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The Mystery of the Portuguese Hearts...
A Re Parkar Destination Thriller In the heart of Portugal's wine country, a sinister game of life and death begins. When Filipa's beloved grandfather, Ricardo Monteiro, is brutally assaulted on their ancestral estate, the heiress finds herself thrust into a deadly race against time. "Follow the trail of the lenços... I love Ana!" His dying words hurl Filipa into a desperate quest for the truth. As a chilling note warns of impending doom, investigative journalist Re Parkar enters the fray. From the shadowy vineyards of Penafiel to the olive slopes of Freixo Espada à Cinta, Re and Filipa chase the mysterious trail of Ana's love handkerchiefs, unearthing sinister secrets, even as they face off against a cunning adversary. As the bodies pile up, Re must navigate a treacherous maze of deception to halt a nightmarish catastrophe. But who is pulling the strings behind this deadly game? And what dark connection does Ana hold to the Monteiro legacy? The Mystery of the Portuguese Hearts is a psychological suspense tale of thrilling intrigue, love and sacrifice.
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The Golden Code
Foreword by Shweta Bachchan Nanda Mastering the Art of Social Success In a world where being polite is considered a sign of weakness, image consultant and grooming expert Rukshana Eisa takes a bold step and shows how good manners come in handy in everyday life. The Golden Code meticulously details manners and standards for every situation, be it dining at a swanky restaurant, interacting with higher management, hosting a formal party, preparing for a first date, dressing for a fancy event or giving a speech. A must-read for anyone wishing to live an elegant life! Rukshana Eisa has been a leading fashion model, an on board leader with international airlines and an etiquette and grooming professional since the past 17 years. Her expertise in the field of etiquette training has seen her coach professionals, corporates, brides-to-be, youth on the cusp of a career and a wide array of management and hospitality executives. Given her vast experience, she has been the official grooming leader for participants of the Miss India pageants. She has groomed Rohit Khandelwal, who made India proud by winning the prestigious Mr. World 2016 title. Rukshana Eisa has also trained the current Reigning Ms. World 2017, Manushi Chillar
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Sherlock Holmes-The Secret Chronicles
Never-before-seen cases meticulously chronicled by Dr. Watson are published for the first time. Crimes of intrigue and suspense; Margeurite Rosignoll the french nightingale is found backstage of the Cambridge Music Hall strangled with one of her own stocking; the British Prime minister is sent a dead rat and a threatening letter and a girl drugged on morphine is somehow linked to a Californian Goldmine. Across the lights of London and upto Scotland, Holmes and Watson encounter a Russian agent provocateur, the ghost of a woman who drowned in a boating accident and the blackmailer who calls himself the Pied Piper in the endevour to solve this series of chilling mysteries.
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Sherlock Holmes-The Secret Files
An Investigation into the disappearance of a headwaiter, his locked wardrobe and a baker's van is the first case in the compelling cache of reports. In Dr Watson's compendium of secret files, the fantastic Sherlock Holmes embarks on a birdwatching holiday in Cornwall lending to the unmasking of a spy, two glasses of port lead to the apprehension of an artful burglar and a woman is found dead in the Thames. Follow the unstoppable duo as they try to resolve how the contents of a matchbox provoked the suicide of a famous Peruvian Journalist and decipher the blackmailing of the indiscreet Duchess of Welbourne. The Adventures continue in June Thomson's thrilling Conan Doyle pastiches.
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He Swam With Sharks For An Ice-Cream
To be wealthy and successful is the dream of everyone. To achieve this dream is given only to the very few. Yet, if one knew the secrets, the characteristics that these few people possessed, it might help others realize their dreams too. Many self-help books set out to teach readers how to achieve success in many aspects of life. This book is a self-help book that is a little different. It teaches its lessons through a story. The two protagonists are young corporate employees, Abhi and Dave. In their late twenties, they are just beginning to wear off the edges of their youthful enthusiasm with which they started their careers. One day, they are asked to meet a retired businessman, an old man who has over the course of his life managed to become a billionaire. The man has recorded his secrets in a diary which he is now willing to share with others. Haribhai learnt his lessons from Dhirubhai Ambani, the Indian industrialist who founded the Reliance group. The old man uses many incidents from Ambani's life and from other successful people like Ray Kroc, Ratan Tata and Bill Gates to impart valuable lessons. Abhi and Dave listen to Haribhai as he tells them about his own life and the business lessons he learnt. Over the course of the book, the readers also gain some wisdom on how to keep employees motivated, how to improve business profitability and how to plan well for business growth. The author refers to many successful people, but the main focus is on Ambani, an inspirational figure. A man from a humble background and with no financial backing, he built a business empire from scratch, through sheer determination, common sense and worldly wisdom. He Swam With Sharks For An Ice-Cream uses many quotes, parables and tales from around the world to illustrate many important points. The title itself is inspired by an incident that is said to have occurred in Ambani's life. Never a man to back down from challenges, he is once said to have swam through shark infested waters, just to win an ice-cream as a prize. The motivation was not the ice-cream, which he could easily have bought. It was the challenge itself that interested him.
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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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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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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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Sherlock Holmes And The Outstanding Mystries
This compilation, comprising a Baker's (street) Dozen of his adventures, re-creates the gas-lit, fog-enshrouded world of Victorian London as once more Sherlock Holmes urges - Come, Watson, the game is afoot!
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Sherlock Holmes And The Untold Adventures
In the year 1933 an elderly Dr John Watson is looking back over his life and his time spent with his brilliant friend and master of deduction Sherlock Holmes. He writes in a letter to the reader that he has assembled a list of seven untold adventures that span from his and Sherlock's early years until the time of Sherlock's retirement.
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Sherlock Holmes and The Plague of Dracula
After Mina Murray asks Sherlock Holmes to locate her fiancee, Holmes and Watson travel to a land far eerier than the moors they had known when pursuing the Hound of the Baskervilles. The confrontation with Count Dracula threatens Holmes' health, his sanity, and his life. Will Holmes survive his battle with Count Dracula?