BITS PILANI HYDERABAD CAMPUS LIBRARY (26 November to 02 … 2014-15/Lib/18 26 Nov... ·...

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Weekly New-Book Display - 18

(26 November to 02 December 2018)

BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Acc. No : 35605Call No : 005.133 KAR-S

Fundamentals of Computing and Programming providesnot only theoretical knowledge but also practicalaspects to make the student industry-ready. Eachchapter is presented in a unique way with lot ofexamples, sample programs and most importantlycomprehensive interview readiness questions in the lastsection, which will not only help revisit the concepts,but also make sure that the student can face theinterviewer in this prescribed area without fear andhesitation...


Acc. No : 37106Call No : 070 RAJ-C

5 September 2017: journalist Gauri Lankesh was shot todeath. Following in the method of previous murders ofrationalists M.M. Kalburgi, Govind Pansare andNarendra Dabholkar, Lankesh’s murder chilled thenation, sparking off protests across India. Even as thepolice unravels the plot behind her murder and connectsit to the others, the larger forces that killed these fouractivists continue to grow…


Acc. No : 35365Call No : 155 SIE-D

FROM THE BESTSELLING PARENTING EXPERTS BEHINDTHE WHOLE-BRAIN CHILD COMES A HIGHLY SUCCESSFULPLAN FOR HELPING YOUR CHILD BECOME MOREINDEPENDENT AND RESILIENT.

‘This unique book shows us how to help our childrenembrace life with all of its challenges. It’s a treasurechest of parenting insights and techniques’CAROL DWECK, bestselling author of Mindset…


Acc. No : 37000Call No : 158.2 ORT-J

Master the Art of Heart-to-Heart Communication

Everybody wants to be loved.To be celebrated and respected.To be known.

What if creating deeper, meaningful relationships iseasier that you think it is?

We want people in our lives we can trust, confide in andturn to when life gets tough – people who not onlyappreciate our gifts but who are also fully aware of ourflaws and failures, yet want to be with us anyway...


Acc. No : 36862Call No : 204.4 RAS

How do you deal with life's challenges?What is the secret of living a simple and happy life?How do you strike a balance in all your relationships -whether in love, in work or in life?When and how can universal energies work for you?How can you learn to analyse every situation correctly?And ultimately, how can you attain soul realisation?

The book, Here and Beyond, articulates the answers toall your existential queries, helping you to learn andevolve as a spiritual being with each step…


Acc. No : 33626Call No : 294.3 EAS-E

The Buddha • Mahatma Gandhi • Ramana Maharshi •Swami Vivekananda • Bhagavad Gita • Sri Ramakrishna• Saint Matthew • Meher Baba • George Bernard Shaw•Mother Teresa• William Wordsworth • Ralph Waldo Emerson •Benjamin Franklin • Anne Frank • Mark Twain •Rabindranath Tagore• Spinoza • Rumi • Oscar Wilde • Lao Tzu • Kabir • MiraBai• Omar Khayyam

Words have exceptional power…


Acc. No : 35096Call No : 302.54 BOW-N

Workplace aggression is a serious problem for workersand their employers. As such, an improved scientificunderstanding of workplace aggression has importantimplications. This volume, which includes chapterswritten by leading workplace aggression scholars,addresses three primary topics: the measurement,predictors and consequences of workplace aggression;the social context of workplace aggression; and theprevention of workplace aggression…


Acc. No : 35997Call No : 320.954 SAD-A

Democracy in India is only a top-dressing on an Indiansoil, which is essentially undemocratic', warned BhimraoAmbedkar, the principal architect of the country'sconstitution, a year into independence. The social order- the soil on which India's new democratic edifice wasthen being erected - was marked by social hierarchiesand economic vulnerabilities. Decades of socio-economic changes since then would transform this oldorder, albeit unevenly across Indian states, to decisivelyshape the development of democracy in the country.Why Democracy Deepens relates how these socio-economic changes have deepened democracy in Indiabeyond its topsoil…


Acc. No : 35752Call No : 333.72 BUN-N

Making decisions about the management andconservation of nature is necessarily complex, withmany competing pressures on natural systems,opportunities and benefits for different groups of peopleand a varying, uncertain social and ecologicalenvironment. An approach which is narrowly focused oneither human development or environmental protectioncannot deliver sustainable solutions. This volumeprovides frameworks for improving the integration ofnatural resource management with conservation andsupporting stronger collaboration between researchersand practitioners in developed and developingcountries...


Acc. No : 36118Call No : 341.247 SHO-A

The judiciary has been the one sturdy dyke that hassaved us from the excesses of rulers. But recent eventsremind us of the cracks that have formed: the quality ofindividuals apart, even the institutional arrangementsthat had been put in place to preserve the purity andindependence of the institution-the collegium,conventions governing the way cases are to be assignedamong judges-have frayed. These cracks provide adangerous opportunity to political rulers to suborn thisinstitution also...


