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Vital Signs
Where life begins, terror lurks... Only Robin Cook, acknowledged master of the techno-medical thriller, could have written this supremely chilling novel about the passion to create life—and the power to destroy it. Millions of readers met crusading epidemiologist Marissa Blumenthal in the pages of the bestselling Outbreak. Now Robin Cook brings back his feisty heroine in a gripping new tale, Vital Signs—a roller-coaster ride into the unexpected and the utterly unconscionable. In the eyes of her envious peers, Marissa has it all: a superb professional reputation, a flourishing pediatrics practice, even a fairy-tale marriage with the man of her dreams—Robert Buchanan, an entrepreneur involved in health-care administration and research. But there is one thing Marissa does not have: the child she desperately desires. And when tests confirm that her sealed fallopian tubes have rendered her infertile, her perfect world begins to crumble. Obsessed with becoming pregnant, Marissa barely even notices the disastrous effect her idée fixe is having on her marriage and career. When a little medical sleuthing points to suspicious origins of her infertility, Marissa boldly challenges the law. Along with Wendy, a new friend with a similar infertility problem, she breaks into a fertility clinic, travels to Australia, a center of in-vitro fertilization, then on to Hong Kong. The two women's exploration of the brave new world of reproductive technologies takes a shocking turn when Wendy is violently killed—and Marissa's own life is mysteriously threatened. But personal danger does not deter her, and she allows herself to be drawn into the dark vortex of the baby-making business, where a woman's dearest dream turns slowly, agonizingly to dread... Timely, top-notch suspense that will grip the reader from the very first page, Vital Signs proves once again the unique and compelling genius of Robin Cook.
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Fatal Cure
Doctors Angela and David Wilson believe that they have found personal and professional bliss when they leave the stresses of urban life for a state-of-the art medical centre in Vermont. Swiftly, their happiness disintegrates as mysterious and unexplained deaths become more than coincidences.
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Critical
Angela Dawson's chain of hospitals is threatened by a series of mysterious drug-resistant staph infections. Her carefully crafted world begins to crumble and she can only count on herself. New York medical examiners Laurie Montgomery and Jack Stapleton join the investigation, one so critical because Jack's facing surgery at Angels Orthopedic hospital. Laura's investigation leads her into a corporate scheme that can cripple her world forever.
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Shock
Two graduate students decide to solve their financial problems by becoming egg donors at an exclusive, highly profitable fertility clinic on Boston’s North Shore. But second thoughts and curiosity prompt the two women to find out more about their donated eggs. Obtaining employment at the clinic under aliases, they soon discover the horrifying aims of its research, immediately putting their lives—and their sanity—irrevocably at risk…
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Godplayer
Dr. Cassandra Kingsley is about to discover that neither her marriage nor her job is what she thought. And when she sets out to find the truth, it may just kill her.
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Mortal Fear-Death Is Their Glory
Jason Howard used his career as a doctor to escape a private tragedy. Until his own patients started dying from massive heart attacks. When his own colleague becomes the next victim, Jason is finally forced to act. A decision that could cost him his life ... Before his death, Doctor Alvin Hayes had been on the verge of a secret medical breakthrough. What was one more murder to the conspirators who had inherited his crown?
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Sardar Patel And Partition Of India
Complete Independence and unity of India was Sardar Patel’s goal and he made all efforts to keep the two major communities of India united for the purpose. He was critical of British Government’s communal award and separate electorate to create internal dissensions between the two communities.Sardar Patel considered Jinnah’s “Two-Nation-Theory” as absurd. He traced the attitude of Jinnah its recalcitrant nature of being open to no compromise and adhering only to the idea of Pakistan.
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Go Set A Watchman
Go Set a Watchman is set during the mid-1950s and features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Scout (Jean Louise Finch) has returned to Maycomb from New York to visit her father Atticus. She is forced to grapple with issues both personal and political as she tries to understand both her fathers attitude toward society, and her own feelings about the place where she was born and spent her childhood. An instant classic.
