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My Days Autobiography of R.K.Narayan

Narayan was born on October 10, 1906 in Madras. This is a commemorative publication issued to mark the Birth Centenary of the author. Rare photograph of Narayan and brilliant sketches by his brother R K Laxman, the famous cartoonist, are notable features of this collector's edition. Narayan, the creator of Malgudi, in his simple lucid style speaks of his life in My Days. The book is in three sections - in the first, he describes his life as a lonely child growing up in his grandmother's house in Madras with a monkey, a peacock and a parrot for companions! He goes to describe his first school, the fear of the teacher and the anxiety to remain unnoticed, being a player in the local football team 'Jumping Stars'; his move to Mysore and admission to a school, where his father is the Headmaster. The second section deals with the obstacles he encountered as a young writer, how the manuscript of his first book Swami and Friends caught the attention of Graham Greene; their life long friendship; his falling in love and marriage to Rajam, the birth of their daughter and the poignant tale of his wife's untimely death that left his devastated and his coming to terms with it, and his experiments with psychics. In the last section, he gives a detailed account of his overcoming the writer's block, and the writing of the The English Teacher.He continues describing his literary journey and his evolution as a fine writer. He writes about how he worked on his novel and short stories. About his visit to the U.S.A at the invitation of the Rockefeller Foundation, how he stayed on for a couple of months at Berkeley and wrote The Guide. In the last few chapters we see an established, contented, writer known worldwide for his characteristic simple, lucid style and gentle irony

The God Of Small Things

Set in Kerala in the 1960s, The God of Small Things is about two children, Estha and Rahel, and the shocking consequences of a pivotal event in their young lives, the accidental death-by-drowning of a visiting English cousin. In magical and poetic language, the novel paints a vivid picture of life in a small rural Indian town, the thoughts and feelings of the two small children, and the complexity and hypocrisy of the adults in their world. It is also a poignant lesson in the destructive power of the caste system and moral and political bigotry in general. About The Author Arundhati Roy was born in 1961 in Kerala. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her first novel The God of Small Things. Roy is a well known peace activist and she was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in May, 2004, for her work in social campaigns and advocacy of non-violence. She lives in Delhi.

SixKill: A Spenser Mystery

A villainous movie star, a soft-spoken assassin, and a new sidekick all await Spenser, Robert B. Parker’s legendary private eye. A girl has been found dead, seemingly strangled, in the hotel room of movie star Jumbo Nelson. Jumbo’s lawyers want Spenser to find out whether Jumbo did it – not because they care either way, but because the knowledge will help them work out how to block his conviction. Jumbo is a sufficiently repulsive individual that Spenser finds it hard to contain his distaste. And then there is his bodyguard, Zebulon Six kill, a Cree Indian who squandered his pro-football career thanks to an inability to control his temper, and turned his attentions to alcohol instead. Also involved in Jumbo’s case for reasons that remain unclear is a cold-blooded assassin who just might be the most dangerous enemy Spenser has faced yet. But if he can persuade Six kill to turn his life around, Spenser might just have the ally he needs

Good as Gold: The Sinking of Titanic - What really

A magician of genre fiction’ Independent One autumn day in 1992, former pop singer Lennart Cederström finds something unexpected in the forest: a baby girl in a plastic bag, partially buried. He gives her the kiss of life, and her first cry astounds him; it is a clear, pure musical note. He takes her to his wife and persuades Edie was never one to do what she was told. A brunette among a family of blonds, she was always the rebel. When she is pushed to join the family banking business, she needs distraction. So she begins to delve into the family archive to uncover the truth about her great-grandfather Kit. Branded a coward and a thief, Kit escaped from Titanic and was rumoured to have carried a fortune into the lifeboat with him. What, Edie wonders, happened to it? Edie's excavations reveal shocking facts about Titanic’s sinking that are destined to rock the world. What’s more, she unearths some recent secrets that reveal Edie’s family business is not all it seems. As she attempts to right her family's wrongs, her position becomes increasingly dangerous. Her twin brother, her parents, her uncle – is there anyone out there she can trust? About the Author No one is better placed than Louise Patten to give the inside story on the corporate world she knows so well. Louise broke through the corporate glass ceiling to become one of a tiny handful of female FTSE Chairmen. She is now Senior Adviser to Bain & Company, and is a non-executive director of Bradford & Bingley and Marks & Spencer. She is married with one daughter and lives in London and Somerset

