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50 Greatest Speeches of the World by Ed. George Harris

Speeches are in themselves an art. Everyone cannot make speeches. They can of course address the people through words, but they cannot be called speeches. Moreover all the speeches that have been delivered are not good. What then is the quality required for the words to form a good speech. Great speeches are not time bound. They are eternal rather they have everlasting impact; very often excerpts from them are quoted by other speakers; thus making them timeless. Some of the speeches included in the book resulted in assassina-tion; execution and war. One of the speeches turned to be very prophetic. It was Martin Luther King’s speech—I’ve been to the Mountaintop, delivered the evening before he was assassinated. Reading the speeches one gains immensely from the contents. It gives an insight to the time, person who delivered it and the audience it was addressed to. The speaker comes alive through his speeches. Therefore it is fruitful to read the speeches and get to know the speaker through them. This book I am sure will enlighten the reader and broaden his/her outlook and perceive the orator and his time in a new light.

50 Mahan Swatantrata Senani by Rishi Raj

जिन लोगों ने देश को स्वाधीन कराने का स्वप्न देखा, इसकी कल्पना की और दृढ निश्चय कर अपना सर्वस्व बलिदान कर दिया, उनका पुण्य स्मरण करना हमारा पुनीत कर्तव्य है। उनके बलिदान को आज की युवा पीढ़ी तक पहुँचाना हमारा परम धर्म है। जिस आजादी की हवा में हम साँस ले पा रहे हैं, अपने लिए, अपने घर-परिवार के लिए कुछ कर पा रहे हैं, इसमें कहीं-न-कहीं उन सभी के बलिदान की सुगंध है। इसलिए इन हुतात्माओं को कोटि-कोटि वंदन-अभिनंदन! शहीदों से जुडे़ स्थानों पर जाना, उनको समय-समय पर याद करना व उनको श्रद्धांजलि देना, यह हमारी रोजमर्रा की जिंदगी का हिस्सा होना चाहिए। आनेवाली पीढि़यों को अपने गौरवमयी अतीत व हमारे शूरवीरों के महान् जीवन से परिचय करवाना हम सबका धर्म बनता है। राष्ट्र के लिए अपना सर्वस्व अर्पित करनेवाले हुतात्माओं की एक लंबी शृंखला है। उनमें से 50 अमर सपूतों के प्रेरणाप्रद जीवन से पाठकों को परिचित कराने का यह उपक्रम है, जो निश्चित रूप से हर भारतीय को पढ़ना ही चाहिए।

50 Military Leader by Rajpal Singh

इस पुस्तक में मात्र युद्ध विद्या का बखान नहीं किया गया है, बल्कि ऐसे सैन्य अधिनायकों के जीवन पर रोशनी डाली गई है, जिन्होंने विश्व इतिहास को अत्यधिक प्रभावित किया, चाहे प्रशंसात्मक दृष्टि में, चाहे निंदात्मक दृष्टि में। जरूरी नहीं कि इस पुस्तक में शामिल किए गए सभी लीडर सर्वश्रेष्ठ रहे हों या कुशल कूटनीतिज्ञ और महानतम शूरवीर ही रहे हों; मगर इतना तय है कि ये ऐसे लोग थे, जिन्होंने सही या गलत कारणों से युद्धक्षेत्र में कदम रखा और विश्वइतिहास को प्रभावित किया। इवान एक औसत सेनाध्यक्ष था; मगर उसका शासनकाल इतिहास के लिए एक निर्णायक मोड़ साबित हुआ। एडोल्फ हिटलर क्रूर सेनानायक था; पर उसके कारण दुनिया में जबरदस्त बदलाव आया। इस पुस्तक को पढ़ने के बाद आप भी इस बात से इनकार नहीं कर पाएँगे कि इसमें वर्णित लोगों का व्यक्तित्व ऐसा था, जिन्होंने धरती पर मानव जाति के इतिहास पर सर्वाधिक प्रभाव डाला।

