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Capitalism's Achilles Heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-Market System (Raymond W Baker)

2012-05-03T07:51:00.000-07:00

Title: Capitalism's Achilles Heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free-Market System
Author: Raymond W Baker
Language: English
Pages: 450
File Size: 2.13 MB
File Format: PDF
Category: Politics, Economy

For over forty years in more than sixty countries, Raymond Baker has witnessed the free-market system operating illicitly and corruptly, with devastating consequences. In Capitalism’s Achilles Heel, Baker takes readers on a fascinating journey through the global free-market system and reveals how dirty money, poverty, and inequality are inextricably intertwined. Readers will discover how small illicit transactions lead to massive illegalities and how staggering global income disparities are worsened by the illegalities that permeate international capitalism. Drawing on his experiences, Baker shows how Western banks and businesses use secret transactions and ignore laws while handling some $1 trillion in illicit proceeds each year. He also illustrates how businesspeople, criminals, and kleptocrats perfect the same techniques to shift funds and how these tactics negatively affect individuals, institutions, and countries.

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Electrical Machines (Urdu version by Khalid Khan Yousafzai)

2012-04-01T00:47:00.000-07:00

Title: Electrical Machines (برقی آلات)
Author: Khalid Khan Yousafzai
Language: Urdu
Pages: 508
File Size: 1.76 MB
Password: urdu
File Format: PDF
Category: Engineering

Note: The password of this PDF is "urdu"
The deficiency of good quality Urdu books in the field of science and technology and engineering has been a problem for quite a while now. However some efforts are being made to provide quality books in technological fields. "Electrical Machines" is a great effort by Khalid Khan Yousafzai. Khalid Khan is a professor of Electrical Engineering in COMSATS institute of information technology (CIIT).
This book will greatly benefit those who want to learn engineering in their very own language. i.e, Urdu.

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A Criminal History Of Mankind [Colin Wilson]

2011-09-25T08:34:00.000-07:00

Title: A Criminal History Of Mankind
Author: Colin Wilson
Language: English
Pages: 405
File Size: 1.65 MB
File Format: PDF
Category: History, Military

Colin Wilson tells the story of human violence from Peking Man to the Mafia - taking into account the calculated sadism of the Assyrians, the opportunism of the Greek pirates, the brutality that made Rome the 'razor king of the Mediterranean', the mindless destruction of the Vandals, the mass slaughter of Genghis Khan, Tamurlane, Ivan the Terrible, Vlad the Impaler and more. Each age has a unique characteristic pattern of crime. In the past three centuries crime has changed and evolved until the sex killer and the mass murderer have become symbols of all that is worst about our civilization. But this is not just a study in human depravity; it is an attempt to place crime in perspective against human discovery, exploration and invention. The result is a completely new approach to the history and psychology of human violence.

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The rise and fall of great powers [Paul Kennedy]

2011-09-02T11:45:00.000-07:00

Title: The rise and fall of great powers
Author: Paul Kennedy
Language: English
Pages: 704
File Size: 27.8 mb
File Format: PDF
Category: History

Yale historian Kennedy surveys the ebb and flow of power among the major states of Europe from the 16th centurywhen Europe's preeminence first took shapethrough and beyond the present era when great power status is devolving again upon the extra-European states. Stressing the interrelationships among economic wealth, technological innovation, and the ability of states efficiently to tap their resources for prolonged military preparedness and warmaking, he notes that those states with the relatively greater ability to maintain a balance of military and economic strength assumed the lead. Kennedy never reduces the analysis to crude materialism or empty tautology. Stimulating, erudite, carefully crafted, and readable; for public and academic libraries.
The book is a vigorous entry in the debate over the extent to which national wealth should be used for military purposes.

