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- Publisher : Sri Aurobindo Ashram Publications Department
- By : Janina Stroka
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1998
- Pages : 106 pages
- Weight : 505
- ISBN-10 : 8170585201
- ISBN-13 : 978-8170585206
DESCRIPTION:
Collection of letters, poems, and paintings by a Polish disciple of Aurobindo Ghose, 1872-1950 and a member of Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
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- Publisher : Sri Aurobindo Society
- By : Vijay, Sri Aurobindo, The Mother
- Cover: Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 1999
- Pages : 96 pages
- Weight : 505 gm
- ISBN-10 : 8170600774
- ISBN-13 : 978-8170600770
DESCRIPTION:
Compiled from his speeches and writings, these passages show how Sri Aurobindo not only inspired those who fought for India's freedom from the British in the first half of the 20th century but also outline his vision of India's future after independence. The spirit of nationalism evoked here calls upon the youth of India, whose hands will shape and determine her destiny, to gather and "organise her scattered strengths into a single and irresistible whole". A few relevant quotations of the Mother have been added.
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- Publisher : Divine Life society
- By : Swami Chidananda
- Cover: Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2005
- Pages : 484 pages
- Weight : 567 g
- ISBN-10 : 8170521378
- ISBN-13 : 978-8170521372
DESCRIPTION:
Swami Chidanandaji,successor to Swami Sivananda is well known for his morning meditation talks. Seekers through out the world will find within this book answers to many of their un-resolved questions. Seekers all over the world will probably compare Divine Life Society to an "artesian well" ever quenching the thirst of the spirtual seeker.Draw from it and be benefitted.
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- Publisher : Juggernaut
- By : Devdutt Pattanaik
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2021
- Pages : 184 pages
- Weight : 190 g
- Size : 17.8 x 11.1 x 1.8 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9391165524
- ISBN-13 : 978-9391165529
DESCRIPTION:
The pandemic crisis has seen many of us lose family, friends, colleagues. How can you recover from this devastating loss? You are surrounded by anger and violence everywhere. Bad news hits you – a failing economy, climate change – every day. Do you want to run away? Are you anxious about money, your family, and your future? In this book, the author helps you to unravel your emotions and find a way to move from darkness into light. Using stories from our epics and concepts from Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain thought, he shows you a new way to look at your life and gives you the tools to find hope again. Simple yet profound, moving and stimulating, Hope will change the way you view the world and help you find your path again.
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- Publisher : Niyogi Books
- By : C.V. Balakrishnan
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2021
- Pages : 232 pages
- Weight : 220 g
- Size : 14.1 x 1.6 x 21.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9389136822
- ISBN-13 : 978-9389136821
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Set in a Malabar village of Christian settlers, The Book of Passing Shadows, translated from the Malayalam original Aayusinte Pusthakam, tells the story of a family’s fall from grace, and their journey to redemption.As the narrative unravels against the wider inner conflict between bodily temptations and spiritual aspirations, the sins of one generation seem to visit ominously upon the next. Through his journey from an innocent childhood to a ruined adolescence, Yohannan loses everyone he knows as ‘family’—a father who is a convicted felon, a grieving mother who passes away while her husband is in prison, an elder sister with prospects who elopes to build a better life, a grandfather who embraces death after committing a sin, and a best friend and lover who chooses religion over a domestic life. The only solace he finds is in the loving companionship of a grieving widow, Sara, who has been equally wronged by fate and unbundles her woes with him.Faith plays a pivotal role—provides a mythical, ethical, and moral scaffolding of this heart-rending novel, which resonates with the agony and pathos of the human spirit caught in the travails of earthly life.Written in a sublime style made lyrical with a biblical cadence and rich in scriptural allusions, this passionate and visionary narrative has remained popular with readers since it was first published in 1984.
