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Corners Of A Straight Line
Love speaks a strange language and you need to be in it to comprehend it'. Corners of a straight line tells the story of a young, confident journalist, Atharv and his love escapades with four beautiful and dynamic women - Siya, Resham, Vedita and Susan. While Siya's heart rules over his emotions and Resham's careful moves captivate his body, Vedita's intellectual pursuits stimulate his mind and Susan's spirituality sways his soul. But despite his many commitments, true love eludes him. In a world where lust trumps over love and greed, depravity are rampant, will Atharv ever find what he is looking for? Simple yet perceptive, corners of a straight line is a compelling take on the many complexities of love.
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Just Six Evenings
What if the course of your life and your love, is determined by just six evenings? Atul Shukla, a young, successful executive, has been arrested by the Gurgaon police. As he attempts to find some comfort in the dark confines of his cell, Atul revisits his life and the six evenings that changed its course. Eight years ago, while working in Bhopal, Atul had met the beautiful and intelligent Priya on a train, DDLJ style. When it turned out that she was in his city for only six days, he decided to woo her in that fleeting period of time. But fate had other plans in store and Atul and Priya were torn apart by lust and betrayal, seemingly forever. Years later, Atul and Priya meet once again for six days, while they are both navigating the murky underbelly of the modern corporate world. And this time it's not just their love at stake, but their careers and their future as well. Will Atul and Priya manage to give love a second chance? Or will corporate greed destroy their chance for a happy ending? Just Six Evenings is a modern-day tale of love, lust and ambition in a corporate India that shines at the expense of the dreams it tramples under its feet.
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Maths Made Easy
If maths makes you sweat and calculations give you a headache, fear not. Maths made easy will break down complex mathematical problems in such a way that adding 1224353 + 4356676 will seem as easy as 1 + 2. Using the 'finger technique' - where the most complex equations can be solved using your fingers and other simple calculation methods, this book will solve all your numerical dilemmas, so that you will no longer need a calculator or even pen and paper. With chapters on addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, square and square root, cube and cube root, fractions, trigonometry and conversion, this is a perfect guide for students as well as all those who suffer from maths phobia.
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A Gathering Of Friends-My Favourite Stories
The twenty-one stories in the book are the greatest pieces of fiction written by Ruskin Bond. Chosen by the author himself, from a body of work built over fifty years (Starting with his award-winning first novel, The Room on the Roof and ending with Tales of Fosterganj) this collection includes well-known masterpieces like 'The Night Train at Deoli', 'The Woman on Platform No 8', 'Rusty Plays Holi' (From the Room on the Roof), 'Angry River', 'The Blue Umbrella', 'The Eyes Have It', 'Most Beautiful', 'Panther's Moon', as well as newer stories like 'An Evening at the Savoy with H. H.' (From Maharani) and 'Dinner with Foster' (From Tales of Fosterganj). Taken together, the stories in 'A Gathering of Friends' show why Ruskin Bond has long been regarded as one of the pillars of Indian literature. This is a book that will delight his legions of fans as well as those lucky few who are new to his fiction.
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Subhas Chandra Bose-What Netaji Did, What Netaji S
Remember that the greatest crime is to compromise with injustice and wrong. A reserved boy who felt out of place on the sports field, Subhas Chandra Bose grew to be a fearless and inspiring leader on the battlefield of India's struggle for freedom. Often standing in opposition to Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and other Indian National Congress front runners, Bose was at the vanguard of the 'other' revolutionary struggle for independence from British rule. However controversial his efforts, they were all born of one emotion his unquestionable love for his Motherland. His many prison sentences and equally frequent bouts of illness never subdued his spirit. A staunch nationalist, a prolific writer, a mesmerizing orator and a matchless motivator, Netaji led by example and believed that every individual must be ready to sacrifice his or her life for the country. This book brings together the transformative incidents that shaped Netaji's work and words and highlights the main tenets of his life. From his devotion to India and his unflagging courage, you too can learn to be a little bit like Subhas Chandra Bose.