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Imran Series: Kaghzee Qayamat (part 2) [Mazhar Kaleem]

2011-04-05T04:44:00.000-07:00

Title: Imran Series: Kaghzee Qayamat (part 2)
Author: Mazhar Kaleem
Language: Urdu
Pages: 271
File Size: 3.51 MB
File Format: PDF
Category: Novel, Urdu Literature

Before introducing this novel let us try to imagine:
What drives the modern system of economy?
What are currency notes worth without the confidence of issuing authority?
What can be the worst nightmare of modern capitalistic system of economy?
Quite intriguing! This novel presents a theme which has never been touched before. Kaghazee Qayamat is a catastrophe which is inflicted on people. If paper is manipulated in a particular way, it can do more damage than TNT bombs. Imran and his team-mates are up for their greatest challenge against an international criminal organization with full potential for the execution of plan. Is there a way to stop it? Find out in this classic of Urdu literature.

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Imran Series: Kaghzee Qayamat (part 1) [Mazhar Kaleem]

2011-04-05T04:33:00.000-07:00

Title: Imran Series: Kaghzee Qayamat (part 1)
Author: Mazhar Kaleem
Language: Urdu
Pages: 279
File Size: 3.55 MB
File Format: PDF
Category: Novel, Urdu Literature

Before introducing this novel let us try to imagine:
What drives the modern system of economy?
What are currency notes worth without the confidence of issuing authority?
What can be the worst nightmare of modern capitalistic system of economy?
Quite intriguing! This novel presents a theme which has never been touched before. Kaghazee Qayamat is a catastrophe which is inflicted on people. If paper is manipulated in a particular way, it can do more damage than TNT bombs. Imran and his team-mates are up for their greatest challenge against an international criminal organization with full potential for the execution of plan. Is there a way to stop it? Find out in this classic of Urdu literature.

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Rasool-e-Kaamil [Dr Israr Ahmad]

2010-12-01T08:52:00.000-08:00

Title: Rasool-e-Kaamil
Author: Dr Israr Ahmad
Language: Urdu
Pages: 87
File Size: 1.53 MB
File Format: PDF
Category: Religion, History, Biography

Thousands of books have been written on Islam and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and some brilliant ones as well which are still read all over the world. This book presents the historical and religious account of the events of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) in a revolutionary perspective. It is a biography of Muhammad (PBUH) presenting Islam as a revolutionary movement. Must Read for students of religion and history.

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The Tragedy of Karbala [Dr Israr Ahmad]

2010-11-30T03:32:00.000-08:00

Title: The Tragedy of Karbala
Author: Dr Israr Ahmed
Size: 85kB
Pages: 25
Format: PDF

Category: History, Religion

Karbala is the incident which had far reaching effects on Islamic world and history. These effects can still be felt. The martyrdom(Shahadah) of Hussain(R.A) is one of the most unfortunate incidents of history. Dr Israr describes the incident in this short book. This is one of the several opinions and interpretations on the historic incident.

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The Objective and Goal of Muhammad's Prophethood(PBUH) in the Light of Holy Quran [Dr Israr Ahmad]

2010-11-25T09:14:00.000-08:00

Title: The Objective and Goal of Muhammad's Prophethood (PBUH) in the Light of Holy Quran
Author: Dr Israr Ahmad
Size: 1.7 MB
Format: PDF
Pages: 28
Language: English
Genre: Religion

What is special about Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)? What makes him different from other Prophets? What is the purpose of the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)?
This book answers these questions comprehensively. The beautiful design and nice smooth font makes this book easier and more interesting to read. Must read for students of religion and anyone who wants to know about the topic.

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Indian Non-Veg Food Recipes [Sunitha]

2010-11-04T21:43:00.000-07:00

Title: Indian Non-Veg Food Recipes
Author: Come2India
Category: Food
Format: PDF
Language: English
Pages: 14
Size: 396 kB

We present here – a small collection of Meat based Recipes (Non vegetarian) culled from the famed Chettinad in Tamil Nadu, South India. In India, Biryani – the aromatic rice is cooked along with equal portions of mutton spiced with exotic spices and cooked slowly – so that every morsel you eat has imbibed the flavor of all the ingredients.This recipe has been influenced greatly by the Moghalaya tradition and perfected over centuries.

