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The Case Files of P.I.Pojo- The Killing Of MR Heat

Something smells fishy here and I don't mean Mr H's uneaten dinner. Meet Pojo Pande, aspiring private eye prowling the corridors of Heathcote International with a ready ear for eavesdropping and a nose for intrigue. And he's got two sidekicks-Radha Rao, a senior and the latest in a long line of Raos to skirt the school rules and Pops, a pesky junior who insists on being Pojo's protege. Together, they face the toughest case of their career yet-the killing of Mr Heathcote, the beloved school cat. Join Pojo on his adventures in this hugely funny, unputdownable book as he gets to the bottom of the killing of Mr Heathcote!.

Ladies Coupe

The story of a woman's search for strength and independence Meet Akhilandeshwari, Akhila for short: forty-five and single, an income tax clerk and a woman who has never been allowed to live her own life always the daughter, the sister, the aunt, the provider. Until the day she gets herself a one-way ticket to the seaside town of Kanyakumari, gloriously alone for the first time in her life and determined to break free of all that her conservative Tamil brahmin life has bound her to. In the intimate atmosphere of the ladies coupe which she shares with five other women, Akhila gets to know her fellow travellers: Janaki, pampered wife and confused mother; Margaret Shanti, a chemistry teacher married to the poetry of elements and an insensitive tyrant too self-absorbed to recognize her needs; Prabha Devi, the perfect daughter and wife, transformed for life by a glimpse of a swimming pool; fourteen-year-old Sheela, with her ability to perceive what others cannot; and Marikolanthu, whose innocence was destroyed by one night of lust. As she listens to the women's stories, Akhila is drawn into the most private moments of their lives, seeking in them a solution to the question that has been with her all her life: Can a woman stay single and be happy, or does a woman need a man to feel complete? 'Articulate, comic, wise, delicate, melancholy, exquisite...a carefully-pulsed breath of a book with an impact that sneaks into one's dreams' Independent In turn revelatory and redeeming. Filled with the incantatory power to burn up the tracks, to seek a new destination. Her style stands out. The Pioneer, New Delhi Anita Nair is a fine writer, with a great sense of character and is a compelling teller of stories. The Hindu, New Delhi Each of the women is finely drawn. The Hindustan Times, New Delhi 'The novel is about making choices and living life on one's own terms. It is this strength and resilience of the everyday woman that Nair brings out as a writer. Nair's women are fleshed out to the last detail. You can visualize them clearly -their faces, their bones, their desires as they talk animatedly in the train discussing their lives.' The Telegraph, Calcutta.

Flood Of Fire

The grand finale of the IBIS trilogy - the year's most anticipated novel. One of the masterpieces of twenty-first-century fiction' - Literary review / It is 1839. The British, whose opium exports to China have been blockaded by Beijing, are planning an invasion to force China's hand. Their demands - an island base on the Chinese coast from which to continue their trade and a princely sum in compensation for their losses. In Calcutta, Zachary Reid, an impoverished young sailor, dreams of his lost love and of a way to make his fortunes. His chance comes when the wealthy opium merchant Mr. Burnham gives him a job of a lifetime even as his wife provides Zachary with other allures. Heading towards Calcutta is Havildar Kesri with his captain, Neville Mee, to lead a regiment of Indian volunteers in the upcoming war. Alert, battle-hardened, Kesri must turn his ragged, ill-equipped band of men, who know nothing about either China or sailing, into an efficient machine if they are to emerge out of this doomed expedition. In Mumbai, Shireen Modi waits anxiously for news of her opium trader husband only to discover that he has died mysteriously in Hong Kong and lost all his fortune in the opium blockade. She must sail alone to China as war clouds loom to reclaim his wealth and reputation and in risking everything find a new life for herself again. In Canton, Neel becomes an aide and translator to a senior Chinese official as Beijing begins to prepare for war with Britain. The more he sees, the more worried he becomes - for the Chinese have neither the ships nor the artillery to match the British in modern warfare. The future seems clear but do the Chinese know it? Fusing a profound understanding of history with page-turning narration, Flood of Fire - the final part of the Ibis Trilogy - is nothing short of a masterpiece. This is Amitav Ghosh writing at the height of his powers.