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The Bone Clocks
Run away, one drowsy summer's afternoon, with Holly Sykes - wayward teenager, broken-hearted rebel and unwitting pawn in a titanic, hidden conflict. Over six decades, the consequences of a moment's impulse unfold, drawing an ordinary woman into a world far beyond her imagining and as life in the near future turns perilous, the pledge she made to a stranger may become the key to her family's survival.
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Three Rivers And A Tree-The Story Of Allahabad Uni
The University of Allahabad is the fourth oldest university in India, an institution that has produced innumerable political figures, jurists, bureaucrats, writers and men of letters. Its history resounds with famous names, and its inspiring and entertaining campus lore has been passed down for decades. The story of the university has been enriched by the many constituent stories of the personalities therein, European and Indian. It counts, amongst its luminaries, Motilal Nehru, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Dr Meghnad Saha, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Firaq Gorakhpuri, Dharamvir Bharti and many more. Not to forget vice chancellors like Sir Sunder Lal, Ganganatha Jha and Amarnatha Jha, who were legends in themselves. In this book, Neelum Saran Gour fondly recalls the many stories and anecdotes associated with the University to put together a comprehensive history of this iconic institution. Starting from the inception of the college at what was then Lowther Castle to its present day status, she traces its long journey of almost 128 years, analyzing the history of the University against the backdrop of the emergence of the Indian nation. Along the way she also reflects on some of the unforgettable personalities that peopled the campus. A centre of high learning, a political hub during the national movement and a celebrated literary nucleus, the story of Allahabad University is one that deserves to be told and more importantly, read by all.
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Jungle Folk-Indian Natural History Sketches
An eye-opening, intriguing and original account of Indian birds. 'You will find no lack of superlatives among our Indian birds writes Douglas Dewar in this superb and idiosyncratic book about some of the most interesting birds to be found in the country. From the common crow, splendid in sagacity, resource, adaptiveness, boldness, cunning and depravity - a Machiavelli, a Shakespeare among birds, a super-bird to the scavenger vulture, the ugliest bird in the world, wagtails who dress most tastefully, mad babblers, upright cuckoos, the night heron which only sleeps when it has nothing better to do, hawks the bandits of the air, the drongo, who is the embodiment of pluck and dozens of other species, well-known and rare, Jungle Folk will make you see our birds in new and arresting ways. In his closely observed sketches, the legendary naturalist explores in detail every significant element of the bird in question including anatomy, physiology, behaviour, lifestyle and habitat. Intended for the amateur naturalist as well as the serious ornithologist, this is an eye-opening, intriguing and original account of Indian birds.q
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Angel Fever (Book 3)
Willow and Alex are mankind's only hope. The world is devastated and the angels are slowly enslaving all humanity. When Willow senses a terrifying shift in the angels' powers Alex is forced to embark on a deadly solo mission. Now Willow is left to defeat the angels with Seb and she has no idea if Alex is ever coming back...
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Angel Fire (Book 2)
Willow Fields was aware for a long time that she was a little different than her peers. She had psychic powers, and could see into people’s future just by touching their hands. An angel killer, Alex, who was given the task of killing Willow, finds out that she is only half-angel. Willow and Alex join forces to revolt against the Church of Angels to stop them from victimizing humans. This time, they also team up with the Angel Killers of Mexico city, who are undergoing training. But they are suspicious of Willow for she is only half-angel. Alex, who takes up the role as their leader, tries to convince them that she is on their side, but they are not fully convinced. What happens further? Find out in this page-turner that will keep you gripped till the end. The order of the Angel series is as follows: Angel Burn, Angel Fire, and Angel Fever.
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Angel (Book 1)
The book is partly narrated by Willow, and partly by an omniscient narrator. Willow is a normal girl who has special powers, which make her unlike other girls. She is capable of reading peoples’ minds and knowing their future just by their touch. The only person who knows about Willow’s powers and from where she has acquired them is, Alex. He is an angel assassin and one of the few who knows the truth about angels. The author’s depiction of angels not as benign celestial creatures but as deceptive predators, is quite disturbing yet strangely fascinating. Alex is concerned about Willow as he thinks that she may hold the key to defeating the evil angels. He tries to stop her but the dark powers within Willow make her parlous yet unavoidable. As a result, Alex finds himself drawn to Willow which inturn leads to devastating consequences. With Angel, L.A. Weatherly has transformed the description of angels we know of. The book is a heart-pounding, paranormal romance action-adventure which is far from predictable and has gripping suspense throughout the course of the plot.
