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Tiger in you
This is the story of self-realisation of five musician friends - Rahul, Imran, Jessy, Keya, British-born Hazel and the swashbuckling Bhombol - all fresh graduates from college, deep in the mudflats of the Sunderbans. Here amidst the serpentine rivers, islands and its mangroves, the friends are left enchanted with its tapestry of beauty and silence. They are equally moved by the locals and their hapless living condition - their abject poverty, their inhuman hardships, and their undying human spirit to survive and improve their lot. A journey that begins as a joyride, replete with music and thrill, however, turns out to be much more for the friends. The book weaves picturesque vignettes of their escapades, which present wonderful intriguing opportunities for transformation for each one of them� - they discover love amidst poverty, valour despite grief, and the eternal triumph of the human spirit. This book is about that awakening within them, reminiscent of the majestic power and roar of a Royal Bengal tiger.
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Suchitra Sen
Arguably the greatest star of Bengali cinema, Suchitra Sen mesmerized audiences for years, before withdrawing from the public gaze and refusing to emerge in the limelight in the last decade of her life. In this nuanced biography, Shoma Chatterji unveils the two different dimensions of the Suchitra Sen persona: as a legendary romantic star with an audience pull spanning over two decades and her slow but steady metamorphosis into a powerful performing artist through films like Deep Jele Jai, Hospital, Mamta and Aandhi who could seamlessly and effortlessly essay completely different characters without the on-screen partnership of Uttam Kumar. Award-winning author and film critic Shoma Chatterji presents a fascinating portrait of an icon of Indian cinema, addressing two significant elements that have not been touched by other writers - Suchitra Sen as a working woman in films and her wilful social seclusion.
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Strangers to Ourselves
A brilliant new novel from one of India's greatest writers She is an oncologist whose days are driven by the desire to alleviate pain. He is a rising star in the musical world, whose life is governed by his art. Yet, all it takes is one meeting for everything to change. Set in Mumbai, Shashi Deshpande's new novel tells the story of an unlikely love between two unusual people. Tender and tempestuous by turns, it draws you into the conflicts, languid pleasures and sharp sorrows of falling in love with a stranger who can never entirely be yours.
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The Letter
Tina Craig longs to escape her violent husband. She works all the hours God sends to save up enough money to leave him, also volunteering in a charity shop to avoid her unhappy home. Whilst going through the pockets of a second-hand suit, she comes across an old letter, the envelope firmly sealed and unfranked. Tina opens the letter and reads it - a decision that will alter the course of her life for ever... Billy Stirling knows he has been a fool, but hopes he can put things right. On 4th September 1939 he sits down to write the letter he hopes will change his future. It does - in more ways than he can ever imagine...
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The Virgin
When Eleanor Schreiber's lover gives her an order she can't obey, she's left with two choices - compromise who she is or leave him. Eleanor's inability to give in makes the decision an easy one. Without protection, there is only one place she will be safe - her mother's convent in upstate New York. Now in hiding, could a forbidden encounter set her on a new, dominant path? Kingsley Edge is grieving for the woman he loved. Withdrawing to a tropical paradise, he's haunted by the past and desperate to forget. When a beautiful stranger crosses his path he discovers a sexual kindred spirit. Both of them in hiding, both looking for something they can�t have - could the truth break their bond? Can either of these relationships work, or will the ties that bind them force them back to their former roles?
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Dark Things
Somewhere on Prithvi, a mortal survives a supernatural attack. In the dark realm of Atala, an evil goddess prepares to do the Unspeakable. And a Yakshi finds herself at the heart of an other-worldly storm. Ardra has only known life as a Yakshi, designed to seduce and kill men after drawing out their deepest, darkest secrets for her evil mistress Hera, queen of the forsaken realm of Atala. Then, on one strange blood moon night, her chosen victim, Dwai, survives, and her world spins out of control. Now Ardra must escape the wrath of Hera, who is plotting to throw the universe into chaos. To stop her, Ardra needs to find answers to questions she hasn't dared to ask before. What power does the blood moon hold? Is the sky city of Aakasha as much a myth as its inhabitants - the ethereal and seductive Gandharvas and Apsaras? Who is Dara, the mysterious monster-slayer, and what makes Dwai impervious to her powers? A heady concoction of fantasy and romance, Dark Things conjures up a unique world wrought of love and sacrifice, of shadows and secrets, of evil and those who battle it.
