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A New York Times Bestseller An intimate and powerful memoir by the trailblazing former CEO of PepsiCo For a dozen years as one of the world’s most admired CEOs, Indra Nooyi redefined what it means to be an exceptional leader. The first woman of color and immigrant to run a Fortune 50...

Indra: The Heavenly Regent - An Introduction to The Warrior King of the Gods The most powerful of the Vedic gods, Indra is a symbol of strength, victory, and the will to overcome all obstacles. In this book you will: Explore the hymns of the Rig Veda that are dedicated to Indra, the heavenly regent and lightning bearer. Learn about Indra's mythology and his inspiring exploits, from slaying the demon Vritra to defeating the Asuras in battle. Discover how Indra can help inspire and encourage you to manifest your own inner power and achieve your goals. This book is for you if: You are ...

Fresh off her detour to 1940s Liverpool, Verity Byron is tired. The “sick and tired” kind of tired. Tired of the nightmares, tired of the stress, but mostly tired of feeling like a pawn in Genevieve’s game: the scavenger hunt across time, her taunts, and, most of all, her damned book club. The further Indra Group digs into Genevieve and Patrick’s troubled minds for clues, the bigger their problems become. Genevieve’s nefarious plans go far deeper than they ever imagined. She’ll stop at nothing to achieve her ends; and she’s making it personal.

Indira Nooyi's meteoric rise and success has been charted by every newspaper and business journal in the world, but how many of us know the person behind the image? The Secret of Success: The Story of Indira Nooyi gives us a rare insight into Nooyi's life, her childhood, the choices she made, the struggles she faced and the lessons she learnt on her way to the top.

For readers of Margaret Atwood, China Miéville, and David Mitchell comes a striking debut novel by a storyteller of keen insight and captivating imagination. LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD WINNER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST On a cool evening in Kolkata, India...

The fundamental sense of the Goddess is behind all the major mantras of the Vedic seers. The mantras are her changes that bring the Gods to life. Her rhythms are mystical mantras and chants that unveil the names and natures of the Divine. She dances, and the Gods appear, as the narrative of her dance evolves. She is their hidden power, the actual inner force that operates without external display or personal attribution. This tribute to the Goddess is the foundation of all creative growth. In this book, we summon the seeds of Her infinite knowledge like the first rays of Dawn which ...

A massive tome on this specific subject would not even begin to touch the surface of the many teachings that make up Hinduism. Indeed, this short book does not attempt in anyway to provide a succinct summary of Hindu thinking; such an undertaking would be doomed to fail in the face of millennia of collective knowledge. Yet we shall briefly examine some of the intellectual foundations upon which the whole Hindu metaphysical philosophy rests.

Durante sus doce años como una de las más admiradas CEO del mundo, Indra Nooyi redefinió lo que significa ser un líder excepcional. La primera mujer de color e inmigrante en dirigir una de las 50 compañías más importantes listadas por Fortune y una de las estrategas más destacadas de nuestro tiempo transformó PepsiCo con una visión única, una vigorosa búsqueda por la excelencia y un gran sentido del propósito. En sus memorias nos cuenta con gracia, valor y buen humor su legendaria carrera y los sacrificios realizados.

What would you risk to do what you were born to do? Since college, Lex Alexander has had two loves. Hoversled racing and Michella Modane. Everything from mega-corporations to robot rampages have threatened to keep them apart. Now, at long last, Lex may finally get a chance to race again. Just one thing stands in his way: Michella herself. The people behind the league have a history in organized crime. Lex believes they’ve gone legit. Michella isn’t buying it. He’s desperate to get back on the track. She’s determined to find what the league is hiding.

Can a priest and a rock star obey love's call? Seventeen years ago, Jasper Hendricks and Nicholas Blumfeld's childhood friendship turned into a secret, blissful love affair. They spent several idyllic months together until Jasper's calling to the Catholic priesthood became impossible to ignore. Left floundering, Nicky followed his own trajectory into rock stardom, but he never stopped looking back.