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- Publisher : Speaking Tiger Publishing
- By : Ruskin Bond
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 160 pages
- Weight : 159 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789388070065
- ISBN-13 : 978-9388070065
DESCRIPTION:
Ruskin Bond, India’s favourite writer, draws from his own experiences, and those of some of the world’s greatest thinkers and doers, to offer words of inspiration and wisdom. A Little Book of Courage is the perfect guide—to dip into and to gift—for the good times, and the tough.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Speaking Tiger Publishing
- By : Ruskin Bond
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 160 pages
- Weight : 170 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789387693722
- ISBN-13 : 978-9387693722
DESCRIPTION:
The new title in the best-selling ‘Little Book’ series by India’s most beloved writer, Ruskin Bond. Where does beauty live? Where should we travel to find it? Is a dawn without birdsong still beautiful? What might we see through the branches of a cherry tree at night? Can we crave the rose if we fear its thorns? What does the heart have to do with beauty?Few writers anywhere have celebrated the beauty of the world, of all creatures great and small, as magically as Ruskin Bond has done. This little anthology brings together his own ideas and images of beauty and those of writers and thinkers he has read and liked. This pocketbook is a thing of quiet beauty.
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- Publisher : Rupa & Co
- By : Ruskin Bond
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2013
- Pages : 118 pages
- Weight : 172 g
- Size : 11.43 x 0.94 x 16.51 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8129124947
- ISBN-13 : 978-8129124944
DESCRIPTION:
'There is no greater desert or wilderness than to be without true friends.' In this beautiful collection, Ruskin Bond puts together his favourite sayings on friends and friendship. From his own observations, recorded over the years in his diaries, to famous sayings by celebrated writers, poets and philosophers, this is a delightful compilation of thoughts on love, friendship and family. Told with the heartwarming simplicity that characterizes Ruskin Bond, this book, much like a good friend, is one you can turn to at any time, for comfort and company.."
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- Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
- By : Sadhguru
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2011
- Pages : 216 pages
- Weight : 240 g
- Size : 22 x 1.4 x 14.6 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8184952007
- ISBN-13 : 978-8184952001
DESCRIPTION:
The persistent questions of seekers fill this book. It's all here -the pain, the confusion, the raging gut-level thirst, all that it means to be human and alive and wanting and through it all are the clear, strong, unwavering tones of a master who reminds us that the only thing that lies between the human and the divine, the finite and the boundless, the seeking and the finding, is choice. What does that choice entail? Not the acquisition of any path-breaking wisdom, but a determined refusal to strengthen one's ignorance, to reinforce one's deceptions, to 'gold-plate one's limitations'. The danger, Sad guru tells us, does not lie in being in the dark -that can be dispelled for anyone who genuinely desires it -but in settling for an easy brilliance, a spurious radiance. The danger does not lie in seeking urgently, but in arriving cheaply. "Don't polish your ignorance," he warns aphoristically, unforgettably, recurrently in the course of this book. "It may shine
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Harper Collins
- By : Shubhangi Swarup
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2019
- Pages : 344 pages
- Weight : 500 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9353574749
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353574741
DESCRIPTION:
This is a remarkable debut.' - Jeet ThayilAn astounding exploration of intense longings, Shubhangi Swarup's novel begins in the depths of the Andaman Sea, and follows geological and emotional faultlines through the Irrawaddy delta and the tourist-trap of Thamel, to end amidst the highest glaciers and passes of the Karakorams.The story sweeps through worlds and times that are inhabited by: a scientist who studies trees and a clairvoyant who talks to them; Lord Goodenough who travels around the furthest reaches of the Raj, giving names to nameless places; a geologist working towards ending futile wars over a glacier; octogenarian lovers; a superstitious dictator and a mother struggling to get her revolutionary son released; a yeti who seeks human companionship; a turtle who turns first into a boat and then a woman; and the ghost of an evaporated ocean as restless as the continents. Binding them all together is a vision of life as vast as the universe itself. Richly imaginative and irresistible in its storytelling, Latitudes of Longing announces the arrival of an incredible new literary talent.