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The Queen
Out of money and out of options after her yearlong exile, Eleanor Schreiber agrees to join forces with Kingsley Edge, the king of kink. After her first taste of power as a Dominant, Eleanor buries her old submissive self and transforms into Mistress Nora, the Red Queen. With the help of a mysterious young man with a job even more illicit than her own, Nora squares off against a cunning rival in her quest to become the most respected, the most feared Dominatrix in the Underground. While new lovers and the sweet taste of freedom intoxicate Nora, she is tempted time and time again by Soren, her only love and the one man who refuses to bow to her. But when Soren accepts a new church assignment in a dangerous country, she must make an agonizing choice - will the queen keep her throne and let her lover go, or trade in her crown for Soren's collar?
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Normal
A chilling, darkly comic British thriller about a seemingly normal man, leading an ordinary life - except he routinely kills people. Sometimes he kidnaps them first and keeps them in a specially built cage under his garage until he gets bored and disposes of them. But then he starts to develop feelings for one of his victims and can't quite bring himself to kill her. She in turn becomes jealous of the increasing amount of time he spends with his new girlfriend and soon he finds that he's having to lie to the police (Who have become suspicious of him), his girlfriend Rachel and also Erica who is no longer a captive in his basement but has the full run of his house and no desire to leave. Serial killing never used to be such hard work
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In Other Words
In Other Words is at heart a love story - of a writer's passion for another language. For Jhumpa Lahiri, that love was for Italian, which first captivated her during a trip to Florence after college. Although Lahiri studied Italian for many years afterward, true mastery eluded her. So in 2012, she decided to move to Rome where she began to read, and to write - initially in her journal - solely in Italian. In Other Words, an autobiographical work written in Italian, investigates the process of learning to express oneself in another language and describes the journey of a writer seeking a new voice.
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Snow is Falling
Stranded on a snowy road pregnant and alone Laura Malone was wishing for a miracle when Gabriel Bradley came to her rescue. As the snow keeps falling, Gabriel can�t help thinking that Laura was a beautiful,vulnerable angel who had given him the most precious gift of all � the gift of hope! Beneath her sophisticated beauty, fashion model Hillary Baxter was still just a small-town girl.How could she be expected to resist her charming new employer, mesmerising tycoon Bret Bardoff? Especially with a snowy New York Christmas just around the corner
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Lessons Learned
Coordinating the publicity tour for Italy's most famous - and most adorable - chef was just the kind of assignment Juliet relished. Carlo Franconi could gather a crowd just by smiling and watching him prepare a meal was like witnessing a lesson in passionate lovemaking. By the time the tour was over, Juliet planned to have Carlo packaged as the world's sexiest chef. Women everywhere would fantasize about him preparing an intimate meal for two. But Juliet hadn't counted on being part of the dinner plans. Candlelight, pasta and romance Carlo distracted her with his charms, setting romance simmering in her heart.
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The Mughal High Noon
In the mid-seventeenth century, the sons of ailing Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan - Dara, Shuja, Aurangzeb and Murad - are locked in a fierce struggle for succession. As Shah Jahan's treatment is kept under strict supervision, rumours begin to swirl. Is the emperor alive? Or is his death being kept a closely-guarded secret? It's impossible to know for certain, since the spies and agents of the kingdom trade in misinformation and half-truths, and only heighten the tension between the brothers. In this atmosphere of palace intrigue and chicanery - as Murad acquires a reputation for overindulgence, Dara for sensitivity, and Shuja for impulsiveness - the stage seems set for a power-hungry Aurangzeb to make his ascent as emperor. However, will Aurangzeb's quest for domination become his ultimate undoing? The Mughal High Noon, with master brushstrokes, explores questions of power, faith and contentment.
