David, a mine engineer stationed in Kenya, and his wife, Marla, unable to conceive, adopt a black infant and name him Thomas. After coming back to the States, Marla goes through corrective surgery and gives birth to a girl, Kim. Growing together Thomas and Kim fall in love and have sex. When Thomas accidentally learns that his adoptive parents do not really want him, he leaves home and Kim becomes a runaway to be with him. Since Kim is still underage, the young lovers escape to Mexico to e...

Tandav is a sad story of unspoken love between two men, Kevin, a successful and rich structural engineer, and Patrick, a financially strapped HIV positive dancer in recovery. Kevin is uncomfortable living with his wife, Annie, without knowing why. He seeks divorce and loses custody of his daughter, Kimberley, age 12. But when Kimberley runs away from her mother's home to be with him, Annie is livid but he is happy. Still feeling lonely, Kevin joins a hiking group, meets Patrick, and brings...

These Stories:Both stories are set in Japan and are about two Japanese women who have their love secrets.Memories of a Distant Star is the story of a young married woman who is compelled by her emotions to retrace her steps on a mountain trail where her first love had bloomed, a one-sided love for Eiichi whom she would never see again. She recalls the moments spent with her companion, and his enchanting poetic stories about the universe and the life within. She relives the d...

राजेन्द्र कुमार के इस संग्रह में उनके पिछले संग्रहों से कुछ अलग मनःस्थिति की कविताएँ हैं—ऐसी खिड़कियों की तरह, जो बाहर से ज्यादा, कवि के अपने भीतर की ओर खुलती हैं। कुछ-कुछ मीर की तरह की अपनी विकलता में 'ये धुआँ कहाँ से उठता है' की सुरागरसी-सी करती हुई।हमारा समय गुरूर में है कि उसने मनुष्य को क्या- क्या नहीं बख्शा है। 'मनुष्यता' उदास है कि वह किस क़दर अकेली होती जा रही है। जीवन में बहुत कुछ है— काम्य-अकाम्य। ये कविताएँ काम्य- अकाम्य के ऐसे संधिस्थल की कविताएँ हैं, जहाँ आशा-निराशा, अँ...

Jason, an alcoholic, having lost everything except his life, seeks support from AA. Staying sober is still a daily struggle. One day, however, is the beginning of a change from struggle to hope when, Emily, a richly dressed woman with a hostile attitude, walks into an AA meeting he is attending. Hope for himself and for someone else. A simple talk between the two about addiction and AA at coffee grows into friendship and, for Jason, into love which remains one-sided and unexpressed. But hi...

The book is expressly written for the young minds because they are our best hope for a safer tomorrow. The book is profusely illustrated, as it offers a joyride to the world of the whole range of hazards through simplified teaching-learning process, with less of teaching and more of learning. This is because most readers would love to learn without actually being taught. The book is designed to take advantage of distilled wisdom of centuries to inspire and enlighten the common man to turn ...

This book provides a state-of-the-art overview of current achievements and future possibilities for the application of epigenetic and epigenomic techniques to the improvement of crops. Creating crops more resilient to the stresses caused by climate change will be an important part of a climate-smart and sustainable agriculture strategy for the future. All critical environmental stressors are explored: temperature, salt, drought, pollutants, pests, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. The exciting...

The politicians are very vocal about what they believe, but what they say is mostly lies. Not always, but mostly. They will tell you only what they think will get them elected. So, if you want to know what the Republican Party of the United States of America truly stands for, read this book. The material for this book primarily comes from avowed Republicans, who express their views in casual settings, among family and friends, on all kinds of topics, through their actions and written or sp...

It is a proud feeling for me to publish and present the first edition of my book, India At A Glance. The book is being published through reputed publisher Partridge India. The book, which has hit the stands, has been written with an exceptionally optimistic outlook about India. There is no ill-intention to undermine or give any sweeping opinion about any Government or individual. If anything is allowed to happen that is due to circumstances prevailing at a particular time and customary eth...

The main aims of this book are to summarize the fundamentals, synthesis methods, properties and applications of nanomaterials, so as to provide readers with a systematic knowledge on nanomaterials. In addition, the book covers most commonly used characterization tools pertaining to nanomaterials. Further, it deals with relevant aspects of nanocomposites which contains dispersion of nano-sized particulates, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in the matrices (polymer, metal and ceramic). It also di...

This book integrates a science and business approach to provide an introduction and an insider view of intellectual property issues within the biotech industry, with case studies and examples from developing economy markets. Broad in scope, this book covers key principles in pharmaceutical, industrial, and agricultural biotechnology within four parts. Part 1 details the principles of intellectual property and biotechnology. Part 2 covers plant biotechnology, including biotic and abiotic st...

Somdutt and Chandrmukhi are upper-caste Hindus belonging to Indias affluent bourgeoisie. Like most Hindu secularists-leftists, they are moral snobs who attack Hindu fundamentalism not only because it will impede the modernization of their co-religionists but also to appease Muslims whose resistance to the reformation of their archaic traditions and personal laws mainly out of antipathy to Hindus, who advocate it, they secretly despise as asinine! Their indifference to the Muslims economic ...