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The Topper Prepares-True Stories Of Those Who Crac
As the water rose in his village during the floods in Bihar forcing him and his family to live in tents, Chiranjeev dreamt of a future working in a plush office in a city. Hundreds of kilometers away in Chhattisgarh, Sudoku whizkid Vipul focused on the international Physics Olympiad and winning a top rank in the All India Joint Entrance test. Success would mean a coveted seat in one of the Indian Institutes of Technology, not to mention celebrity status among-st peers and in the family. With an acceptance ratio far lower than Harvard or MIT, the IIT JEE (or JEE Advanced) is one of the most competitive exams in the world. So how do the toppers succeed? Are there smart ways to prepare for the exam? What do the best educators in the field recommend? How do the students quest transform the lives of their families? Through extensive interviews with JEE top rankers, pioneering teachers and the many students who had to fight extraordinary odds to get into an IIT, Soum Paul, entrepreneur and IIT Kanpur alumnus, puts together stories of fierce competition, incredible hard work and sacrifice. A fascinating account of the battle of a million brains.
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Smart Parents Smarter Kids-The New Age Parenting G
Parenting has never been as challenging as in todays world of working parents, hectic schedules and nuclear families. Along with being a confident professional, you also have the crucial responsibility of nurturing and shaping your childs future. Smart Parents, Smarter Kids brings to you a new-age parenting philosophy that will make sure that your kids outshine you! Inside are topics as diverse as Working Parents - striking a balance between your childs needs and your career goals, Creche - the Dear Friend, The Go, Grow, Glow Nutrients - planning nutrient-rich diets for your kids, to the more sensitive and rarely discussed, CAN - Child Abuse and Neglect and Single Parenting. Including tips, suggestions and solutions, coupled with personal accounts of parents and children and written by a doctor couple with more than two decades of experience, this book is an experts guide to optimal child growth and development.
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Eleanor And Park
'Reminded me not just what it's like to be young and in love, but what it's like to be young and in love with a book' John Green, author of The Fault in our Stars Eleanor is the new girl in town, and she's never felt more alone. All mismatched clothes, mad red hair and chaotic home life, she couldn't stick out more if she tried. Then she takes the seat on the bus next to Park. Quiet, careful and - in Eleanor's eyes - impossibly cool, Park's worked out that flying under the radar is the best way to get by. Slowly, steadily, through late-night conversations and an ever-growing stack of mix tapes, Eleanor and Park fall in love. They fall in love the way you do the first time, when you're 16, and you have nothing and everything to lose. Set over the course of one school year in 1986, Eleanor & Park is funny, sad, shocking and true - an exquisite nostalgia trip for anyone who has never forgotten their first love.
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The Mindful Mother
Mindfulness is perfect for new mothers - The Mindful Mother will support, nurture and guide you through pregnancy, labour and early motherhood. Naomi Chunilal shows you how to cultivate a daily practice of mindfulness, to be present through the joys and frustrations of becoming a mother of a newborn child. Using simple and powerful self-development practices based upon Buddhist and Yogic principles, you can steer a clear path through pregnancy and childbirth, into new motherhood. Speaking to the heart with wisdom, insight and humour, The Mindful Mother gives you a practical life and emotional lifeline, helping you to - cope and thrive through common mothering dilemmas find balance and equilibrium between work and home restore and raise energy, vitality and resilience levels engage your mind to work with you, rather than against you survive and enjoy daily life with a newborn baby awaken the heart to greater love, contentment and happiness.
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A Quiet End
After a showdown with the notorious Yemeni terrorist known as The Panther, life seems to be getting quieter for maverick Federal Agent John Corey. Professionally sidelined, away from his wife and partnered up with a young, good-looking rookie named Tess, Corey is saddled with a dead-end job running easy surveillance on a group of Russian U. N. delegates in New York City. But then his subjects slip the net, Tess starts acting suspiciously and an old, dangerous foe reappears. With Russia resurgent and a clear and present danger in his own back yard, suddenly Corey's life hits the fast lane once again.