This book encapsulates the changing dimensions of managerial behaviours through existing microeconomic theories. It throws light on the decision-making process of consumers to demonstrate the potential absorbing capacity of the firms’ produce, with the aim of fulfilling their objectives while being socially sustainable.The book elucidates how management, utilizing strategic planning tools, can maintain profitability in an ever-changing macroeconomic environment. The sectoral/market...

This book examines coastal ecologies under the growing pressures of climate change and climate-related disasters. It explores coastal vulnerability, disaster risk reduction, resilience, and socio-ecological sustainability. Bringing together theory, policy discussion, and empirical case studies, the book highlights how coastal communities, ecosystems, and governance systems respond to climate risks and environmental changes.The book is organized into five parts. The first part intro...

Gaur Gopal Das, India's most-followed monk with over 25 million followers and 2.5 billion video views, brings you a book unlike anything he has ever written before.Most of us spend our lives chasing our dreams - happiness, love, good health, financial freedom, security and more.But can we really have it all?On a cool November morning, Gaur Gopal Das arrives in Jaisalmer to attend his friend Rakesh Arora's son's three-day-lo...

Lama Surya Das, the most highly trained American lama in the Tibetan tradition, presents the definitive book on Western Buddhism for the modern-day spiritual seeker.The radical and compelling message of Buddhism tells us that each of us has the wisdom, awareness, love, and power of the Buddha within; yet most of us are too often like sleeping Buddhas. In Awakening the Buddha Within, Surya Das shows how we can awaken to who we really are in order to lead a ...

Stop going through life, Start growing through life! While navigating their way through Mumbai's horrendous traffic, Gaur Gopal Das and his wealthy young friend Harry get talking, delving into concepts ranging from the human condition to finding one's purpose in life and the key to lasting happiness. Whether you are looking at strengthening your relationships, discovering your true potential, understanding how to do well at work or even how you can give back to the world, Gaur Gopal Das ta...

Technology has changed the way we work, learn, communicate, shop, decide and even think. But are we becoming better at using technology—or simply becoming better at responding to it?Your phone can connect you to almost anyone, answer almost any question, entertain you whenever you are bored and help you complete tasks in seconds. Yet the same technology can quietly fragment your attention, overload your mind, influence your choices and make you feel busy without he...

Ru is a boy from nowhere. Though he lives somewhere—the city of Calcutta—his classmates in school remind him he doesn’t look like them, and must come from somewhere else. When Ru asks his parents, they tell him they are descended from nomads. But even nomads must come from somewhere. The question, forever on the mind of the boy from nowhere, is where.Ru dreams things that wouldn’t seem out of place in the fantasy novels his father read to him when young. Fragments...

This book elaborates on arachidonic acid (AA) as a critical component of cell membranes, impacting membrane fluidity. Chapters discuss how higher AA levels in cell membranes enhance receptor expression and their affinity to proteins, hormones, and growth factors. Further, chapters explore the role of AA as the precursor for pro-inflammatory prostaglandins, thromboxanes, leukotrienes, and anti-inflammatory lipoxin A4, influencing inflammation, wound healing, and homeostasis. The book delves...

For readers of Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination.LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POSTOn a cool evening in Kolkata, India, beneath a full moon, as the whirling rhythms of traveling musicians fill the night, college professor Alok encounters a mysterious stranger with a b...

At a time when the Trump administration is denouncing the world's battle against climate change as a hoax, it's easy to be depressed. The U.S. and a host of major corporations have shelved their efforts to replace carbon-spewing technologies with clean energy. Many countries around the world are now building their military defences instead of planetary defences. Despite years of international pledges, global efforts have failed to stop rising temperatures from endangering the planet.

What if you don't need a complete life transformation to become more successful?What if a few small changes in the way you think, work, spend, learn, and respond to everyday situations could gradually change the direction of your life?100 Tiny Ideas for Success is a practical collection of simple ideas for people who want to improve their lives without complicated formulas, overwhelming routines, or unrealistic promises.

Beloved (tolerated by others, blocked by a few) comedian Vir Das shares his journey as a perpetual outsider, using humor to navigate heartbreak, failure, and the quest for belonging, with chaotic detours through Bollywood and Hollywood.When comedian and actor Vir Das found himself stranded on a pier in Cozumel, Mexico, watching his cruise ship sail away without him due to visa issues, it became a metaphor for his life: he’s always been, and will always be, an outsi...