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Assassin's Creed-Unity

Assassin's Creed: Unity is the seventh title in Oliver Bowden's phenomenally successful Assassin's Creed videogame tie-in series. 1789: The magnificent city of Paris sees the dawn of the French Revolution. The cobblestone streets run red with blood as the people rise against the oppressive aristocracy. But revolutionary justice comes at a high price... At a time when the divide between the rich and poor is at its most extreme, and a nation is tearing itself apart, a young man and woman fight to avenge all they have lost. Soon Arno and ?lise are drawn into the centuries-old battle between the Assassins and the Templars - a world with dangers more deadly than they could ever have imagined. The immersive story of the Assassins is continued in Oliver Bowden's gripping seventh Assassin's Creed novel, following Renaissance, Brotherhood, The Secret Crusade, Revelations, Forsaken and Black Flag.

21 Ways Being Happy

Happiness is a state of mind. Yes, it is. It is not a condition or situation that is presented to some and kept away from others. It is in our own hands to overcome guilt, self pity, regret and anxiety to lead a fulfilling, happy life. Shama Patel, a professional psychologist, enlists the ways and tricks to stay happy, forever. 21 Ways of being Happy is written with the aim of bringing you closer to yourself. It is a book that will help you charter the course of your life, your own way. About the Author Shama Patel holds a Post-Graduate degree in Marriage and Family Counselling. As a psychologist, she has worked with mature adults, confused teenagers, couples, senior citizens, alcohol and drug addicts, survivors of abuse and human trafficking and has been associated with various NGOs working for underprivileged children. Correctly fitting in the term Jack of all trades, she is often found glued to books or locked inside her art den, bringing black and white images to life through sketching. When she is not being a psychologist, Shama spends her time listening to music, practicing yoga, appreciating nature and meeting people over masala chai.

How Sachin Destroyed My Life

In How Sachin Destroyed My Life, Vikram Sathaye chronicles the story of his life and how he accidently entered the world of stand-up comedy and became a cricket humorist. Moreover, he got the amazing opportunity to travel and spend time with the members of the Indian Cricket squad for more than a decade. This book presents his incredible journey as he takes us inside the dressing rooms, hotels and introduces us to the leading cricketers of India. The book comes with a foreword by Sachin Tendulkar and is replete with humor and interesting anecdotes, insights, photographs and quotes by cricketing legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Dravid, and Yuvraj Singh. This book will be thoroughly enjoyed by cricket enthusiasts. About Vikram Sathaye Vikram Sathaye is a well-known stand-up comedian and has performed in over 1200 corporate events across the world over the last 11 years. He completed his MBA from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management and worked for 7 years with companies like MTV and PMG. He got the opportunity to be part of Extra Innings on Set Max as a cricket humorist. He has been a presenter on Set Max during the World Cup in 2003 and Champions Trophy 2004. He is an entrepreneur and the Director of White Copper Entertainment Pvt. Ltd., a sports and entertainment company.

The Dramatic Decade-The Indira Gandhi Years

That Frequent Visitor

Why are outsiders not allowed on Vypeen Island after sunset? What brought Richard Baxter from Calcutta to Kochi in 1948? Where did Baxter and his wife disappear on the night of Pournami? Who is the visitor that the fishermen fear so much? How far will one man go for the woman he loves? Six decades later, Shiuli Dutta is mysteriously lured into the dreaded Clifford Mansion, where she encounters the ghost of Richard Baxter. The grieving ghost tells her an incomplete story of its life. A story that will reveal the darker side of a mans mind. A story that shall unveil a venomous truth of the past. A story so sinsiter that it shall alter the fate of a nations future. A story of courage and cowardice, of deceit and insanity. The story of that Frequent Visitor.

Sweet Revenge..

Highlander Galen MacDonald is on a mission of revenge-kidnap his enemys bride and make her his. But what he doesnt count on is a clever, fiery lass wielding a blade. When he realizes Kayla is delirious with fever, Galen wastes no time in wedding her. While Kyla is grateful for the Scottish laird who had saved her from marrying a loathsome man, she is just as furious that Galen has claimed her for his bride. But when they share an unforgettable night of passion, will it lead to a marriage of the hearts, or will an enemy tear them apart?