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River Out Of Eden
The river of Dawkins's title is a river of DNA, flowing through time from the beginning of life on earth to the present and onwards. Dawkins explains that DNA must be thought of as the most sophisticated information system imaginable - 'Life is just bytes and bytes of information,' he writes. Using this perspective, he describes the mechanisms by which evolution has taken place, gradually but inexorably, over a period of three thousand million years. It is the story of how evolution happens, rather than a narrative of what has actually happened in evolution. He discusses current views on the process of human evolution, including the idea that we all trace back to a comparatively recent African 'Eve' and speculates that the 'information explosion' that was unleashed on Earth when DNA came into being has almost certainly happened in other places in the universe.
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Sherlock Holmes-The Golden Years
Sherlock Holmes lamented, 'I fear that retirement will elude me'. It surely does in this five-story chronicle, Sherlock Holmes - The Golden Years. The saga begins with The Bonnie Bag of Bones, which leads the famous duo on a chase into the legendary mountains of Scotland. In Curse of the Black Feather, Holmes teams up with the Irregulars and a gypsy matriarch to expose a diabolical 'baby-farming' enterprise. Their adventure continues through Maestro of Mysteries - with a deadly hunt under the streets of London and The Cure that Kills - with a race across America and against the largest detective organization in the world. In the final story, The Kongo Nkis Spirit Train, Holmes and Watson travel to the Dark Continent to derail a 'spirit train' that ensnares people's spirits and enslaves their bodies.
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Sherlock Holmes-The Shadow Of The Rat
In The Shadow of the Rat David Stuart Davies conjures up a grand atmosphere of excitement and fear. When a body is found floating in the river - a body that has been deliberately infected with the plague virus. Holmes and Watson find themselves seeking answers at The Bridge of Dreams, a club where a person's darkest wish can be granted - for a price. Holmes falls under the control of a will stronger than his own, which threatens the life of his closest friend Watson and leaves the government - indeed Britain itself - open to a deadly terror, the monstrous Giant Rat of Sumatra.
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My Clingy Girlfriend
What is a clingy girlfriend? A clingy girlfriend will go through your phone. She will destroy the contact numbers of every other girl on your phone. She will delete your Facebook profile. And will give you forty-five missed calls in the sixty minutes you put your phone on silent for an office presentation. A clingy girlfriend will say Carry two sets of fully charged mobile batteries so you can be in touch with me. Always. In my dream, you were flirting with some other girl and then ended up in bed. Dreams are a manifestation of some act that is carried out in daily life. Are you cheating on me? You have issues. You need to get therapy. Are you cheating on me? And the worst one - why aren't we married yet? Obrokranti Banerjee's girlfriend ticks all of these and more. Caught between wanting to break up and the fear that he'll never find another girlfriend if he does, Obrokranti finds himself doing things he never imagined - watching Shah Rukh Khan movies, having to fast with her on karva chauth and perhaps worst of all, having his girlfriend join him on a boys night out! Bestselling author Madhuri Banerjee brings to you an uproariously howlarious account of a simple Bengali boy in Mumbai who copes, mopes and hopes to find logic and reasoning with his clingy girlfriend. It's writing Madhuri's never done before and promises to change her name if you don't laugh at least five times while reading this book! You know you have one too. This is your story. My Clingy Girlfriend.
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The Pearl That Broke Its Shell
Kabul, 2009 - Growing up in a family of with five daughters and no sons, Rahima and her sisters can only sporadically attend school and then, as they grow older, can rarely leave the house. Their mother struggles to support the family as their father becomes increasingly addicted to drugs. But one day their aunt, Khala Shaima, makes a suggestion-as a bacha posh, Rahima can dress and be treated as a boy-until she is of marriageable age. She will be able to attend school. It's an old custom, but one that most of society turns a blind eye to when girls are young. And then Khala Shaima begins to tell a story that transforms Rahima's life - the story of her great great-grandmother, Shekiba. Kabul, 1909 - Shekiba, the daughter of a rural farming family, is disfigured in an accident as a child. When her parents and siblings die in a cholera epidemic, she has no one left to support her and is treated as little better than a slave in a relative's home until she is able to escape her life of drudgery by dressing as a man. Through a rare stroke of luck, she becomes one of the guards of the king's harem in a lavish palace in the capital city and eventually manages to make a life for herself one that ultimately includes a husband and children. This is the entwined stories of two Afghan women separated by a century who find freedom in the tradition of bacha posh.