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Mindsurge - The Consciousness Revolution [Iain Legg]

2010-11-04T21:22:00.000-07:00

Title: Mindsurge - The Consciousness Revolution
Author: Iain Legg
Category: Self Improvement
Mind power research makes 'world first' find: what force is required to change your psychic reality into a physical reality. Plus the complete Dream programming technique revealed for the very first time - how to improve your life while sleeping. Also how you can heal people across the world with the power of your mind in Remote Influencing (comes with a remote influencing exercise you can try).

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Propaganda [Edward Bernays]

2010-10-19T08:39:00.000-07:00

Title: Propaganda
Author: Edward Bernays
Format: PDF (354kB), HTML
Pages: 159

Edward Louis Bernays (November 22, 1891 – March 9, 1995), was an American pioneer in the field of public relations and propaganda along with Ivy Lee, referred to in his obituary as "the father of public relations". Combining the ideas of Gustave Le Bon and Wilfred Trotter on crowd psychology with the psychoanalytical ideas of his uncle, Dr. Sigmund Freud (The father of Psychology), Bernays was one of the first to attempt to manipulate public opinion using the subconscious.
He felt this manipulation was necessary in society, which he regarded as irrational and dangerous as a result of the 'herd instinct' that Trotter had described. Adam Curtis's award-winning 2002 documentary for the BBC, The Century of the Self, pinpoints Bernays as the originator of modern public relations, and Bernays was named one of the 100 most influential Americans of the 20th century by Life magazine.

Propaganda is a 1928 book by Edward Bernays. It argued that the scientific manipulation of public opinion was necessary to overcome chaos and conflict in society:
The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. ...We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. ...In almost every act of our daily lives, whether in the sphere of politics or business, in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons...who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires which control the public mind.

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson]

2010-10-18T06:33:00.000-07:00

Format: PDF
Language: English
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) is a novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures.

The tale is filled with allusions to Dodgson's friends (and enemies), and to the lessons that British schoolchildren were expected to memorize. The tale plays with logic in ways that have given the story lasting popularity to adults as well as children. It is considered to be one of the most characteristic examples of the genre of literary nonsense, and its narrative course and structure has been enormously influential, mainly in the fantasy genre.

The book is commonly referred to by the abbreviated title Alice in Wonderland, an alternative title popularized by the numerous stage, film and television adaptations of the story produced over the years. Some printings of this title contain both Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There.

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The Lost Symbol [Dan Brown]

2010-10-17T09:13:00.000-07:00

Category: Fiction (Novel)
Format: PDF
Language: English
The Lost Symbol is a 2009 novel by American writer Dan Brown.It is a thriller set in Washington, D.C., after the events of The Da Vinci Code, and relies Freemasonary for both its recurring theme and its major characters.
Released on September 15, 2009, it is the third Brown novel to involve the character of Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon, following 2000's Angels & Demons and 2003's The Da Vinci Code. It had a first printing of 6.5 million (5 million in North America, 1.5 million in the UK), the largest in Doubleday history. On its first day the book sold one million in hardcover and e-book versions in the U.S., the UK and Canada, making it the fastest selling adult novel in history. It was number one on the New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction for the first six weeks of its release, and remained there until January 24 of the following year.

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Abdullah [Hashim Nadeem]

2010-10-16T04:41:00.000-07:00

Catogory: Fiction
Genre: Novel
Format: PDF
Language: Urdu

Hashim Nadeem Khan, from Baluchistan(Pakistan), famous for his playwrights. He also produced 27 Telefilms & 11 Drama Serial as 1st private producer, in which he was also writer and director. Basically associated with civil service but due to his unique style of narration; now widely recognised as a successful Novelist.
Abdullah is the third novel written by Hashim Nadeem Khan. Prior to Abdullah, his 2 novels “Khuda Aur Mohabbat” & “Bachpan Ka December” has got international acclaim and critic appreciations after publication. Hashim Nadeem’s Best Seller Abdullah is the story of a journey from ‘Virtual Love’ to ‘Real Love’. A story which unfolds the secrets of a different and parallel world. To be a part of this voyage, the Novel is here.. but don’t forget to add your comments.