50 Safaltam Vyaktiyon Ke Success Secrets by Mahesh Dutt Sharma

संकल्प • हारने से कैसा डरना • जिंदादिली • लक्ष्य की ओर यात्रा का आनंद • काम में लगे रहें • पूरे मन से काम करें • अपनी प्रतिभा को निखारें • असफलताओं से सीख • अपने मूल्यों को उन्नत करें • जितना हो सके, उतनी मेहनत करें • अपनी टीम को प्रेरित रखें • जो लक्ष्य तय करें, वही करें • खुद पर विश्वास रखें • नकारात्मक न हों • अपना सर्वश्रेष्ठ प्रयास करें • खूब सपने देखें • धैर्य एवं दृढ़ता • कृतज्ञता • करुणा • आत्मविश्वास • अनुशासन • एकाग्रता • गिरकर हर बार उठना • जिंदगी में प्रतिबद्धता • सही राह पर चलना • मितव्ययिता • कृतज्ञता गुणकारी • सत्य • कुछ भी असंभव नहीं है • दूसरों से सबक लेने से कभी न चूकें • डर और संदेह का सामना करें • सिर्फ पैसा बनाने के लिए कारोबार नहीं • सुनो, बेस्ट लो, बाकी छोड़ो • सकारात्मक दृष्टिकोण • इनसानियत • चीजों को देखने का तरीका बदलें • चरित्र व आचरण की महत्ता • दोष नहीं, उपाय खोजें। डॉ. ए.पी.जे. अब्दुल कलाम, एलन मस्क, जिग जिगलर, जेफ बेजोस, जैक मा, दलाई लामा, बॉब प्रॉक्टर, मार्क जुकरबर्ग, रतन टाटा, वेन डायर, सुंदर पिचाई, स्टीव जॉब्स, स्वामी विवेकानंद सहित विश्व की सफलतम पचास विभूतियों के प्रेरक व्यक्तित्व से चुने हुए उपर्युक्त बिंदु जीवन में सफलता पाने के गुरुमंत्र हैं। इन्हें व्यवहार में लाकर कोई भी अपने जीवन में सकारात्मक भाव जाग्रत् करके मानवीय जीवनमूल्यों के साथ सफलता के पथ पर आगे बढ़ सकेगा।

500 of the Best Cockney War Stories by Various

"From the countless tales collected by the London Evening News these five hundred, many of them illustrated by the great war-time artist, Bert Thomas, have been chosen as a fitting climax and perpetuation." -Editor's Foreword

51 Rochak Baal Kahaniyan by Dr. Saraswati Bali

अगले दिन राजीव क्लास से बाहर ही अपनी मैडम से मिला। ‘‘गुड मॉर्निंग मैम!’’ कहकर वह वहीं खड़ा हो गया। ‘‘गुड मॉर्निंग। बोलो राजीव क्या बात है?’’ मैडम ने पूछा। ‘‘मैम, आपसे एक जरूरी बात पूछनी थी।’’ ‘‘हाँ-हाँ, बोलो क्या बात है?’’ मैम ने कहा। ‘‘मैम, हमारे पड़ोस में एक लड़का रहता है। वह बोलने में हकलाता है और थोड़ा मंदबुद्धि भी है। क्या उसे स्कूल में दाखिला मिल सकता है?’’ राजीव ने थोड़ा डरते-घबराते हुए अपनी बात कही। ‘‘हाँ-हाँ, क्यों नहीं। अभी कल ही प्रिंसिपल साहब ने इस बारे में घोषणा की है। राजीव तुम क्लास में चलो। इस विषय में सारी बात विस्तार से पता करके मैं तुम्हें कल बताऊँगी।’’ मैडम ने आश्वासन दिया। ‘‘थैंक यू मैम।’’ कहकर राजीव उत्साहपूर्वक क्लास में चला गया। इसी संग्रह से ——1—— ये कहानियाँ विशेष तौर पर दस से पंद्रह वर्ष के बच्चों व किशोरों के लिए लिखी गई हैं, जिन्हें बढ़ने की उम्र में किसी दिशा को समझने की जरूरत होती है। आशा है इन कहानियों को पढ़कर बच्चे व किशोर अवश्य अपने लिए कोई सार्थक दिशा ढूँढ़ पाने में समर्थ होंगे।

51 Vigyan Prayog by Shyam Sunder Sharma

प्रयोग हमेशा बड़े ही नहीं होते और न ही हमेशा वे सुसज्जित प्रयोगशालाओं में, जिनमें सब प्रकार की सुविधाएँ उपलब्ध होती हैं, किए जाते हैं। अनेक प्रयोग घरों में भी आसानी से, उपलब्ध सामानों से, किए जा सकते हैं। हम इस पुस्तक में कुछ ऐसे प्रयोग बता रहे हैं, जिन्हें तुम अपने घरों में भी, आसानी से उपलब्ध चीजों की सहायता से, कर सकते हो। प्रयोगों के बाद उनमें निहित सिद्धांतों को समझाने का भी प्रयत्न किया गया है। आशा है, तुम रुचि लेकर ये प्रयोग करोगे और उनसे कुछ सीखोगे। हो सकता है कि तुममें से कुछ बच्चों को इन प्रयोगों से वैज्ञानिक बनने की प्रेरणा मिल जाय। यदि ऐसा हो जाए तो हम सबको बहुत खुशी होगी।