Acc. No : 37229Call No : 365.954 PAN-V

‘The author of this absorbing book was, where India isconcerned, truly present at the Creation...I urge herbook on everyone who lived in those great years and onall those who want to know more about them.’ —JohnKenneth Galbraith.

When Mahatma Gandhi gave the call for the nation tojoin in the freedom struggle, Vijaya Lakshmi Panditthrew herself wholeheartedly into the Movement, alongwith her father, Motilal Nehru, brother Jawaharlal andhusband, Ranjit Sitaram Pandit. Prison Days is anaccount of her third and final term in Naini Central Jail inAllahabad. She was arrested on 12 August 1942…


Acc. No : 35074Call No : 372.190954 BHA-B

There is broader agreement that the traditionalprogramme suited to the needs of and earlier social andeconomic order is not suited to present day conditions.Schools in which reading, writing and arithmetic weretaught to young children a hundred years ago could notpossibly be accepted as meeting the requirements of thepresent day situations…


Acc. No : 36980Call No : 384.301 HAR-S

Scott Hartley first heard the terms 'fuzzy' and 'techie'while studying political science at Stanford University. Ifyou had majored in the humanities or social sciences,you were a fuzzy. If you had majored in the computersciences, you were a techie. This informal divisionquietly found its way into a default assumption that hasmisled the business world for decades-that it's thetechies who drive innovation.But in this brilliantly contrarian book, Hartley reveals thecounter-intuitive reality of business today: it's actuallythe fuzzies-not the techies-who are playing the key rolesin developing the most creative and successful newbusiness ideas…


Acc. No : 36947Call No : 420 SEN-A

Just 26 letters – five vowels and 21 consonants – havecreated perhaps the largest lexicon in the world andmade English globally the most widely used languagetoday for interaction in international trade, world sportsand global politics, not to forget education.

A to Z explores, letter by letter, how the Englishlanguage, when used well, can be a powerful tool forwriting, communication and creative expression forstudies, business, entertainment and enjoyment. Withthe use of many examples and some amusinganecdotes, it also shows how, when used incorrectly…


Acc. No : 35311Call No : 428.1 BLO

Do you ever find yourselfusing a word without fully understanding its meaning?What kind of liaris egregious? Do you have a perspicacious mind? Wordsare a valuableresource and essential to social and business success,yet often wefind ourselves struggling to use them appropriately.Improve Your Word Power isa step-by-step course for improving your language skills.Beginningwith a test of your present vocabulary, it goes on topresent a series…


Acc. No : 35586Call No : 500 EDW-R

A Sunday Times Book of the Year 2017 A New ScientistGift Pick 2017 "Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course Iloved it." Dara O Briain Can we resurrect dinosaurs,Jurassic Park-style? Are we living in The Matrix's digitalsimulation? Do aliens with acid blood exist somewherein the universe? Will we ever go back and visit 1955?And just why were the original Planet of the Ape moviesso terrible? In Science(ish), Rick Edwards and Dr MichaelBrooks confront all the questions that your favouritemovies provoke. Inspired by their award-winningpodcast, this popular (hopefully) science (definitely)book dedicates each chapter to a different sci-fi…


Acc. No : 36773Call No : 509.2 ARA-R

ISRO pioneer R. Aravamudan narrates the gripping storyof the people who built India's space researchprogramme and how they did it - from the rocketengineers who laid the foundation to the savvy youngengineers who keep Indian spaceships flying today. It isthe tale of an Indian organization that defiedinternational bans and embargos, worked withlaughably meagre resources, evolved its own technologyand grew into a major space power…


Acc. No : 35607Call No : 515.42 MAL-A

Integration is one of the two cornerstones of analysis. Inthe fundamental work of Lebesgue, integration ispresented in terms of measure theory. This introductorytext starts with the historical development of the notionof set theory and integral theory. From here, the readeris naturally led to the consideration of the LebesgueIntegral, where abstract integration is developed via themeasure theory. The important topics like the OuterMeasure, Cantor's Ternary Set, Measurable Function,the Lebesgue Integral, Fundamental Theorem ofCalculus, Lp-spaces, Fubini's Theorem, the Radon-Nikodym Theorem, and so on are discussed…


Acc. No : 36647Call No : 517.38 OLS-M

Systems of linear equations are ubiquitous in numericalanalysis and scientific computing. and iterative methodsare indispensable for the numerical treatment of suchsystems. This book offers a rigorous introduction tofundamental iterative methods for systems of linearalgebraic equations. The book distinguishes itself fromother texts on the topic by providing a straightforwardyet comprehensive analysis of the Krylov subspacemethods, approaching the development and analysis ofalgorithms from various perspectives, and going beyondthe standard description of iterative methods byconnecting them in a natural way to the idea ofpreconditioning…


Acc. No : 35750Call No : 572.8 BOU-S

Advances in human genetics and genomics are beginningto move outside the traditional realm of medicine andinto the classroom. How will educational officials reactwhen asked to incorporate personalized genomicinformation into the educational program? This volumebridges the divide between science, education andethics around the emergent integration of genomics andeducation. By pairing comprehensive analysis of theissues with primers on the underlying science, theauthors put all relevant parties on a level field tofacilitate thorough consideration and educateddiscussion regarding how to move forward in this newera…


Acc. No : 36080Call No : 614.15 PAR-S

Identification and early treatment of mental healthillnesses in children are the first steps to their futurewell-being.Let Him Not Sink: First Steps to Mental Health has beenwritten by us to enhance the knowledge of adultsworking with children in relation to mental healthconditions. Working as mental health professionals hasrepeatedly highlighted for us the necessity andrequirement of easy-to-implement steps that facilitatethe process of identification of an illness in children andadolescents and ways to work on it.