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Career Satisfaction From Within [Chris Edgar]

2010-10-16T04:28:00.000-07:00

This book takes a spiritual approach to creating lasting career satisfaction by helping readers cultivate an inner sense of wholeness. This feeling of completeness helps people transcend the anxieties that prevent them from finding focus and passion in their work. The exercises in the book, which largely involve visualization, meditation and conscious breathing, help readers realize that they are complete and worthwhile beings, no matter what their career situations.

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Autobiography of Charles Darwin [Charles Darwin]

2010-10-16T04:20:00.000-07:00

This is the autobiography of Mr Charles Darwin (1809-1882). Charles Robert Darwin, the scientist, produced a prolific array of work during his lifetime.

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Magic for beginners [Joseph Then]

2010-10-13T01:39:00.000-07:00

Learn magic through a few simple stunts,mental magic, spelling magic, money magic and more withen a few minutes.

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Duckworth Lewis Method [ICC]

2010-10-13T01:08:00.000-07:00

Format: PDF, HTML

Language: English

In the sport of cricket, the Duckworth–Lewis method (D/L method) is a mathematical way to calculate the target score for the team batting second in a one-day cricket or Twenty20 cricket match interrupted by weather or other circumstance. The D/L method sets revised targets in rain-interrupted limited-overs cricket matches in accordance with the relative run scoring resources which are at the disposal of the two sides. It is generally accepted to be a fair and accurate method of setting a target score, but as it attempts to predict what would have happened had the game come to its natural conclusion, it generates some controversy. The D/L method was devised by two English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis.

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Duckworth and Lewis

Here is an online calculator for DL method:

http://www.duckworth-lewis.com/CalculatorforT20ODI/tabid/56/language/en-US/Default.aspx

Calculate the result of your rain affected matches and enjoy!

Hamoodur Rahman Commission Report (1971)

2010-10-12T23:03:00.000-07:00

The most important incident in the history of Pakistan was separation of East and West Pakistan.
The Hamoodur Rahman commission was constituted by Pakistan Government to investigate the Bangladesh atrocities during the Bangladesh Liberation War and the military and political causes of the country's defeat in the 1971 war. It was asked to investigate "the circumstances in which the Commander, Eastern command, surrendered and the members of the Armed Forces of Pakistan under his command laid down their arms and a cease-fire was ordered along the borders of West Pakistan and India and along the cease-fire line in the State of Jammu and Kashmir." The report was very critical of the role of Pakistan's military and politicians and its publication was disallowed at the time.
The findings of this report are now available to the world. Those interested in South Asia don't miss this one.

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The biography of Abraham Lincoln [James Russell Lowell]

2010-10-10T06:40:00.000-07:00

The biography of Abraham Lincoln by James Russell Lowell
Format: HTML, PDF, ePub, Mobipocket
Language: English

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ABC of Hypnosis [I Feel Good Magazine]

2010-10-10T06:32:00.000-07:00

Understand Hypnosis – What’s True and What’s Not; How to Do It and Do It Right; How to Use It to Have Super Confidence, Break from Bad Habits, Lose Weight, and Excel in Life!

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Labbaik [Mumtaz Mufti]

2010-10-09T22:21:00.000-07:00

Labbaik by Mumtaz Mufti
Format: PDF
Language: Urdu

A travelogue and reportage of Mumtaz Mufti Sahab's Hajj - a true classic of Urdu Literature, 'Labbaik' is one of the best selling books in Pakistan.

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Policraticus [John of Salisbury]

2010-10-09T10:57:00.000-07:00

Policraticus
by
John of Salisbury
1159

Various translations — Argued that citizens have the right to depose and kill tyrannical rulers.
Another writer and hence another political view. Nothing much to say. Checkout the work!

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Machiavelli and Empire [Mikael Hörnqvist]

2010-10-09T10:13:00.000-07:00

Machiavelli and Empire By Mikael Hörnqvist

Exploring both the political and intellectual contexts within which Machiavelli's political vision was formed, Mikael Hornqvist stresses the classical and rhetorical character of Machiavelli's thought. He analyzes his preoccupation with glory and liberality in relation to the revival of Roman ideas of triumphalism. The result is a revealing account of the formation of Machiavelli's characteristic preoccupations.

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