Mumbai Roller Coaster

You Tug Too Long At A Tiny Thread, And Your Whole World Might Unravel. Everything had been going swimmingly for Rahul and Zeenat. OK, so they had to hide their relationship from disapproving parents, and could only meet at specified times up in that abandoned building. But at least they saw each other regularly, which is saying a lot here in Mumbai, where privacy can be a priceless commodity. Until Rahul went and spoiled it all by saying something stupid like—I found a body. And adding, I think I know who did it, so let’s try and get him. As events unfold with unstoppable momentum, Rahul and Zeenat grow to recognize the reach and power of their adversary, and understand that the only help they can call upon is from a poor twelve-year-old boy, who would himself be in desperate trouble if his connection to them was ever revealed. Soon their families are in as much danger as they are. Under such pressure, it seems inevitable that they will also lose each other. Will Rahul and Zeenat be able to save anything they love? What is the true nature of the organization they have uncovered? And, just as importantly, what will they learn about themselves during the trials by fire that follow, as old loyalties shift, and there are as many temptations as threats. About the Author Rajorshi Chakraborti is the author of three previous novels—Or the Day Seizes You, Derangements and Balloonists. He was born in Kolkata in 1977, and grew up there and in Mumbai. Until recently, he was based in Scotland, where he taught Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Edinburgh. He now lives in Wellington, New Zealand

Light On the Yogasutras of Patanjali

The yoga philosophy was first described in the Yoga Sutra, a collection of aphorisms offered more than 2,000 years ago by the Indian sage, Patanjali. The Sutras were the earliest and are still the most profound and enlightening-study of the human psyche. In them, Patanjali describes the enigma of human existence

Delirious Delhi: Inside India's Incredible Capital

Delhi exists in a kind of quantum state: in Delhi, all things are true at once. When the Big Apple no longer felt big enough, Dave and Jenny moved to a city of sixteen million people – and, seemingly, twice that many horns honking at once. Delirious Delhi depicts India s capital as the two experienced it, from office life in the rising tech hubs to the traffic jam philosophy that keeps people sane in the gridlock leading to them. With only their sense of humour as their guide, Dave and Jenny set out to explore a city in which ancient stone monuments compete with glass-clad shopping malls to define the landscape. What follows is a top-to-bottom snapshot of a city in the thick of loud and accelerating change. Anyone new to Delhi will have their understanding of it magnified by this book. And anyone who already knows Delhi will appreciate this candid tribute to a city that s everything to everyone at the same time. About The Author Dave Prager and his wife Jenny Steeves now reside in the US and have lived in New York City, London, Singapore, and New Delhi, where they co-curated the popular blog Our Delhi Struggle . Dave s writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Caravan, and Gulf Life magazine. This is his second book

The Temple And The Mosque

Premchand's fiction has been translated before, but seldom did these translations reveal the many facets of his literary genius, nor did they show the wide variety of 'types' he was capable of portraying. For, Premchand wrote not only about villains and martyrs, poverty, rigid social order or caste disparities. His world, seemingly black and white though it is, is also lit by flashes of wit and humour, gentle irony and a persistent social commentary. While Premchand's favourite characters – bhang-drinking pandits, miserable sweepers and arrogant Thakurs – do feature in this collection, this is perhaps the first time that the English reader will be introduced to his 'other' world – a world of unbelievably good men, lovesick young girls, and a penniless braggart's self-delusion. About the Author Premchand (1880–1936) is regarded as among the finest of writers in Hindi and Urdu. His first collection of stories, Soz-e-Watan (1908), was banned for being incendiary and seditious. Undaunted, he kept writing stories that expressed the pain and suffering of the toiling masses. Some of his best writings portray the influence of Gandhi and the Russian revolution in his choice of subjects: widow remarriage, dowry, untouchability, the rich–poor divide, the problems of landless labour, and the inequalities of the caste system. br>Rakhshanda Jalil is a writer, translator and editor. Her debut collection of short stories Release and Other Stories was published by HarperCollins in August 2011

Wish You Were Dead

A glossy high-school crime thriller from a bestselling American author. A blogger is listing the kids who should die; a killer is picking them off one at a time. In the small American town of Soundview, someone is blogging about the local high school kids, and the comments aren’t kind. But are the posts cruel taunts or vicious threats? Then seventeen-year-old Lucy Cunningham goes missing after a night out, and the hunt is on to catch a killer. About The Author Todd Strasser was born and raised in New York. He sold his first novel, Angel Dust Blues, in 1978. He is the author of more than 120 books for teens and middle graders including the best-selling Help! I m Trapped In . . . series, and numerous award- winning Young Adult novels including The Wave, Give A Boy A Gun, The Accident, Can t Get There From Here, Boot Camp, and If I Grow Up. Several of his books have been adapted for television and his novel How I Created My Perfect Prom Date became the feature release Drive Me Crazy. His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages, and he has also written for television, newspapers, and magazines such as The New Yorker, Esquire, and The New York Times. Todd now divides his time between writing books and speaking at schools and conferences. When he s at home, he likes to spend time with his children, fish, play tennis and ski, but his favorite new sport is surfing