Bloodline- The Ruby Circle (Book 6)

Sydney Sage is an Alchemist, one of a group of humans who dabble in magic and serve to bridge the worlds of humans and vampires. They protect vampire secrets - and human lives. After their secret romance is exposed, Sydney and Adrian find themselves facing the wrath of both the Alchemists and the Moroi in this electrifying conclusion to Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series. When the life of someone they both love is put on the line, Sydney risks everything to hunt down a deadly former nemesis. Meanwhile, Adrian becomes enmeshed in a puzzle that could hold the key to a shocking secret about spirit magic, a secret that could shake the entire Moroi world . . .

After All This Time

What if you find out it's the end of the road for you? Lavanya gets the shock of her life when she discovers that she's HIV positive. The revelation shakes her out of the monotony that her life has become. It's time for a change. She finally dumps her loser boyfriend, quits her high-paying but extremely demanding job and goes back home to meet her family after nearly seven years. At home she finds a bucket list and she knows it's a sign of what she needs to do. With her is an old neighbour and friend who's just broken off with his girlfriend. Sparks begin to fly! However, what she learns is that you need to really live before you begin to love!

Nimble

The world today can be best described by one word-turbulence. As change rages all around, how can you-as an individual or as an organization-take advantage of unexpected opportunities and succeed in difficult circumstances? In a book that challenges traditional notions of strategy, Baba Prasad draws on his research at some of the world's best business schools to show how intelligence can help you and your business navigate this maelstrom. The Intelligences Framework presented in Nimble goes beyond the common management concept of agility-it presents an immensely practical and hands-on approach for companies and individuals to develop five kinds of intelligences and apply them in different settings for maximum benefit. Bridging strategy, leadership and innovation-and with vivid illustrations-Nimble provides a path-breaking assessment methodology and a systematic four-step approach that every company and individual can use to lead amid turbulence.

The Perfect Ones

When on a spiritual quest, what if you come to know that there are archangels, angels, perfect masters, saints, sages, celestial, terrestrial and physical beings who guide all seekers on the path? Like a parent leading a child. We call these guides the oneness family, the Perfect Ones. The Perfect Ones, is a collection of biographies written by spiritual guru Ruzbeh N. Bharucha about the hierarchical planes of the various spiritual guides and how they are available to all those who seek. He talks about Their lives in the physical bodies, Their teachings and Their connect with other masters, Their love, presence, protection and oneness that engulfs all. Written with love and from personal experiences with most of the Perfect Ones, this is a journey you do not want to miss out on.

World's Best Boyfriend

Hate, is a four letter word. So is love. And sometimes, people can't tell the difference. Dhurv and Aranya spend a good part of their lives trying to figure out why they want to destroy each other, why they hurt each other so deeply. And, why they can't stay away from each other. The answer is just as difficult each time because all they've wanted is to do the worst, most miserable things to one another. Yet there is something that tells them: This is not it. If you want to know the answer to it all, read the book. About the Author Durjoy Datta was born in New Delhi, India and completed a degree in engineering and business management before embarking on a writing career. His first book-of Course I Love You! - was published when he was twenty-one years old and was an instant bestseller. His successive novels-Now That You're Rich! She Broke Up, I Didn't!, Ohh Yes, I Am Single!, If It's Not Forever, Till the Last Breath, Someone Like You, Hold My Hand-have also found prominence on various bestseller lists, making him one of the highest-selling authors in India. Durjoy also has to his credit two television shows, Sadda Haq (Channel V) and Veera (Star Plus), both of which have done exceedingly well on Indian television. Durjoy lives in New Delhi, loves dogs and is an active Crossfitter.

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.

