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The Jim Corbett Omnibus
Jim Corbett's tales of tiger hunts are legendary. Mostly alone, he would traverse the hills and jungles of India, hunting his quarry using blood trails, examining pug marks and following broken twigs and branches, often putting himself at risk. Later, he became a conservationist, taking up the cause of the endangered royal Bengal tiger. This comprehensive volume contains some of Jim Corbett's best-known books and short stories, from The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag, a gripping tale of a notorious leopard, to the fascinating stories in Man-eaters of Kumaon and The Temple Tiger. Showcasing Corbett's acute awareness of jungle sights and sounds and enlivened by his descriptions of village life, this is a must-read for those interested in wildlife and tiger tales.
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The Last Queen Of Kashmir
A historical saga of treachery, betrayal and the quest for land and religious supremacy in Kashmir in 1330 AD, The Last Queen of Kashmir is the story of the beautiful Kota and how she is, unknowingly, swept into the intrigues of the court of Kashmir. The book is as much a description of what Kashmir was like in the fourteenth century as the story of a strong woman leader, a kingdom and a civilization in turmoil.
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A Little life
Brace yourself for the most astonishing, challenging, upsetting and profoundly moving book in many a season. An epic about love and friendship in the twenty-first century that goes into some of the darkest places fiction has ever travelled and yet somehow improbably breaks through into the light. When four graduates from a small Massachusetts college move to New York to make their way, they're broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition. There is kind, handsome Willem, an aspiring actor; JB, a quick-witted, sometimes cruel Brooklyn-born painter seeking entry to the art world; Malcolm, a frustrated architect at a prominent firm; and withdrawn, brilliant, enigmatic Jude, who serves as their centre of gravity. Over the decades, their relationships deepen and darken, tinged by addiction, success, and pride. Yet their greatest challenge, each comes to realize, is Jude himself, by midlife a terrifyingly talented litigator yet an increasingly broken man, his mind and body scarred by an unspeakable childhood, and haunted by what he fears is a degree of trauma that he'll not only be unable to overcome - but that will define his life forever. In a remarkable and precise prose, Yanagihara has fashioned a tragic and transcendent hymn to brotherly love, a masterful depiction of heartbreak, and a dark examination of the tyranny of memory and the limits of human endurance.
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The Enemy Inside
A truly original debut novel from an extraordinarily talented new voice in children�s books. Laugh, cry and wonder at this raceagainsttime story of a boy who travels back to 1984 to prevent a gokart accident, and save his father�s life My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again four years later when he was twelve. The first time had nothing to do with me. The second time definitely did, but I would never even have been there if it hadn�t been for his �time machine� When Al Chaudhury discovers his late dad�s time machine, he finds that going back to the 1980s requires daring and imagination. It also requires lies, theft, burglary, and setting his school on fire. All without losing his pet hamster, Alan Shearer
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Demigods and Magicians
Join Percy Jackson, Annabeth Chase and Carter and Sadie Kane as they do battle with an ancient Egyptian magician determined to become a god. Against impossible odds, the four demigods and magicians team up to prevent the apocalypse. Contains the short stories The Son of Sobek, The Staff of Serapis and The Crown of Ptolemy, together in one volume for the first time. Plus, read an exciting extract from The Sword of Summer, the first book in Rick Riordan's latest series, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard.
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Stranded With A Spy : Code Name Danger
Escape from hell? To hell was more like it! When Mallory Dawes, suddenly infamous in the States, decided to take that vacation to France, her problems were just beginning: a lost passport. A car swept out to sea. Missing travelers' checks. And a mysterious, if intriguing, man who always seemed to turn up just when she was in trouble... Cutter Smithcode name: Slashwas told to keep the beautiful blonde in his sights. But as his interest in her veered from the professional to the intensely personal, Cutter knew the cost of falling in love would be high indeed. And he would have to pay the price
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kingdom Come.
