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Hooked,Lined And Single
Sometimes I lie awake at night and I ask god, where have I gone wrong? then a voice says to me, this is going to take more than one night. So youre a woman, youre 30-something and living in India? So whats the big deal about it? Well, if youre all of the above and still unmarried or married previously and you just dont seem to find the right man, you suddenly acquire a tragically special status as being cynical, demanding, impractical and chronically single or ambitious. In hooked, lined and single, Alafia Singh meets a similar fate on her journey to find a husband using somewhat more traditional methods.
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Rabda My Sai,My Sigh
Rabda has attempted suicide and chances are that he is going to die. Sai Baba of Shirdi enters the hospital room and awakens the spirit body of Rabda. The two, Master and musician, begin to converse about life, death and everything in between. Set in the present, Rabda takes the reader to the past, to when the Sai lived in His physical body. The life and philosophy of Sai Baba of Shirdi are revealed, often in His own words, and questions pertaining to Him and spirituality answered. A powerful spiritual read, Rabda is a journey you really do not want to miss.
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The Gin Drinkers
New Delhi's liquid colonialism is on its way out. The old social order is crumbling. Those born into English-speaking privilege - Uma, the England-returned graduate; Madhavi, the academic, and journalist Dhruv; Shantanu, the civil servant, and his wife Anasuya; Deekay, the middle-class revolutionary; Pamela Sen, the dedicated teacher; Ikram Gilchrist, the famous author - are slowly but surely yielding ground to the subaltern. In the roil and rustle of this change, a mysterious gang of thieves is stealing old and rare books from the houses of the well-heeled. Who are these people? Where are they taking these books? And who is the mysterious Jai Prakash? What is his secret? The Gin Drinkers is a tragicomedy of manners and a true mirror to the class and caste conflicts that define modern India.
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Shala
Dombivali, Maharashtra. Mukund Joshi is fourteen, has just been promoted to class nine and whats more-he is newly in love with classmate Shirodkar. He attends the same private tuition's as her just to get a glimpse of her beautiful face and follows her back to her house every day. Of course, she has no clue that someones pining away to death for her, because Mukund lives in a time where society discourages social interaction between boys and girls, he is forced to keep his pursuit a secret. When hes not negotiating the tricky alleys of love, he sits out in the school field or loafs about town with close friends, Surya, Chitrya and Favdya, railing against the education system and debating ideas such as discipline and Bohemianism. Set in small-town India in the 1970s during the emergency, Shala is a delicately nuanced novel that tells the story of adolescent struggles, which are as tortuous in real time as they are amusing in retrospect.
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Malice.
Acclaimed bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is brutally murdered in his home on the night before he's planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver. His body is found in his office, in a locked room, within his locked house, by his wife and his best friend, both of whom have rock solid alibis. Or so it seems. Police detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka's best friend from years ago when they were both teachers. Kaga went on to join the police force while Nonoguchi became a full-time writer, though with not nearly the success of his friend Hidaka. When Kaga suspects something is a little bit off with Nonoguchi's statement, he investigates further, ultimately executing a search warrant on Nonoguchi's apartment. There he finds evidence that shows that the two writers' relationship was very different than they claimed. In a brilliantly realized tale of cat and mouse, the detective and the writer battle over the truth of the past and how events that led to the murder really unfolded. Which one of the two writers was ultimately guilty of malice?
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Chasing Tomorrow
Tracy Whitney returns in this sequel to If Tomorrow Comes. Now, rich from all the heists she has pulled with her partner, Jeff Stevens, Tracy has all the money she needs. However, there is one thing her heart desires: a baby. She tries to settle down and stop all the adventure, but that hasn’t helped her chances of getting pregnant. When a stranger enters their lives, Jeff and Tracy’s relationship explodes, and Tracy vanishes. For more than ten years, Tracy has been gone, assumed dead. However, someone begins a series of murders, seeking to find and kill her. Can Jeff find her before the killers do? About the Authors Sidney Sheldon was an American writer. He has also written Master of the Game, The Other Side of Midnight and Rage of Angels. He has also created the TV series, I Dream of Jeannie. Tilly Bagshawe is a British freelance journalist and writer. She has also written Sidney Sheldon's Mistress of the Game and Sidney Sheldon's After the Darkness.
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Gray Mountain
In a day, 2008 changed the fortunes of billions of people across the Earth. Samantha Kofer was one of them. Her fast track job on Wall Street had veered to a stop, and she had nothing to grab on except for a payless opportunity to work at a legal aid clinic. At the end of a year, there was a small chance she’d get her old job back, a really small chance. From the grand metropolis of Manhattan, her new job takes her to Brady, Virginia, set in the heart of a place she’d only read about: the Appalachia. Here, she works under Mattie Wyatt, who has lived here his entire life and heads the legal aid clinic. He teaches her about helping people with real problems. Samantha’s new job teaches her how to prepare an actual lawsuit, face a real courtroom, take a judge’s scoldings head on and receive threats from townsfolk who are displeased about having an urban lawyer in their town. Her work is pretty much cut out for her, but there’s one problem: Brady has a secret. This town is neck deep in the murky world of coal mining, and there is no law that the mining operations recognize. Samantha didn’t expect that here, she’d find herself at the head of the biggest litigations in recent times.