Blink-the Power Of Thinking Without Thinking

In Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking, Malcolm Gladwell explores the depths of human intuition and how anyone can develop the ability to make quick, yet accurate decisions. These decisions are termed as snap judgements in the book, and the author makes a case for how snap judgements can be more efficient than reasoned decisions, which require deliberation. The author terms the instinctive side of our mind as the adaptive unconscious. This is the part of the brain that we use for rapid cognition, and for quickly picking out the finer details that matter from among a host of variables. Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking isn’t just about the analysis of this phenomenon. Malcolm Gladwell reveals the secret behind using the power of snap judgements in everyday life. He also attempts to detail the different kinds of situations where these decisions are a bad idea, such as the shooting of Amadou Diallo in 1999. Another phenomenon that the author talks about is called thin slicing. This is the ability to cut out a slice of relevant information from amidst the chaos of information, which presents itself in the first instant that a decision needs to be made. Through studies, he highlights the truth behind whether experts make their best decisions based on instinct or if information analysis still trumps the former. Conclusions in this book are put forward through a diverse set of examples. The power of intuition is attributed to specific events, like when artists can tell if a historic artifact is fake within an instant, or how a commander used World War II technology to out-maneuver the collective strength of the US armed forces. About Malcolm Gladwell Malcolm Gladwell is a journalist, speaker and bestselling author whose work explores academic findings on psychology, sociology and social psychology. His other books include The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference, What The Dog Saw: And Other Adventures and David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants. Malcolm Gladwell’s writing process revolves around the analysis, interpretation and representation of valuable research. He has earned a place in the minds of his readers as a credible source by shunning personal opinion, and instead relying on research findings to tell the story. As his work tends to rely on scientific research, one of his greatest strengths is his ability to talk about scientific data in a way that anyone can understand. Malcolm Gladwell was born in Hampshire, England and from the age of 6 he has spent most of his life in Ontario, Canada, where his family relocated. He was recognized for the second-highest form of honour for merit in his country, by being appointed to the Order of Canada.

Tom Clancy's Support And Defend

Of all the books Mark Greaney has compiled about Tom Clancy's creations, this title stands apart as one of the real classics that is written with a plot based on America's political secrets. Dominic Caruso, Tom Clancy's stupendous hero, has once again been depicted as a top notch operator in FBI's secret intelligence agency. Mentally scarred by a terrorist attack, Dominic now has a tremendously important responsibility of saving country's most crucial secrets from a fugitive who has run away with a critical element that is related to national security. Being the best co-author of Tom Clancy, Mark has pulled off another top class act in Support and Defend. About Mark Greaney Mark Greaney is a New York Times bestselling author. Along with several blockbuster novels such as The Gray Man, On Target, and Dead Eye, he has co-authored several books with Tom Clancy. He is quite diligent in collecting facts and figures for his stories, and has traveled to more than 15 countries for the purpose.

Maya

Sometimes you lose what is real. But. Dan and Krish have invented a gadget that they know will change the way augmented reality is perceived. When the gadget is still in the trial phase, an accident kills Krishs sister, Maya. Little does he know that Dan and Maya were deeply in love. For both, the pain of losing her is intense, but Dan will not accept losing Maya and challenges the powers that be that took her away. He sets about creating something unique that he knows will fulfill Mayas dream of becoming a dancer and also satisfy his need to be with her. Question is, is it the right thing to do? Maya treads that fine line between reality and virtual reality and explores human relationships through its lens. About the Author Clyde DeSouza is a creative technology evangelist. Raised in different parts of the world, he is at ease in multicultural environments and loves interacting with people from diverse backgrounds, believing that holding on to tradition is overrated and a border-less, technology-driven world is the future. His first book, think in 3D, has been seen on a growing number of film sets and is used as prep-reading by directors and cinematographers. Maya is his debut into science fiction. The story looks at the impact augmented intelligence will have on human personal relationships and our post-human future.

Conversations With Waheeda Rehman

Waheeda Rehman is the quintessential beauty of Hindi cinema. In this one-of-a-kind book, the author indulges in a heart-to-heart conversation with one of the most talented actors the Hindi film fraternity has ever seen. Summary of the Book Conversation with Waheeda Rehman, one of the rare beauties with exceptional talent, is the subject of the latest conversation book from Nasreen Munni Kabir. This book is a result of the interviews with Waheeda Rehman conducted in 2012-13, includes insights into the actor’s childhood, her experiences working with Guru Dutt, Satyajit Ray, Vijay Anand, and Raj Kapoor. Waheeda also talks about her marriage to actor Kamaljeet Rekhy and the amazing bond she shared with Nargis and Nanda. Conversations with Waheeda Rehman provides a deep insight into the life of a much-adored and award-winning actress of Indian cinema. The book is complete with compelling anecdotes and will make for a good read for all Hindi cinema enthusiasts. About Nasreen Munni Kabir Nasreen Munni Kabir is a prolific television producer, director and author. Based in London, she has made several television programs on Hindi cinema including Movie Mahal and The Inner/Outer World of Shah Rukh Khan. She has authored several books, including Guru Dutt: A Life in Cinema and Talking Films and Talking Songs with Javed Akhtar among others.