Cavendon Hall

Two entwined families : the aristocratic Inghams and the Swanns who serve them. The earl and countess rely on their faithful retainers alice and walter swann as their young family grows up. One stately home : cavendon hall, a grand imposing house nestled in the beautiful yorkshire dales a society beauty : lady daphne ingham is the most beautiful of the Earls four daughters. Being presented at court and making a glittering marriage is her destiny. But in the summer of 1913, a devastating event changes her future forever and threatens the Ingham name. Yet life as the families of cavendon hall know it-Royal Ascot, supper dances, grouse season feasts and a full servants hall-is about to alter beyond recognition as the storm clouds of war gather.

Never Judge A Lady By Her Cover

By day, she is Lady Georgiana, sister to a duke, ruined before her first season in the worst kind of scandal. But the truth is far more shocking-in Londons darkest corners, she is Chase, the mysterious, unknown founder of the citys most legendary gaming hell. For years, her double identity has gone undiscovered until now. Brilliant, driven, handsome-as-sin Duncan West is intrigued by the beautiful, ruined woman who is somehow connected to a world of darkness and sin. He knows she is more than she seems and he vows to uncover all of Georgianas secrets, laying bare her past, threatening her present and risking all she holds dear including her heart.

Vampire in Paradise

Its been centuries since the Norseman Sigurd Sigurdsson was turned into a vangel-a viking vampire angel-as punishment for his sin of envy, but hes still getting the hang of having fangs that get in the way when seducing women. Slaying demon vampires known as Lucipires and using his healing gifts as a cancer research doctor, Sigurd is sent to Floridas grand keys island as a resident physician where he encounters the most sinfully beautiful woman. The only hope Marisa Lopez has of curing her five-year-old daughter is a pricey experimental procedure. When she meets the good-looking doctor, Marisa is speechless. Then Sigurd tells her he believes he can help her daughter. Could this too-hotto resist Viking doctor be an angel of some sort sent to bring a miracle for her daughter? Or is he just a vampire bent on breaking Marisas heart?

Unbroken

The Runway Woman

Those looking in from the outside think Lucy love joys life is like any other, but at the centre of her family there is a big empty hole where all the love and warmth should be. Over the years, her children have watched while their father chipped away at Lucys self-confidence. Now the children are following their own paths and Lucy has never felt more alone. When tragedy strikes at the heart of the family, its a wake-up call for Lucy. Everyone has taken a little piece of her and she isnt sure who she is anymore. So when Lucy faces a betrayal from those she loves deepest, she knows that its time to make a choice. Is she brave enough to find herself again?

Seabiscuit

The true story of three men and their dreams for a racehorse -- Seabiscuit -- that symbolised a pivotal moment in American history, as the 20th-century's greatest nation found the courage to bet on itself to win against the odds. Now a major motion picture directed by Gary Ross and starring Toby Maguire and Jeff Daniels. In 1936 the habits of 19th-century America were finally consigned to history, just as Margaret Mitchell's "Gone with the Wind" was published. In their place, modern America was born. But what defined this new era? Nothing more than the story of Seabiscuit, a stunted colt with asymmetrical knees that had for two years been hacked around no-good race tracks leading to permanent leg damage. Yet by 1937 Seabiscuit could draw crowds of 60,000 and had more newspaper column inches devoted to him than Mussolini, Hitler or Roosevelt, his popularity peaking during his appearances at the Santa Anita Handicap. America had gone to the races for the first time since the Depression and fallen in love with a misshapen colt of great character. Now it wanted a winner. 'Seabiscuit' is also the story of three men: Tom Smith, a former Wild West showman was the trainer; Red Pollard, abandoned by his poverty-stricken family at a race track became the rider; and Charles Howard, a pioneer car manufacturer in San Francisco in the 1920s was the owner and financier. These three combined to create the legend of Seabiscuit and epitomise a dream for the emerging new America.