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The October List
You wait, desperately, for news of your daughter. At last, the door opens. But it is not the negotiators, or the FBI. It is her kidnapper. And he has a gun Twp days ago, life was normal. How did it end like this? Every crime scene begins at the end. To know what happened, you must work backword, piecing together the enents that came before. the ultimate thriller writer, Jeffery Deaver puts your brain - and your nerves - toe the ultimate test with The October List, in a masterful mystery that unfolds from the back to the beginning with many a breath-taking twist along the way. About the Author Jeffery Deaver is the award-winning author of three collections of short stories and 32 internationally bestselling novels, including the 2011 James Bond novelCarte Blanche. He is best known for his Lincoln Rhyme thrillers, which include the number one bestsellersThe Vanished Man, The Twelfth CardandThe Cold Moon, as well asThe Bone Collectorwhich was made into a feature film starring Denzel Washington and Angelina Jolie. The first Kathryn Dance novel,The Sleeping Doll, was published in 2007 to enormous acclaim. A three-time recipient of the Ellery Queen Reader's Award for Best Short Story of the year, he has been nominated for an Anthony Award and six Edgar Awards from the Mystery Writers of America. He won the WH Smith Thumping Good Read Award in 2001 and in 2004 won the Crime Writers' Association Steel Dagger for Best Thriller withGarden of Beasts and their Short Story Dagger forThe WeekenderfromTwisted.Jeffery Deaver lives in North Carolina and California.
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And Then One Day-A Memoir
Naseeruddin Shah’s memoir depicts his extraordinary journey from a feudal village near Meerut, to Catholic schools in Nainital and Ajmer, and finally to stage and film fame in Mumbai. Along the way, he narrates his passages through Aligarh University, the National School of Drama and the Film and Television Institute of India, where his life actually started to change. And Then One Day is a compelling tale, written with uncommon honesty and elegance, infused with tongue-in-cheek humour. There are also emotional portraits of family members, darkly amusing accounts of his school days and the vibrant roles of directors and actors he has worked with, including Shyam Benegal, Girish Karnad, Ebrahim Alkazi, Om Puri and Shabana Azmi. The book grippingly describes his struggle to earn a living through acting, his experiments with the craft, his love affairs, his early marriage, his triumphs and let-downs with incredible honesty and impartial self-assessment. It is packed with delightful tales as well as moving and often tender revelations, making it a riveting read throughout. About Naseeruddin Shah Naseeruddin Shah has been an actor-director-teacher in theatre, having played the lead in more than two hundred feature films and over sixty professional theatre productions, both in India and abroad. He is also passionate about playing and watching tennis, cricket and movies. Shah has been honoured with numerous awards, although he seldom talks about them. He currently lives in Mumbai.
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The Mahabharata Quest-The Alexander Secret
In 334 B.C., the young Alexander has already conquered most of the known world. He turns his gaze towards Hindustan, the land of the Indus. There, he seeks a secret buried in the Mahabharata, one that will grant him the powers of a god. In the present day, a tomb is uncovered in Greece, one that has been buried in secrets for over 2000 years. It hides the body of a queen. In New Delhi, the discovery of strange and unexplained corpses in a hidden lab leads Vijay Singh and his team, members of an elite task force, in a hunt for a deadly adversary. Their only clues lie hidden in the Mahabharata, and when they decipher them, they will discover the truth many people have sought for eons. In this journey, they face an ancient enemy who will yet hold the world for ransom with his diabolical plan for total domination. About Christopher C. Doyle Christopher C. Doyle is a historical fiction writer. A graduate of St. Stephen’s College, Delhi, he studied business management at IIM Calcutta. He is currently based in Gurgaon where he lives with his family.
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Yoga For A You
Yoga for a New You offers you yoga for every mood with four themed sections; Relaxed, Energetic, Young and Confident. Each section includes 25 detailed yoga postures with full colour photographs and step-by-step pointers as well as seven yoga sequence programmes to bring health and balance to your life. Advice on breathing practices, relaxation, meditation and lifestyle guidance help you stay physically fit, mentally alert and to feel more positive about life. Yoga for a New You is the only yoga guide you'll need. Previously published as the Yoga for Living series.