My Fiancee,Me & #Ifu**Edup

Rushabh Shah, 26, simple-hearted gujarati guy who’s done nothing extraordinary in his life besides loving his girlfriend Mahek Chopra with complete loyalty n sincerity! He has only 1 problem: he’s confused about everything! Still e manages taking the 1st decision of his life & proposes marriage to Mahek, who happily says YES! The families are happy, the couple are more than happy but that’s when - The MADNESS BEGINS! 3 weeks left for his marriage . . . 15 years of love at risk… Rushabh’s gonna f**k up everything! How? The answer lies in the book you hold. About the Author :- Aarya Babbar is an actor who has worked in several Hindi and Punjabi movies.

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.

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.

The Rebel.

Ram Jethmalani has been called many things - a legal legend, a wizard of the law and a magnet for controversy with a knack for defending the most notorious figures in India. With a career spanning the entire history of independent India and still going strong, he has managed to command respect and evoke anger in equal measure. But did you know that he is the most pro-Israel politician in Asia, one of the founders of the prestigious National School of Law, Bangalore, one of the first to raise the issue of corruption in India, founder of the Sunday Guardian in the late eighties, one of the longest-serving parliamentarians and that he is married to two wives at the same time? In The Rebel - A Biography of Ram Jethmalani, Susan Adelman, a longtime friend, presents the most updated, authentic and detailed account of his life. Peppered with personal accounts, unknown facets of his life and insider tit-bits, the book reveals the man behind the larger-than-life persona of Ram Jethmalani. About the Author Susan Hershberg Adelman, MD is an author, a pediatric surgeon and an artist. Born in Rochester, New York, she went to the University of Michigan to study geology. When she married a law student, Martin Adelman, she changed to pre-med, completing the classes while teaching geology at Wayne State University (WSU) and studying in the WSU art school. She graduated from the Wayne State University School of Medicine, secured an internship and surgery residency at Henry Ford Hospital and a pediatric surgery fellowship at Childrens Hospital of Michigan. She was editor of the Detroit Medical News for seventeen years and wrote a monthly column in AM-News for ten years. Dr. Adelman continues to paint, sculpt both marble and wood and she has become a jeweler and silversmith. She has traveled all over the world, collecting textiles, gemstones, art objects and beads. Dr. Adelman speaks French, Arabic and Hebrew and reads several other languages.

Editor Unplugged-Media,Magnates,Netas & Me

Vinod Mehtas new book takes forward the story of Lucknow Boy, recounting his experiences in the corridors of power in Delhi. His views on Narendra Modi, Arvind Kejriwal and the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty and his decoding of coalition politics and the significant changes ushered in by the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, are expressed with his characteristic sharp insights, wit and wisdom. So too are his analysis of the sweeping changes taking place in the print and TV media and his pen portraits of personalities such as Ratan Tata, Niira Radia, Khushwant Singh, Sachin Tendulkar and Arundhati Roy. Other chapters examine the lack of humour in our political life, the changing aspirations of the Indian middle class and the mistakes and regrets of his life. Peppered with anecdotes and gossip, every page of this honest, lively and irreverent book is both illuminating and entertaining.