80 Din Mein Duniya Ki Sair by Jules Verne

अस्सी दिन में दुनिया की सैर—जूल्स वर्न फिलियास फॉग ने अपनी विश्‍व यात्रा 80 दिनों में पूरी की थी। उन्होंने इसके लिए हर साधन का उपयोग किया—स्टीमर, रेलवे, सामान ढोनेवाली गाड़ी, व्यापारिक जहाज, बर्फ पर चलनेवाली गाड़ी और हाथी इत्यादि। फॉग ने 80 दिनों में पूरा विश्‍व भ्रमण करने के ठीक 2 दिन बाद शादी कर ली, जो इस यात्रा की सबसे बड़ी उपलब्धि थी। विश्‍वविख्यात कथा-शिल्पी जूल्स वर्न ने इस रोमांचक यात्रा का बड़ा ही मनोरंजक वर्णन किया है। अनेक सभ्यता-संस्कृतियों, स्थान-प्रदेशों एवं नाना वृत्ति-प्रकृति के लोगों का वर्णन बड़ा ही आह्लादकारी है। विज्ञान कथाओं के महान् लेखक जूल्स वर्न की मनोरंजन से भरपूर अद‍्भुत यात्रा-कथा।

A Barren Title by T. W. Speight

John Fildew at this time was about fifty-two years of age, but looked somewhat older. Thirty years previously he had been accounted a very handsome man, and there were still sufficient traces of bygone good looks to make credible such a tradition. But the once clear-cut aquiline nose was now growing more coarse and bibulous-looking with every year, and the once shapely waist was putting on a degree of convexity that troubled its possessor far more than any other change that time had seen fit to afflict him with. As yet he was by no means bald, and his iron-gray hair, however thin it might be at the crown, was still plentiful at the sides and back, and being seldom operated upon by the tonsorial scissors, its long, straggling ends mingled with the tangled growth of his whiskers and lay on the collar of his coat behind. Grizzled, too, were whiskers, beard, and mustache, but all unkempt and apparently uncared for, growing as they listed, and only impatiently snipped at now and again by Mr. Fildew himself, when his mustache had grown so long as to be inconvenient at meal-times. His eyes were his best feature. They were dark, piercing, and deep-set, and were overhung by thick, bushy brows, which showed as yet no signs of age. Their ordinary expression was one of cold, quiet watchfulness, but they were occasionally lighted up by gleams of a grim, sardonic humor, accompanied by a half-contemptuous smile and at such times it was possible to understand how it happened that many not over-observant people came to regard him as a genial, good-hearted, easy-tempered fellow, when, in truth, there was scarcely one touch of real geniality in his composition.

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary by Richard Watson

A Biblical and Theological Dictionary' by Richard Watson consists explanatory notes about the history, manners, and customs of the Jews, and neighbouring nations. It was first published in the year 1832.

A Biography of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence and of Washington and Patrick Henry by L. Carroll Judson

The present book by L. Carroll Judson is a compandium of biographies of those leaders and eminent personalities of America whose constant efforts and solitude helped in the constitution of the United States of America. This book was first published in the year 1839.

A Book of Christian Sonnets by William Ferneley Allen

A collection of such distinct, separate little poems,—mostly written within a recent period,—and not mingled with other forms of poetry,—constitutes this little volume.

A Bouquet of Flowers by Dr. Krishna Saksena

The human life that we get after many births is priceless. It has to be spent in a very careful manner. Shakespeare words ‘that life does not mean anything’, does not stand. Nature is a very important part of our lives.

A Brief History of the King’s Royal Rifle Corps by Sir Edward Hutton

This abridged history of the Regiment has been prepared by certain members of the History Committee, and edited by the Chairman. The Chairman (Lieut.-General Sir Edward Hutton) is indebted to the following members of the Regimental History Committee:—Major-General Astley Terry, Major the Hon. C. Sackville-West, Captain Hereward Wake, and also to Colonel Horatio Mends for the contribution, wholly or in part, of Part I, Sec. 3; Part II, Secs. 4 and 5; Part III, Secs. 9 and 10; and Part III, Secs. 7 and 8 respectively. The existing short history, written by Major-General Astley Terry and Colonel Mends and published with the Standing Orders of the Regiment, has been taken as a basis.

A Brief History of the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers by T. C. (Theophilus Charles) Noble

To my brother Ironmongers, “root and branch,” I dedicate this “brief history” of our ancient Guild. Notwithstanding the innumerable facts printed in the following pages, the work must only be considered as an historical essay upon the tenth of the twelve “great” Livery Companies of the City of London.

A Budget of Christmas Tales by Charles Dickens and Others by Herbert W. Collingwood et al.

First compiled and published in the year 1859, the present book is a collection of classic short stories written by many of the best writers of the 19th century in Europe on the theme of Christmas.

