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Climate Change and Leadership Shaping Civilizations: An Ongoing Journey of 40,000 Years as Evidenced by Iconic Monuments and Statues
What if our civilization could avoid self-destruction and completely devastating the environment by decoding the secret messages carried by its most treasured monuments such as the Great Pyramid in Egypt, the Taj Mahal in India, or the Statue of Liberty in New York?
This book takes a unique and fresh approach to our history, with a focus leadership and climate change, and decodes it through some of the iconic monuments and statues of our world. After five decades of traveling and studying different cultures around the world, Dr. Hari D. Sharma uncovered a well-kept secret: these iconic monuments and statues are more than beautiful artifacts. They are keys that help us decode the impact of climate change and leadership practices on the evolution of human civilization.
Climate Change And Leadership Shaping Civilizations takes you on a journey around the world, from the great Pyramid of Egypt to the sacred land of Stonehenge; from the serene Taj Mahal in India to the quaint streets of Paris, with its impressive Tour Eiffel, and bustling New York, with its majestic Statue of Liberty. You will also travel back in time to the Ancient Egyptian-Greco-Roman and Indic Civilizations and make your way back to the present day, traveling through the Renaissance and Democratic civilizations.
OTHER BOOKS BY DR. HARI D. SHARMA
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENGINEERING
Waste Containment Systems, Waste Stabilization and Landfills
This is the first book that presented the most comprehensive design methods on Waste Containment Systems, Waste Stabilization and Landfills. It has up to date information useful both for academicians and the practicing professionals. The book is an excellent source that provides a concise, systematic and complete treatment of these environmental issues. The book is extensively used by practicing civil and environmental engineers as well as the University students specializing in waste management environmental areas. The book also covers related regulatory requirements, fundamentals of related engineering applications and their theoretical and practical applications.
GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
Site Remedies, Waste Containment, and Emerging Waste Management Technologies
“The book is excellent. As it is a relatively new field, it manages to bring the context in which it was developed, the concepts involved, the main lines of work, and what has being developed (concepts and technologies). In addition, it brings practical examples and exercises that help to deeply understand the topics covered.” Amazon Reviewer
“The book covers all the possible topics relevant to geo-environmental engineering and provides detailed explanation on each topic. Book contains good example problems for each chapter which help to apply what is learnt in the chapter.” Amazon Reviewer
FOUNDATION ENGINEERING
Pile Foundations in Engineering Practice
This is a concise, systematic and complete treatment of the design and construction of pile foundations. The book discusses pile behavior under various loadings and types of piles and their installation, including consideration of soil parameters. It provides step-by-step design procedures for piles subject to vertical loading and pullout, lateral, inclined and eccentric loads, or dynamic loads, and for piles in permafrost. Also it describes load test procedures and their interpretation and buckling of long, slender piles with and without supported length. The closing chapter presents case histories of prediction and performance of piles and pile groups.
“This book is a must have for the practicing Geotechnical Engineer. Very helpful in most aspects of pile design.” Amazon reviewer
“A book worthy for all practicing civil engineers, which allows one to go into deeper knowledge about the piles in all corners.” Amazon reviewer
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
The Wisdom of Taking Charge of Your Health and Environment
Numerous case histories and research data exhibit that healthy lifestyle is key to our longevity and enjoying a healthy and happy life. The primary components of “healthy life style" are: (i) keeping our environment healthy, i.e., clean air, water, and soil (ii) eating right diet (in both quality and quantity), (iii) engaging in regular exercise, e. g., walking, yoga and others, (iv) regularly managing our stress, (v) keeping our spirit healthy, and (vi) routinely tracking the “state of our health". These aspects of healthy life style, supported by research data and case histories, are discussed in detail in this book. In addition, this book stresses that, as responsible health consumers, we should keep track of most recent health related research and recommendations. Finally, the book makes a case that to age graciously and to live healthy we not only need to follow “healthy life style" but must also be cheerful with positive state of mind about our lives.
“I was waiting for a book like this for some time. This book presents up-to-date information on integrative approach to maintaining our health and provides guidance for living a healthy and happy life. This is a welcome addition to health books and is my “must to read" recommendation.” Amazon Reviwer
INSPIRATIONAL/SOCIAL
Prophets: Their Lives & Times
This book presents the lives and times of five Prophets who were the greatest spiritual giants that human history has ever known. Their influence has not only been in the spiritual field, but they also have provided, social and political leadership to the humanity. They practiced what they preached i.e.they were leaders who led by personal examples. These five leaders were: Moses, Jesus, Muhammad, Raam, and Buddha. This book provides insight into how the above five Prophets preached God’s message. As a reader, you will gain knowledge on each Prophet and how the five religions all carry the same positive an dinspiring message for humanity.
The Book of God: Devine, and Democratic Republican, Secular, Universal and Democratic Republican
The inspirational and motivational teachings presented in this book have been followed and practiced by a large number of people of the east for over six thousand years. Human experiences of these thousands of years have exhibited that if a person just follows the spirit of these teachings s/he will experience internal peace and happiness. In this book, the author first presents the eighteen verses, of Isha, within nine themes among which are God and Material Universe; Human Actions and Conscience; Unity of God and The Universe; and Self-realization. Finally, the implications of these teachings for the lives of the 21st century readers, of all nationalities irrespective of their faith, are forwarded. This book teaches you how you can improve and empower yourself and experience eternal happiness. It also guides you on how to be divine (believing in God and divine powers), secular (allowing freedom of worship to all and respecting all ways of worship), universal (treating all humans with equality), and democratic (believing in social justice for all) republican (free to express and act individually while respecting community needs) without leaving one’s faith. If you truly follow the teachings of this book, you will experience peace within and outside.