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It's Not Right But It's Okay
Everyone has a past. But what if it becomes daunting baggage and spills over into the future? A fiercely independent, career-driven girl, Angira, has recently changed her Facebook status to �single in Mumbai�. While work has been her only priority, a twist of fate brings Ved-a strikingly handsome footballer, the heart-throb of the college-into her life. He seems genuine and fun-loving, but based on past experiences, Angira knows better than to trust him! Despite their contrasting personalities, the two develop an unexpected bond-a link for which they are about to risk everything they have. A riveting tale about incorrigible lovers with a dark past, It�s Not Right�but It�s Okay is a true story about finding friendship and love again.
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All about Satellite
What are artificial satellites? Who makes them? Why do we need them? In the modern technology-driven age of telephones and instant communication, what role do satellites play? How did these versatile and complicated machines come to be made? How are they put into orbit and how do they stay there? What would life be like if all the satellites were to stop functioning? Find out about all this and more in this fascinating book. Accompanied by diagrams and photos, All About Satellites will interest everyone fascinated by space science and technology.
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Life Mantras
After having gone through the book, you will definitely and convincingly realise that to achieve peace, true happiness, contentment, satisfaction and also to attain continuous progress in life in terms of material gains respect and love, you need not depend on anybody in this world. It all depends on you. It is all in your hands.' - 'Saharasri' Subrata Roy Sahara 'Nobody does anything for anyone. All do for themselves either for more an more material gains or to save and escape from any kind of material losses or from mental emotional dissatisfaction or for getting more and more mental emotional satisfaction. Therefore, no one sacrifices for anyone. When no one does anything for anyone, there is no justification in expecting any returns.' The author goes on to explain that to make life truly beautiful, one also needs to understand the basic truths with which we are born or the basic instincts inherent in us all. So for a positive outcome one has to learn the psychological or the emotional aspects of life, in other words the realities of life or the entire philosophy of life. As you get immersed i the potent energy of these 'Life Mantras', you will slowly find a change, sense of fulfillment, a self-motivation coming in you. You will thus be led\ to the ultimate realization that the journey of life is indeed a truly blissful and an enlightening experience.
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This Unquiet Land
One of the most remarkable books ever published about contemporary India, arguably the most complex society on earth, This Unquiet Land tells the truth about the country's secrets and lies, its torments and triumphs and its heroes and villains. This is the first book by Barkha Dutt, India's best known journalist. India's fault lines run wide and deep. Some of them go back centuries, others are of comparatively recent origin. The myriad villains these fault lines have spawned include rapists, murderers, terrorists, prophets of religious hatred, corrupt politicians, upholders of abhorrent caste traditions, opponents of free speech and dissent, apologists for regressive cultural practices and external adversaries who try to destabilize our borders.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee
From being one of the earliest members of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Vajpayee blossomed into a leading opposition MP by the late 1960s, went on to become External Affairs Minister in the short-lived Janata government and, finally in 1999, to head the first non-Congress government to complete a full term in office. That it was a coalition government made the feat all the more remarkable and testifies to the fact that though wedded to a right-wing political ideology, Vajpayee did not believe in the politics of exclusion. A protege of Jana Sangh stalwarts like Syama Prasad Mukherjee and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, Vajpayee won the admiration of Jawaharlal Nehru, was consulted by his daughter Indira Gandhi - whom he never lacked the courage to criticize - and befriended by fiery trade unionist George Fernandes even before they became political allies. He thus displayed an unusual ability to carry along all shades of political opinion-an ability that came to the fore when he headed the National Democratic Alliance government between 1999 and 2004. And behind this public persona was an unusual personal life, conducted with such dignity as to remain free of innuendo. In this book, journalist Kingshuk Nag traces the political journey of this tall parliamentarian of over four decades, who was conferred the Bharat Ratna in December 2014. Atal Bihari Vajpayee - A Man for All Seasons is a definitive account of the life and times of one of India�s most illustrious non-Congress leaders.