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- Publisher : Hind Yugm
- By : Manav Kaul
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 224 pages
- Weight : 190 g
- Size : 19.8 x 1.6 x 12.9 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8194653851
- ISBN-13 : 978-8194653851
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rupa Publications India
- By : Supratim Sarkar
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2019
- Pages : 248 pages
- Weight : 160 g
- Size : 13.97 x 1.35 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9353333482
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353333485
DESCRIPTION:
The Detective Diaries presents the most sensational post-Independence cases of Kolkata Police, the oldest police commissionerate in Asia.Writer Supratim Sarkar, a serving additional commissioner of Kolkata Police, captures the different aspects of criminal investigation in a style that is rare among India’s true-crime writers. Starting from 1948 and coming right down to 2010, every case is a trendsetter, either owing to the nature of the crime, or the manner in which it was solved. From cold-blooded, psychopathic murderers to those who killed purely for money, from crimes of passion to conmen who made masterful use of technology, the selection is as varied as it is fascinating.No matter what the context, each crime made headlines. The man who mercilessly killed his pregnant wife, or the killer who wiped out his entire family, are as easily identifiable as the man who decided that big ticket robberies is the path to happiness. The highlight of the book is a case that caught the attention of the nation—the stoneman murders of 1989, a series of killings that terrorized Kolkata for months, and gave rise to an entire pantheon of urban legends. For the first time, this book presents the police version of this unsolved case.A glimpse into Kolkata's dark underbelly, guided by an author whose job takes him there every day, this book will shock and amaze in equal measure.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Rupa Publications India
- By : Rupa Bhullar
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2021
- Pages : 264 pages
- Weight : 200 g
- Size : 12.9 x 1.68 x 19.8 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9390547547
- ISBN-13 : 978-9390547548
DESCRIPTION:
Don’t try to predict life, try to explore it instead. Even the roughest, most crooked trails can sometimes lead to magnificent places. After suffering public humiliation at the hands of her husband on what would have otherwise been a memorable evening, Tara Grewal, a homemaker and mother of two, finds herself thrust onto a crossroads. She cannot readily go back to the life she once knew, nor can she move forward without a career or life skills to sustain her. As she transitions from questioning her choices to surrendering to the flow of life, an unfamiliar journey leads her to her grandmother village in Punjab. Amid the simple joys of rural life, and heart-wrenching struggles of daily survival, Tara unknowingly kindle a Spark of hope. A hope that eventually lights her own fire. As she casts off the reins of the predictable and embraces change, Tara unravels her fears and motivations, reaffirming her belief in what she knew to be true—about people, about life, about relationships, and most importantly, about love. In her challenges, she finds her strength. In her escape, she finds her home. Poignant, insightful, and deeply relatable, when the wildflowers Bloom weaves together the complexities of human emotions and societal norms with beauty, sensitivity, and unfailing optimism.
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- Publisher : Embassy Books
- By : Jim Stovall
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2003
- Pages : 137 pages
- Weight : 170 g
- Size : 21.6 x 14 x 0.8 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9788188452040
- ISBN-13 : 978-8188452040
DESCRIPTION:
Jason Stevens is about to find out in Jim Stovall's The Ultimate Gift. Red Stevens has died, and the older members of his family receive their millions with greedy anticipation. But a different fate awaits young Jason, whom Stevens, his great-uncle, believes may be the last vestige of hope in the family. "Although to date your life seems to be a sorry excuse for anything I would call promising, there does seem to be a spark of something in you that I hope we can fan into a flame. For that reason, I am not making you an instant millionaire." What Stevens does give Jason leads to The Ultimate Gift. Young and old will take this timeless motivational story to heart.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Harper
- By : Sidney Sheldon
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2005
- Pages : 384 pages
- Weight : 160 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8172234856
- ISBN-13 : 978-8172234850
DESCRIPTION:
Nothing Lasts Forever is a thrilling fictional account of the trials and tribulations of three doctors, trying to do their best in a large corporate hospital in San Francisco. In this hospital every decision or diagnosis has to be analyzed and processed in a hurry to save a life. These three young women are out to prove their worth as medical professionals.Things begin to change and take a turn for the worst for each of them, exposing the dark sides of their personalities and they turn from lovers to betrayers and even to possible killers. for one of life changes from the crazy and chaotic hospital, to the tension gripping stage of a murder trial.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Harper Collins