Acc. No : 36614Call No : 621.3815 DAS-G

Electronic Devices and Circuits provides acomprehensive account on electronic devices andcircuits and is as ideal for students pursuingundergraduate and postgraduate courses in electronics,as it is for aspiring professionals in the electronicsindustry. The book is comprised of two parts and beginswith a discussion on the laws of quantum mechanicsand their influence on the operation of electronicdevices. It covers basic electronic devices such assemiconductors, bipolar junction transistors and fieldeffect transistors in the first part and examines theapplication of these devices in electronic circuits…


Acc. No : 35652Call No : 658.0409 MAN-M

Think about what would be different if you knew whereyou really wanted to be.Not just A vague thought or wish, but A solid knowing.

New managers will not be given forever to provethemselves, and only the prepared ones will be up andrunning quickly. The Step-up Mindset for New Managersis an exciting and rewarding book for those managerswho want a different ending to their current story. To bemore than talking a good game, your wants andpotential must be converted into tangible outcomes…


Acc. No : 36769Call No : 796.3580 CHO-A

Impact Index is a revolutionary new way of examiningnumbers in cricket. It is a deep dive into the verymechanics of the game, which results in the unearthingof truly surprising - sometimes shocking - stories. Withinthese pages are tales of cricketers who did not get theirdue, there are analyses of various aspects of the gameand an examination of all formats of cricket. ImpactIndex is an attempt to challenge and enrich conventionalreadings, and ultimately to redefine it…


Acc. No : 36746Call No : 808.0666 DAS-M

Writing Today provides an introduction to the standardforms of written English used in academic, social andworkplace settings. It covers a wide gamut of academicand professional writing—from the fundamentals ofwriting to the essentials of paragraph and essay writingand specific forms such as letters, e-mails, memos,reports and précis. It also explores the skills required forwriting for the media and presentation skills that areessential in academic and professional settings…


Acc. No : 33721Call No : Biography ALI-S SIN-D

This is the remarkable story of Rustam-e-Hind DaraSingh, a man who epitomized unbridled masculinity,superhuman strength and incredible grit. He was thefirst Indian wrestler to fight the toughest in the world —King Kong, Ray Golden, Lou Thesz and Ray Apollon —and emerge as the invincible world champion.

But this is also the story about a young Sikh boy calledDeedara, who was pulled out of school to work in hisfather’s farm; who was coerced into a teenage marriage;who did petty jobs in Singapore; and finally strode like alion into wrestling arenas across the world…


Acc. No : 36049Call No : Fiction BON-R (Young Learners)

About ten yards in front of him, crawling along the floor,was a man’s hand. Eustace stared at it in utteramazement. It was moving quickly in the manner of ageometer caterpillar, the fingers humped up onemoment, flattened out the next; the thumb appeared togive a crablike motion all the while. While he waslooking, too surprised to stir, the hand disappearedround the corner.’Terror lurks where you least expect it!This is a collection of hair-raising horror stories that arebound to make your flesh creep, written by theundisputed masters of the genre…


Acc. No : 36771Call No : Fiction HOF-A

The beloved classic novel, the basis of the classic filmstarring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock.As children, sisters Gillian and Sally were foreveroutsiders in their small New England town, teased,taunted and shunned for the air of magic that seems tosparkle in the air around them. All Gillian and Sally everwanted was to get away.And eventually they do - one marries, the other runs asfar from home as she can manage…


Acc. No : 37020Call No : Fiction PER-K

She saved your life.One hot, humid night in London, Cara is caught up in awave of terror and chaos. Until a hand reaches out - anda stranger pulls her to safety.She knows your darkest secrets.Taking refuge with her unlikely rescuer, Cara sharesmore of herself with Amy than she ever has withanyone, including her husband. But after the hours ofdarkness are over, she can't remember exactly whatsecrets she revealed.Cara attempts to put it all behind her. But cracks beginto show in her life and marriage, and she starts toreceive anonymous threats…


Acc. No : 35897Call No : Fiction WEL-H (Young Learners)

The invisible man is a story of a young scientist whosome how develops a formula of invisibility and had totry the same on him due to circumstances. The story isof a scientist who due to lack of finances had to rob hisfather and complete his project. Then he tries theexperiment on various living and non living things whichbecome invisible. But later on due to lack of financesand privacy he had to experiment the same on him. Howhe gets frustrated after becoming invisible and whatdifficulties he had to face after the experiment is veryinteresting and pitiable…

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