Set against the backdrop of Kashmir, Ladakh and Tibet, this historical romance tells the story of Krivi Iyer, a former spy and bomb defusal expert who has an unsettled score with an unstable bomber known as The Woodpecker. In his mad vendetta against the bomber, he finds a trail which leads to Ziya Maarten, the manager of 'Goonj Business Enterprises' in Srinagar, Kashmir. Ziya is alleged to be the Woodpecker's sister. With her, Krivi thinks he can find his nemesis and settle the score. However, Ziya is not the terrorist's sister, but a beautiful distraction, one that Krivi finds himself infinitely enthralled by. Ziya discovers Krivi's past, and the two must decide whether the darkness of the past is enough to keep them away from each other, especially when Ziya herself hides a thirst for vengeance that scars her heart.
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Good Girls Don't
Too much of a good thing - With her sun-kissed hair and sparkling green eyes, Tessa Donovan looks more like the girl next door than a business woman or a heart-breaker. Which may explain why Detective Luke Asher barely notices her when he arrives to investigate a break-in at her familys brewery. Hes got his own problems-starting with the fact that his partner, Simone, is pregnant and everyone thinks hes the father. Tessa has her hands full, too. Her brothers playboy ways may be threatening the business and the tension could tear her tight-knit family apart. In fact, the only thing that could unite the Donovan boys is seeing a man come after their baby sister especially a man like Luke Asher. But Tessa sees past the rumors to the man beneath. Hes not who people think he is and neither is she.
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All I Ever Wanted
Turning thirty has its ups and downs, For Callie Grey, coming to grips with her age means facing the fact that her boyfriend-slash-boss is way overdue with a marriage proposal. And that shes way off track, because Mark has suddenly announced his engagement to the companys new Miss Perfect. If that isnt bad enough, her mom decides to throw her a Big Three - Oh birthday bash in the family funeral home. Bad goes to worse when Callie stirs up a relationship with the towns single - yet not so warm and fuzzy - veterinarian, in order to flag Marks attention. So what if Ian McFarland is more comfortable with animals? So what if hes formal, orderly and just a bit tense? Friendly, fun-loving and spontaneous Callie decides its time for Ian to get a personality makeover. But, dang - if he doesnt shock the heck out of her, she might actually fall for Vermonts unlikeliest eligible bachelor.Higgins latest is sexy, screwy, funny and fulfilling - a simply radiant read. - USA Today on The Best Man.
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My Father, The Villain
Written by the son of the filmstar the book provides an intimate portrait of an excellent and prolific actor as well as a popular and respected member of the film community. In the process of learning more about Madan Puri as an actor Kamlesh Puri also rediscovered him as a parent and found that the ethics he applied to his profession were equally strong in his private life.
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The Santangelos The Final Chapter
A vicious hit, a vengeful enemy, a drug addled Colombian club owner and a sex crazed Italian family� the ever powerful Lucky Santangelo has to deal with them all. Meanwhile Max - her teenage daughter - is becoming the"It" girl in Europe's modeling world. And her Kennedyesque son, Bobby, is being set up for a mur-der he didn't commit. But Lucky can deal. Always strong and unpredictable, with her husband Lennie by her side, she lives up to the family motto - Never fuck with a Santangelo. Lucky rules � the Santangelos alwayscome out on top. The Santangelosis an epic family saga filled with love, lust, revenge and passion
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Undercover.
Marshall Everett and Ariana Gregory are about to collide, and life will never be the same again. Marshall is an ex-undercover agent who has just survived the toughest assignment of his career amidst the jungles of Colombia, and is happy to put living in danger behind him. Then a routine job gone wrong shatters his world, and Marshall flees to Paris in search of peace. Ariana knows that as the daughter of an American Ambassador, her safety is always at risk. When one close call put her in more danger than ever, Ariana is relocated to Paris - but trouble is never far behind her. Paired together, both Marshall and Ariana must trust each other if they are to ever find freedom from their past... Danielle Steel is famous for her inspirational stories about family, love and life. Her novels will be enjoyed by readers of Penny Vincenzi, Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain.