NEW ARRIVAL OF BOOKS

(September 2017)

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SUBJECTS PAGE NO

Business Policy and Strategic Management 3-4

Decision Sciences & Operations Management 5-6

Economics 7-9

Entrepreneurship & Innovation 10-12

Finance & Accounting 13-15

HR & OB 16-26

Information Management 27-30

International Management 31

Marketing 32-34

Public Policy & Governance 35

Research Methodology 36-39

Social Sciences & General Management 40-45

Recreational & General Readings 46

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BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

1. Beyond the triple bottom line: eight steps toward a sustainable business model. / Szekely,

Francisco. 2017. Cambridge: MIT Press

Call No - 65:577.4 SZE P7 Acc No - 50758

In this book, the authors offer a pragmatic new business model for sustainability

that extends beyond the traditional framework of the triple bottom line,

describing eight steps that range from exploring a vision and establishing a

strategy to implementing the strategy and promoting innovation. The authors

argues that businesses and organizations need to move away from the business

case for sustainability toward a sustainable business model. They explores key

problems organizations face when pursuing a sustainability agenda. Each chapter

presents one of the eight steps, describes a business dilemma for sustainability,

provides a theoretically grounded strategic framework, offers case studies that

illustrate the dilemma, and summarizes key findings.

2. Comprehensive strategic management: a guide for students, insight for managers. /

Bolland, Eric J. 2017. Bingley: Emerald

Call No - 65.011.1 BOL P7 Acc No - 50767

This book presents a breakthrough approach to strategic management. It includes

important concepts from the academic treatment of strategic management and the

practice of it in organizations are integrated by using findings and drawing

implications from the leading strategic management journals and the writings

from top business publications. Traditionally, strategic management texts have

offered a largely conceptual presentation of the subject followed by a separate

and dominant section containing many different types of case studies. This book

breaks from that by having fewer case studies but they are attached to the

chapters in which relevant material is presented.

3. Grow or die ultimatum: creating value through acquisition and blended, long-term

improvement. / Borris, Daniel. 2017. Boca Raton: CRC Press

Call No - 65.016.4 BOR P7 Acc No - 50783

This book focuses on a parallel approach that ensures both successful

acquisitions are strategic and cultural fits, which meet all synergy goals while at

the same time optimizing and growing the current business. It helps to understand

such powerful tools as project management, problem solving, theory of

constraints, managing the performance system, and four-point planning are just as

important to the acquisition as they’ve been to the growth of the current business.

All of the techniques introduced in this book can be used in any company and in

any industry. It provides the sequencing the acquisition and optimizing the

current business concurrently results in a successful endpoint

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4. If you're in a dogfight, become a cat!: strategies for long-term growth. /Sherman, Leonard.

2017. New York: Columbia University Press

Call No - 65.011.1 SHE P7 Acc No - 50788

In this book, the author takes the reader on a provocative journey through the

building blocks of business strategy by challenging conventional wisdom on a

number of questions that will redefine management best practices: What should

be the overarching purpose of your business? Do you really know what your

strategy is? Where do great ideas come from and how do I find them? What

makes products meaningfully different? What makes and breaks great brands?

What are the imperatives to achieving long-term profitable growth? It provides

deep insights on how to become the cat in a dogfight, whether you are a CEO,

mid-level manager, aspiring business school student, or curious observer

interested in achieving sustained profitable growth.

5. Platform strategy: how to unlock the power of communities and networks to grow your

business / Reillier, Laure Claire. 2017. London: Routledge

Call No - 65.011.1 REI P7 Acc No - 50823

In this book, the authors provides a practical guide for students, digital

entrepreneurs and executives to understand what platforms are, how they work

and how you can build one successfully. It provides powerful insights into how to

design, ignite and scale a trusted platform. It is an inspiring guide packed with

deep insights and practical frameworks to help platform entrepreneurs succeed. It

offers many fascinating insights into the future of platforms, their regulation and

governance, as well as how they can be combined with other business models.

6. Strategic management of innovation networks. / Ozman, Muge. 2017. Cambridge:

Cambridge University Press

Call No - 6.001.5 OZM P7 Acc No - 50835

This book explains the diverse aspects of innovation and social networks, which

occupy a central place in business and policy agendas. Its unified approach

presents networks as nested systems that can span organisations, industries,

regions, and markets, giving students a holistic perspective and reducing the

amount of effort required to learn the theoretical framework for each layer. With

engaging real-world examples, the text also provides a practical guide on how to

manage networks to increase innovation and improve performance. Topics

covered include forming teams to foster creativity, selecting partners and

leveraging partnerships for learning, managing organisational change, and

sponsoring technologies in communities.

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DECISION SCIENCES & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

1. History by numbers: an introduction to quantitative approaches. - 2nd ed. / Hudson, Pat.

2017. London: Bloomsbury Academic

Call No - 519.2 HUD P7 Acc No – 50869

This book explains a problem-solving approach and using authentic historical

data, and describes each method in turn, including its origin, purpose, usefulness

and associated pitfalls. The problems are developed gradually and with narrative

skill, allowing readers to experience the moment of discovery for each of the

interpretative outcomes. It fosters a critical responsiveness and imparts the ability

to apply simple quantitative approaches even by those unconfident about their

numeracy skills. It draws on current historical research on a variety of periods,

topics, and countries, encouraging readers through exercises to check their own

understanding.

2. Introduction to secondary data analysis with IBM SPSS statistics. /MacInnes, John. 2017.

London: Sage

Call No - 519.23 MAC P7 Acc No – 50872

This book provides students with a comprehensive introduction to using data, as

well as transactional data and big data sources, in their own research projects. It

provides help in all you need to know about locating, accessing, preparing and

analysing secondary data, along with step-by-step instructions for using IBM

SPSS Statistics. It helps you to learn how to create a robust research question and

design that suits secondary analysis; manage and analyse your data to produce

meaningful results. It provides you with the quantitative analysis skills you'll

need to complete your research project and compete in the job market. Exercises

throughout the book and on the book's companion website give you an

opportunity to practice, check your understanding and work hands on with real data as you're learning.

3. MATLAB guide. - 3rd ed. / Higham, Desmond J. 2017. Philadelphia: SIAM

Call No - 517 HIG P7 Acc No – 50794

MATLAB is an interactive system for numerical computation that is widely used

for teaching and research in industry and academia. It provides a modern

programming language and problem solving environment, with powerful data

structures, customizable graphics, and easy-to-use editing and debugging tools.

The book remains a lively, concise introduction to the most popular and

important features of MATLAB and the Symbolic Math Toolbox. Key features

are a tutorial that gives a hands-on overview of MATLAB, a thorough treatment

of MATLAB mathematics, including the linear algebra and numerical analysis

functions and the differential equation solvers, and a web page that provides a

link to example program files, updates, and links to MATLAB resources.

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4. Panorama of statistics: perspectives, puzzles and paradoxes in statistics. / Sowey, Eric.

2017. Chichester: Wiley

Call No - 519.2 SOW P7 Acc No – 50819

This book is a stimulating panoramic tour - quite different from a textbook

journey - of the world of statistics in both its theory and practice, for teachers,

students and practitioners. At each stop on the tour, the authors investigate

unusual and quirky aspects of statistics, highlighting historical, biographical and

philosophical dimensions of this field of knowledge. Each chapter opens with

perspectives on its theme, often from several points of view. Five original and

thought-provoking questions follow. These aim at widening readers' knowledge

and deepening their insight. Scattered among the questions are entertaining

puzzles to solve and tantalising paradoxes to explain. Readers can compare their

own statistical discoveries with the authors' detailed answers to all the questions. The writing is lively and

inviting, the ideas are rewarding, and the material is extensively cross-referenced. This book will surprise

teachers, students and practitioners by the variety of ways in which statistics can capture and hold their

interest.

5. Principles and methods of statistical analysis. / Frieman, Jerome. 2018. Thousand Oaks:

Sage

Call No - 519.2 FRI P8 Acc No – 50826

This book uses real research on antisocial behaviors, such as cyberbullying,

stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination, to help readers across the social and

behavioral sciences understand the underlying theory behind statistical methods.

By presenting examples and principles of statistics within the context of these

timely issues, the text shows how the results of analyses can be used to answer

research questions. New techniques for data analysis and a wide range of topics

are covered, including how to deal with “messy data” and the importance of

engaging in exploratory data analysis.

6. SPSS statistics for data analysis and visualization. / McCormick, Keith. 2017.

Indianapolis: Wiley

Call No - 519.23 McC P7 Acc No – 50889

This book includes the basics of SPSS Statistics to show you advanced

techniques that exploit the full capabilities of SPSS. The authors explain when

and why to use each technique, and then walk you through the execution with a

pragmatic, nuts and bolts example. Coverage includes extensive, in-depth

discussion of advanced statistical techniques, data visualization, predictive

analytics, and SPSS programming, including automation and integration with

other languages like R and Python.

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ECONOMICS

1. China’s crony capitalism: the dynamics of regime decay. / Pei, Minxin. 2016. Cambridge:

Harvard University Press

Call No - 330.148(510) PEI P6 Acc No - 50765

This book traces the origin of China's crony capitalism to a set of incomplete

reforms of property rights in the post-Tiananmen era that have decentralized the

control of public property without clarifying its ownership. Based on illuminating

details from 260 well-researched cases of corruption involved multiple officials

and businessmen since the early 1990s, this study investigates how collusion

among elites has penetrated the vital sectors of the Chinese political and

economic systems. These cases reveal a well-developed illicit market for power

inside the Chinese party-state, in which bribes and official appointments are

surreptitiously but routinely traded.

2. Critical perspectives on work and employment in globalizing India / Edited by Noronha,

Ernesto. 2017. Singapore: Springer

Call No - 331(540) CRI P7 Acc No - 50770

This book showcases issues of work and employment in contemporary India

through a critical lens, serving as a systematic, scholarly and rigorous resource

which provides an alternate view to the glowing meta-narrative of the

subcontinent’s ongoing economic growth in today’s globalized world. Critical

approaches ensure that divergent and marginalized voices are highlighted,

promoting a more measured perspective of entrenched standpoints. In casting

social reality differently, a quest for solutions that reshape current dynamics is

triggered.

3. Economic Survey 2016-17. 2017. New Delhi: Oxford University Press

Call No - 330.191.5(540) IND P7 Acc No - 50729

A flagship annual document of the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, the

Economic Survey reviews the developments in the Indian economy over the

previous twelve months, summarizes the performance on major development

programmes, and highlights the policy initiatives of the government and the

prospects of the economy in the short to medium term. This document is

presented to both houses of Parliament during the Budget Session, tabled a day

ahead of the Union Budget. The Survey analyses the trends in all the important

macroeconomic parameters such as public finance, inflation, balance of

payments, trade, agriculture, growth, infrastructure, fiscal consolidation as well

as financial intermediation, human development, and sustainable development.

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4. Global business environment. - 4th. ed/ Morrison, Janet. 2017. London: Palgrave

Call No - 658.114.9 MOR P7 Acc No - 50866

This book steers a course through the challenges of global business and charts the

responsibilities that fall on organizations today. As globalization engulfs an ever

wider range of societies and industries, a sound understanding of the forces and

influences impacting on businesses is invaluable. This book acts as your

navigational guide through the complexities and risks of rapidly-changing

business environments. Combining a comprehensive introduction to the business

environment with a thoroughly international perspective, this book covers all

students need to know on Global Business Environment and International

Business courses.