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Chanakya In You
Adventures of a modern kingmaker. Chanakya in you is the charming, lighthearted and yet profound tale of a man inspired by his grandfather to seek the wisdom of the Arthashastra. Like many of us in our youth, the young man has no idea what he wants to do with his life. He lives aimlessly from one day to the next - his is only passion is studying the Arthashastra. When he decides to pursue this passion in all seriousness, it proves to be the turning point of his life! Journey with this modern-day disciple of Chanakyas age-old wisdom as he applies the Arthashastra principles in every aspect of his life, becoming the richest man in the world and inspiring a whole nation to take up study of Sanskrit and ancient Indian literature for business success. Interestingly, this book does not have a single character with a name. The story is about you and your journey through life. While you flip through the pages, you may well find yourself walking the hero's path to bring out the Chanakya inside you. The book can be read by a parent and a young adult, by a business tycoon or an academic scholar with equal ease. Its a book for the people, a book that makes you think. With short chapters and easy-to-read language, you cannot put down the book till you discover the Chanakya in You!
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Body Language-Overcoming Common Problems
Overcoming Common Problems What people say is not always what they think or feel. But, their gestures do give away their true intentions. For those who know how to read it, the body speaks volumes. This book, packed with the latest research and detailed illustrations, has a strong focus on personal relationships and shows How to make a positive impression on others? How to interview and negotiate successfully? How to tell if someone is lying? How to read between the lines of what is said? How to use body language to get what you want? How to recognize love-signs and power-plays?
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The Comic Teachings Of Mulla Nasruddin And Other T
The legendary Mulla Nasruddin is a village simpleton and sage rolled into one. The stories of jis wisdom, timeless and placeless, emanate from a source beyond book learning and contain several layers of meaning. In this unique book, Imam Jamal Rahman weaves together Islapmic spiritual insights with Mulla's humorous teachings and connects them to the issues at the heart of the spiritual quest. Rahman pairs the stories with teachings from the Qur'an, Prophet Muhammad, Rumi, Hafiz nd other Islamic sages. Through Mulla, these fables address larger social concerns of human vulnerability and depravity, the hazards of the ego and much more. together these sources combined with the spiritual practices will raise your soul to laughter and inspire you to transform yourself and the world around you.
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The Son
SONNY'S ON THE RUN Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates, and absolves them of their sins. HE'S BEEN LIED TO HIS WHOLE LIFE But then one prisoner's confession changes everything. He knows something about Sonny's disgraced father. SONNY WANTS REVENGE He needs to break out of prison and make those responsible pay for their crimes. WHATEVER THE COST
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Total Fitness-The Leena Mogre Way
The complete health and lifestyle guide for the true fitness enthusiast. One of the first people in the health and fitness industry and the first to introduce the idea of celebrity fitness in India, Leena Mogre is an institution in herself. Her client list has included personalities such as Madhuri Dixit, Katrina Kaif, John Abraham, Bipasha Basu among others. And for the first time ever, she tells us all about it in her debut book - Total Fitness. Told in a humorous and inimitable style, she brings to you all the insider secrets-everything from the myth of size zero to assessing your actual strength and fitness before starting out, finding your comfort zone and pushing beyond it gradually to achieve complete and total fitness. Total Fitness is the perfect guide for anyone who is looking to get fit the right way.
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Indianomix-Making Sense Of Modern India
A quirky look at India using popular economics. Why does the stock exchange dip during a lunar eclipse? Why dont cars with safety features lead to fewer injuries? Why did Nehru ignore the Chinese threat in the lead-up to the 1962 war? Why is it that a stranger might risk his life to save yours on one day and a street full of passers-by might casually watch you bleed to death on another? In pithy, sparkling, bite-sized chapters, economists Vivek Dehejia and Rupa Subramanya tackle these seeming mysteries and unearth the real reasons why we are like this only. The answers are entertaining and surprising at every turn and reveal a picture of modern India as never seen before.
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The Thomas Berryman Number
It starts with three terrifying murders in the American South. It ends with a relentless and unforgettable manhunt in the North. In between is the gripping story of a ruthless assassin, the woman he loves and the beloved leader he is hired to kill.
