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  Just Aspire

  Ajai Chowdhry

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  'When I left Jabalpur, the small town where I grew up, to pursue a career, I could not have dreamt that I would find myself at the vanguard of pathbreaking revolutions that would transform India.' 
   
  Entrepreneur, sportsman, salesman, engineer, educationist, jazz aficionado and investor-meet Ajai Chowdhry, the HCL cofounder who dons many hats, all with equal ease. Growing up in the sleepy town of Jabalpur in a family that had migrated from Abbottabad post India's Independence, Ajai's life was set for a linear trajectory-engineering, a well-paying job and a comfortable life-but for the year 1975. 
  This was the year when Ajai quit his job at DCM Data Products and jumped into the uncharted waters of entrepreneurship, founding HCL with Shiv Nadar, Arjun Malhotra, Yogesh Vaidya, Subhash Arora and D.S. Puri. In the 1970s, leaving a stable job with one of India's leading brands was nothing short of crazy. To add to that, not many Indians knew what a computer was. The word 'start-up' was decades away from its use in common parlance. 
  Over the next four decades, HCL would go on to become one of the largest IT companies in India and a household brand. In Just Aspire, Ajai not only shares the story of a successful business behemoth but also of dreams, aspirations, hope and achievements from the eyes of a small-town boy. Along this journey, he shares timeless lessons on entrepreneurship, technology and the future. For all dreamers and doers, this book is a treasure trove of inspiration.

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  A Year of Garden Bees and Bugs -...

  Dominic Couzens, Gail Ashton

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  A fascinating journey into the secret life of insects, with QR codes linked to videos that bring every creature to life.
  Just as birds have yearly rhythms, so do bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects. Wildlife experts Dominic Couzens and Gail Ashton discover 52 minibeasts from around the world.
  They tell the story of what is happening week-by-week in the insect world, in our own backyards, window boxes and in hidden corners of our homes. From the daily grind of the house spider building a new web each morning, to the vast appetites of ladybirds, which can devour hundreds of aphids a day, and the glory of the Stag beetle's maiden flight. We delve into the world of the lethal Sydney funnelweb spider in Australian gardens, the migratory mission of the Monarch butterfly in America and the life of the backdoor scorpions in South Africa. In among the seasonal behaviour, the authors have woven history and folklore.
  These brilliant stories are complemented by wonderful illustrations by Lesley Buckingham that bring out the beauty of the entomological world. A QR code for each entry takes you to a video file to further explore the habits of these intriguing creatures. Revealing the true wonder of our insect neighbours, this book will appeal to all nature lovers.

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  Guided Meditation For Trauma...

  Meditation Masters

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  Are you struggling to overcome the emotional scars of past trauma? Do you yearn for a way to find peace and healing? Discover the powerful journey of guided meditation specifically designed to help release trauma and restore inner balance. This audiobook offers a safe space to confront and process your pain, providing soothing and supportive meditations that guide you towards emotional recovery. Each session is crafted to gently ease your mind, calm your heart, and help you reclaim your sense of self. Whether you're new to meditation or have practiced for years, these guided meditations are tailored to support you on your healing journey. Embrace the opportunity to heal from within, letting go of past hurts and moving towards a future filled with peace and resilience. Start your path to emotional freedom and inner strength today.

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  Marginlands - Indian Landscapes...

  Arati Kumar-Rao

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  AN ENVIRONMENTALIST’S JOURNEY THROUGH INDIA’S PRECIOUS YET VULNERABLE LANDSCAPES.In the boundless Thar, deemed a ‘wasteland’ by the authorities, miners bulldoze sand dunes guarding life-sustaining water. The Gangetic dolphin, once a thriving apex predator, struggles for survival as its riverine habitat is fragmented by dams and roiled by incessant shipping. Deep in the mangrove forests of the Sunderban, tigers prey on desperate crab-catchers. Encroachments on the Mumbai coastline unleash cataclysmic floods. Along the eroding beaches of Kerala, fishers live in fear of the sea swallowing them whole. As the spectre of climate change compounds these natural and human-induced disasters, India’s most endangered landscapes are pushed to the precipice of destruction.Arati Kumar-Rao journeys to these marginlands, listening intently to their inhabitants, paying close attention to each fissure, fold and ripple, as she documents the misguided decisions, wilfully ignored warnings and disregarded evidence that have brought us almost to a point of no return. But the land is still rich in ancient wisdom, and its cracks hold lessons that may yet aid us in undoing centuries of slow violence – so long as one is willing to attune their senses.Combining enthralling nature writing and journalism with immersive art and photography, Marginlands is an urgent, vital work by a passionate chronicler of our environment.

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  Weird Universe Facts That Will...

  Melanie Roach

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  Drift into deep sleep with calming astronomy facts designed to soothe insomnia and quiet racing thoughts. Transform your nightly struggle for rest into a tranquil journey through the cosmos, specifically engineered to alleviate stress and silence the noise of a busy day. When anxiety prevents you from unwinding, this auditory experience acts as a gentle sedative, utilizing the vastness of space to foster a mood of serene detachment.
   
  Experience the universe as a slow, predictable rhythm rather than a chaotic storm. From the patient orbits of distant planets to the drifting clouds of cosmic dust, every detail is delivered with a measured cadence intended to lower your heart rate. There are no sudden noises, dramatic revelations, or sharp transitions here—only the comforting hum of infinite space.
   
  What you will experience in this relaxation guide: * Gentle Cosmic Trivia: Strange but cozy facts about stars, moons, and invisible forces. * Mindfulness through Scale: Perspective-shifting concepts that make daily worries feel small. * Continuous Flow: A single, unbroken chapter to prevent wakefulness. * Sleep Induction: A narrative arc that fades into abstraction to trigger drowsiness.
   
  Guided from the familiarity of our solar system toward the faint glow of deep space, the narrative slowly drifts away from immediate concerns. The journey ends without a climax, tapering off into a quiet darkness that allows your mind to melt effortlessly into a restorative slumber.

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  Why Ecosystems Matter -...

  Christopher Wills

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  Every one of Earth's teeming ecosystems is an evolutionary cauldron 
   
   
   
  Christopher Wills's claim has its roots in an insight from Charles Darwin: the interactions between species in an ecosystem are a powerful driver of evolution. In this book Wills describes how, by using the latest genetic techniques, we are probing ecosystems and discovering that even the most apparently barren of them are rich in variety, especially of microbes. Exploring the many ways in which ecosystems have coped with past change, and how rapidly an ecosystem can develop complexity, Wills illuminates a pathway of hope for the natural world that we have so damaged and depleted. Our new genetic knowledge can help these evolutionary cauldrons to continue brewing richness and diversity, the better to heal our living world and to enable our own survival.

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