“One mark of a great book is that it makes you see things in a new way, and Mr. Friedman certainly succeeds in that goal,” the Nobel laureate Joseph E. Stiglitz wrote in The New York Times reviewing The World Is Flat in 2005. In this new edition, Thomas L. Friedman includes fresh stories and […]
Jane Austens novels have become part of the fabric of English life, and have reached new audiences through recent dramatizations on screen and stage. This book, which draws o her letters, describes Janes life in the vicarage at Steventon and later at Bath and Chawton, her relationships with family and friends-especially her beloved sister, Cassandra, […]
Overflowing with intelligence and good common sense, this comprehensive guide provides clear explanations and useful guidelines on everything a parent might want to know about the second and third years of their childs life. On a month-by-month basis, WHAT TO EXPECT THE TODDLER YEARS explains what a toddler will be able to do at that […]
A young and successful journalist working in New York, Maureen English appears to have the perfect life and family. But Maureens husband, a highly respected fellow reporter, has in private a tendency towards alcohol and violent abuse. When the situation at home becomes intolerable, Maureen takes her baby daughter and flees. In a Maine fishing […]
When thirteen-year-old Manikarnika leaves her father??s court-in-exile to marry the king of Jhansi, little does she realize the burden of greatness awaiting her. As she grows from a headstrong and spirited girl into a young woman wise beyond her years, learning to put aside personal disappointments and desires to emerge as a capable queen beloved […]
A new companion to herbal healing from the best-selling author of Home Remedies Vol. I Researched over three decades, this book gathers together medicinal and cosmetic recipes, tracing roots that lead back through lineages of trusted physician-orders such as the Siddhas of the south. The author meticulously documents many parallel traditions and their uses of […]
With meticulous career planning and a couple of dirty martinis, there is very little that New York City investment banker Vina Chopra can t do. And now that she s decided to get serious about finding her mate, there is very little that Vina won t try even if it means letting her parents get […]
Have you tried diet after diet to lose weight? Tried hitting the gym, doing aerobics, Zumba, but lost interest? Does one day of binge-eating make you want to give up? Has weight loss become an unattainable dream? Dr Nikhil Dhurandhar is the man who transformed Aamir Khan s fat Mahavir Singh Phogat into an incredibly […]
Even the police dont regard the cases as a priority. Most feel that two dead paedophiles is a step in the right direction. But to DC Maeve Kerrigan, no one should be allowed to take the law into their own hands. Young and inexperienced, Kerrigan wants to believe that murder is murder no matter what […]
July 1209: in Carcassonne a seventeen-year-old girl is given a mysterious book by her father which he claims contains the secret of the true Grail. Although Alais cannot understand the strange words and symbols hidden within, she knows that her destiny lies in keeping the secret of the labyrinth safe… July 2005: Alice Tanner discovers […]
This is a book about growing up – the process of development from the cradle to the coffin and all the life changes in between. It covers growth from infancy to adolescence and beyond including changes at puberty and responses to it, social relationships including attachment to parents and later to partners, family interaction, the […]
The gift of heaven on earth. It will become the biggest story in the world. When the residents of a small town on Lake Michigan start receiving phone calls from the afterlife, they all become the subject of widespread attention. Is it the greatest miracle ever or a massive hoax? Sully Harding, a grief-stricken single […]
The Indian short story is extraordinary in its ability to stick to the traditional rules of the craft and still demonstrate remarkable originality. It revolves around a limited number of characters, confines itself in time and space, and has a well-plotted narrative that drives its central theme. Within the traditional framework, however, creativity flowers and […]
Cassia Fallon has been married to her doctor husband for seven years when her godmother leaves her half a million pounds; at that time 1935, its a vast fortune.Suddenly, for the first time in her life, shes able to do exactly what she wants; she starts to question her marriage, her past, present and future. […]
Brilliant introduction to animals in Indian mythology A unique feature of Hindu mythology is the key role played by animals, or pashu. The Puranas, ancient Hindu story chronicles, reveal that Brahma, the creator, had a son called Kashyapa, whose many wives gave birth to different types of pashu: ?Timi gave birth to animals who swim […]