Engang var jeg et menneske. Det siger man. Jeg kan ikke selv huske det, men folk, der kendte mig, da jeg var lille, siger, at jeg gik på to ben som et helt almindeligt menneske. Da han var ganske lille, blev Dyrets slumkvarter ramt af et katastrofalt giftudslip, og lige siden har han måttet gå på alle fire. Nu er han knap tyve år og lever fra hånden til munden sammen med sin hund Jara og en forrykt, gammel, fransk nonne. Nætterne bruger han på fantasier om Nisha, og om hvordan det i det hele taget ville være at gå i seng med en pige.

What if the reason the world feels fragmented is not because it is fractured—but because we have been taught to see it that way? An Introduction to Huayan Buddhism: Exploring the Buddhist Vision of Infinite Relationship reveals one of the most breathtaking and intellectually rich worldviews ever to emerge from Buddhist thought: a vision in which everything exists through relationship, every moment reflects the whole, and nothing stands alone—not even you. This is not abstract mysticism. It is a rigorous, imaginative framework for understanding reality itself. Readers are drawn into ...

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Roan Carmichael never got his Masters degree after his mother was diagnosed with cancer. With medical bills piling up, and a costly experimental treatment available, Roan signs on to be a suitor on Queer Seeks Spouse. Roan Carmichael never got his master's degree after his mother was diagnosed with cancer. With medical bills piling up, and a costly experimental treatment available, Roan signs on. Can two men who are just in it for the money fake their way into real and lasting love?

What happens when civilizations collapse not because of enemies, but because of lies? Across history, cultures separated by geography, language, and religion described the same pattern: accumulation → corruption → collapse → correction. In the Rig Veda, it appears as Indra breaking Vṛtra, the hoarder of waters. In Genesis, it appears as the Flood and the withdrawn bow in the sky. In Isaiah, it appears as Leviathan, the twisting serpent of power. In Thessalonians, it appears as false order destroyed by the breath of the mouth — the Word. These were never stories about gods fighting...

Developed over 5000 years ago in ancient India, there is a reason why Ayurveda is still one of the best natural health systems in the world for bringing holistic benefits. The reason Ayurveda is still relevant today is because it delivers on its promises! In simpler terms, it works to bring various benefits. If you’ve never come across words like “dosha”, “vata”, “pitta”, “kapha”, “ama”, and others, don’t worry. By the end of this book, you will know exactly what each one means and how they matter in making you healthy!

This novel is about one of the most ungodlike but lovable divine characters in mythology anywhere. It takes off from where the rest of the legends about Krishna stop. Krishna is shown here more as the human avatara he assumes rather than the God behind the avatar.

Born into the minor aristocracy (as Eugenia Peterson), Devi grew up in the midst of one of the most turbulent times in human history. Forced to flee the Russian Revolution as a teenager, she joined a famous Berlin cabaret troupe, dove into the vibrant prewar spiritualist movement, and, at a time when it was nearly unthinkable for a young European woman to travel alone, followed the charismatic theosophical leader Jiddu Krishnamurti to India.

Gods who play a significant role in one or more of the four Vedas are considered part of the Vedic pantheon. People of Vedic culture once revered these deities. They honored their deities with ceremonies and offerings. The Brahman, or Supreme Being, formed the Gods and mankind in the Vedas in such a manner that they needed each other to survive. Gods wield power but are appeased by the sacrifice and adoration of humans. Similarly, human beings depend on God's favor as they go about living their lives. The gods aid mankind, in both material and spiritual ways. Many deities are listed in the ...

Alex knows her daughter would never wander off in a strange place. So when her three-year-old vanishes from an idyllic beach wedding, Alex immediately believes the worst. The hunt for Lottie quickly becomes a world-wide search, but it’s not long before suspicion falls on her mother. Why wasn’t she watching Lottie? Alex knows she’s not perfect, but she loves her child. And with all eyes on her, Alex fears they’ll never uncover the truth unless she takes matters into her own hands. Who took Lottie Martini? And will she ever come home?