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The Turbulent Years 1980-1996
A sharp insider's account of the many political and economic decisions that shaped the future of modern India The Turbulent Years opens in the 1980s. Sanjay Gandhi is dead under unexpected, tragic circumstances, not many years later, Indira Gandhi is assassinated, Rajiv Gandhi, 'the reluctant politician', abruptly becomes India's Prime Minister. Pranab Mukherjee was witness to (and, sometimes, a participant in) the momentous events of the 1980s and the 1990s, a period that was indisputably the most turbulent in India's post- Independence history. An insider, he sheds new light on every major political occurrence of the time - from Rajiv Gandhi's ascendance as India's Prime Minister to the emergence of P. V. Narasimha Rao as a leader of the nation, from Operation Blue Star to the Babri Masjid fiasco. Equally, Mukherjee is candid about each of the professional crises that marked this period of his career - the rumours that he wanted to elbow aside Rajiv Gandhi for the top post, the possible reasons for his ouster from Rajiv's Cabinet and later the party and the allegation that he aided and abetted the Left by not imposing President's rule in West Bengal and Tripura in the late 1980s. The second volume of Mukherjee's autobiography is not only an honest account of his years in power (And in the wilderness), but also a cogent analysis of the political and social turning points of a key period in the evolution of modern India.
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The Z Factor
The pioneer who gate-crashed his way to the top Subhash Chandra, the promoter of Essel/ Zee Group, is an unlikely mogul. Hailing from a small town in Haryana, where his family ran grain mills, Chandra has been a perennial outsider, repeatedly aiming high and breaking into businesses where he was considered an interloper. Starting work as a teen to pay off family debts, Chandra had to rely on bluff, gumption and sheer hard toil to turn things around. A little bit of luck and political patronage saw him make a fortune in rice exports to the erstwhile USSR. Always a risk-taker, Chandra then had the vision of getting into broadcasting early, even as established media players failed to see its potential. His Zee TV, India�s first private Indian TV channel, changed the rules of the game and tickled the fancy of a public starved of entertainment. Several gutsy initiatives followed, though not all of them were successful. Chandra�s attempts to launch satellite telephony and a cricket league came a cropper. But the man continues to reinvent himself; he is now also focusing on infrastructure and smart cities. This is an unusually candid memoir of a truly desi self-made businessman who came to Delhi at age twenty with seventeen rupees in his pocket. Today, he has a net worth of $6.3 billion and annual group revenues of about $3 billion.
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You Ceo
To lead others successfully , you must first lead yourself . This book presents incisive insights gathered through exclusive interviews with nine of India’s leading CEOs. The many revelations made in each interview have been condensed into value statements and best practices which existing CEOs can use to become better leaders and aspiring CEOs can use to follow their vision. Featuring leading CEOs including : - Nadir Godrej - Godrej Industries = Subhash Chandra - Zee Entertainment - Anu Aga - Thermax - Dr Lalit Kumar Kanodia - Datamatics - Ajay Piramal - Piramal Enterprises - Ramesh Hira - Hira Industries - Marten Pieters - Vodafone India - Marten Kriegner - Lafarge India Pvt Ltd. - Ayaz Memon - CEO Coach.
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The Magic Of Getting What You Want
From the bestselling author of The Magic Of Thinking Big, which has sold over four million copies worldwide, here is a book that shows you how to generate more wealth, have greater influence, and get more happiness in life. Using a number real life success stories, David J. Schwartz shows you how to achieve everything you desire by approaching life positively and planning your goals methodically. Find out in the pages of this book: - How to think more to get more - Ways to get others to make you win - Getting more by giving more - How to program yourself for success - Seek out dream builders and avoid dream destroyers - Using charisma and commitment to influence those around you - Profiting from persistence and patience David J. Schwartz has revealed in this book his own personal formulas for success and the techniques he has shared are bound to help you get everything you really want in your life. The results you will see when you apply them are nothing short of magic.