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14th Deadly Sin
A new terror is sweeping the streets of San Francisco. And the killers look a lot like the cops. As Detective Lindsay Boxer investigates whether the perpetrators are brilliant imposters or police officers gone rogue, she receives a chilling warning to back off. On the other side of the city an innocent woman is murdered in broad daylight in front of dozens of witnesses. But there are no clues and no apparent motive. With killers in disguise, a maniac murder on the loose, and danger getting ever closer to Lindsay's door, could this be one case too many for the Woman's Murder Club?
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The Door
For years, the door has stayed closed. Hannah Silver hardly notices it as she goes about her strange life in an isolated lighthouse. But when a pair of mysterious strangers-a boy and his guardian-show up at the lighthouse, things start to go very wrong. Hannah's life is shattered. In order to save herself and her family, Hannah must walk into another world where she doesn't belong. A world that wants to capture her and make sure she never makes it back home.
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Know The Game-Complete Skills Cricket
Young players will benefit from learning about Cricket, beginning with its history. Players who dream of joining a national team one day will understand the key techniques, the equipment used and the rules of the game. They will understand the difference between playing at an amateur level and playing on a professional field. This book teachers readers about every aspect of the game, providing tips on batting, bowling and fielding. It helps readers understand how a wicket-keeper keeps an eye on the ball and helps them learn how umpires make last-minute decisions in seconds.
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Get Corporated Before You Get Fired!
Despite the best preventive HR policies of randomly reorganizing the department and designing incomprehensible appraisal processes, Sid, an employee has got promoted within a short span of five years and the Vice-President, HR is absolutely not happy about this! He needs a 'Root Cause Analysis' done and he needs it fast! Meet Sid, an average employee who gets thrashed by his boss, duped by his HR and confused by the management. Join Sid in his corporate journey of launching a new smartphone brand. Discover the corporate work culture as he makes his way through various graphs, pie-charts, bell-curves and what not-all to save his job!
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The Bard Of Blood
The valiant never taste of death but once / a gripping thriller, researched with the assistance of US and Indian intelligence agents, war correspondents and the crime writer S. Hussain Zaidi. Delhi's power circles are shocked to discover ex - RAW boss Sadiq Sheikh has been murdered. Kabir Anand is settling into his new life as a professor of Shakespeare in Mumbai, when a call from the PMO thrusts him back into the world he is trying to forget. A brilliant agent who served under Sadiq Sheikh, Kabir has been forced to leave RAW because of a disastrous mission in Balochistan in 2006 - part of Indias covert support of the Balochi rebels. Kabir must now revisit those ghosts, avenge his mentor and face his deadliest enemies - Mullah Omar and the ISI - while racing against time to save his country.
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More Money Than God-Hedge Funds And The Making Of
Hedge funds as an investment model have been around for more than half a century. However, interest in this form of investment has gained more attention in recent years, especially, after the financial crisis of 2008-2009. Hedge fund investors emerged unscathed from this crisis. In fact, a lot of them grew wealthier during this period. This has resulted in a lot of attention being focused on them in recent times. More Money Than God: Hedge Funds And The Making Of The New Elite traces the history of this industry. The author examines the concept of hedge funds, their evolution, the investment tools, and the personalities who dominated this industry. The author profiles many interesting hedge fund investors and their controversial personalities. One of them, Michael Steinhardt, is said to be cold and ruthless. When one of his employees, pushed to the limit, expressed a desire to kill himself, the boss asked if he could witness the event. There are others like the brilliant mathematician and code breaker Jim Simons, and Ken Griffin, who traded in convertible bonds while at Harvard. The author also argues that hedge funds are the future of financial markets, probably their potential savior. Through many illustrative stories, he highlights how hedge fund investors have managed to spot opportunities and have risked their fortunes on their beliefs. More Money Than God: Hedge Funds And The Making Of The New Elite is a thorough analysis of hedge funds, and the people who defined and redefined this investment model and made fortunes out of it. It is an interesting read that presents an alternative view, one in support of hedge funds, and argues for the industry to stay free of regulations.