Dr P: 360 books

Anger is an emotion that all of us are familiar with. Anger is something that all of us have felt. No human can claim that he or she has never felt angry. From a small child to the elderly, irrespective of gender, nationality, socio-economic status, race, creed or caste, anger is present in each and...

The burden of hate, of resentment, of guilt, of anger, of being a victim, is too heavy to bear. The journey of life demands that we travel light. There is only so much that we can carry; any extra burden weighs us down. And most hurts of the past have today become irrelevant; they have no meaning,...

Your fear is a hundred percent dependent on you for its survival, says Steve Maraboli. And it is so true. Fear is different from caution. Caution is common sense, where we take care. Not putting our hands into a fire, or jumping from the terrace of a building is caution and common sense. That is not...

We are born into this world without asking for it. We are fed and nursed from the first day of life, without asking for it. The earth abounds in plant and animal life, in rivers, in rocks, in seas, in mountains, all of which exist without us having to ask for them or pay for them. Our very life here...

Indian writing in English is in its Himalayan heights these days. Our writers have set milestones in the field of poetry, fiction and drama. Now Indian authors in English are no longer dependent on their British counterparts, rather they are flourishing by leaps and bounds by dint of their own caliber...

Plato’s Caribbean Atlantis provides a scientific explanation for the greatest and most misunderstood archaeological mystery of any era – the lost civilisation of Atlantis. In his two works, the 'Timaeus' and 'Critias', the Ancient Greek philosopher Plato wrote in about 360 BCE about a powerful Atlantean...

Theodore Roosevelt used to say “Believe you can, and you are half way there”. This one sentence embodies what true faith is all about. What is faith? It is a strong belief –a belief in oneself, a belief in the process of existence, in God, in the Universe, in one’s fellow human beings, in...

We come into this earth empty, naked, with nothing to call our own, except our body, which too is given to us by our parents and by the laws of nature. We are empty, nothing, when we are born. And when we die, we are again empty, naked. We cannot take anything with us, when we go. Not even our own...

Who else but Mary Poppins can lead the Banks children on such extraordinary adventures? Together they all meet the Goosegirl and the Swineherd, argue with talking cats on a distant planet, make the acquaintance of the folks who live under dandelions, and celebrate a birthday by dancing with their own shadows. And that’s just for starters!

Behavior change is central to the pursuit of sustainability. This book details how to use community-based social marketing to motivate environmental protection behaviors as diverse as water and energy efficiency, alternative transportation, and watershed protection. With case studies of innovative...

The book ‘Land and Poverty Alleviation' is the first comprehensive volume to remove poverty through implementation of all constituents of land reforms globally. Access to ownership of land and security of tenure can save the landless and the land poor from starvation or hunger. Implementation of...

This book takes the reader along with the author into cosmic odyssey to make them feel as inseparable part of the universe. Her voice proclaims - Universe as our home and temple, humanism our existence. The author believes that the ultimate essence and purpose of all religions is - Universal love,...

Considering appropriateness of eco-friendly tactics in the management of crop pests and grains in storage, a refresher course was held for first time at the Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamilnadu during January 21– February 10, 2008. The...

The slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro offer a fertile land, a cool climate, and an abundance of water that over many years wars were fought in attempts to conquer and settle. The people living on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro are the Chagga. Historically, there were many alliances that led to security,...