Improve your woodworking skills with a toolbox full of helpful tips, tricks, and creative ideas. Every woodworker has that one piece of quirky advice that just plain works. Whether it's a special jig for one of your power tools, a creative use of a common household item, or a tweak that makes an annoying process go smoothly or saves you gobs of time, chances are that some intrepid woodworker has worked out a a solution to a problem that pops up in...

Representation of the subordinated has always been a problematic issue in popular literature. Even though fiction provides ample freedom in this regard, it brings with it a share of its own problems. Indian Fiction is a wide field where various societies and cultures co-exist, making it a unique field of opportunities.

Clock making has a long and distinguished history in the north of England, here is a guide to some of the celebrated craftsmen and the timepieces they created. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Learn everything you need to know about long case clocks with this helpful guide full of descriptions of the finest examples from around England. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

"Honorable Mention for the 2006 Distinguished Book Award, American Sociological Association" "Winner of the 2005 Barrington Moore Book Award, Comparative Historical Section of the American Sociological Association" "Honorable Mention for the 2005 Mirra Komarovsky Award, Eastern Sociological Association" "Honorable Mention for the 2004 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award, Political Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association"...

Gyan Prakash is the Dayton-Stockton Professor of History at Princeton University. He is the author of Bonded Histories and Another Reason (Princeton) and the editor of Noir Urbanisms. A sweeping cultural history of India's largest city A place of spectacle and ruin, Mumbai exemplifies the cosmopolitan metropolis. It is not just a big city but also a soaring vision of modern urban life. Millions from India and beyond, of different ethnicities, languages,...

On June 1, 2001, the heir to the Nepalese throne, Crown Prince Dipendra, donned military fatigues, armed himself with automatic weapons, walked in on a quiet family gathering, and, without a word, mowed his family down before turning a gun on himself. But Dipendra did not die immediately, and while lying in a coma was declared king. He was now a living god. Award-winning journalists Amy Willesee and Mark Whittaker set out to understand what could...

A Collection of notes and practise problems for students in Engineering and Applied Physics

This little book contains a collections of articles on the tools and materials of a watchmaker. Contains a wealth of information on the different types of tools needed in the workshop, how to run a workshop, how to use the tools, how to use turns and the watch lathe and even notes on making small tools.

Learn to clean and maintain your own wrist watch with this helpful step by step guide. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.