Fugitive Histories

Time Riders-The Infinity Cage

Get ready for the incredible 9th book in Alex Scarrow's #1 bestselling time-travel adventure series. Liam O'Connor should have died at sea in 1912. Maddy Carter should have died on a plane in 2010. Sal Vikram should have died in a fire in 2026. But all three have been given a second chance - to work for an agency that no one knows exists. Its purpose: to prevent time travel destroying history . . . The end is approaching for the TimeRiders. In a final effort to prevent time travel destroying history, Liam and Maddy jump forward to 2070 to confront the enigmatic Waldstein and prove once and for all if he is friend or foe. What they discover is more shocking than anyone could have imagined and soon the TimeRiders are on one final mission - back to Biblical times to save the whole of humanity... ** Book nine in the bestselling TimeRiders series by Alex Scarrow. ** Perfect for fans of Doctor Who and Indiana Jones ** TimeRiders (Book 1) won the Red House Book Award older readers category, and was Penguin UK's first ever number one on the iBookstore. ** www.time-riders.co.uk ** Alex Scarrow is a World Book Day 2013 author with TimeRiders: The Nearly Girl on the WBD Movellas app. Alex Scarrow used to be a rock guitarist, then he became a graphic artist, then he decided to be a computer games designer. Finally, he grew up and became an author. He has written a number of successful thrillers and several screenplays, but it's YA fiction that has allowed him to really have fun with the ideas and concepts he was playing around with designing games.

The Ex-Files

Ex-Files is the story of a woman, who despite her best efforts to save her marriage, finds herself facing a divorce petition. But instead of wallowing in self-pity, Vandana picked up the pieces of her shattered life and moved straight on. She not only finds a job and becomes self-sufficient, she also starts Indias first divorce support group, and deals inappropriate and hurtful remarks with grace and equanimity. While being true to both the pain and challenges of divorce, Vandana's personal stories reveal the hardships and joys of moving through emotional upheaval and emerging stronger with her positive thinking and humour intact. The book also deals with the legal and social aspects of a divorce which are so often overlooked while women are dealing with the emotional upheaval of divorce. At once funny, tragic and uncompromisingly honest, this memoir will resonate with anyone who has endured the end of a marriage and come out changed.

Captivated By You

Gideon calls me his angel, but he's the miracle in my life. My gorgeous, wounded warrior, so determined to slay my demons while refusing to face his own. The vows we'd exchanged should have bound us tighter than blood and flesh. Instead they opened up old wounds, exposed pain and insecurities, and lured bitter enemies out of the shadows. I felt him slipping from my grasp; my greatest fears becoming my reality; my love tested in ways I wasn't sure I was strong enough to bear. At the brightest time in our lives, the darkness of his past encroached and threatened everything we'd worked so hard for. We faced a terrible choice: the familiar safety of the lives we'd had before each other or the fight for a future that suddenly seemed an impossible and hopeless dream . . . Sylvia Day is the number one Sunday Times and number one international bestselling author of over twenty award-winning novels sold in more than forty countries. She is a number one bestselling author in twenty-five countries, with tens of millions of copies of her books in print. Her Crossfire series has been optioned for television by Lionsgate.

Something Happened On The Way To Heaven

The inspiring true stories of the interesting people who inhabit the pages of Sudha Murtys books leave an indelible impression on us. But the books are able to chronicle the stories of only the men and women Mrs. Murty has actually come across herself in the course of her social work. There must be so many more wonderful stories that many others have to share. Something Happened on the Way to Heaven is a collection of twenty such memorable true life stories. Handpicked by Sudha Murty from a contest run by Penguin, they capture the hope, faith, kindness and joy that life is full of, even as we make our way through the daily grind. Moving and uplifting, this is an anthology that will engross and delight every reader who believes in the goodness of the human heart. About the Editor Sudha Murty was born in 1950 in Shiggaon in north Karnataka. She did her MTech in computer science and is now the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. A prolific writer in English and Kannada, she has written novels, technical books, travelogues, collections of short stories and non-fictional pieces and four books for children. Her books have been translated into all the major Indian languages. Sudha Murty was the recipient of 'The R. K. Narayan Award for Literature' and 'The Padma Shri' in 2006 and 'The Attimabbe Award' from the government of Karnataka for excellence in Kannada literature in 2011.

My Name Is Abu Salem

Mumbai has produced many dons-but perhaps none so colorful as Abu Salem. The flamboyant ex-aide of Dawood Ibrahim is best known for his involvement in the Mumbai blasts of 1993 and for the murder of music composer Gulshan Kumar. But he became equally famous for his relationship with actress Monica Bedi and his close connection to Bollywood, leading to a number of attempted murders of the film industrys biggest names. Now comes the ultimate telling of his life from the writer who knows the Mumbai underworld better than anyone else. Gripping, full of unknown details and first-hand accounts, my name is Abu Salem is another unput down able book from S. Hussain Zaidi.