Dead Boy’s Game and The Broken Vow is the first book of Magical Rome Universe.Late at night in Magical Rome, an elderly druid plunges two baby boys into a cauldron bubbling with a mysterious potion.One boy is alive; the other, dead.Instantly, a spectacular magic begins inside the cauldron — life diffuses from the living boy to the dead.Thirty-seven years pass … and the two boys, oblivious of their magical past, grow up believing that their b...

Destiny is a journey, not a finish-line. A warrior designs his destiny with each step along his path.I have fought pirates on the choppy waters of the Mediterranean Sea. I have wept beside the statue of Alexander, in Hispania. I have risen from defeat at the hands of Pompey, who was once my friend.On the muddy banks of the Rubicon, I have made a difficult decision for a unique problem—just like you might be facing today.But guess wh...

The Kisan Andolan or the Indian farmers’ protest of 2020–2021 is one of the longest and biggest (and victorious) social movements in the history of independent India. This book adopts a multidisciplinary approach to contextualise the movement in the long run. It engages with the historical, social and religious roots of the Andolan, examining what makes it so unique and transformative for Indian polity. It explores the (dis)continuities with previous resistance and contestation movements i...

The purpose of this e-book is to provide entrepreneurs with a new way of thinking and managing business issues in a totally new dimension whereby they can conduct their business affairs in the best possible ways amidst situations and events such as global pandemic crisis and economic recessions. When such situation arises, entrepreneurs generally fails to appreciate that they may already have readily available excellent resources within their team that can work around the problems and find...

This e-book attempts to provide most aspiring people with information and ideas to progress in their personal and financial life. Thinking of earning more money, everyone does exactly that, thinking, dreaming and wanting that rich lifestyle. For many, their thinking and dreaming never materialises although they have all the right talents, knowledge, skills and experience. Even if you lack of these qualities, nothing should stop you from progressing in your personal and financial life and e...

This volume provides a unique insight into the ways local governments have maintained financial resilience in the face of the significant challenges posed by the era of austerity. Taking an international perspective, it provides an enlightening and practical analysis of the different capacities and responses that local governments deploy to cope with financial shocks.Moving beyond traditional approaches dealing with financial stress, the financial resilience perspective reveals a w...

For all the attention globalization has received in recent years, little consensus has emerged concerning how best to understand it. For some, it is the happy product of free and rational choices; for others, it is the unfortunate outcome of impersonal forces beyond our control. It is in turn celebrated for the opportunities it affords and criticized for the inequalities in wealth and power it generates.David Singh Grewal’s remarkable and ambitious book draws on several centuries o...