5. Great leveler: violence and the history of inequality from the stone age to the twenty-first

century. / Scheidel, Walter. 2017. Princeton: Princeton University Press

Call No - 301.18 SCH P7 Acc No – 50066

Are mass violence and catastrophes the only forces that can seriously decrease

economic inequality? To judge by thousands of years of history, the answer is

yes. Tracing the global history of inequality from the Stone Age to today, the

author shows that inequality never dies peacefully. Inequality declines when

carnage and disaster strike and increases when peace and stability return. This

book is the first book to chart the crucial role of violent shocks in reducing

inequality over the full sweep of human history around the world. Ever since

humans began to farm, herd livestock, and pass on their assets to future

generations, economic inequality has been a defining feature of civilization. Over

thousands of years, only violent events have significantly lessened inequality. The 'Four Horsemen' of

leveling--mass-mobilization warfare, transformative revolutions, state collapse, and catastrophic plagues--

have repeatedly destroyed the fortunes of the rich. The author identifies and examines these processes,

from the crises of the earliest civilizations to the cataclysmic world wars and communist revolutions of

the twentieth century. Today, the violence that reduced inequality in the past seems to have diminished,

and that is a good thing. But it casts serious doubt on the prospects for a more equal future.

6. OECD economic surveys: India. 2017. New Delhi: Acedemic Foundation

Call No - 330.191.5(540) OECD P7 Acc No - 50469

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of economic development, with

chapters covering key economic challenges and policy recommendations

addressing these challenges. OECD economic surveys are periodic reviews of

member and non-member economies. India is the fastest-growing G20 economy,

thanks to ambitious structural reforms and low commodity prices. A

comprehensive tax reform would promote inclusive growth: implementation of

the Goods and Services Tax would support competitiveness, investment and

economic growth as will reducing the corporate income tax rate and broadening

the base.

7. People’s money: how China is building a global currency. / Subacchi, Paola. 2017. New

York: Columbia University Press

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Call No - 332.453(510) SUB P7 Acc No - 50820

In this book, the author introduces readers to China's monetary system, mapping

its evolution over the past century and, particularly, its transformation since Deng

Xiaoping took power in 1978. Author revisits the policies that fostered the

country's economic rise while at the same time purposefully creating a currency

of little use beyond China's borders. She shows the key to understanding China's

economic predicament lies in past and future strategies for the Renminbi. The

financial turbulence following the global crisis of 2008, coupled with China's

ambitions as a global creditor and chief economic power, has forced the nation to

reckon with the limited international circulation of the Renminbi.

8. Small money big impact: fighting poverty with microfinance. / Fanconi, Peter . 2017.

Chichester: Wiley

Call No - 332.73 FAN P7 Acc No - 50886

This book explores and explains the globally growing importance of impact

investing. It offers the unique opportunity for investors to power tremendous

change with a small amount of money - expanding their portfolios as they expand

their own global impact. Microfinance allows investors at any level to step in

where banks refuse to tread, offering opportunity to those who need it most. It

provides the expert guidance you need to optimize the impact on your portfolio

and the world. The authors delve into the mechanics, considerations, data and

strategies that make microloans and impact investing an attractive asset class.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION

1. Innovation management and new product development. - 6th. ed. / Trott, Paul. 2017.

Harlow: Pearson

Call No - 658.624 TRO P7 Acc No -50924

This book is an established, text for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate

courses on innovation management, management of technology, new product

development and entrepreneurship. It is also widely used by practitioners of

innovation. In this edition, the book has been fully revised. Its clear and informed

coverage of the management processes of new product development, coupled

with a practical orientation of taking you through real life challenges and

dilemmas, results in a book that brings together the most up-to-date and

accessible discussion of the literature in this area, as well as a wealth of examples

and illustrations in every chapter.

2. Intrapreneurship handbook for librarians: how to be a change agent in your library. /

Almquist, Arne J. 2017. Santa Barbara: Libraries Unlimited

Call No - 025 ALM P7 Acc No – 50789

This book provides readers with a unique understanding of the application of the

intrapreneurial concept within libraries and helps librarians acquire a new and

essential survival skill. From idea to execution, this book provides the

information necessary to help you to become an intrapreneurial star at your

library. It explains what being a library intrapreneur is all about: being

empowered to find innovate ways to increase impact, grow resources, and

develop new methods of leveraging the skills and perspectives of librarianship to

enable the survival of libraries - all while enjoying your job more. It supplies

practical, actionable information in a clear, literate, and commonsense style that

lends itself equally well to linear reading or use as a reference.

3. Managing technological innovation: tools and methods. / Daim, Tugrul U. 2017.

Singapore: World Scientific Publishing

Call No - 6.001.5 DAI P7 Acc No – 50875

This book provides a set of tools and case studies for R&D managers to

effectively manage technological innovations from the identifying of

technological needs to the launch of the product. The book is divided into five

parts. Part 1 addresses the policies and strategies necessary to provide direction to

R&D organizations in the management of technological innovation. Part 2

focuses on technological assessment; presenting the methods available to better

matching of technologies to strategic directions, supported with case studies to

illustrate the evaluation methods. Part 3 covers the development and building of

technological portfolios with new products, as well as mitigation strategies. Part 4

focus on the execution phase of built portfolios the development of new products. And finally, Part 5

rounds up with a study on the factors which impact the diffusion of technological innovations into the

market place.

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4. Models of innovation: the history of an idea. / Godin, Benoit. 2017. Cambridge: MIT

Press

Call No - 6.001.5 GOD P7 Acc No - 50818

Models abound in science, technology, and society (STS) studies and in science,

technology, and innovation (STI) studies. They are continually being invented,

with one author developing many versions of the same model over time. At the

same time, models are regularly criticized. Such is the case with the most

influential model in STS-STI: the linear model of innovation. In this book, the

author examines the emergence and diffusion of the three most important

conceptual models of innovation from the early twentieth century to the late

1980s: stage models, linear models, and holistic models. The author first traces

the history of the models of innovation constructed during this period,

considering why these particular models came into being and what use was made of them. He then

rethinks and debunks the historical narratives of models developed by theorists of innovation. The author

documents a greater diversity of thinkers and schools than in the conventional account, tracing a

genealogy of models beginning with anthropologists, industrialists, and practitioners in the first half of the

twentieth century to their later formalization in STS-STI. The author suggests that a model is a

conceptualization, which could be narrative, or a set of conceptualizations, or a paradigmatic perspective,

often in pictorial form and reduced discursively to a simplified representation of reality. Why are so many

things called models? The author claims that model has a rhetorical function. First, a model is a symbol of

“scientificity.” Second, a model travels easily among scholars and policy makers. Calling a

conceptualization or narrative or perspective a model facilitates its propagation.

5. Open innovation: unveiling the power of the human element / edited by Salampasis,

Dimitrios. 2017. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing

Call No - 6.001.5 OPE P7 Acc No - 50876

This book brings together the latest thinking from members of the academic

community, industry leaders and practitioners, along with, policy-makers. By

adopting a variety of research methods, this volume provides relevant up-to-speed

but at the same time down-to-earth invaluable insights, foresights and solutions in

relation to the role and the positioning of the human element within the

participatory and connection-driven DNA of the open innovation paradigm. It

helps readers to embark on a fascinating and challenging journey towards one of

the darkest sides and mysteries of open innovation: the human element.

6. Power of little ideas: a third way to innovate for market success. / Robertson, David. 2017.

Boston: Harvard Business Review Pres

Call No - 6.001.5 ROB P7 Acc No – 50824

This low-risk, high-reward strategy is an approach to innovation that all

company leaders should understand so that they recognize it when their

competitors practice it, and apply it when it will give them a competitive

advantage. This distinctive approach has three key elements: It consists of

creating a family of complementary innovations around a product or service, all

of which work together to make that product more appealing and competitive;

these complementary innovations form a system designed to carry out a single

strategy or promise; crucially, unlike disruptive or radical innovation, innovating

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around a key product does not change that product in any fundamental way.

7. Role of creativity in the management of innovation: state of the art and future research

outlook /edited by Brem, Alexander. 2017. London: World Scientific Publishing

Call No - 6.001.5 ROL P7 Acc No – 50885

This book provides a collection of articles dealing with creativity in the context

of innovation management from an interdisciplinary perspective of business,

psychology and engineering. It takes papers from a Special Issue in the

International Journal of Innovation and Management, published by World

Scientific in 2016, and combines them with original articles written by some of

the top academic minds in business and management. It covers topics such as

creativity in innovation from a leadership perspective, creativity reduction in

avoidance- and approach-oriented persons, creativity techniques and innovation,

and the interplay between cognitive and organisational processes.

8. Social entrepreneurship: a skills approach. - 2nd ed. / edited by Durkin, Christopher.

2017. Bristol: Policy Press

Call No - 338.93 SOC P7 Acc No – 50887

Outstanding social entrepreneurs inspire students, transform communities, and

ignite innovative approaches to solving social needs—and although social

enterprises remain small, their impact is growing globally. This edition of this

text has been inspired by the increasing interest both in social entrepreneurship

scholarship and in entrepreneurs’ power to deliver novel solutions to social issues

as they endeavor to respond to increasingly complex social problems and

demands for welfare at a time of government cutbacks. Additional chapters and

international case studies explore new developments in the health and social care

landscape, such as the rise of the social investment market, the use of design

thinking, and the increasing importance of social impact measurement. An accessibly written, in-depth

introduction which clearly links theory to practice in stakeholder engagement, financial options,

leadership management, and organizational challenges, this book will be essential reading for students,

scholars, practitioners, and entrepreneurs eager to expand their knowledge, skills, and passion and bring

about real, sustainable social change.

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FINANCE & ACCOUNTING

1. Case studies for corporate finance: from A (Anheuser) to Z (Zyps). / Bierman, Harold.

2017. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing

Call No - 658.15(094.8) BIE P7 Acc No – 50904

This book provides a distinctive collection of 51 real business cases dealing with

corporate finance issues over the period of 1985-2014. The book spans over

different areas of finance which range from capital structures to leveraged buy-

outs to restructuring. While the primary focus of the case studies is the economy

of the United States, other parts of the world are also represented. Notable to this

comprehensive case studies book are questions to which unique solutions are

offered in the latter section of the book, all of which aim to provide the reader

with simulated experience of real business situations involving corporate

financial decision-making. Case studies covered include that of Time Warner

(1989-1991), The Walt Disney Company (1995), Exxon-Mobil (1998), Mitsubishi's Zero Coupon

Convertible Bond (2000), and Apple (2014).

2. Deterministic and stochastic topics in computational finance. / Calin, Ovidiu. 2017.

Singapore: World Scientific

Call No - 332.64.2 CAL P7 Acc No – 50915

The book presents continuous time models for financial markets, starting from

classical models such as Black Scholes and evolving towards the most popular

models today such as Heston and VAR. It includes the both probabilistic and

PDEs tools to price derivatives for both constant and stochastic volatility models,

by which the reader has the advantage of computing explicitly a large number of

prices for European, American and Asian derivatives. A key feature of the book

is the large number of exercises, mostly solved, which are designed to help the

reader to understand the material. The book is based on the author's lectures on

topics on computational finance for senior and graduate students, delivered in

USA, Taiwan and Kuwait.

3. Financial markets and institutions. - 8th.ed. / Mishkin, Frederic S. 2017. Noida: Pearson

Call No - 332 MIS P7 Acc No – 50918

In this book, the authors provide a practical introduction to prepare students for

today's changing landscape of financial markets and institutions. A unifying

framework uses core principles to organize students' thinking then examines the

models as real-world scenarios from a practitioner's perspective. By analyzing

these applications, students develop the critical-thinking and problem-solving

skills necessary to respond to challenging situations in their future careers.

Although this text has undergone a major revision, this edition retains hallmark

pedagogy that make it the best-selling textbook on financial markets and

institutions.

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4. Financial services. - 2nd. ed. / Shanmugham, R. 2017. New Delhi: Wiley

Call No - 332 SHA P7 Acc No - 50919 This book is on the fast-growing financial services industry of India. The book

discusses the institutions, instruments, markets, regulations, and various other

financial services offered in the financial system. The dynamic growth of the

financial markets and the fast-paced reforms have opened up the need for

financial intermediation, insurance, payment and settlement, and a host of other

financial services. This book covers all those services. Two new chapters on

Microfinance Institutions and Payment and Settlement Systems have been added

in this edition. While presenting each topic, the book focuses on the basic

concepts, structure of the industry, regulatory issues, and the contemporary

developments.