A Capillary Crime, and Other Stories by Francis Davis Millet

NEAR the summit of the hill in the Quartier Montmartre, Paris, is a little street in which the grass grows between the paving-stones, as in the avenues of some dead old Italian city. Tall buildings border it for about one third its length, and the walls of tiny gardens, belonging to houses on adjacent streets, occupy the rest of its extent. It is a populous thoroughfare, but no wheels pass through it, for the very good reason that near the upper end it suddenly takes a short turn, and shoots up the hill at an incline too steep for a horse to climb.

A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Felix Dahn

Whoever has been at Friedrichshafen on beautiful Lake Constance, on a clear August day, and watched the sun setting in splendor behind the tops of the beeches of Manzell; whoever has seen the waves of the lake and the snow-capped peaks of the Alps from Sentis to the Allgau Mountains glow in the crimson light, while the notes of the Ave Maria float softly over forest, meadow, and water, will treasure the memory of the peaceful scene throughout his whole life.

A Cello For Bihar by Dr. Rakesh Chopra

The year was 1950. Khem Rao was just another child born in a remote farming village in Bihar. His life’s script was expected to be no different to anyone else born under the same circumstances. However, destiny had other plans. This book charts the course of his extraordinary life and his prodigious music talent. This is a story of hardship. Of trial and tribulations. Of the hand of fate. Of hope and achievement. Of love and heartbreak. His life exemplifies that it matters little from where you start, but where you finish.

A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson

First published in the year 1885, the present book 'A Child's Garden of Verses' is a collection of children's poetry written by famous writer Robert Louis Stevenson. The poems are written in the style of pre-realism era, and depict real time situations with utmost innocence on behalf of children.

A Child’s Guide to Pictures by Charles H. Caffin

But it is not this view of pictures that we are going to talk about in the present book. I shall have very little to say about the subjects of pictures—partly because you can find out for yourselves what subjects interest you; but mostly, because the subject of a picture has so very little to do with its beauty as a work of art. For it is this view of a picture, as being a work of art, that I shall try to keep before you.

A Child’s History of England by Charles Dickens

A Child's History of England is a book by Charles Dickens. It first appeared in serial form in Household Words, running from 25 January 1851 to 10 December 1853.

A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost-Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is a novella by Charles Dickens.

A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas by Charles Dickens

Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it: and Scrooge’s name was good upon ’Change, for anything he chose to put his hand to. Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail. Mind! I don’t mean to say that I know, of my own knowledge, what there is particularly dead about a door-nail. I might have been inclined, myself, to regard a coffin-nail as the deadest piece of ironmongery in the trade. But the wisdom of our ancestors is in the simile; and my unhallowed hands shall not disturb it, or the Country’s done for. You will therefore permit me to repeat, emphatically, that Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

A Code for the Government of Armies in the Field by Francis Lieber

A Code For the Government of Armies in the Field' was printed as manuscript for the Board appointed by the Secretary of War “To propose amendments or changes in the rules and articles of war, and a code of regulations for the government of armies in the field, as authorized by the Laws and Usages of War.” Francis Lieber, Member of the Board, is recognized as the author of this document, which was published in February, 1863.

A Collection of Beatrix Potter Stories by Beatrix Potter

ONCE upon a time there were four little Rabbits, and their names were— Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-tail, and Peter. They lived with their Mother in a sand-bank, underneath the root of a very big fir tree. "NOW, my dears," said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don't go into Mr. McGregor's garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs. McGregor."

A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays by Willa Cather

"No, Antone, I have told thee many times, no, thou shalt not sell it until I am gone.” “But I need money; what good is that old fiddle to thee? The very crows laugh at thee when thou art trying to play. Thy hand trembles so thou canst scarce hold the bow. Thou shalt go with me to the Blue to cut wood to-morrow. See to it thou art up early.”

A Colonial Reformer, Vol. III (of 3) by Rolf Boldrewood

"In the strange exceptional condition of nervous tension up to which that marvellous instrument, the human ‘harp of a thousand strings,’ is capable of being wound, under the pressure of dread and perplexity, there is a type of visitor whose face is always hailed with pleasure. This is a fact as unquestionable as the converse proposition. For the bien-venu under such delicate and peculiar circumstances, helpfulness, sympathy, and decision are indispensable. of no avail are weakly condolences or mild assenting pity. The power to dispense substantial aid may or may not be wanting. But the friend in need must have the moral power and clearness of mental vision which render decisiveness possible and just. His fiat, favourable or unfavourable, lets in the light, separates real danger from undefined terror, offers security for well-grounded hope, or persuades to the calmness of resignation." -an excerpt

A Comic History of the United States by Livingston Hopkins

A Comic History of the United States" by Livingston Hopkins. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre.