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The Companion to English Poetry, Donne to Marvell
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The Companion to English Poetry, Donne to Marvell

English poetry in the first half of the seventeenth century, an outstandingly rich and varied body of verse, can be understood and appreciated more fully when set in its cultural and ideological context. This introductory Companion, consisting of fourteen new introductory essays by scholars of international standing, provides individual studies of Donne, Jonson, Herrick, Herbert, Carew, Suckling, Lovelace, Milton, Crashaw, Vaughan and Marvell, together with general essays on the political, social  context, and the relationship of poetry to the mutations and developments of genre and tradition.
 
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The Companion to Shakespeare's Poetry
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The Companion to Shakespeare's Poetry

This Companion provides a full introduction to the poetry of William Shakespeare through discussion of his freestanding narrative poems, the Sonnets, and his plays. Fourteen leading international scholars provide accessible and authoritative chapters on all relevant topics: from Shakespeare's seminal role in the development of English poetry, the wide-ranging practice of his poetic form, and his enigmatic place in print and manuscript culture, to his immersion in English Renaissance politics, religion, classicism, and gender dynamics.
 
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The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals
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The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite MealsThe Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals

 Parents will do almost anything to get their kids to eat healthier, but unfortunately, they've found that begging, pleading, threatening, and bribing don't work. With their patience wearing thin, parents will "give in" for the sake of family peace, and reach for "kiddie" favorites--often nutritionally inferior choices such as fried fish sticks, mac n' cheese, Pop-sicles, and cookies.
 
 
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The Rebel Diet: Break the Rules, Lose the Weight
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The Rebel Diet: Break the Rules, Lose the WeightThe Rebel Diet: Break the Rules, Lose the Weight

Your fantasy diet-chocolate, bread, and caffeine-is here!
For those accustomed to thinking of diets as deprivation, former gymnast and doctor Melissa Hershberg has developed a food plan that breaks all the cardinal rules of dieting. Offering medical insight on why common diet myths (like eating five times a day) don't work, she presents dozens of rule-breaking "Try-it" action plans that let you skip breakfast or consume coffee, carbs, and sweets-if that's what you want.
 
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A Textbook of Electrical Technology in SI Units. Volume I: Basic Electrical Engineering (Course Book)
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A Textbook of Electrical Technology in SI Units. Volume I: Basic Electrical Engineering (Course Book)A Textbook of Electrical Technology in SI Units. Volume I: Basic Electrical Engineering (Course Book)

For the Examination of B. E. (Common Course to all Branches), B. Tech., B. Sc. (Engg.), Sec. A & B of AMIE (I), AMIEE (London), IERE, (London), Grade IETE, Diploma and other Competitive Examinations.
Establishment of Technological Universities have taken place in recent past. This resulted into a pool of expert manpower within a large area. Unification of syllabi has taken place and the question papers set during the last 4-5 years have a wider variety and are of more inquisitive nature.
 
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