5. Financial valuation: applications and models. - 4th. ed / Hitchner, James R. 2017. New

Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 658.15 HIT P7 Acc No - 50780

This book provides authoritative reference and practical guidance on the

appropriate, defensible way to prepare and present business valuations. With

contributions by 30 top experts in the field, this edition provides an essential

resource for those seeking the most up-to-date guidance, with a strong emphasis

on applications and models. Coverage includes state-of-the-art methods for the

valuation of closely-held businesses, nonpublic entities, intangible, and other

assets, with comprehensive discussion on valuation theory, a consensus view on

application, and the tools to make it happen. Packed with examples, checklists,

and models to help you navigate your valuation project, this book also provides

hundreds of expert 'tips' and best practices in clear, easy-to-follow language. The companion website

provides access to extensive appendix materials, and the perspectives of valuation thought-leaders add

critical insight throughout each step of the process. Valuation is an important part of any organization's

overall financial strategy, and seemingly-small inaccuracies or incomplete assessments can have big

repercussions. This book walks you through the valuation process to give you the skills and understanding

you need to get it done right. The business valuation process can become very complex very quickly, and

there's no substitute for clear guidance and a delineated framework in the run-up to completion. Get

organized from the beginning, and be systematic and methodical every step of the way. This book is the

all-encompassing, expert guide to business valuation projects.

6. Handbook of Basel III capital: enhancing bank capital in practice. / Ramirez, Juan. 2017.

Chichester: Wiley

Call No - 658.15 RAM P7 Acc No - 50392

This book delves deep into the principles underpinning the capital dimension of

Basel III to provide a more advanced understanding of real-world

implementation. It merges theory with practice to help practitioners work more

effectively within the regulatory framework, and utilise the complex rules to

more effectively allocate and enhance capital. A European perspective covers the

CRD IV directive and associated guidance, but practitioners across all

jurisdictions will find value in the strategic approach to decisions surrounding

business lines and assets; an emphasis on analysis urges banks to shed

unattractive positions and channel capital toward opportunities that actually fit

their risk and return profile.

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7. Handbook of GST in India: concepts and procedures. - 2nd ed./ Garg, Rakesh. 2017. New

Delhi: Bloomsbury

Call No - 336.23 GAR P7 Acc No – 50761

This book comprehensively discusses the updated provisions contained in the

constitution (101st Amendment) Act, 2016, Revised model GST/IGST Laws,

Draft Rules and Formats, released by the government so far. It has been written in

a manner which would help the taxpayers and professionals in getting a better

understanding of the compliances under the new GST regime. It shows the

industry-wise impact analysis under the GST regime. It includes the exhaustive

comparison of GST regime with the erstwhile indirect tax regime.

8. Mergers and acquisitions basics: the key steps of acquisitions, divestitures, and

investments. - 2nd. ed. / Frankel, Michael E. S. 2017. New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 65.016.4 FRA P7 Acc No - 50796

This book provides complete guidance on the M&A process, with in-depth

analysis, expert insight, and practical tools for success. This new edition has been

updated to reflect the current M&A landscape, giving busy executives the ideal

resource for navigating each step in the process. Veteran executives relate

guidelines, lessons learned, and mistakes to avoid as they explain how M&As

work, identify the major players, and describe the roles involved in a successful

transaction. Both buyer and seller must consider a broad range of factors, and this

essential guide provides checklists, forms, sample reports, and presentations to

help you avoid surprises and ensure your organization's full preparation for the

deal. Equity investments, valuation, negotiation, integration, legal aspects, and more are explained in

detail to provide a foundational primer for anyone seeking to clarify their role in the process. Mergers and

acquisitions are becoming ever more critical to the growth of large and mid-sized companies. This book

balances depth and breadth to provide a one-stop guide to maximizing the financial and operational value

of the deal. Effective M&As are highly strategic, solidly structured, and beneficial on both sides. It's a

complex process with many variables, many roles, and many potential pitfalls, but navigating the deal

successfully can mean the difference between growth and stagnation. This book is the resource every

executive needs to understand the ins-and-outs of strategic transactions.

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HR & OB

1. Art of presentation: your competitive edge. / Stovall, Jim . 2017. Mumbai: Jaico Publishing

Call No - 8.085 STO P7 Acc No – 50909

In this book, the authors use their decades of combined experience, research, and

natural abilities to powerfully illustrate the specifics of effective public speaking.

Stovall's revealing stories mixed with Ray Hull's straightforward, factual

approach combine to make this a must-read for businesspeople, salespeople,

entrepreneurs, teachers, pastors, academics, and anyone wanting to improve their

public speaking abilities. It will help readers to learn more about public speaking

as a performance art; World-changing speakers of the past; contemporary,

influential public speakers; speaking tips and techniques.

2. Better thinking for better results / Lasher, Cathy. 2017. Mumbai: Jaico Publishing

Call No - 159.955 LAS P7 Acc No -50911

In this practical guide, the author presents an exciting new way to get better

results through focused thinking. The book discover EDGE-it, a new approach

that helps you sharpen your thinking in virtually any situation, leading to getting

more of what you want, more easily. It navigates the turbulent waters of the 21st

century workplace with robust, research based tools. It helps you to learn how to

prevent that 'why did I just do that again!' feeling.

3. Built for growth: how builder personality shapes your business, your team, and your

ability to win. / Kuenne, Chris. 2017. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press

Call No - 65.016.2 KUE P7 Acc No – 50762

Many factors shape the success or failure of a new business, whether it's a stand-

alone start-up or a new venture inside a larger corporation. This book decodes the

interplay between builder personality and new business success or failure. Using

a patented analytic methodology, authors discovered four distinct types of highly

successful 'business builder' personalities--the Driver, the Explorer, the Crusader,

and the Captain--each displaying special gifts and predictable gaps or

shortcomings in growing their companies and new ventures. It blends exclusive

research findings, personal interviews, and experienced analysis to illustrate how

each type handles the five dynamic challenges of building businesses of lasting

value: converting an idea into reality, recruiting inspired talent, transforming buyers into partners,

aligning financial and other supporters, and scaling the business.

4. Captivate: the science of succeeding with people/ Van Edwards, Vanessa. 2017. New

York: Penguin Random House

Call No - 301.151 VAN P7 Acc No – 50732

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In this book, the author shares a wealth of valuable shortcuts, systems and

behavior hacks for taking charge of their interactions at work, at home, and in any

social situation. This is the comprehensive, science backed, real life manual on

human behavior and a completely new approach to building connections. Just like

knowing the right formulas to use in chemistry, or the right programming

language to write code, the hacks in this book are simple ways to solve for

people. It shows When you understand the laws of human behavior you can get

along with anyone, and your influence, impact, and income will increase as a

result.

5. Commonsense leadership: no nonsense rules for improving your mental game and

increasing your team's performance. / Llewellyn, Jack H. 2017. New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 65:301.172.6 LLE P7 Acc No - 50766

This book is the playbook for leaders who want to win. From rallying the team to

hitting it out of the park, every leader needs to understand the mental game. It's

what separates winners from survivors, and champions from second place—it's

what gives your team the edge, and the strength to forge ahead through adversity.

This book shows you how to boost performance with tips and advice gathered

over 45 years of working with major corporations and world-class athletes.

Whether your team battles on the field or in the boardroom, the mental

component is a critical factor in determining outcomes—and left neglected, can

become the number-one driving force behind failure. A winning team must be

highly skilled, but they must also be resilient, motivated, attentive, and ready to charge the field. Skills

can be taught, but the mental factor comes from the environment and the leadership. This book shows you

how to boost performance, with real-world solutions for instilling that razor-sharp mental edge. When

equal opponents are matched, winning ultimately comes down to mindset. Although sports analogies are

ubiquitous in corporate leadership, the mental development aspect is too often ignored—but those who

play the mental game and play it well have an unmistakable edge. This book reveals the secrets to

motivation and performance, with practical techniques for building a winning team.

6. Corporate foresight: anticipating the future. / De Toni, Alberto F.2017. London:

Routledge

Call No - 65.012.3 DET P7 Acc No - 50768

In this book, the authors indicate how corporate foresight is fundamental to

interpret and lead change, focusing on the two cornerstones of organization and

management. It illustrates how to anticipate the future using more than the

traditional predictive models (forecasting) based on the forward projection of past

experiences, and moving into more advanced methods of anticipation logic

(foresight) to build probable scenarios based on weak signals, emerging trends,

coexisting presents and potential paths of evolution. It will help readers gain the

tools necessary to tackle change and navigate complexity in organizations.

7. Critical thinking skills: effective analysis, argument and reflection. - 3rd ed. / Cottrell,

Stella. 2017. London: Palgrave

Call No - 159.955 COT P7 Acc No - 50771

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This leading guide helps readers to develop reflective thinking skills, improve

their critical analysis and construct arguments more effectively. It breaks down a

complex subject into easy-to-follow blocks, beginning with the basic and

building step-by-step towards evaluations of longer texts and provide

explanations along with plenty of examples and activities to develop

understanding at each stage. It will help users to critically assess other people's

arguments; evaluate the material used to support arguments; write excellent

essays and reports.

8. Decoding the ethics code: a practical guide for psychologists. - 4th ed. / Fisher, Celia B.

2017. Thousand Oaks: Sage

Call No - 174 FIS P7 Acc No – 50914

This book helps psychologists to utilize ethical principles and standards to

morally conduct their work activities and avoid ethical violations. It Provides an

introduction for those in psychology and related fields to the 2002 American

Psychological Association's Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of

Conduct. It provides in-depth discussions of the foundation and application of

each ethical standard to the broad spectrum of scientific, teaching, and

professional roles of psychologists, this unique guide helps practitioners

effectively use ethical principles and standards to morally conduct their work

activities, avoid ethical violations, and, most importantly, preserve and protect the

fundamental rights and welfare of those whom they serve.

9. Designing creative organizations: tools, processes and practice. / Hawryszkiewycz, Igor.

2017. Bingley: Emerald

Call No - 65.011.1 HAW P7 Acc No – 50774

In this book, the author presents readers with an examination of the process of

organizing creativity, innovation, and business model development to provide for

a seamless transition from ideation to team brainstorming and from team

brainstorming to a business solution. He covers the challenges of the global

environment, getting value from technology, the design process, managing the

design process, and several other related subjects. It provides systematic ways to

design new business models, and how to choose technologies to support them.

10. Developing leaders for positive organizing: a 21st century repertoire for leading the

extraordinary times /Edited by Koonce, Rob. 2017. Bingley: Emerald.

Call No - 65:301.172.6 DEV P7 Acc No - 50775

This book brings together the latest thinking from business and positive

psychology research to provide new insights into leadership, organizational

development and change. It explore aspects that create positive conditions to help

expand the individual, relational, and collective repertoire of leadership in

organizations: an emergent mindset, courage, forgiveness, mental fitness, positive

energy, and human values. It includes case studies of individuals like Bruno

Cucinelli and Yahya Khan; organizations like Starbucks, Ella's Kitchen, and

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KKT; and settings like South Africa, a yoga class, a grammar school, and universities.

11. Dual transformation: how to reposition today's business while creating the future. /

Anthony, Scott D. 2017. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press

Call No - 65.012.3 ANT P7 Acc No – 50776

In this book, the authors propose a practical and sustainable approach to one of

the greatest challenges facing leaders today: transforming your business in the

face of imminent disruption. It shows you how your company can come out of a

market shift strong and more profitable, because the threat of disruption is also

the greatest opportunity a leadership team will ever face. The authors addresses

the characteristics leaders must embrace: courage, clarity, curiosity, and

conviction.

12. Employee experience advantage: how to win the war for talent by giving employees the

workspaces they want, the tools they need, and a culture they can celebrate. / Morgan,

Jacob . 2017.- New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 658.38 MOR P7 Acc No - 50778

Featuring exclusive case studies, and unique frameworks, this book explains how

to rethink your strategy and implement a real-world framework that focuses on

how to create an organization where people want to show up to work. The book

takes you step by step through the entire process of purposefully designing a

work experience to create a truly engaged workforce that unlocks business

performance. It makes a bulletproof business case for investing in the

transformation into an experiential organization, complete with insight and

proven metrics gained from interviewing executives, reviewing studies and

articles, and analyzing global organizations.

