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Sing You Home

Zoe Baxter has spent ten years trying to get pregnant, and just when she's about to get her heart's desire, tragedy destroys her world. In the aftermath of loss and divorce, she throws herself into her career as a music therapist. Working with Vanessa, she finds their relationship moving from business, to friendship, and then - to Zoe's surprise - blossoming into love. When Zoe allows herself to start thinking of children again, she remembers that there are still frozen embryos that she and her husband never used. But Max, having sought peace at the bottom of a bottle, has found redemption in an evangelical church, and Zoe needs his permission to take his unborn child . . . SING YOU HOME is accompanied by a soundtrack of original songs created for the novel by Jodi Picoult and Ellen Wilber. You can listen to it or download it online, here: http://www.hodder.co.uk/singyouhomemusic/default.aspx About The Author Jodi Picoult grew up in Nesconset, New York. She received an A.B. in creative writing from Princeton and a master's degree in education from Harvard. Her previous novels include House Rules, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister's Keeper. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and three children....

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The Krishna Coriolis Series: Flute Of Vrindavan (B

The notorious stealer of dahi, the naughty god-child, the Preserver himself, wields the flute to make evil dance to his tunes. Infant Krishna and his half-brother Balarama are the most mischievous children in all of Gokuldham, getting up to all sorts of pranks, raiding neighbours dahi handis and letting the calves run free. But disciplining God Incarnate is no easy task. It slowly dawns on Mother Yashoda that the babe she is trying to protect is in fact the protector of the entire world! As little Krishna survives one horrific asura attack after the other, she comes to terms with the true identity of her adopted son. Meanwhile, Kamsa deals with his frustration at not being able to kill the Slayer by building his own powers and skill to superhuman proportions, mastering a deadly war game and becoming a champion wrestler. With Jarasandha s aid, Kamsa despatches a team of otherworldly assassins to slay the Slayer. Harried by Kamsa s forces, Krishna s adoptive father, the peace-loving Nanda Maharaja, is forced to lead his people into exile. They find safe haven in idyllic Vrindavan. But even in this paradise, deadly demons lurk ... Book 3 of the Krishna Coriolis series brings alive the childhood of the Preserver in his enchanting Krishna avatar, fraught with peril, but also drenched in the love of his parents and neighbours.

Dance Of Govinda (Book - 2)

The tamer of Putana, the god-child, the redeemer of the world, the Slayer of Kamsa, dances with abandon amidst his own. As we move into the second instalment of Ashok K. Banker s Krishna tales, the prophesied Slayer of Kamsa has been born and smuggled out of Mathura in the dead of the night. Kamsa finds that his nephew has escaped and flies into a demoniac rage. Meanwhile, his evil ally Jarasandha of Magadha arrives in Mathura with his coterie of powerful supporters to ensure that Kamsa stays loyal to him. But Kamsa is not to be crushed. With the help of Putana, a powerful demoness living incognito among humans, he slowly regains his strength and acquires new powers. In Book 2 of the Krishna Coriolis series, Ashok K. Banker retells the legendary exploits of the Preserver in his most lovable avatar, bringing alive the majesty and splendour of ancient India and the high drama of its epics.

The Krishna Coriolis Series: The Slayer Of Kamsa -

Forewarned by a prophecy, the demonic King Kamsa orders every newborn to be put to the sword. But even in the womb, the unborn Krishna uses powerful magic to cast a spell across the entire kingdom on the night of his birth. The stage is set for the epic clash of the childgod and the terrible forces of evil with the birth of Krishna, the slayer of Kamsa … The fantastic adventures of the Hindu god Krishna have entertained and inspired people for millennia. Playful cowherd, mischievous lover, feared demon-slayer – the legendary exploits of this super-being in human form rival the most rousing fantasy epics. Now, the author of the Ramayana Series®, the hugely successful epic retelling of the ancient Sanskrit poem, works his magic once again with the tales of Krishna. All the pomp, splendour and majesty of ancient India come alive in this extraordinary eight-book series.