Go...Get It

Kanchan Gogate is a journalist working with The Times of India, Pune for the past four years. Writing in-depth and analytical articles on various subjects, she handles beats like education, health and administration. Hailing from the land of alphonso mangoes Devgad, Konkan in Maharashtra, she has completed her Masters in English Literature. Besides keen interest in reading, writing and fitness, Kanchan wants to touch as many lives as possible.

Love Lust And Life

Job Interviews

The norms that we were used to, have changed in the 21st century. Today, the Interviewer needs the Interviewee; as much as the Interviewee needs the job! The Interviewer is not always in a superior position, as in the past. In some industries, there is a great shortage of qualified candidates. The Interviewee has man more choices than the Interviewer! Job Interviews, where both can win is an attempt to present an easy to read book, for those on either side of the table. For those who have to hone their interviewing skills to select the best candidates and ensure Corporate Success and for those who will appear for job interviews so that they not only get a job but they get more – they get Career Satisfaction! This book intends to fill that need. To build a bridge of communication, understanding, and appreciation for each other’s situation. It is written in Walter Vieira’s inimitable style – simple, to the point, a sense of humour, and relying on his vast experience of over forty years as a corporate executive and then, a leading management consultant. It guides the Interviewer on how to get the right person. It shows the Interviewee how to get the right job. When this happens, it is a WIN=WIN situation for both. About the Author Walter Vieira has spent 14 years as a corporate executive with leading multinationals; and 33 years as a management consultant working with multinationals, large Indian conglomerates, medium sized businesses; Central & State governments, NGOs and the social sector. He has pioneered marketing consultancy in India; and training and consultancy in cross cultural issues in global marketing; as well as management of NGOs. He has worked across countries and culture over a 30 year period from USA, Europe, Africa, South and South East Asia. Apart from being Chairman of ICMCI – the world apex body of management consultants; he was the founder Chairman of the Asia Pacific Conference of Management Consultants; and the first President of the Institute of Management Consultants of India

The Guy Next Door

Hi! Who am I? I am the guy next door. I may be you and this could be your story. I am the lead character of this story and why not my personality resembles to that of an actor but people hardly realize it. According to Mom, oil on my face is enough to cook two meals. You ask my neighbours they have nothing to talk about, besides my pimples. Yes, I know that it has outgrown in number but I am working to lessen it. Sunny feels that I should have a little more height but who will explain it to him that great people of this country like Sachin Tendulkar, Aamir Khan lack height. Forget it; I know they just envy my looks. There are people, who speak nice things about me- my friend Shikha who likes my smile and likes the way I tackle problems. I sometimes feel to make her stand in front of my father who always despairs for my future. I don't know why he is so convinced that I am and always will be a loser in life. A big LOSER! I think he is just prejudiced. It's ok, I mean who doesn't score less in these stupid school exams but people shouldn't forget that I have been promoted to standard tenth. Hey wait, this story is not about my struggle in standard tenth, but about me and Riya. Yes, Riya- a girl whose presence makes my heart beat faster, my eyelids refuse to blink and all my worries commit suicide. Even her thought makes me feel on cloud ninety nine! She has been my classmate since the last four years, but up till now I haven't spoken to her. And here I am, last year in the school. Got to do something. Do pray for me!

Today’s The Day

By picking up this book, you have already taken a first step toward succeeding in life. But will you take the next step... and the next? Will today be the day you finally resolve to do something positive with your life – no matter what difficulties you face? The world is made up of all kinds of people in all sorts of circumstances. But ultimately, everyone falls into one of two categories: those who succeed and those who fail. Nobody sets out to fail. But often we don’t really know what success means or how to achieve it personally. Now there’s help. In this inspiring and uplifting book, Jim Stovall shares easy-to-read, easy-to-put-to-work nuggets of wisdom that he has learned by overcoming his own blindness and becoming one of America’s most accomplished entrepreneurs. Each persuasive chapter gives you a practical, and powerful insight that can help you successfully negotiate every situation in your life