13. EQ leader: instilling passion, creating shared goals, and building meaningful organizations

through emotional intelligence / Stein, Steven J. 2017. New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 65:301.172.6 STE P7 Acc No – 50779

The book provides an evidence-based model for exceptional leadership, and a

four-pillar roadmap for real-world practice. Data collected from thousands of the

world's best leaders and their subordinates reveals the keys to success:

authenticity, coaching, insight, and innovation. By incorporating these methods

into their everyday workflow, these leaders have propelled their teams to heights

great enough to highlight the divide between successful and not-so-successful

leadership. It shows you how to put these key factors to work in your own

practice, with clear examples and concrete steps for improving skills and

competencies.

14. Essential leadership: develop your leadership qualities through theory and practice. /

Cameron, Esther. 2017. London: Kogan Page

Call No - 65:301.172.6 CAM P7 Acc No - 50864

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This book tackles theory and practice in an integrated and stimulating way. You

are encouraged to engage with a wide range of leadership theories and

frameworks as well as rate your own leadership skills and qualities, make realistic

self-development plans and start to experiment with new or different approaches.

Rather than offering one best way forward or becoming overly theoretical, this

book is a pragmatic resource for new and experienced leaders looking to navigate

the leadership literature and start to fully realize their own leadership potential.

This book offers an important guide for those currently working, or planning to

work, in a 21st century business environment with all its complexity and

uncertainty. It provides an over-arching framework of five essential leadership qualities that can be

refined and combined as leaders grow, allowing them to be particularly responsive to the business

context. The book allows readers to discover and develop their own leadership qualities, and master them

through understanding, experimentation, feedback and reflection. Cutting-edge research into Millennial

Leadership is also included, as are sections on developing your leadership maturity throughout life, and

how leadership culture forms and changes.

15. Flow at work: measurement and implications / edited by Fullagar, Clive. 2017. London:

Routledge

Call No - 65.013 FLO P7 Acc No - 50781

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of flow in the workplace that

includes a contribution from the founding father of flow research, Mihaly

Csikszentmihalyi. It clarifies the features and structure of flow experience; and

provides research-based evidence of how flow can be measured in the workplace

on an empirical level, as well as exploring how it impacts on motivation,

productivity, and well-being. The concept of flow has enormous implications for

organizations as well as the individual. It includes the core components of how

the idea of flow differs from experience in the work context.

16. Handbook of employee selection. - 2nd ed. / edited by Farr, James L. 2017. New York:

Routeldge

Call No - 658.311 HAN P7 Acc No – 50785

This book provides a comprehensive review of contemporary personnel selection

instruments, including the technical methodology for their development and

evaluation of their effectiveness; the organizational systems necessary for the

effective and efficient use of personnel selection methods as part of organizations

human resource management approach; and the societal and organizational

factors that provide the context within which personnel selection is nested. It

includes descriptions of specific examples of personnel selection procedures that

have had major impact on the development of personnel selection function within

organizations, as well as discussions of current and future trends in employee

selection around the world.

17. Harvard business review manager's handbook: the 17 skills leaders need to stand out.

2017. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press

Call No - 65:301.172.16 HBR P7 Acc No – 50786

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This book is packed with step-by-step advice and wisdom from HBR's

management archive, provides best practices on topics from building credibility

and emotional intelligence to hiring and engaging the best employees, as well as

understanding key financial statements and the fundamentals of strategy. Keep

this comprehensive guide with you as you grow as a leader and you will have a

bigger impact in your organization and on your career. Whether you are new to

being a boss or are simply looking to stand out from the pack, this is the one

primer you need to develop your managerial and leadership skills.

18. HBR guide to emotional intelligence. 2017. Boston: Harvard Business Review Press

Call No - 159.942 HBR P7 Acc No – 50787

In this book, the author has shown that emotional intelligence is a more powerful

determinant of good leadership than technical competence, IQ, or vision.

Influencing those around us and supporting our own well-being requires us to be

self-aware, know when and how to regulate our emotional reactions, and

understand the emotional responses of those around us. In this guide, you'll learn

how to: determine your emotional intelligence strengths and weaknesses;

understand and manage your emotional reactions; deal with difficult people;

make smarter decisions; bounce back from tough times; help your team to

develop emotional intelligence.

19. Huawei: leadership, culture, and connectivity. / Tao, Tian. 2017. New Delhi: Sage

Call No - 65(09) TAO P7 Acc No - 50920

This book is a inspirational business story of Huawei: how to grow from start up

to world leader in two decades...With over 170,000 employees in more than 170

countries and regions, serving more than one-third of the world's population, how

does entrepreneur Ren Zhengfei manage a telcoms giant called Huawei? What is

the secret to Huawei's global success? This book goes behind the scenes to

explore the story of what Ren Zhengfei did differently, how the company he

started reached the top spot, and why Huawei is known as a 'collective' and not a

private company. This fascinating story provides a unique glimpse into the

machinations of one of the world's most powerful companies. It offers insights to

readers, allowing them to truly understand Huawei, its management philosophy and culture, and the

special leadership approaches of Ren Zhengfei.

20. Human resource management. - 15th. ed. / Dessler, Gary. 2017. Boston: Pearson

Call No - 658.3 DES P7 Acc No – 50870

This book provides students with the daily tools and skills they need to function

as successful managers--in both human resources and business in general. With a

practical approach, the text explores the evolution of the field, highlighting the

introduction of revolutionary new technologies and social media platforms such

as LinkedIn and cloud computing. This Edition focuses on the positive impacts

technology has had on the HR field. The ability to vet potential employees on the

Internet shifts more HR responsibilities to managers, leaving HR departments

with more time to carry out strategic, long-term endeavors for boosting employee

performance and engagement. With a heavy focus on emerging industry trends,

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the text prepares students with everything they need to be successful managers and HR personnel in the

21st century.

21. Introduction to industrial organization. - 2nd.ed. / Cabral, Luis M. B. 2017. Cambridge:

MIT Press

Call No - 338.6 CAB P7 Acc No – 50790

The study of industrial organization (IO)—the analysis of the way firms compete

with one another—has become a key component of economics and of such

related disciplines as finance, strategy, and marketing. This book provides an

issue-driven introduction to industrial organization. Although formal in its

approach, it is written in a way that requires only basic mathematical training. It

includes a vast array of examples, from both within and outside the United States.

In addition to updated examples, this edition presents a more systematic

treatment of public policy implications. It features added advanced sections, with

analytical treatment of ideas previously presented verbally; and exercises, which

allow for a deeper and more formal understanding of each topic. The new edition also includes an

introduction to such empirical methods as demand estimation and equilibrium identification.

22. Leadership habit: transforming behaviors to drive results. / Berberick, Tammy R. 2017.

New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 65:301.172.6 BER P7 Acc No – 50791

This book provides the framework for patterns of behavior that will transform

the way you lead. By articulating a clear, well-defined standard of what it means

to be a leader, this book condenses volumes of advice and opinion into 10 key

areas and teaches leaders how they can create daily habits surrounding these

centers of excellence. Leaders who can commit to creating change will develop

more productive teams and will build long-term growth for their organization. It

is invaluable guide to being one of the greats, with proven advice and a concrete

framework for leading well. It will help you to learn how to accelerate

productivity and maintain your organization’s competitive advantage.

23. Magnetic leader: how irresistible leaders attract employees, customers, and profits. /

Matuson, Roberta Chinsky. 2017. New York: Bibliomotion

Call No - 65:301.172.6 MAT P7 Acc No - 50792

Employees don't work for companies; they work for people. The more irresistible

you are as a leader, the more pull you have for employees to want to stay and for

your customers to remain loyal. In this book, the author asks us to consider that

the quality of a company's leadership is the most important factor in attracting

and retaining high-quality employees. Many are searching for a magical formula,

but the fact is that the answer lies inside businesses' organizations. Instead of

offering crazy perks, companies need to focus on the one perk they can't get

anywhere else, which is the opportunity to work with a truly magnetic leader.

This book aids readers in transforming their leadership style from push to pull,

repel to attract, dismal to good, and then good to great. They'll become magnetic leaders who attract the

cream of the crop and ultimately create legions of loyal, talented superstars eager to beat the competition.

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24. Managing to make a difference: how to engage, retain, and develop talent for maximum

performance. / Sternberg, Larry . 2017. New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 658.3 STE P7 Acc No – 50793

This book provides much-needed tools and techniques for building a high-

performing team - without letting your other duties suffer. Organized around a

coherent philosophy and based on solid research, the discussion offers a roadmap

to engagement, talent development, and excellence in management. From

difficult situations and organizational challenges to everyday motivation and

inspiration, these techniques help middle managers achieve the goals of their

organization while empowering their workers to achieve their own. It offers the

solution in the form of tools, techniques, and practical strategy for a high

performing team.

25. Mentoring diverse leaders: creating change for people, processes, and paradigms /Edited

by Murrell, Audrey J. 2017. New York: Routledge

Call No - 65.012.413 MEN P Acc No – 750795

This book provides up-to-date research on the impact of mentoring relationships

in organizations, particularly as they relate to cultivating diverse leadership.

Contributions from experts in the fields of psychology, business, law, non-profit

management, and engineering draw connections between mentoring research,

theory, and practice in both domestic and global organizations. Rather than

standing apart from the broader goals and objectives of these organizations, they

demonstrate the ways mentoring for diversity actually drives innovation and

change, talent management, organizational commitment, and organizational

success.

26. Negotiating the nonnegotiable: how to resolve your most emotionally charged conflicts. /

Shapiro, Daniel. 2016. New York: Viking

Call No - 658.311.63 SHA P6 Acc No – 50754

In this book, the author presents a groundbreaking, practical method to reconcile

your most contentious relationships and untangle your toughest conflicts. It

provides crucial step-by-step guide to resolve life's most emotionally challenging

conflicts--whether between spouses, a parent and child, a boss and an employee,

or rival communities or nations. Author offers a powerful way out, drawing on

his pioneering research and global fieldwork in consulting for everyone from

heads of state to business leaders, embattled marital couples to families in crisis.

And he also shares his insights from negotiating with three of the world's toughest

negotiators--his three young sons.

27. Online teaching survival guide: simple and practical pedagogical tips. / Boettcher, Judith

V. 2016. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Call No - 378:65.011.56 BOE P6 Acc No – 50092

This book provides a robust overview of theory-based techniques for teaching

online or technology-enhanced courses. Covering all aspects of online teaching,

this book reviews the latest research in cognitive processing and related learning

outcomes while retaining a focus on the practical. A simple framework of

instructional strategies mapped across a four-phase timeline provides a concrete

starting point for both new online teachers and experienced teachers designing or

revamping an online course. Essential technologies are explored in their basic and

expanded forms, and traditional pedagogy serves as the foundation for tips and

practices customized for online learning. The tips cover course management,

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social presence, community building, integration of new technologies, discussion and questioning

techniques, assessment, and debriefing, along with new coverage of intensive or accelerated courses,

customizing learning strategies, developing expertise, advanced course design, and assessment techniques

exclusive to this new second edition.

28. Organizational culture and leadership. - 5th ed. / Schein, Edgar H. 2017. New Jersey:

Wiley

Call No - 65.012.3 SCH P7 Acc No – 51000

Organizational Culture and Leadership is the classic reference for managers and

students seeking a deeper understanding of the inter-relationship of

organizational culture dynamics and leadership. The author analyzes and

illustrates through cases the abstract concept of culture and shows its importance

to the management of organizational change. This new fifth edition shows how

culture has become a popular concept leading to a wide variety of research and

implementation by various organizations and expands the focus on the role of

national cultures in influencing culture dynamics, including some practical

concepts for how to deal with international differences.