All Eyes On Her

In this town, nice gets you now here As a junior associate at the most-sought-after marital mediation and divorce boutique in Beverly Hills, Monica Gupta is part mediator, part lawyer, part marriage therapist and all celebrity babysitter. She’s so good at her job that she’s handling the firm’s superstar clients Cameron and Lydia Johnson Hollywood It couple Camydia. Although things would be easier if the only other female associate would stop sabotaging her career, and if the drama queen she refers to as mother wasn’t moving back home! When the latest Camydia scandal breaks wide open, it’s time for Monica to save the day, to don her Prada cape and matching bag, then wreak havoc on her offi ce rival and run circles around the paparazzi. Everyone’s watching to see what Monica will do hey, are those claws on that French manicure?

Girl Most Likely To

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 involved. After all, what does she have to lose? Her longest-term relationship thus far has been with the ulcer she ultimately named Fred (unless you count the ex- boyfriend who won’t go away). Amid a series of dates with the nice Indian doctor and an office scandal that could permanently end her career, Vina starts to question everything she’s been working for. Who has she been trying to please all these years? Is this the life that she really wants? Can she finally learn to put aside her family’s expectations long enough and become the girl most likely to find a happiness all her own?

The Sunset Club

Meet the members of the Sunset Club: Pandit Preetam Sharma, Nawab Barkatullah Baig and Sardar Boota Singh. Friends for over forty years, they are now in their eighties. And every evening, at the sunset hour, they sit together on a bench in Lodhi Gardens to exchange news and views on the events of the day, talking about everything from love, lust, sex and scandal to religion and politics. As he follows a year in the lives of the three men—from January 26 2009 to January 26 2010—Khushwant Singh brings his characters vibrantly to life, with his piquant portrayals of their fantasies and foibles, his unerring ear for dialogue and his genius for capturing the flavour and texture of everyday life in their households. Interwoven with this compelling human story is another chronicle – of a year in the life of India, as the country goes through the cycle of seasons, the tumult of general elections, violence, natural disasters and corruption in high places. In turn ribald and lyrical, poignant and profound, The Sunset Club is a deeply moving exploration of friendship, sexuality, old age and infirmity; a joyous celebration of nature; an insightful portrait of India’s paradoxes and complexities.

Can Love Happen Twice?

When Ravin first said ‘I love you . . .’ he meant it forever. The world has known this through Ravin’s bestselling novel, I Too Had a Love Story. But did Ravin’s story really end on the last page of that book? On Valentine’s Day, a radio station in Chandigarh hosts a very special romantic chat show. Ravin and his three best friends are invited as guests to talk about Ravin’s love story. But surprisingly everyone apart from Ravin turns up. As the show goes live, there is only one question in every listener’s mind: what has happened to Ravin? To answer this question the three friends begin reading from a handwritten copy of Ravin’s incomplete second book—the entire city listens breathlessly, unable to believe the revelations that follow. This highly anticipated novel by Ravinder Singh is an emotional rollercoaster that bravely explores the highs and lows of love. About The Author Ravinder Singh is a bestselling author. His debut novel I Too Had a Love Story has touched millions of hearts. Can Love Happen Twice? is his second book. After spending most of his life in Burla, Orissa, Ravinder has finally settled down in Chandigarh. Having worked as a computer engineer for about several years at some of India’s prominent IT companies, Ravinder is now pursuing his MBA at the world renowned Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. Ravinder loves playing snooker in his free time. He is crazy about Punjabi music and loves dancing to its beats.

Death In Mumbai

A gripping account of the infamous Neeraj Grover killing that sent shockwaves through the nation. Three years ago, the brutal killing of a young TV producer called Neeraj Grover sent shockwaves through Mumbai. An alluring aspiring actress, Maria Susairaj, and her dashing naval officer boyfriend, Emile Jerome, were accused of killing him and hacking his body into pieces, before setting it on fire. The cast of characters was young, attractive, and upwardly mobile, the press hungry for a headline. As details of the case unravelled, the questions flew around—what had gone wrong? What made these young professionals turn to violent crime? Was it the savage pressure of the city, or was the motive even darker? This book will shock and inspire a much needed change in perception of celebrity culture and Bollywood. It’s about so much more than a contested killing case and will be a talking point for years to come. Aboout The Author Meenal Baghel is the editor of Mumbai Mirror. Baghel has been a journalist in India for 15 years, reporting for Asian Age and TheTimes of India, among others. Death in Mumbai is her first book.

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