, India. As Orissa is rarely visited by tourists, the region remained beautifully intact. One of the hill tribes of the region, the Adivasi, still have a highly traditional lifestyle. The beautiful tattoos, handmade jewelry and folkloric dress form a unique and colourful mix which combines objects from different cultures living in Orissa. The coffee table book honours the people of India and reveals their striking beauty. The book is dedicated to a people that deserves recognition, human rights and respect. With this book we want to help the people of Orissa to continue living in their traditional way.
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Built between 1632 and 1643 by the Mughal Emperor Shah jahan in honour of his deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal, the Taj Mahal is unquestionably the most renowned mausoleum in the world. Now this legendary monument to love can be seen as never seen before. On the pages of this beautifully illustrated volume, the Taj Mahal is revealed in minute detail. Starting inside the mausoleum, a sequence of close-ups shows the semiprecious stones inlaid in white marble that form the Qur’anic calligraphy and floral patterns. Further images present the octagonal plan of the structure, emphasising both its perfect symmetry and its subtle variations. The final sequence is devoted to the decorative patterns carved in the walls of the mosque and entrance gate. Quotations from the Qur’an and from the journals of travellers such as Jean-Baptists Tavernier, Pierre Loti, and Aldous Huxley complete a breathtaking tribute. Amina Okada, curator of the Musee National des Arts Asiatiques Guimet in Paris, is the author of numerous books and articles on Mughal India. Dr M C joshi is director of the Archeological Survey of India in New Delhi. Before his death in 1992, photographer Jean-Louis Nou captured the beauty of India in many books including The Art of India.
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A photographic journey that traces the entire route of India’s sacred river.

Rivers are more than mere geography. They are the inner soul of the earth, a marvelous landscape without which the greatest and the humblest stories could never have been told. Rivers are also a challenge. Their origins have to be discovered, the sources of those life-giving waters, and their ends must be found.

India’s holiest river, the Ganges, winds some 1,550 miles through the country, from its headwaters in the Himalayan glaciers past the villages and cities of the Gangetic Plain to the Delta’s thousand fingers in the Bay of Bengal between India and Bangladesh. Here, Aldo Pavan and his camera trace the route of this sacred river, capturing its beauty and its many different phases and moods. Along the way, we meet the pilgrims, sadhus, fishermen, farmers, weavers, merchants, hair dressers, snake charmers, and others whose lives are spent along the river’s banks. Over 300 color illustrations.
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Best review for The Ganges: Along Sacred Waters

This stunningly lavish volume is based on Pauline van Lynden’s notebooks, photographs and other material gathered over fifteen years of wanderings in Rajasthan, India. The book begins with Pauline’s first overwhelming impressions of color, people and places. In search of material, making friends on her way, she discovers the Rajasthani cities, is invited to a royal wedding and finds artisans devoted to their centuries-old crafts. After some time, a longing for quiet draws her to the countryside, and the second half of the book focuses on the villages and a rhythm of life which has not changed much over the centuries. The fourteen chapters of the book are each introduced by two pages of stories and descriptions by Pauline to explain, in a personal way, the following pages of photographs. The text is limited to her impressions, as the book is meant to be essentially a visual experience. With her artistic background, an upbringing in international surroundings, a curious and eclectic mind, a keen photographer’s eye and a great sensitivity for detail and atmosphere, Pauline is perfectly equipped to bring her own view of Rajasthan to the public in this informed and evocative manner.
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