29. Power of positive leadership: how and why positive leaders transform teams and

organizations and change the world / Gordon, Jon. 2017. New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 65:301.172.6 GOR P7 Acc No – 50825

We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be hard.

As a leader, you will face numerous obstacles, negativity, and tests. There will be

times when it seems as if everything in the world is conspiring against you and

your vision seems more like a fantasy than a reality. That’s why positive

leadership is essential! Positive leadership is not about fake positivity. It is the

real stuff that makes great leaders great. The research is clear. Being a positive

leader is not just a nice way to lead. It's the way to lead if you want to build a

great culture, unite your organization in the face of adversity, develop a

connected and committed team and achieve excellence and superior results. In

this book the author shares what he has learned and provides a framework on

positive leadership filled with proven principles, compelling stories, practical ideas and practices that will

help anyone become a positive leader. There is a power associated with positive leadership and you can

start benefiting yourself and your team with it today.

30. Psychology of emotion. - 2nd. ed. /. Niedenthal, Paula M. 2017. New York: Routledge

Call No - 159.942 NIE P7 Acc No - 50881

The psychology of emotion has grown to become its own field of study. Because

the study of emotion draws inspiration from areas of science outside of

psychology, including neuroscience, psychiatry, biology, genetics, computer

science, zoology, and behavioral economics, the field is now often called emotion

science or affective science. A subfield of affective science is affective

neuroscience, the study of the emotional brain. This book reviews both theory

and methods in emotion science, discussing findings about the brain; the function,

expression, and regulation of emotion; similarities and differences due to gender

and culture; the relationship between emotion and cognition; and emotion

processes in groups. Comprehensive in its scope yet eminently readable, this

book serves as an ideal introduction for undergraduate students to the scientific study of emotion. It

features effective learning devices such as bolded key terms, developmental details boxes, learning links,

tables, graphs, and illustrations. In addition, a robust companion website offers instructor resources.

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31. Scientific advances in positive psychology /edited by Warren, Meg. 2017. Santa Barbara:

Praeger

Call No - 159.9 SCI P7 Acc No – 50829

In this book, the authors examines the range of new theories, research, and

applications in the most generative areas of positive psychology, at the dawn of a

new wave of positive psychology scholarship - one that is increasingly sensitive

to real-world issues, adversity, culture, and context. It showcases a new wave of

positive psychology that is mainstreaming increased sensitivity to adversity,

culture, and contextual factors. It focuses on the contributions and development

of positive psychology sub-fields, such as positive organizational psychology and

positive youth development, as well as their primary application areas, such as

positive education.

32. Seven deadly sins of psychology: a manifesto for reforming the culture of scientific

practice / Chambers, Chris. 2017. Princeton: Princeton University Press

Call No - 159.9.07 CHA P7 Acc No - 50830

In this book, the author draws on his own experiences as a working scientist to

reveal a dark side to psychology that few of us ever see. Author shows how

practitioners are vulnerable to powerful biases that undercut the scientific

method, how they routinely torture data until it produces outcomes that can be

published in prestigious journals, and how studies are much less reliable than

advertised. He reveals how a culture of secrecy denies the public and other

researchers access to the results of psychology experiments, how fraudulent

academics can operate with impunity, and how an obsession with bean counting

creates perverse incentives for academics.

33. Skilled facilitator: a comprehensive resource for consultants, facilitators, coaches, and

trainers. - 3rd ed. / Schwarz, Roger. 2017. New Jersey: Jossey-Bass

Call No - 65.012.46 SCH P7 Acc No – 50831

This book is a practical resource for corporate, government, non-profit, and

educational practitioners, as well as graduate students in group-focused programs.

This edition contains up-to-date material, based on recent studies, to help

facilitators move beyond arbitrary tactics to utilize cutting edge, research-based

strategies that improve group processes, relationships, mindsets, and outcomes. It

is a fundamental resource to helps groups realize their creative and problem-

solving potential. The book helps to develop the facilitative mentality and skills

that enable groups get better results, even in the most challenging situations.

34. Skilled interpersonal communication: research, theory and practice. - 6th. ed. / Hargie,

Owen. 2017. London: Routledge

Call No - 65.012.46 HAR P7 Acc No – 50755

There is a fundamental, powerful, and universal desire amongst humans to

interact with others. People have a deep-seated need to communicate, and the

greater their ability in this regard the more satisfying and rewarding their lives

will be. The contribution of skilled interpersonal communication to success in

both personal and professional contexts is now widely recognised and extensively

researched. As such, knowledge of various types of skills, and of their effects in

social interaction, is crucial for effective interpersonal functioning. This

thoroughly revised and expanded edition builds on this success to provide a

comprehensive and up-to-date review of the current research, theory and practice

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in this popular field of study. This book provides a key reference for the study of interpersonal

communication. This theoretically informed yet practically oriented text will be of interest both to

students of interpersonal communication in general, and to qualified personnel and trainees in many

fields.

35. Social change model: facilitating leadership development. / Skendall, Kristan C. 2017. San

Francisco: Jossey-Bass

Call No - 65:301.172.6 SKE P7 Acc No – 50418

This book offers leadership educators a guide for incorporating the Social

Change Model (SCM) in classroom courses and workshop activities and contains

information for using this proven leadership model when crafting discussion and

reflection questions and creating assignment suggestions. The text also includes

additional resources such as video clips and supplementary readings. The SCM

targets college students who seek to lead in a socially responsible way and want

to learn to work effectively with others to create social change over their

lifetimes. The authors explore how the acclaimed Social Change Model of

Leadership Development - upon which the book is based - is designed to be a

purposeful, collaborative, and a values-based process that results in positive

social change.

36. Tools of titans: the tactics, routines and habits of billionaires, icons and world-class

performers/ Ferriss, Tim. 2016. London: VERMILION

Call No - 65.016.2 FER P6 Acc No – 50696

In this book, the author includes the interviews with the world billionaires, icons

and world-class performers. Fitness, money, and wisdom -- here are the tools.

Over the last two years, the author has collected the routines and tools of world-

class performers around the globe while interviewing them for his self-titled

podcast. Now the distilled notebook of tips and tricks that helped him double his

income, flexibility, happiness, and more is available as Tools of Titans.

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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT

1. Big-data analytics for cloud, IoT and cognitive computing. / Hwang, Kai. 2017. Chichester:

Wiley

Call No - 65.011.56WAG HWA P7 Acc No - 50760

The definitive guide to successfully integrating social, mobile, Big-Data

analytics, cloud and IoT principles and technologies. The main goal of this book

is to spur the development of effective big-data computing operations on smart

clouds that are fully supported by IoT sensing, machine learning and analytics

systems. To that end, the authors draw upon their original research and proven

track record in the field to describe a practical approach integrating big-data

theories, cloud design principles, Internet of Things (IoT) sensing, machine

learning, data analytics and Hadoop and Spark programming. This book satisfies

the demand among university faculty and students for cutting-edge information

on emerging intelligent and cognitive computing systems and technologies.

Professionals working in data science, cloud computing and IoT applications will also find this book to be

an extremely useful working resource.

2. Big data management and processing /Edited by Li, Kuan-Ching. 2017. Boca Raton: CRC

Press

Call No - 65.011.56WAG BIG P7 Acc No – 50759

This book explores a range of big data related issues and their impact on the

design of new computing systems. The chapters were carefully selected and

feature contributions from several outstanding researchers. The book endeavors

to strike a balance between theoretical and practical coverage of innovative

problem solving techniques for a range of platforms. It serves as a repository of

paradigms, technologies, and applications that target different facets of big data

computing systems. The first part of the book explores energy and resource

management issues, as well as legal compliance and quality management for Big

Data. It covers In-Memory computing and In-Memory data grids, as well as co-

scheduling for high performance computing applications. The second part of the

book includes coverage of Hadoop and Spark, along with security, privacy, and trust challenges and

solutions. The latter part of the book covers mining and clustering in Big Data, and includes applications

in genomics, hospital big data processing, and vehicular cloud computing. The book also analyzes

funding for Big Data projects.

3. Cyberbullying and the wild, wild web: what everyone needs to know. / Hitchcock, J. A.

2017.Lanham: Rowmann & Littlefield

Call No - 65.011.56:343.9 HIT P7 Acc No - 50772

In this book, author explains how someone can become victim to cyberbullying

and how they can stay safer online. Offering victims, and parents, the chance to

be able to relate to and truly understand the unfortunate reality of cyberbullying

through real-life examples of what happened to someone who had been through a

similar situation. This is a must-have resource to combat the ever-growing

problem of internet crime in our society. It offers readers a real and raw look at

how and why cyberbullying occurs across the globe and how it affects the

victims, their families, their communities, and the bullies themselves.

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4. Cyberethics: morality and law in cyberspace. - 6th. / Spinello, Richard A. 2017.

Burlington: Jones & Bartlett Learning

Call No - 65.011.56 SPI P7 Acc No – 50859

This book provides a modern, comprehensive examination of the social costs and

moral issues emerging from the ever-expanding use of the internet and new

information technologies, as well as internet governance and its control by the

state. It highlights both the legal and philosophical perspective of content control,

free speech, intellectual property, and security. This edition includes interesting

new case studies on social media, privacy, and the right to be forgotten, which

encourages discussion and fosters critical thinking.

5. Cyberterrorism: the legal and enforcement issues. / Tehrani, Pardis Moslemzadeh. 2017.

London: World Scientific Publishing

Call No - 65.011.56WAD TEH P7 Acc No – 50860

Cyberterrorism in the 21st century is now one of the greatest threats to global

security and information. It transcends national borders (and by extension

national legal systems), making it difficult for individual countries to formulate a

cohesive defence plan against it. The world is yet to see any serious acts of

cyberterrorism targeting multiple countries at once, but there's a need for

countries to develop legal precedents to deal with this should it happen. This

book investigates cyberterrorism in terms of the conventions and legislation

developed in response to the growing need to protect the digital infrastructure and

information of citizens, companies and governments. It looks at the challenges

faced by international organisations in first defining then responding and curbing

cyberterrorism. Following this is analysis of legal provisions, with case studies of enforcement and of

jurisdiction of these provisions. In this book all aspects of cyberterrorism are considered, from initial

infringement to eventual prosecution, this book provides recommendations and guidance to law-based

post-graduates and professionals working on digital crime, and to those interested in national and

international legal legislation against it.

6. E-commerce website optimization: why 95 per cent of your website visitors don't buy and

what you can do about it. / Croxen-John, Dan. 2017. London: Kogan Page

Call No - 658.8:65.011.56 CRO P7 Acc No - 50916

E-commerce Website Optimization goes beyond simply increasing traffic,

helping readers to improve conversion rates, increase ROI from online marketing

campaigns, and generate higher levels of repeat business. It brings together

usability, analytics and persuasion to offer a straightforward and detailed 5-step

methodology of how to use the tools and techniques of Conversion Rate

Optimization (CRO) to increase the e-commerce value of websites. It is perfect

for those seeking to implement a data-driven ethos to their organization's e-

commerce programme, based on market-tested and robust split-test methodology

used across a range of commercial businesses.

7. Personal cybersecurity: how to avoid and recover from cybercrime / Waschke, Marvin.

2017. New York: Apress

Call No - 65.011.56WAD WAS P7 Acc No - 50822

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This book addresses the needs of individual users at work and at home. This

book covers personal cybersecurity for all modes of personal computing whether

on consumer-acquired or company-issued devices: desktop PCs, laptops, mobile

devices, smart TVs, WiFi and Bluetooth peripherals, and IoT objects embedded

with network-connected sensors. In all these modes, the frequency, intensity, and

sophistication of cyberattacks that put individual users at risk are increasing in

step with accelerating mutation rates of malware and cybercriminal delivery

systems. Traditional anti-virus software and personal firewalls no longer suffice

to guarantee personal security. Users who neglect to learn and adopt the new

ways of protecting themselves in their work and private environments put

themselves, their associates, and their companies at risk of inconvenience, violation, reputational damage,

data corruption, data theft, system degradation, system destruction, financial harm, and criminal disaster.

