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Mud City

Parvana's best friend, Shauzia, has fled Afghanistan and is faced with surviving on her own on the streets of Peshawar, Pakistan. With her dog as her only friend, she must scrounge for food, beg for money and look for a safe place to sleep every night. B

Parvana's Journey

PARVANA entered the little settlement, stepping carefully through the rubble. She peered into what was left of the one-room mud houses. Mattresses, rugs, cook-pots and tea cups were scattered everywhere. Parvana recognized the run-for-your-life look.

The Breadwinner

PARVANA felt the shadow before she saw it, as the man moved between her and the sun. Turning her head, she saw the dark turban that was the uniform of the Taliban. A rifle was slung across his chest as casually as her father's shoulder bag had been sl

That's The Life Baby

Sixteen is sweet, Seventeen sweeter and Eighteen is the sweetest! He thinks so. What about Love at Eighteen? It happens, everyday! Doesn\'t it? True for him! Have a lot of girls in your life. It feels macho to have options. Girls don\'t need the advice. They are the wiser sex and have been playing multi-boying games for eons. .....But he has three gorgeous damsels, all envious and shooting high testosterone levels. How will you thank god if your balcony faces a girls\' hostel? .....By being there 24*7? May be! Exactly what he aims at! Skirts lead to scandals. Don\'t they? Ban it or allow scandals. He loves both, skirts and scandals. What does he think about \'committed\' tag? You can\'t keep on eating the same chocolate all the time! Feels like jailed!!! Meet Abhi. He is one of you with a devil\'s head! A year at Kota and his life remains no more the same. It all starts with a Bollywood-style love at first sight with Aditi. He sees, he falls, he cajoles and a little luck makes them one! Together they write new rules of dating & romance. Their amorous adventures will make you feel the passion of adolescence. But one day everything changes. How? What? Why? Answers lie in the story. A stormy honeymoon of emotions......Get ready to laugh and cry!!!

Aruna 's Story

A remarkable work of investigative reporting and non-fiction writing in the tradition of Truman Capotes In Cold Blood Journalist Pinki Virani recreates the real-life tragedy of Aruna Shanbaug, who was attacked with a dog chain and brutally raped in the very hospital where she was a nurse, and abandoned by her family thereafter. Brain-dead for sight, speech and movement, yet hopelessly alive to pain, hunger and terror, she now lies, barely alive, in the hospital where she once treated patients back to health. Viranis investigations also unearthed the crowning tragedy: while Aruna has been in coma for over twenty-five years, her rapist, a sweeper in the hospital, walked a free man after a mere seven years in prison for robbery and attempt to murder. Vivid and gut-wrenching, this is a book that will haunt the reader long after the final page has been turned. Pinki Virani has narrated Arunas brutalization through meticulous and persistent research. The structure of the book is notable in the way it resists sensationalism. The TelegraphViranis book is researched, thought-provoking, sharp. It is both sad and angry, scathing and restrained.Pioneer ... her storytelling skill and ability to recreate scenes powerfully make the book gripping ...an amazing effort in retelling a true-life tragedy.

I am Broke, Love Me !

The Equation Of My Love

Adolescent relationships are often laughed upon, overlooked and considered as infatuations. For Shayan Malik, it wasn’t so. He was smitten by his classmate, Naina. He had the plan to prolong their romance from school classrooms to alleys of Delhi University, research labs of an IIT, and live happily ever after. Yes, that didn’t happen. In summer 2007, Shayan landed in America for his internship. Adventure stories of his friends from Europe motivated Shayan to amputate himself from her reminiscences, and enjoy New York’s majestic nightlife. Will Shayan be able to move on? Will he be able to abandon Naina’s memories? Will desires triumph over love?

Twenties Girl

Lara has always had an overactive imagination. Now she wonders if she is losing her mind. Normal twenty-something girls just don't get visited by ghosts! But inexplicably, the spirit of Lara's great aunt Sadie - in the form of a bold, demanding Charleston-dancing girl - has appeared to make one last request: Lara must track down a missing necklace Sadie simply can't rest without. Lara's got enough problems of her own. Her start-up company is floundering, her best friend and business partner has run off to Goa, and she's just been dumped by the love of her life. But as Lara spends time with Sadie, life becomes more glamorous and their treasure hunt turns into something intriguing and romantic. Could Sadie's ghost be the answer to Lara's problems and can two girls from different times end up learning something special from each other?

