Uma: 57 books

Tenho uma pomada que sai sozinha e demais . Nem é preciso apertar a  bisnaga . Lambuza tudo . É preciso fechar logo , colocar de volta a tampinha , pois a pomada não para de sair . Esta pomada só falta falar ! E eu digo : " Ai , ai  . . . " .   

In this classic study of Pandita Ramabai's life, Uma Chakravarti brings to light one of the foremost thinkers of nineteenth-century India and one of its earliest feminists. A scholar and an eloquent speaker, Ramabai was no stranger to controversy. Her critique of Brahminical patriarchy was in sharp contrast...

Dini is back from India—with Bollywood star Dolly in tow! But life in the States isn’t all rose petal milk shakes… Dini and Maddie, very best friends, are back in the same country at the same time! Better still, Dolly Singh, the starriest star in all of Bollywood, is in America too. Dini’s...

America is often called the worlds melting pot, a title that proudly celebrates its joyful amalgamation of many peoples, cultures, customs, languages and flavors. From every region of the world, people make the journey to start new lives in the United States, and they bring these international charms...

Dislocating Cultures takes aim at the related notions of nation, identity, and tradition to show how Western and Third World scholars have misrepresented Third World cultures and feminist agendas. Drawing attention to the political forces that have spawned, shaped, and perpetuated these misrepresentations...

For centuries, ancient cultures referred to crystals as the veins of the earth, frozen liquid, and frozen light. Uma Silbey unlocks the secrets of these remarkable storehouses for earth’s energy to reveal their remarkable effects on personal power, self-enhancement, and healing. In this ultimate...

In this short book, Uma shares her personal journey of awakening and enlightenment as a reference for you to self-reflect on your own journey. Included with each chapter are reflective questions used to challenge you to take a closer look at your life and make adjustments as needed.

This book contains poems in six languages. Part I is in English and Part II, with a special title "My Beautiful Mistakes" is in Japanese, French, German, Hindi and Tamil. These were written when Uma was still a student and it is those "carefully preserved" mistakes in grammar that...

Ask most people to imagine a philosopher and they probably think of someone like Socrates—absent-minded, perhaps, but with a sharp intellect and a thirst for the truth. A woman juggling car pools and housework is not the first image that springs to mind, but women have taken huge steps in the philosophy...

Rose petal milk shakes and a world of surprises awaits Dini when her family moves to India in this spirited novel with Bollywood flair. Eleven-year old Dini loves movies—watching them, reading about them, trying to write her own—especially those oh-so-fabulous Bollywood movies where you...

We all have one passion or the other – something that we love to do, something that we do daily, and something that we care so much about. Do you know that you can make money out of most of your passions? Look at the Footballers today. They are people that love to kick the leather ball which...

Phyllostachys aurea is a manual the pretends to bring out the many possibilities that bamboo offers. The work describes the different varieties and species of this plant, and in plain language and with illustrations, describes techniques for the manufacture of craft products, as well as a synthesis on design and ergonomic factors specific to furniture.

This is the third book in the series Betfair Trading Books which is a series on how anyone can make money online everyday at the Betting Exchanges. Unlike the first two Books in the series, this is strictly a Laying method unlike the first two books which are on trading at the betting Exchange. I...

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