This book shows what actions to take to limit the harm and recover from the damage.

8. R for Programmers: advanced techniques. / Zhang, Dan. 2017. Boca Raton: CRC Press

Call No - 65.011.56WJJR ZHA P7 Acc No - 50827

This book discusses advanced topics such as R core programming, object

oriented R programming, parallel computing with R, and spatial data types. The

author leads readers to merge mature and effective methodologies in traditional

programming to R programming. It shows how to interface R with C, Java, and

other popular programming languages and platforms. The book presents flexible

and comprehensive capability with R and interfacing tools with cases. It

introduces interfaces with C, Java and other platforms and languages to combine

advantages.

9. Real-World algorithms: a beginner's guide. / Louridas, Panos. 2017. Cambridge: MIT

Press

Call No - 65.011.56 LOU P7 Acc No – 50828

This book offers an introduction to algorithms through the real-world problems

they solve. The algorithms are presented in pseudocode and can readily be

implemented in a computer language. It presents algorithms simply and

accessibly, without overwhelming readers or insulting their intelligence. Readers

should be comfortable with mathematical fundamentals and have a basic

understanding of how computers work; all other necessary concepts are explained

in the text. After presenting background in pseudocode conventions, basic

terminology, and data structures, chapters cover compression, cryptography,

graphs, searching and sorting, hashing, classification, strings, and chance. Each

chapter describes real problems and then presents algorithms to solve them.

10. Social media: a critical introduction. - 2nd. ed. / Fuchs, Christian. 2017. London: Sage

Call No - 316.472.4 FUC P7 Acc No – 50833

Now more than ever, we need to understand social media - the good as well as

the bad. We need critical knowledge that helps us to navigate the controversies

and contradictions of this complex digital media landscape. Only then can we

make informed judgements about what's happening in our media world, and why.

Showing the reader how to ask the right kinds of questions about social media,

the author takes us on a journey across social media, delving deep into case

studies on Google, Facebook, Twitter, WikiLeaks and Wikipedia. The result lays

bare the structures and power relations at the heart of our media landscape. This

book is the essential, critical guide for all students of media studies and

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sociology. Readers will never look at social media the same way again.

11. Social media marketing. - 4th. ed. / Zimmerman, Jan. 2017. New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 658.8:65.011.56 ZIM P7 Acc No - 50888

In this book you'll get comprehensive, expert guidance on how to use the latest

social media platforms to promote your business, reach customers, and thrive in

the global marketplace. Social media continues to evolve at breakneck speed, and

with the help of this guide, you'll discover how to devise and maintain a

successful social media strategy, use the latest tactics for reaching your

customers, and utilize data to make adjustments to future campaigns and

activities.

12. Sociometrics and human relationships: analyzing social networks to manage brands,

predict trends, and improve organizational performance. / Gloor, Peter A. 2017. Bingley:

Emerald

Call No - 658.8:65.011.56 GLO P7 Acc No - 50834

This book translates the latest academic research into practical business

strategies and techniques as well as actionable insights, providing a wealth of

examples for social network analysis and predicting trends. The author illustrates

how to improve organizational performance by optimizing communication and

collaboration through email. Based on Collaborative Innovation Networks

courses which have been taught for over a decade to students forming virtual

teams across a number of universities, the author shows readers how to leverage

virtual collaborative creativity in the Internet age, and helps them understand and

apply the dynamics of online communication via a variety of tools. The author

has also created a tool that analyses all types of social media such as: Twitter,

Wikipedia, online blogs and Facebook as well as email or Skype logs to predict election outcomes,

perception and strength of brands, customer and employment satisfaction, or fraudulent behavior. The

author explains how to use his tool, Condor, to visualize, monitor and manage brands, products and topics

online, as well as analyzing organizations through their email networks.

13. Testing R code./ Cotton, Richard. 2017. Boca Raton: CRC Press

Call No - 65.011.56WJJR COT P7 Acc No - 50836

After beginning with an introduction to testing in R, the book explores more

advanced cases such as integrating tests into R packages; testing code that

accesses databases; testing C++ code with Rcpp; and testing graphics. This book

teaches you how to perform development-time testing using the test that package,

allowing you to ensure that your code works as intended. The book also teaches

run-time testing using the assertive package; enabling your users to correctly run

your code. Each topic is explained with real-world examples, and has

accompanying exercises for readers to practice their skills - only a small amount

of experience with R is needed to get started.

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INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT

1. International business: the new realities. - 4th. ed. / Cavusgil, S. Tamer. 2017. Boston:

Pearson

Call No - 658.114.9 CAV P7 Acc No – 50925

This book caters to a millennial student audience, the most diverse and educated

generation to date. The book speaks to students of the technological age, facing a

diverse and evolving economic environment fueled by the Internet and

multimedia sources. By addressing issues such as the competitive job market and

challenges faced by advanced economies, the text preps students for international

business in our modern world. This Edition plays on millennials’ characteristics

to engage them in the material. This includes their reliance on technology, their

drive towards achievement and helping their communities, and their desire to

obtain skills they can apply towards meaningful jobs. The authors understand

what motivates millennial students and builds on their goals to help students obtain successful careers in

international business.

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MARKETING

1. Artificial intelligence marketing and predicting consumer choice: an overview of tools and

techniques. / Struhl, Steven. 2017. London: Kogan Page

Call No - 658.8.012.2 STR P7 Acc No – 50910

The ability to predict consumer choice is a fundamental aspect to success for any

business. In the context of artificial intelligence marketing, there are a wide array

of predictive analytic techniques available to achieve this purpose, each with its

own unique advantages and disadvantages. This book serves to integrate these

widely disparate approaches, and show the strengths, weaknesses, and best

applications of each. It provides a bridge between the person who must apply or

learn these problem-solving methods and the community of experts who do the

actual analysis. It is also a practical and accessible guide to the many remarkable

advances that have been recently made in this fascinating field. Online resources

include bonus chapters on AI, ensembles and neural nets, and finishing experiments, plus single and

multiple product simulators.

2. Brand protection in the online world: a comprehensive guide. / Barnett, David N. 2017.

London: Kogan Page

Call No - 658.626 BAR P7 Acc No - 50912

This book explains the full scope of Internet infringement, and associated

monitoring and enforcement options that are most relevant to brand owners and

managers. The book Covers crucial topics such as brand abuse, counterfeiting,

fraud, digital piracy and more, and provides a clear and in-depth exploration of

the importance of, and ideas behind, the brand-protection industry. It delivers

insights into key areas which will allow readers to make the most appropriate

online brand protection decisions for their own companies. It includes real-world

examples and information boxes which outline more technical, in-depth areas

exploring theory in more detail.

3. Digital marketing excellence: planning and optimizing your online marketing. - 5th. ed. /

Chaffey, Dave. 2017. London: Routledge

Call No - 658.8:65.011.56 CHA P7 Acc No - 50861

This book is fully updated, keeping you in line with the changes in this dynamic

and exciting field and helping you create effective and up-to-date customer-

centric digital marketing plans. A practical guide to creating and executing digital

marketing plans, it combines established approaches to marketing planning with

the creative use of new digital models and digital tools. It is designed to support

both marketers and digital marketers, and students of business or marketing who

want a thorough yet practical grounding in digital marketing. This edition

seamlessly integrates the latest changes in social media technology, including

expanded coverage of mobile technology, demonstrating how these new ways to

reach customers can be integrated into your marketing plans. It also includes new sections on data

analytics, clearly demonstrating how marketers can leverage data to their advantage. Offering a highly

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structured and accessible guide to a critical and far-reaching subject, this book provides a vital reference

point for all students and managers involved in marketing strategy and implementation.

4. Innovation management and new product development. - 6th. ed. / Trott, Paul. 2017.

Harlow: Pearson

Call No - 658.624 TRO P7 Acc No -50924

This book is an established, text for postgraduate and advanced undergraduate

courses on innovation management, management of technology, new product

development and entrepreneurship. It is also widely used by practitioners of

innovation. In this edition, the book has been fully revised. Its clear and informed

coverage of the management processes of new product development, coupled

with a practical orientation of taking you through real life challenges and

dilemmas, results in a book that brings together the most up-to-date and

accessible discussion of the literature in this area, as well as a wealth of examples

and illustrations in every chapter.

5. Marketing 4.0: moving from traditional to digital. / Kotler, Philip. 2017. New Delhi: Wiley

Call No - 658.8:65.011.56 KOT P7 Acc No - 50954

For this highly-anticipated guide, the father of modern marketing Philip Kotler

rejoins thought leaders Hermawan Kartajaya and Iwan Setiawan from MarkPlus,

Inc. to share tangible ways marketers can influence people and varied paths along

the customer journey. In fact, the traditional path to purchase (aware, appeal, ask,

and act) is expanded to include advocate because the opinions of our family and

friends have enormous impact on buying decisions--through how it happens, the

ways to encourage it, and strategies for growing one customized experience at a

time using powerful metrics and Innovative best practices. Moving from a

traditional to digital marketing mindset comes easy with the practical advice and

intuitive explanations you can use and benefit from the very first day.

6. Social media marketing. - 4th. ed. / Zimmerman, Jan. 2017. New Jersey: Wiley

Call No - 658.8:65.011.56 ZIM P7 Acc No - 50888

In this book you'll get comprehensive, expert guidance on how to use the latest

social media platforms to promote your business, reach customers, and thrive in

the global marketplace. Social media continues to evolve at breakneck speed, and

with the help of this guide, you'll discover how to devise and maintain a

successful social media strategy, use the latest tactics for reaching your

customers, and utilize data to make adjustments to future campaigns and

activities.

7. Sociometrics and human relationships: analyzing social networks to manage brands,

predict trends, and improve organizational performance. / Gloor, Peter A. 2017. Bingley:

Emerald

Call No - 658.8:65.011.56 GLO P7 Acc No - 50834

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This book translates the latest academic research into practical business

strategies and techniques as well as actionable insights, providing a wealth of

examples for social network analysis and predicting trends. The author illustrates

how to improve organizational performance by optimizing communication and

collaboration through email. Based on Collaborative Innovation Networks

courses which have been taught for over a decade to students forming virtual

teams across a number of universities, the author shows readers how to leverage

virtual collaborative creativity in the Internet age, and helps them understand and

apply the dynamics of online communication via a variety of tools. The author

has also created a tool that analyses all types of social media such as: Twitter, Wikipedia, online blogs and

Facebook as well as email or Skype logs to predict election outcomes, perception and strength of brands,

customer and employment satisfaction, or fraudulent behavior. The author explains how to use his tool,

Condor, to visualize, monitor and manage brands, products and topics online, as well as analyzing

organizations through their email networks.

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PUBLIC POLICY & GOVERNANCE

1. Leading public design: discovering human-centred governance. / Bason, Christian. 2017.

Bristol: Policy Press

Call No - 35 BAS P7 Acc No – 50874

In this book, the author uses his extensive practical experience and research

conducted among public managers in the UK, the US, Australia, Finland and

Denmark to explore how public organisations can be redesigned from the outside

in, shaping policies and services that are truly experienced as useful and

meaningful to citizens, and which leverage all of society’s resources to co-

produce better outcomes. The book presents six management practices which

leaders in government can use to involve citizens, staff and other stakeholders in

innovation processes. It shows how managers can challenge their own

assumptions, leverage empathy with citizens, handle divergence, navigate

unknown territory, experiment and rehearse future solutions through prototyping, and create more public

value.