Hard To Come By

Caught between desire and loyalty - Derek DiMarzio would do anything for the members of his disgraced special forces team-sacrifice his body, help a former teammate with a covert operation to restore their honor and even go behind enemy lines. He just never expected to want the beautiful woman he found there. When a sexy stranger asks questions about her brother, Emilie Garza is torn between loyalty to the brother she once idolized and fear of the war-changed man hes become. Dereks easy smile and quiet strength tempt Emilie to open up, igniting the desire between them and leading Derek to crave a woman he shouldnt trust. As the teams investigation reveals how powerful their enemies are, Derek and Emilie must prove where their loyalties lie before hearts are broken and lives are lost. Because love is too hard to come by to let slip away!

Flash And Blood

Its chief medical examiner Dr. Kay Scarpettas birthday and while shes enjoying a leisurely morning, a man is shot dead five minutes from her house. The bullet tore through him as he unloaded groceries from his car. Yet nobody heard or saw a thing. It looks like the work of a serial sniper-one who leaves no trace except for tiny copper fragments and whose seemingly impossible shots cause instant death. As Scarpetta investigates, uncovering details that only she can analyze, she begins to suspect that the killer is sending her a message. Adding to Scarpettas growing unease is the sense that those closest to her are keeping secrets. And when her pursuit of the sniper takes Scarpetta to a shipwreck off the Florida coast, she comes face to face with shocking evidence that implicates her niece Lucy - Scarpettas very own flesh and blood.

Blood Song

Simran Kaur Banga-a quiet, reserved girl living with her conservative Sikh family in Southall, London-Is a poet at heart. But a brutal rape and rejection by her own family lands her in Amritsar where amidst strangers begins her nightmare of loneliness. Then one day she finds a friend-or so it seems to her. Unknowingly, however, shes become privy to an extreme terror plot. Accompanied by Captain Suvir, she starts her battle to quell the storm that is brewing in the by-lanes of Punjab, of drugs and dera god-men. Blood Song is a coming-of-age story of a woman scorned.

The Death Trade

When an eminent Iranian scientist makes a startling breakthrough in nuclear weapons research he knows that any regime, including his own, will use it to achieve global upremacy. Desperate, he is left with only one course of action. The bullets are flying When a ghost from her past reaches out to Afghan war hero Sara Gideon, newest member of the prime ministers private army, she knows they must risk everything to avoid an apocalypse. Led by Sean Dillon, they are plunged into the white-hot crucible of the Middle East and North African terror networks and soon get caught between Irans secret service and al Qaeda agents in a desperate battle for the ultimate prize. the hunt is on but nothing is ever as it seems in the death trade, and as the operation spins out, from Paris and Syria to Iran and the Saudi Arabian desert, blood will be spilled on all sides as events spiral towards a shocking conclusion

When Santa Went Missing

All eleven-year-old Noel wants to do is live a normal life-something thats the tiniest bit difficult when your dad is Santa Claus. Just as Noel is struggling to cope with her dysfunctional family, her father goes missing in prime Santa Claus season! When rumors of his disappearance start leaking, a reluctant Noel is packed off on a quest to prevent worldwide elfish panic. and if that wast enough, Gilmore, Coral and Bean, three elves with personality disorders, are along for the ride. This ragtag team has one week to visit six toy factories around the world and stop them from falling into chaos. With crazy adventures at every turn and Santa still refusing to budge from the missing persons list, saving Christmas seems just a little out of their league.

Forgetting

When. You. Wake. Up. Tomorrow. Everything. Will. Be. Just. The. Same. Yet. Different. Time is arguably our biggest enemy. And memory, perhaps, our greatest curse. Which makes forgetting the hardest thing to do. These are stories of difficult pasts and the struggle to leave them behind. Identical-twin rickshaw drivers are wrongly suspected of terrorism in paranoid Bombay, a Calcutta merchant envies each saree he sells for the intimacy itll share with the woman who buys it, an illicit love affair is conducted over nine potent text messages, a lonely astronaut sings out loud, hoping his voice will find an ear somewhere, Adivasis, Jawans, Naxalites, policemen and journalists in Orissa are caught in a web of violence unleashed on them by both their own histories and that of a nation helplessly repeating it. Forty-nine tales that speak of the power of forgetting.