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Half Girlfriend
Half Girlfriend is the much-awaited novel by the famous Indian novelist, Chetan Bhagat. It delves into new and different dimensions that relationships have in today’s world. Summary of the Book Madhav is a Bihari boy with big dreams who falls in love with the beautiful Riya, a rich lass from Delhi. There are some fundamental differences between the two. Madhav’s English isn’t all that great, but Riya speaks the best English. Madhav wants Riya to be his girlfriend but Riya disagrees. She wants them to be just friends but he definitely wants more. Riya finally comes up with a suggestion, a compromise – she agrees to become his half-girlfriend! Chetan Bhagat presents a simple and beautiful love story that will move you with all the nuances of a modern-day relationship. It also inspires you to realize your individual dreams. About Chetan Bhagat Chetan Bhagat is a famous contemporary Indian writer, speaker, columnist and novelist. He was born in New Delhi in 1974. Considered one of India's most popular writers of fiction, Chetan Bhagat is an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Before becoming a fulltime writer, Chetan worked as an investment banker for a few years. The New York Times called him ‘the biggest selling English language novelist in India’s history’. Some of Chetan's other notable works are Five Point Someone, One Night at the Call Centre, 2 States, The 3 Mistakes of My Life, and Revolution 2020. Three of his books have been adapted into Bollywood movies, two of which went on to become massive hit movies: 3 Idiots and Kai Po Che!
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Dark Star:The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna
Dark Star: The Loneliness of Being Rajesh Khanna is the biography of the veteran Indian movie star, compiled by Gautam Chintamani. The book has a foreword written by actress, Sharmila Tagore. Summary of the Book Born as Jatin Khanna to middle-class parents, the actor was adopted by rich relatives who brought him up like a prince. By the time he won the All India Talent Contest organized by United Producers and Filmfare, he was already known for being that struggler who drove an imported sports car! With seventeen blockbuster hits in sequence, and mass worship seldom seen ever before or since, the world was at Khanna’s feet. And then in a matter of months, it all changed. Mirroring the meteoric rise, Khanna’s cinema career hit a downward spiral just three years after the movie, Aradhana, and never really recovered. Recounting the films and the times of Rajesh Khanna, Dark Star looks at the phenomenon of an actor who completely redefined the phrase ‘film star’. Even after decades since his last monstrous hit, Khanna continues to be a benchmark by which every aspiring Bollywood star is measured. About Gautam Chintamani Gautam Chintamani is an Indian writer. He is an avid cinephile, accustomed to writing on the world cinema, Bollywood and absolutely everything in between.
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The Final Report
I worry how badly my own men are involved, how much we are being used. Above all, I would like to know whos behind this and how high his stakes are. When a young girl falls to her death from the Mission Row Police Housing Complex, home to DSP Bikram Chatterjee, Crime Branch goes into a tizzy. Who is she? Is it murder or suicide? And most importantly, how did she manage to climb up to the roof without being noticed? As DSP Bikram grapples with death in his own backyard, elsewhere in the city two young criminals explore new modus operandi, while there is a sudden spurt in wildlife poaching and the theft of antiques. The deeper he investigates, the more questions he is confronted with. Are all these crimes connected? This time DSP Bikram has more on his hands than he can handle because its not just the crime-he wants to sort out his personal life as well. The third and final book in the series, The Final Report is an engrossing read. About the Author Monabi Mitra was born in Calcutta and educated at Loreto House, Presidency College and Jadavpur University. She teaches English at Scottish Church College, Calcutta. As the wife of an Indian Police Service officer she has developed a keen interest in police procedure. This has led to the writing of the DSP Bikram series.
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The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher Stories
Hilary Mantel is one of Britains most accomplished, acclaimed and garlanded writers. Uniquely, her last two novels, 'wolf hall' and its sequel bring up the bodies, both won the man Booker prize for fiction. In these ten bracingly subversive tales, all her gifts of characterisation and observation are fully engaged, summoning forth the horrors so often concealed behind everyday facades. Childhood cruelty is played out behind the bushes in comma, nurses clash in Harley street over something more than professional differences and in the title story, staying in for the plumber turns into an ambiguous and potentially deadly waiting game. Whether set in a claustrophobic Saudi Arabian flat or on a precarious mountain road in Greece, these stories share an insight into the darkest recesses of the spirit. Displaying all of mantels unmistakable style and wit, they reveal a great writer at the peak of her powers.
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Desert God
A novel of ancient Egypt from the bestselling author of river god. Wilbur Smith is a master at the helm of one of the greatest stories of all time. On the banks of the Nile, a hero will rise. Across the lush plains of Egypt, Taita, a freed eunuch slave, wears his authority lightly. Not only is he the close adviser to the Pharaoh, but he is guardian to pharaoh tamose two teenage sisters, the young beauties Tehuti and Bekatha. But the kingdom is not at peace. They have been fighting southern Egypts constant and historic enemy, the Hyksos people in the north, since time began. To finally crush them, Pharaoh must turn to his most trusted friend. Taita, philosopher, poet and expert strategist, has a plan that will see Egypt destroy the Hyksos army and form a coveted alliance with Crete in one move. This plan will take him, his expedition commander Zara's and their mighty warriors on a perilous journey up the Nile, through Arabia to the magical city of Babylon, then across the open seas to Crete. The many dangers will cost lives and time and they will meet battle and betrayal head on. But Taita must not forget his two charges, the spirited young princesses, whose attraction to the very warriors who lead the fight threatens Taitas meticulous plan and the future of Egypt itself.