2. Pakistan's political labyrinths: military, society and terror / edited by Kalia, Ravi.

2016.New Delhi: Routledge

Call No - 327(549) PAK P6 Acc No - 50559

In this book, author examines a variety of events in contemporary Pakistan

through a comprehensive analysis of identity and power politics, media

landscapes, military recruitment, role of madrasahs, terrorism and militancy, and

civil war, as well as outlines future trajectories. It explores Pakistan from

different vantage points. It studies themes such as Pakistan's relationship with

India, the legacy of Jinnah, gender and fundamentalism, and urbanization and

unrest that have plagued the northern areas. It includes contributors from experts

in the field and policymakers across the world, this volume will interest scholars

and researchers on Pakistan studies, politics and international relations.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

1. Applied guide to research designs: quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. - 2nd. /

Edmonds, W. Alex. 2017. Thousand Oaks: Sage

Call No - 3.001.5 EDM P7 Acc No - 50846

This book offers researchers in the social and behavioral sciences guidance for

selecting the most appropriate research design to apply in their study. Using

consistent terminology, the authors visually present a range of research designs

used in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods to help readers

conceptualize, construct, test, and problem solve in their investigation. This

edition features revamped and expanded coverage of research designs, new real-

world examples and references, a new chapter on action research, and updated

ancillaries.

2. Case study research: core skill sets in using 15 genres. - 2nd. ed. / Woodside, Arch G. 2017.

Bingley: Emerald

Call No - 3.001.5 WOO P7 Acc No – 50764

This book examines the processes involved in conducting case research in a

number of genres including participant observation, fuzzy set social science,

system dynamics, decision systems analysis, forced metaphor elicitation

technique, ethnographic decision tree modeling, mapping strategic thinking, the

historical method, storytelling research and conversational analysis. The book

reviews and applies the best literature on case study methods from a number of

disciplines providing a strong rationale for adopting case study research methods

alone or in mixed-methods. This fully revised and updated second edition

employs a broad and deep coverage of multiple case study research genres to

explore the topic.

3. Covert research: the art, politics and ethics of undercover fieldwork. / Calvey, David.

2017. London: Sage

Call No - 3.001.5 CAL P7 Acc No – 50856

Undercover research is an emotive and controversial field often equated with

deception and transgression. Using classic examples and contemporary case

studies, this book challenges covert research’s dispersed place within the social

sciences and rehabilitates its reputation as a powerful research method. Drawing

in part on his own undercover research into the night-time economy of bouncers,

the author explores the roots and evolution of covert research; his deft treatment

of the fear and fascination within furtive fieldwork is grounded in the practicality

of the methods and tools needed to conduct quality research in the field. Packed

with learning-by-example tips, this book shows that with critical imagination and

proper ethical foundations, covert research could be a great addition to your methodological toolkit.

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4. Craft of political research. - 10th. / Shively, W. Phillips. 2017. New York: Routledge

Call No - 3.001.5 SHI P Acc No – 750769

This book is a non-technical introduction to research design and analysis in

political science, emphasizing the choices we make when we design a research

project and analyze its results. The book’s approach centers on asking an

interesting research question, and then designing inquiry into the question so as to

eliminate as many alternative explanations as possible. How do we develop

theory, and what constitutes a good research question? How do we develop

measures and gather evidence to answer a question? How do we analyze our

findings? Students will be introduced to such topics as multidimensional

concepts, levels of measurement, validity, reliability, random and non-random

measurement error, sampling, case selection, causality, experimental and quasi-experimental design,

statistical inference, and regression and correlation analysis. Throughout, the emphasis is on

understanding the 'back story' of analysis — why do we measure in a particular way, why do we choose

one design as against another, why do we conduct our analysis as we do. Emphasizing the internal logic

of research methods and the collaborative nature of the research process, the greatest strength of the book

is its clarity and the large range of political science examples it provides. It works at a conceptual level,

seeking an understanding of the principles that underlie techniques and the reasons that we choose them.

5. Embodiment in qualitative research. / Ellingson, Laura L. 2017. New York: Routledge

Call No - 3.001.5 ELL P7 Acc No – 50777

This book connects critical, interdisciplinary theorizing of embodiment with

creative, practical strategies for engaging in embodied qualitative research.

Author equips qualitative researchers not only to resist the mind–body split in

principle but to infuse their research with the vitality that comes from embracing

knowledge production as deeply embedded in sensory experience. It synthesizes

current interdisciplinary theories and research on embodiment; explores research

examples from across the social sciences, education, and allied health; and

features embodied ethnographic tales and evocative moments from everyday life

for reflexive consideration. It is designed as a resource for qualitative researchers

who want to explore the latest trends in critical theorizing.

6. Essential guide to doing your research project. - 3rd. / O'Leary, Zina. 2017. London: Sage

Call No - 3.001.5 OLE P7 Acc No – 50863

This book provides all of the skills and momentum students need to excel at

their research projects. The new edition includes multidisciplinary case studies

and a new chapter on mixed methods approaches, along with helpful learning

features and tools to support every step of their research journey.

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7. Habermas and social research /edited by Murphy, Mark. 2017. London: Routledge

Call No - 3.001.5 HAB P7 Acc No – 50784

This book brings together in one convenient volume a set of researchers who

place Jurgen Habermas’ key concepts such as colonisation, deliberation and

communication at the centre of their research methodologies. This book is an

essential read for those who want to harness the potential of Habermas’ core

concepts in their own work, thereby helping to bridge the gap between theory and

method in social research. Structured around three core themes, this book

provides a range of research case studies looking at system colonization, the

politics of deliberation and communicative interactions. Issues as diverse as

social movements, the digital public sphere, patient involvement, migration and

preschool education, are all covered in the book, intertwined with a set of innovative approaches to theory

application in social research. Designed to help researchers harness the potential of Habermas’ core

concepts as methodological tools, this timely volume will prove highly useful for graduate and upper level

undergraduates within the fields of theory and method, research design, public policy, education policy,

urban and environmental planning.

8. Proposing empirical research: a guide to the fundamentals. - 5th. ed. / Patten, Mildred L.

2014. London: Routledge

Call No - 3.001.5 PAT P4 Acc No - 50880

This book provides step-by-step instructions for students who will be writing

their first research proposal in the social and behavioral sciences. One can find

numerous examples throughout the book make the recommendations for proposal

writing come alive. The model proposals at the end of the book illustrate proposal

writing and provide material for classroom discussions. This book provides

concrete guidance for students who will be writing proposals for both quantitative

and qualitative research. The structure of this book enables students to work

independently with confidence while writing the first drafts of their proposals.

This book is ideal for use in research methods classes where students write a

proposal as a term project, thesis/dissertation preparation classes, senior research seminars where

proposing and conducting research is a culminating undergraduate activity, and any graduate-level

seminar in which the instructor wants to incorporate a project that will engage students in critical thinking

about the content area.

9. Research experience: planning, conducting, and reporting research. / Devlin, Ann Sloan.

2018. Thousand Oaks: Sage

Call No - 3.001.5 DEV P8 Acc No - 50883

This book presents a process-oriented approach to research for students in the

behavioral sciences. In-depth, practical advice for conducting each step of the

research process includes coverage of the most common research methods and

current technologies—including Qualtrics, Google Scholar, and Amazon

Mechanical Turk—as well as techniques for finding participants and collecting

data in a variety of settings. With robust pedagogy and six helpful appendices,

this text will further readers’ ability to produce well-executed projects and

critically evaluate information in both their personal and professional lives.

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10. Research methods and methodologies in education. – 2nd ed. /edited by Coe, Robert.

2017. London: Sage

Call No - 3.001.5 RES P7 Acc No - 50884 In order to carry out high-quality educational research, every aspect of the

process needs careful consideration. This all-encompassing textbook gives a

considered overview of principles that underpin research, key qualitative and

quantitative methods for research design, data collection and analysis. This book

includes new chapter on Ethics and it offers enhanced coverage of qualitative

research as well as thorough reworking's of chapters makes this edition truly

comprehensive.

11. Social research: paradigms in action. / Blaikie, Norman. 2017. Cambridge: Polity Press

Call No - 3.001.5 BLA P7 Acc No - 50832

This book explains the central role that research paradigms play in the design

and conduct of social research. The authors argue that social research should not

just describe or confirm a social problem but should seek to find an explanation

for it - and to do so requires research with ‘eyes philosophically wide open’.

Important philosophical and practice elements of three widely recognized

paradigms - Neo-Positive, Interpretive and Critical Realist - are carefully

elaborated and their use in action illustrated with detailed examples. The authors

show that the philosophical assumptions of a chosen paradigm must match those

embedded in a characterization of a research problem and its context. This

paradigm orientation is shown to be fundamental to appropriately framing a problem, formulating

research questions, deciding on a logic of inquiry and selecting and using methods to investigate it.

Ultimately, an appropriate paradigm orientation to social research provides a dispassionate, rigorous and

effective basis for the production of new social scientific knowledge. Following on from Blaikie’s

Approaches to Social Enquiry and Designing Social Research, this book will be invaluable to upper-level

and research students, their lecturers and supervisors, and researchers across the social sciences.

12. Understanding case study research: small-scale research within meaning. / Tight,

Malcolm. 2017. London: Sage

Call No - 3.001.5 TIG P7 Acc No - 50841

This book provides a comprehensive, student-friendly guide to the nature and

use of case study research. Whether as part of a more substantial study or as the

foundation for a self-contained smaller project, case studies provide viable and

valuable alternatives to conducting large-scale research. Grounded in both theory

and practice, this book sets out not only the key debates and ethical issues

surrounding case study research, but also focuses specifically on the work of

others and how you can understand, use, and write about secondary data as the

basis for your own research project. With tips, examples, and extensive

discussion of real-world case studies from a variety of social science and other

disciplines, the author illustrates the kinds of research to which case studies can

be applied. Whether you want to know how to access and use the case studies of others or understand the

methods behind conducting your own case study research, this helpful guide will take you through every

step of the process.

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SOCIAL SCIENCES & GENERAL MANAGEMENT

1. Burn out: the endgame for fossil fuels. / Helm, Dieter. 2017. New Haven: Yale University

Press

Call No - 620.9 HEL P7 Acc No – 50763

An energy revolution is under way with far-reaching consequences for nations,

companies, and the way we address climate change Low oil prices are sending

shockwaves through the global economy, and longtime industry observer Dieter

Helm explains how this and other shifts are the harbingers of a coming energy

revolution and how the fossil fuel age will come to an end. Surveying recent

surges in technological innovations, Helm's provocative new book documents

how the global move toward the internet-of-things will inexorably reduce the

demand for oil, gas, and renewables-and prove more effective than current efforts

to avert climate change.

2. Contested knowledge: social theory today. - 6th ed. / Seidman, Steven. 2017. Chichester:

Wiley-Blackwell

Call No - 301.001 SEI P7 Acc No - 50854

In this book, the author presents the latest topics in social theory and addresses

the current shift of 'universalist theorists' to networks of clustered debates. It

reveals how the universal theorist and the era of rival schools has been replaced

by networks of clustered debates that are relatively 'autonomous' and

interdisciplinary. It features updates and in-depth discussions of the newest

clustered debates in social theory - intimacy, postcolonial nationalism, and the

concept of 'the other' and reviews sociological theory from a contemporary

perspective.

3. Darwin's unfinished symphony: how culture made the human mind. / Laland, Kevin N.

2017. Princeton: Princeton University Press

Call No - 301.151 LAL P7 Acc No – 50773

In this title, the author shows how the learned and socially transmitted activities

of our ancestors shaped our intellects through accelerating cycles of evolutionary

feedback. The truly unique characteristics of our species - such as our

intelligence, language, teaching, and cooperation - are not adaptive responses to

predators or disease, or other external conditions. He traces our rise from

scavenger apes in prehistory to modern humans able to design iPhones, dance the

tango, and send astronauts into space. The author explains how animals imitate,

innovate, and have remarkable traditions of their own.