Kurukshetra.

Kurukshetra is the third book in Krishna Udayasankar’s epic mythological fantasy series, the Aryavarta Chronicles. Summary of the Book The Aryavarta empire stands on the brink of destruction. Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa and the Secret Keeper of the Firewrights can do no more than watch as their kin destroy one another on the fields of Kurukshetra. Those very humans who once protected the land have become savages, killing and maiming their own people with abandon. Right in the midst of the torrent stands Govinda Shauri. He has been driven to madness by betrayal and failure, and he has become the greatest enemy that Aryavarta must face. In this climactic end to the series, he will stop at nothing to destroy everything he loves and unleash his might in the belief that humanity will once again rise from the ashes. About Krishna Udayasankar Krishna Udayasankar is an Indian author. She began the Aryavarta Chronicles with Govinda and Kaurava. She has obtained her Ph.D. in strategic management from the Nanyang Business School, Singapore, where she presently works as a lecturer.

Rumi-Soul Fury

Legends Of The Mahasiddhas

A richly illustrated collection of stories about the mahasiddhas, spiritual adventurers who attained enlightenment and magical powers by disregarding convention A modern translation of ancient legends that reveals the human qualities of the rebellious saints known as siddhas and the vital elements of their philosophy Recounts stories of enlightened masters from all walks of life, including a washer-man, a thief, a conman, a gambler and a whore and the magical and crazy deeds of each, such as walking through walls, flying, talking with birds and turning people to stone Richly illustrated with paintings of the tantric saints by artist Robert Beer

Revival

A spectacularly dark and electrifying novel about addiction, religion, music and what might exist on the other side of life. In a small New England town, in the early 60s, a shadow falls over a small boy playing with his toy soldiers. Jamie Morton looks up to see a striking man, the new minister, Charles Jacobs. Soon they forge a deep bond, based on their fascination with simple experiments in electricity. Decades later, Jamie is living a nomadic lifestyle of bar-band rock and roll. Now an addict, he sees Jacobs again - a showman on stage, creating dazzling 'portraits in lightning' - and their meeting has profound consequences for both men. Their bond becomes a pact beyond even the Devil's devising, and Jamie discovers that revival has many meanings. This rich and disturbing novel spans five decades on its way to the most terrifying conclusion Stephen King has ever written. It's a masterpiece from King, in the great American tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.

Start-Up City

Traditionally, big business in India was the domain of a handful families. There were few stories of educated middle-class professionals making it big. Then Bangalore burst onto the global business stage. With its fast growing software sector and young, ambitious men and women looking to break new ground, it has dramatically altered the scene as far afield as Silicon Valley. Start-up City is an ode to this new idea of enterprise and to a world where everyday people are making modern business history. There is Bharat Goenka, whose father pushed him to develop a user-friendly accounting software that has captured more than 80 per cent of the market; B.V. Venkatesh, who started his own venture at the ripe age of fifty-eight; Ravi Rangan, who made kiosks a medium of governance to empower the common man; and many more who started out on empty pockets but built companies that are worth crores today. These tales of struggle and success hold lessons too. Policymakers can spot and correct the factors that deter new ventures, while budding entrepreneurs will find ways, means and the inspiration to strike out on their own. Most of all, though, they are a testament to where grit, determination and single-minded focus can get you in life.

Awakening Indians To India

Awakening Indians to India showcases the depth and richness of the Indian Culture. From legendary saints to modern day management techniques based on the Bhagwad Gita, the facts, the concepts, the sportsmen, the women, the scientists, the literature, the dance, the art, the music, the way of life and all things Indian are thoughtfully presented through concise explanations, beautiful illustrations and images that bring us closer to India.