...But i Love You

People fall in love and fall out of love... When Niyoti came with her book "...But I Love You", I was going through a 'falling out of love' Phase. After I read the book I realized the simplicity of a real relationship and all it takes to just be there all your life. All couples fight but the best ones are those who resolve fast and bounce back to normalcy immediately..."...But I Love You" is a story about one such couple. I can't really express how happy I am to be entering the world of publication with this magically simple yet heart thouching story. Soon more copies will be printing and books will be displayed on shelves at various booksellers all over India and a lot of people reading the book will find themselves smiling, giggling, laughing and at times crying but at the end of it feeling right about love. Cheers to Love !!! Cheers to Life!!! About the Author Niyoti Khilare did her schooling in Sangli and is now studying M.B.B.S. In J.N.M.C. Belgaum. Her hobbies involve reading novels and writing poems. A couple of her poems have been printed in the Epic Literary Book of the year 2010 and one of her poems also won 1st prize in the international competition helf by poetrycraze.com. Also she is hoping to publish a book in poetry.

The Funda Of Mix-ology : What Bartending Teaches T

The Funda of Mix-ology is a novel a young man who is not unlike many of us. After spending his youth in the pursuit of academic excellence and admission into the 'right' institutes, he joins a multinational firm after graduating from an IIM. A few years down the line, once the sheen of Day one jobs and hefty pay packets has worm off, he realizes that nothing he has learnt at IIM can prepare him for the stress and drudgery that characterize his day-to-day life. He finds himself thinking about work long after he has left office; finds that his schedule leaves him with little time and energy for his passions outside of work, and leaves him with little by way of a personal life. As he approaches his thirtieth birthday, he begins to wonder if there is any point to his life beyound competing in one rat race after another. Contents : An Ode to Ennui Lost in the Mob Reality Bites Fallen Angle Calm before the Storm Wanderer in a Strange Land The Place Where Memories Die Face in the Mirror Flowers on the Roadside Things Unsaid The Book of Life Intimations of Mortality Homecoming Mix it up!

When A Lawyer Falls In Love

When A Lawyer Falls In Love Ankur Palekar, a third year law student believes his life is quite sorted. Except that he does not want to become a lawyer, has a family history of lunacy and has actually fallen in love. Vyas, Ankur’s roommate and best friend, has no such problems—only a girlfriend who emerges from the graveyard of all the places and insists on visiting him in the boys’ hostel. Add to it, a Malayali friend whose car never starts and vocal chords never stop, a law festival that is not completely legal and an arranged marriage which is more deranged than Arranged. About the Author Amrita Suresh decided she wanted to be a novelist, while she was still a bespectacled twelve-year-old. Writing fiction, Amrita believes, is almost as enjoyable as walking her oversized cross-breed dog. This considering, both activities involve a misplaced sense of adventure. An English Literature post-graduate, Amrita went on to do her M Phil and then worked as a faculty member at IIIT, Hyderabad. She now lives in Hyderabad with her husband and is chewing on some ideas for her next novel.

Poor Indian Graduate Students

What would you call being stupid? Running to your parents shit scared when you get your first erection? Going to an engineering college On a paid seat with absolutely no interest? After engineering, going to the US because the girl you are in love with is going? Or dating a girl who just broke your best friend's heart? If you think it is all of the above, then meet me, Anish Sadanandan. I am what you would call a normal guy, who went through a not-so -normal life. Every man learns Prow their mistakes, which they look back at as their defining moment. I've had many defining moments, with the most prominent one being when I decided to go to the US for a girl, to become one of the P.I.G.S. Have you ever done something like I have?

Move On Bunny! The Uproarious Escapades Of Bunny K

Bunny Kapoor, a dashing and confident ladies' man, is determined to succeed in the big-bad world. But the problem is that Bunny has a strong predilection for landing up in sticky situations with pesky bosses and difficult women! Luckily, he also has the happy knack of wriggling out of each one. To help him out of the soups he manages to land himself in, Bunny banks on two companions-lady luck and the knack of winning the day! When thing become too hot to handle, Bunny just moves on to a different city and a new job, mostly, a new girl too! Bunny manages to smile when the chips are down, to score when it counts and to escape when necessary. Bunny wins many hearts during his amazing journey and vanquishes several opponents. Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Banglore and Kolkata-Bunny aces them all in his own style. He chucks away previous trophies without flinching. Newer vistas beckon. He moves on. Ever on! Will Bunny at last get the girl and job of his dreams and settle down? Well, Bunny Kapoor is his own man, and no one can tell!

