A searing new novel of art and adultery from the best-selling author of Ladies Coupe When travel writer Christopher Stewart arrives at a riverside resort in Kerala to meet Koman, Radhas uncle and a famous kathakali dancer, he enters a world of masks and repressed emotions. From their first meeting, both Radha and her uncle […]
Set in the 1990??s, Charlie, a freshman without a single friend keeps himself busy with his unconventionally intelligent mind and keen spirit. His only friend, Michael committed suicide last summer and so Charlie must go into High School alone. At school, amidst an air of anonymity, Charlie goes through weeks before befriending two seniors, Sam […]
Weaving historical fact, mythic tales and contemporary voices, “Princes Amongst Men” recounts a Balkan odyssey in search of the secret history and culture of Europes greatest musicians – the Roma Gypsies. Garth Cartwright wanders through the ruins of post-Communist Serbia and observes Roma refugees from the Kosovo conflict. He attends a Gypsy wedding in Macedonia, […]
To be success in life you need to be a terrific person. A terrific person is perceived by others to be so. It is not a matter of self perception. This calls for appropriate attitudes to whatever we do or experience as we live life. This book provides you with the necessary tools to help […]
This is the original account (a summary study of the 10th Canto of the Srimad-Bhagavatam) of the extraordinary activities of Sri Krishna, who appeared on earth 5000 years ago. Find out why he has enchanted people for centuries. The goal, always remember Krsna, of the rich spiritual culture that flourished in India, since time immemorial. […]
Young Tagore is a first-of-its-kind psychobiography that deepens our understanding of Rabindranath Tagore, perhaps the greatest multifaceted genius India has produced in the last two hundred years. In this reconstruction of Tagores childhood and youth, preeminent psychoanalyst Sudhir Kakar draws a nuanced portrait of the young prodigy and the decisive experiences that shaped him: the […]
The history of one of the most feared men in history, a man who is still venerated in much of his homeland and who played such a large part in shaping the political landscape of the modern world. Millions perished under Stalins murderous rule and his life and crimes are indeed a fascinating read.
These oral tales were collected in the tribal areas on the Pakistan-Afghan frontier, a region described as the last free place on earth. With their blend of wit, fantasy, comedy and romance, they reflect the Pashtun code of honour and way of life.
This week at Cinderella Cleaners, someone has dropped off a private-school uniform. Diana has always wondered what it would be like to attend a posh academy … and now she has the chance to find out. Her best friend??s cell phone is stolen, and in order to catch the culprit, Diana has to sneak into […]
The word is one of Wallaces most ambitious and controversial works. In the ruins of an ancient Roman seaport, an archeologist discovers a faded Aramaic text-possibility a gospel written by Jesus Christs younger brother, James-the original source of the four gospels of the New Testament At the heart of Wallaces tale of the struggle to […]
The Boy with the Topknot: A Memoir of Love, Secrets and Lies in Wolverhampton is a hilarious and heart-rending reinvention of the modern British memoir. “Its 1979, Im three years old, and like all breakfast times during my youth it begins with Mum combing my hair, a ritual for which I have to sit down […]
In the Sultanate of Oman over two hundred hostages are being held at gunpoint. And the world watches helplessly as the madness begins. The spirit of the Mahdi is abroad, intent on complete financial and political domination. Evan Kendrick, a quiet Congressman, is an unlikely hero. But in his past is a violence that he […]
A celebration of an indomitable spirit, here is New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradfords dazzling saga of a woman who dared to dream–and to triumph against all odds. In the brooding moors above a humble Yorkshire village stood Fairley Hall. There, Emma Harte, its oppressed but resourceful servant girl, acquired a shrewd determination. […]
The Conversations With God series came to be written as a result of the author??s experiences in trying to communicate with God during a low point in his life. When Neale Donald Walsch decided to write an angry letter to God about why his life wasn??t working out, he did not expect God to give […]