- By : Sidney Sheldon
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2005
- Pages : 592 pages
- Weight : 290 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9788172234881
- ISBN-13 : 978-8172234881
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This 1985 crime fiction novel is the story of an ordinary woman who faces tough circumstances and metamorphoses into a different persona altogether. Tracy has a new job at a banking firm, a wealthy fiancé whose child she is carrying and high hopes from life. Just when everything appears seamless, her life takes a drastic turn.Tracy?s mother commits suicide and she soon discovers that her mother was in a lot of debt after being tricked by New Orleans Mafia. She decides forthrightly to take vengeance on the mob. However, she ends up getting raped. With his influences, the Mafia boss Orsatti charges Tracy with attempt to murder and theft. Betrayed by her lawyer, who leads her to believe that pleading guilty would shorten her sentence, Tracy lands in prison with a 15 year sentence to serve.Brutalized in the prison, she loses her baby and is deserted by her fiancé, too. All alone, Tracy decides to toughen up, she makes friends with an influential prisoner Enristine, who supports her through her tough time.When Tracy gets paroled, she starts plotting the downfall of every man who led her life this way. After taking revenge of her mother?s death and her prison sentence, Tracy finds redemption in becoming a con-artist. She now steals from those that she believes deserve to be stolen from. With her newly gained talents and a haunting criminal record, Tracy?s life is now a colorful crime bender.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Juggernaut
- By : Twinkle Khanna
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 256 pages
- Weight : 181 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9386228971
- ISBN-13 : 978-9386228970
DESCRIPTION:
There sitting on that porch, that light-eyed man, a pitta like me, was my ex-husband and that woman whose inner element I was unaware of, unless bitch is accepted as an undiscovered fourth dosha, was his young wife.In the serene sanctuary of Kerala’s Shanthamaaya spa where food is rationed, sex forbidden and emotions centred, Anshu meets someone familiar and deeply unsettling – her ex-husband. Bittersweet, funny and wise, Pyjamas Are Forgiving confirms Twinkle Khanna as one of our great storytellers.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Om Books International
- By : Munshi Premchand
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : Hindi
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 416 pages
- Weight : 320 g
- Size : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9789352766109
- ISBN-13 : 978-9352766109
DESCRIPTION:
Munshi Premchand Ki Sarvashrestha Kahaniya is an outstanding collection of 51 short stories including 'Idgah', 'Poos Ki Raat', 'Sadgati' and 'Kafan' amongst others that capture with exceptional sensitivity the pathos of rural India..
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- Publisher : Rupa Publications India
- By : Atulya Misra
- Cover : Hardcover
- Language : English
- Edition : 2019
- Pages : 208 pages
- Weight : 300 g
- Size : 13.97 x 1.6 x 21.59 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9353334101
- ISBN-13 : 978-9353334109
DESCRIPTION:
Oxygen Manifesto is a story of the triumph of ordinary people over the might of the establishment in their battle to save the environment.Thatha lives in a remote and inaccessible part of Manipur and Ravi is a young IAS officer from the Tamil Nadu cadre. Circumstances bring them together and they create the most effective environmental movement the world has ever seen. They shun the politics of criticism and personal attacks and focus on establishing a new polity based on the principles of environmental protection, habitat conservation, direct civil action and democratic decentralization.Oxygen Manifesto is an engaging story about environmental degradation and the impact of the Anthropocene. It exposes the myth around wealth creation and the paradigm of economic growth. It also plants a development narrative that is environment-centric—an idea which is considered fringe in today’s times, but is bound to emerge as a mainstream thought in the future.The story also has an undercurrent of minimalism and veganism, as opposed to consumerism and wasteful consumption. A novel concept of taxing goods and services based on their carbon and water footprint has also been introduced by the writer. This is a must-read for anyone who cares about the future of human civilization
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Fingerprint! Publishing
- By : Howard Pyle
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2020
- Pages : 392 pages
- Weight : 295 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9389931487
- ISBN-13 : 978-9389931488
DESCRIPTION:
In the medieval England, hiding amidst the dense foliage of the Sherwood forest, there lives a legendary Archer with his Merry band of men. For the sheriff of Nottingham, he is an outlaw who must be seized, come what may. But for the country people, he is a hero. This is the story of Robin hood—a wanted man who steals from the rich and gives to the poor. And at every turn of the page, awaits a new adventure. Will Robin Hood manage to remain hidden in plain sight? Or will the sheriff finally have his head? Complete with Howard pyle’s beautiful illustrations, this book was the first novelization of the tales and myths of Robin Hood. It has played a major part in informing the popular imagination of this character, and remains a beloved children’s classic.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Fingerprint! Publishing
- By : Jerome K. Jerome
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2012
- Pages : 224 pages
- Weight : 180 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9788172344436
- ISBN-13 : 978-8172344436
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The book, 'Three men in a Boat? revolves around three friends, J, Harris and George. On one ordinary day, the three friends gather at J?s house and spend some time smoking and talking about the lows in life. That's when they come up with the idea of taking a boat trip up the river Thames. They believed that this could be a retreat to all their problems and troubles. But little did they know what lay ahead!The book, 'Three men in a Boat? is a sure trip full of adventure and humour. As decided, the three friends along with a fox-terrier, start their voyage up and down the river Thames. As the story proceeds further, you find yourself caught into various pieces of vivid descriptions and innumerable anecdotes. The story takes a turn with every time there is a change in weather or something goes haphazardly wrong with the tow ropes.The book is a definite entertainer as it will fill you with ample classic British humour and a lot more.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Fingerprint Publishing
- By : Jacob Grimm & Wilhelm Grimm
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 784 pages
- Weight : 499 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 9387779696
- ISBN-13 : 978-9387779693
DESCRIPTION:
Once upon a time in a fairy tale world,There were magical mirrors and golden slippers,Castles and fields and mountains of glass,Houses of bread and windows of sugar.Frogs transformed into handsome Princes,And big bad wolves into innocent grandmothers.There were evil queens and wicked stepmothers,Sweethearts, true brides and secret lovers.In the same fairy world,A poor boy has found a golden key and an iron chest and?We must wait until he has quite unlocked it and opened the lid.?A classic collection of timeless folk tales by Grimm Brothers, Grimm?s Fairy Tales are not only enchanting, mysterious and amusing, but also frightening and intriguing. Delighting children and adults alike, these tales have undergone several adaptations over the decades.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Pirates
- By : Amritanshu Pandey
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2014
- Pages : 240 pages
- Weight : 180 g
- Size : 20 x 14 x 4 cm
- ISBN-10 : 819268105X
- ISBN-13 : 978-8192681054
DESCRIPTION:
The Seal of Surya: The Legend of Ikshvaku is the story of our first king and the founder of Suryavansha. A perfect amalgamation of betrayal, dynasties, destruction and loyalty, this is the first book from “The Scrolls of Aryavarta” series. This fiction book tells about the author’s view on Vedic and pre-Vedic period. The story is about the starting of Suryavansha and the first king of Aryavarta, Ikshvaku Manav.The story is not only about Ikshavaku, the son of Surya, but also tells us the author’s view on how Suryavansha might have begun and the Ikshavaku Manav made into Aryavarta’s first king. The story begins when the Deva’s and Asura’s are no more alive and their wars have brought destruction and misery. The seal of Aurvan Surya is lost and the solar tribes are without a ruler. The states of Aryavarta come together to form a union. The Rakshasas, Gandharvas and Yakshas have started threatening the developing cities of Aryavarta. To bring peace in the city, the son of Vaivasvat Manu, Ikshvaku saves the solar tribes and become the king of Aryavarta. He started a lifelong war and search for the seal of Aurvan Surya.His search takes him to far west of Aryavarta, across rugged terrain and wayward rivers. Before Ikshvaku passes his rule onto his son, he had to locate his ancestor – Maharshi Kashyapa. He also wants to build a grand capital and deal with his greatest enemy once and for all.
SPECIFICATION:
- Publisher : Simon & Schuster India
- By : Kevin Missal
- Cover : Paperback
- Language : English
- Edition : 2018
- Pages : 530 pages
- Weight : 530 g
- Size : 20.4 x 14.1 x 4.3 cm
- ISBN-10 : 8195131794
- ISBN-13 : 978-8195131792
DESCRIPTION:
Iron Age of India… around 900 B.C.E.Born in the arms of the Ganga, Vasu grew up in the raging province of Anga. His life shaped by a fate that failed to be just—neglected by his own, stripped of his birthright—he was raised to be lost in an abyss of desires and disappointment.Cursed by his guru, hurt by the only woman he loved, ostracised from society for being the son of a suta. With his only armour—hope—he ventured on an unforgettable journey. Alone.This is Vasu’s tale of survival, of endurance, of abiding courage in the face of all adversities. And eventually, of blossoming into the greatest warrior of all time… KARNA.In an ultimate battle against his archenemy—the insidious, dishonourable and all-powerful, Jarasandha, for a title he knew he deserved.From a sutaputr to a leader of the people, this is a saga of betrayal, lost love, and glory.This is the story of the King of Anga.