Shit Happens! Desi Boy In America

Anurag Sinha, a thoroughbred nerd, leads a cocooned life, confined more or less to the four walls of his room. A one-of-a-kind dad, a weepy mother and weird relatives complete his life. Average girls ignore him, hot girls bully him and school studs abuse him. His shitty Delhi existence goes on until the big day arrives. Our hero gets a scholarship. To University of Rochester. To New York. To united States of Bloody AMERICA! Life must only look uphill from now on. America must be at least hundred times better than india. But shit happens. All the time. Everywhere. Even in America! A roller-coaster American ride leads our desi boy to an exeptional journey rippling with twists and turns. Nonchalant blondes, mugless washrooms, strange slangs, good-hearted friends, beefy encounters, boozy nights and even a white girlfriend – America shows Anurag itself in all its psychedelic craziness. But dreams and roller-coaster rides don't go on forever. What will happen to our hero? Will he return to his life in India or will he stay on? Dream on!

Emosional Atyachar

An idiot at the top. Love of his life but busy in kissing other frogs. His best friend, who loves backstabbing and blackmailing. A failed suicide attempt. A deadly blood contamination. One hundred twenty days to die or to live. One saviour. One condition -- kill someone to live, to love, to die like a winner. Vimarsh has made up his mind. The game has begun. The clock is ticking. A perfect love story. A perfect revenge. A perfect murder. Death has never been so awaited. How far will you go to claim your love, your life and yourself? A comedy of murders. A romance of revenge. A conspiracy of life. Beyond love. Beyond life. Beyond revenge. Emosional Atyachar! About the Author: ANKIT UTTAM (Bestselling author of Beyond Love) First time, it's destiny. Second time it's karma. Born in 1986, Ankit did his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya and Delhi Public School and somehow completed his graduation in 2008. A compulsive reader by habit, he took to writing as a stress buster, and finally gave his part of stress to his readers, who unknowingly bought his book. First book, Beyond Love, was a struggle but the second, a beginning of a passion. Stephen King said, "Only a passionate reader can become a competent writer. A gifted writer is a rarity." While trying to live these words, Ankit pursues his career with a leading IT firm in Noida.

A Lot Like Love...a Li'l Like Chocolate

A Lot Like Love...a Li'l Like Chocolate He's a player. She knows the rules. They meet. Smile. Talk. Add each other on Facebook. Exchange BB pins. He asks her out for coffee. She agrees. Another coffee follows. So do movies, drives, moonlight walks, study dates, sneakouts, make out sessions. Shadab and Arnika. Both eighteen. Committed. In a relationship. It's a perfectly clichéd bubblegum love story...or is it? For love today, comes with a ‘conditions apply. Career. Ambition. Practicality. Different colleges. Different countries. Different aspirations. A long-distance relationship. They decide to give it a shot. Skype video calling. BBM. Lists of do’s and don'ts. Fidelity checks. Promises. They've planned it all out. But can love be planned? Is chocolate a safer proposition for the heart? Is cheating on your partner an offence only if your partner comes to know about it? What happens when you're in something which is A lot like love…a li'l like chocolate??? About the Author SUMRIT SHAHI Hardly an author, as he proclaims. Sumrit Shahi, at 18, is as confused as before, but just more sophisticated about it. His debut novel at the age of 17, Just Friends, is a national bestseller and sold over 25,000 copies. With a killer ability to play with words, which he isn't remotely humble about, writing for him is a passion which pays surprisingly well. A resident of Chandigarh, alumnus of St. John's High School and Bhavan Vidyalaya, he is currently pursuing his first year at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts, Pune

Life Unplugged

Life Unplugged Owing to parental pressure, Samir starts seriously studying for the High School Board exams – to get good marks for admission into DPS. DPS – A school of a supposed “brand value” and a high “public perception”, famous for things good and BAD alike! From cracking the IIT – JEE, to spiraling into oblivion of obscurity.. From meeting a porn star, to making porn out of them... Dipsites, the students of DPS, know no limits, and achieve new frontiers of virtually everything. This is Samir's last two years at school in print in your hands! Where he makes few friends, rises to fame before plummeting to hell, finds love, realizing it to be lust later on.... A roller coaster ride with friends, teachers, bullies, lovebirds, sluts, jerks, pregnant teens, make-ups and break-ups... Tag Along! About The Author Bhavya, 21, wrote his first piece at eight, against the Indian Superhero, “Shaktiman”, whom he found utterly stupid. He wants to be a number of things and is currently pursuing his post-grad from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. And yes, he likes correcting people with the pronunciation of his name, whenever they say the last “a” in the high tone.

The English Teacher

The English Teacher While Krishna teaches at the Albert Mission College his wife and daughter live some distance away with his parents-in-law. But a move to a small rented house soon permits the couple to enjoy a life of marital bliss. Yet paradise is short-lived... Never has the magical storyteller of imaginary Malgudi woven tragedy and humour so deftly together