4. Epistemology / Sosa, Ernest. 2017. Princeton: Princeton University Press

Call No - 165 SOS P7 Acc No – 50862

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In this book, the author provides a sophisticated, revisionist introduction to the

problem of knowledge in Western philosophy. Modern and contemporary

accounts of epistemology tend to focus on limited questions of knowledge and

skepticism, such as how we can know the external world, other minds, the past

through memory, the future through induction, or the world’s depth and structure

through inference. This book steps back for a better view of the more general

issues posed by the ancient Greek Pyrrhonists. Returning to and illuminating this

older, broader epistemological tradition, the author develops an original account

of the subject, giving it substance not with Cartesian theology but with science

and common sense. Descartes is a part of this ancient tradition, but he goes beyond it by considering not

just whether knowledge is possible at all but also how we can properly attain it. In Cartesian

epistemology, the author finds a virtue-theoretic account, one that he extends beyond the Cartesian

context. Once epistemology is viewed in this light, many of its problems can be solved or fall away. The

result is an important reevaluation of epistemology that will be essential reading for students and teachers.

5. Explanation of social action. / Martin, John Levi. 2011. Oxford: Oxford University Press

Call No - 301.18 MAR P1 Acc No - 50757

This book is a critique of the conventional understanding of methods of

explanation in the social sciences. It argues that any scientific approach to

explanation must build on the phenomenological experience of actors.

Conventional understanding of what it means to 'explain' something in the social

sciences provokes unnecessary confusion and conflict, and indeed is often based

more on analysts' imaginations than actors' realities. It lays out a sustained

critique of this understanding, pointing out that the root of the problem is an

attempt to counterpose two radically different types of answers to the question of

why someone did a certain thing - first person responses and third person ones.

The author illustrates how this tendency is epitomized in attempts to explain

human action in 'causal' terms.

6. Higher: 100 Years of Boeing. / Banham, Russ. 2015. San Francisco: Chronicle Books

Call No - 658.115:629.13(73) BAN P5 Acc No - 50632

Over the course of a century, the Boeing Company has grown from a small outfit

operating out of a converted boathouse producing a single pontoon plane made

from canvas and wood into the world's largest aerospace company. The thrilling

story of the celebrated organization is one filled with ambition, ingenuity, and a

passion to exceed expectations. In this lavishly illustrated book, published to

coincide with Boeing's 100th anniversary, Pulitzer Prize nominated author Russ

Banham recounts the tale of a company and an industry like no other one that has

put men on the moon, defended the free world, and changed the way we live.

7. Homo deus: a brief history of tomorrow. / Harari, Yuval Noah. 2015. London: Vintage

Call No - 930.85 HAR P5 Acc No – 50756

In this book, the author explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will

shape the twenty-first century - from overcoming death to creating artificial life.

It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we

protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage

of evolution. Author examines our future with his trademark blend of science,

history, philosophy and every discipline in between.

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8. I am the smartest man i know: a noble laureate's difficult journey. / Giaever, Ivar. 2017.

Singapore: World Scientific

Call No - 92(GIA) GIA P7 Acc No - 50921

This book explains a unique individual with a fascinating life story, Ivar Giaever

is a scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Experimental Physics in 1973. In his

own words, Giaever relates an absorbing tale of how important luck and good

fortune have been in shaping his life. He narrates the story of an ordinary

childhood in Norway and an unremarkable undergraduate career at university.

After finishing his engineering degree, he served in the Norwegian army and

married his childhood sweetheart, Inger Skramstad. His desire to make a better

life for his new family led Ivar to Canada and then to the United States. Even

without an advanced degree in a scientific field, Ivar was given the opportunity to

work with cutting-edge scientific researchers at General Electric R&D in

Schenectady, New York.

9. If I could tell you just one thing: encounters with remarkable people and their most

valuable advice. / Reed, Richard. 2016. Edinburgh: Canongate Books

Call No - 92 REE P6 Acc No - 50699

In this book, author has collected pearls of wisdom from some of the most

remarkable, inspiring and game-changing people in the world - in business, tech,

philanthropy, politics, sport, art, spirituality, medicine, film, and design. From

Hollywood greats like Judi Dench and Richard Curtis, to entrepreneurial legends

like Richard Branson and Simon Cowell; from sports stars and TV personalities

like Andy Murray and James Cordon to political activists and born survivors like

Mandela's Comrades and Katie Piper, Richard has picked some of the world's

most interesting brains to give you a lesson in how to live, how to love, how to

create and how to succeed. Author has picked some of the world's most

interesting brains to give you a lesson in how to live, how to love, how to create and how to succeed.

10. Illustrated Baburnama. / Verma, Som Prakash. 2016. New York: Routledge

Call No - 954 VER P6 Acc No - 50538

This book presents the Persian Baburnama, a key primary source andthe earliest

record of Babur's memoirs. The authoritative translation uses paintings from the

original work and draws on contemporary texts of the period to delve into the

history of the legendary Mughal ruler. It provides a fresh treatment to the source

material and highlights vivid accounts of the historical events of the time. The

paintings are divided thematically, offering a rare perspective into the Mughal

world. Accompanied by a detailed Introduction, the volume also touches upon

narrative art and analyses the influence of European Renaissance art on Mughal

painting. With over 150 Mughal paintings and illustrations in colour, this volume

will be an important sourcebook for scholars and researchers of Medieval Indian,

especially Mughal, history, and art historians, as well as connoisseurs of art and the general reader.

11. India’s film society movement: the journey and its impact. / Cherian, V. K. 2017. New

Delhi: Sage

Call No - 791.4(540) CHE P7 Acc No – 50923

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This book studies this historic Film Society movement, from its origin, to the

crisis of its identity in the 80s and 90s to its revival in 2000s. It not only narrates

the history, the heroes, the institutions, crises, technological changes and the

transformation of the Film Society Movement but also debates on the future of

this movement. The book shows that till 1950s, 80 % of the films screened in

India were from Hollywood. Today, only 10 % films shown in India are of

foreign origin. It is an comprehensive account of the seven-decade long journey

of the Film Society Movement in India, and how it helped Indian cinema come

into its own.

12. Introducing cultural studies. - 3rd ed. / Longhurst, Brian. 2017. London: Routledge

Call No - 39 LON P7 Acc No - 50871

This book provides a systematic and comprehensible introduction to the

concepts, debates and latest research in the field. Reinforcing the interdisciplinary

nature of Cultural Studies, the authors first guide the reader through cultural

theory before branching out to examine different dimensions of culture in detail -

including globalisation, the body, geography, fashion, and politics. It includes the

companion website featuring a flashcard glossary, web links, discussion and

essay questions to stimulate independent study. It features new and improved

'Defining Concepts', 'Key Influences', 'Example ', and 'Spotlight' to obtain an in-

depth understanding of the subject.

13. Journey into philosophy: an introduction with classic and contemporary readings. /

Baronett, Stan. 2017. New York: Routledge

Call No - 1 JOU P7 Acc No – 50873

This book includes over one hundred classical and contemporary readings that

facilitate studying each philosophical issue from a variety of perspectives, giving

instructors the opportunity to choose a set of readings that matches the individual

needs of each class. It includes many selections by philosophers whose works are

often ignored or underrepresented in other introductory texts. It uses everyday life

situations to give students a solid foothold before they journey into specific

philosophical topics. In addition, every section of the book has its own special

introduction that connects each topic to students’ personal lives.

14. Persistence of gender inequality. / Evans, Mary. 2017. Cambridge: Polity Press

Call No - 396 EVA P7 Acc No – 50821

In spite of centuries of campaigning, women still earn less and have less power

than men. Equality remains a goal not yet reached. In this incisive account of

why this is the case, the author argues that optimistic narratives of progress and

emancipation have served to obscure long-term structural inequalities between

women and men, structural inequalities which are not only about gender but also

about general social inequality. In widening the lenses on the persistence of

gender inequality, the author shows how in contemporary debates about social

inequality gender is often ignored, implicitly side-lining critical aspects of

relations between women and men. This book attempts to join up some of the

dots in the ways that we think about both social and gender inequality, and offers

a new perspective on a problem that still demands society's full attention.

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15. Philosophy of religion: an introduction. / Wilkinson, Michael B. 2010. New Delhi:

Bloomsbury

Call No - 2 WIL P0 Acc No – 50879

This title sets traditional arguments such as the problem of evil or the concept of

God within the contexts of contemporary debates. It also covers the modern

debates such as those on reformed epistemology, theological non-realism and

foundationalism. The author explain the development of religious language, the

challenge of modern science and afterlife beliefs. It is more than simply listing

and explaining the central arguments, it gives practical examples of engagement

with them.

16. Precarious diasporas of sikh and ahmadiyya generations. / Nijhawan, Michael . 2016. New

York: Palgrave Macmillan

Call No - 331.796 NIJ P6 Acc No – 50567

This book examines the long-term effects of violence on the everyday cultural

and religious practices of a younger generation of Ahmadis and Sikhs in

Frankfurt, Germany and Toronto, Canada. Comparative in scope and the first to

discuss contemporary articulations of Sikh and Ahmadiyya identities within a

single frame of reference, the book assembles a significant range of empirical

data gathered over ten years of ethnographic fieldwork.

17. Sarvadarsanasamgraha of madhavacarya or review of the different systems of hindu

philosophy. 2016. New Delhi: D.K. Printworld

Call No - 1(540) SAR P6 Acc No – 50215

This book presents the synopsis of sixteen - Carvaka, Bauddha, Jaina, Ramanuja,

Purnaprajna, Pasupata, Saiva, Pratyabhijna, Rasesvara, Vaisesika, Nyaya,

Jaiminiya, Paniniya, Samkhya, Patanjala and Advaita - philosophical systems

current in the fourteenth-century south India in their most important tenets and

maintains the principal arguments by which their followers were endeavored to

maintain them. In course of his sketches of these systems, Madhavacarya

frequently explains at length obscure details of these different systems. It presents

all these Darsanas from the Vedantic point of view.

18. Sociology of development handbook / edited by Hooks, Gregory. 2016. Oakland:

University of California Press

Call No - 304 SOC P6 Acc No – 50491

This handbook brings together essays by leading contributors to development

sociology by addressing intellectual challenges: internal and international

migration, transformation of political regimes, globalization, changes in

household and family formations, gender dynamics, technological change,

population and economic growth, environmental sustainability, peace and war,

and the production and reproduction of social and economic inequality. The

Sociology of Development Handbook includes essays that reflect the range of

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debates in development sociology and in the interdisciplinary study and practice of development.

19. Undoing project: a friendship that changed the world./ Lewis, Michael. 2017. New York:

Penguin Random House

Call No - 612.82 LEW P7 Acc No – 50686

This book is about a compelling collaboration between two men who have the

dimensions of great literary figures. They became heroes in the university and on

the battlefield--both had important careers in the Israeli military--and their

research was deeply linked to their extraordinary life experiences. Amos Tversky

was a brilliant, self-confident warrior and extrovert, the center of rapt attention in

any room; Kahneman, a fugitive from the Nazis in his childhood, was an introvert

whose questing self-doubt was the seedbed of his ideas. They became one of the

greatest partnerships in the history of science, working together so closely that

they couldn't remember whose brain originated which ideas, or who should claim

credit. They flipped a coin to decide the lead authorship on the first paper they wrote, and simply

alternated thereafter. This story about the workings of the human mind is explored through the

personalities of two fascinating individuals so fundamentally different from each other that they seem

unlikely friends or colleagues. In the process they may well have changed, for good, mankind's view of its

own mind.

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RECREATIONAL & GENERAL READINGS

1. Against all odds. / Steel, Danielle. 2017. London: Pan Books

Call No - STE/AGA P7 Acc No - 50908

Sometimes it's hard to be a mother. Kate Madison lost her husband in tragic

circumstances at a young age. Her two loves are her vintage fashion business and

her four children. Although, currently, her twenty-something children seem to be

causing her anxiety and heartache. Daughter Izzie is a making her name as a top

lawyer when she falls in love with bad boy Zach. Kate's son Justin and his partner,

Richard are considering surrogacy as a way to have a family. Justin's twin sister,

Julie, has met a man who Kate feels is too good to be true . . . Youngest son,

William, is dating a woman old enough to be his mother. Between Kate's New

York business and the demands of family, Kate's not had time to think of herself.

When she allows herself to fall in love again, she wonders if, maybe, this could be her time. If only it

were that easy.