Delhi Durbar

Caught in the crossfire between the two warring leaders, will private banker turned wheeler-dealer Jasjit Singh Sidhu allow the enigmatic Azim Khan and the irrepressible Karan Nehru to arouse his dormant conscience, or will he – a child of the Emergency, born into Delhi’s power elite, brought up in a culture of rampant corruption and self-serving greed – remain true to type? Delhi Durbar by Krishna Pratap Singh, is a ruthless, rivetingly intelligent look into the functioning of Indian polity.

Dead Spy Running

suspended MI6 officer, is running the London Marathon. He is also running out of time. A competitor is strapped with explosives. If he drops his pace, everyone around him will be killed, including the US ambassador to London. Marchant tries to thwart the attack, but is he secretly working for the terrorists?

The Murder Room

Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne Museum in Hampstead, and with its sinister murder room celebrating notorious crimes committed in the interwar years, when he is called to investigate the killing of one of the trustees. He soon discovers that the victim was seeking to close the museum against the wishes of both staff and fellow trustees. Everyone, it seems, has something to gain from the crime. When it becomes clear that the killer is prepared to kill again, inspired by the real-life crimes from the murder room, Dalgliesh knows that to solve this case he has to get into the mind of a ruthless killer.

Worst Case

The captivating new instalment in the number one bestselling Detective Michael Bennett series The son of one of New York’s wealthiest families is snatched off the street and held hostage. His parents can’t save him, because this kidnapper isn’t demanding money. Instead, he quizzes his prisoner on the price others pay for his life of luxury. In this exam, wrong answers are fatal. Detective Michael Bennett leads the investigation. With ten kids of his own, he can’t begin to understand what could lead someone to target anyone’s children. As another student disappears, one powerful family after another uses their leverage and connections to turn the heat up on the mayor, the press, anyone who will listen, to stop this killer. Their reach extends all the way to the FBI, who send their top Abduction Specialist, Agent Emily Parker. Bennett’s work life - and love life - suddenly get even more complicated. Before Bennett has a chance to protest the FBI’s intrusion on his case, the mastermind changes his routine. His plan leads up to the most devastating demonstration yet - one that could bring

The Scalpel Games Beneath

It is the story of four people - a pretty princess, a dreaded don, a noble physician and an evil arch-rival. Painted across a wide canvas filled with multiple hues of love, lust, lies, greed, and scandals, the four characters criss-cross continents, touching cities like Delhi, Amritsar, New York, Chicago, Paris, Istanbul, Barcelone, Manila and Sydney.Padmashree Dr H S Rissam's medi-fiction, The Scalpel, scientillates through different levels of enigmatic stories and solves the mystery of one of the most grand-scaled medical thriller written in recent times. 'When a doctor writes a novel about the medical community cavorting with the mafia, would it be a work of fiction or would it be an attempt to showcase reality without the risk of a backlash? Dr Rissam is the Senior Interventional Cardiologist and Director of Cardiac Clinical Sciences.

The Wrecker

It is 1907. Train wrecks, fires and explosions sabotage the Southern Pacific Railroad’s Cascades express line. Desperate, the railroad hires the fabled Van Dorn Detective Agency. Van Dorn sends in its top investigator, Isaac Bell. Bell quickly discovers that a mysterious saboteur haunts the hobo jungles of the West. Known as The Wrecker, he recruits accomplices from among the down-and-outs to attack the railroad, killing them afterwards. The Wrecker travels the vast spaces of the American West as if he had wings, striking wherever he pleases, causing untold damage and loss of human life. Who is he and what does he want? Is he a striker? An anarchist? A criminal mastermind engineering some as-yet unexplained scheme? Whoever he is, whatever his motives, The Wrecker knows how to create maximum havoc. Bell senses that he is far from done – indeed, it would seem that The Wrecker is building up to a grand act unlike anything committed before. If Bell doesn’t stop him in time, the entire future of the country could be at risk.

Runner

Running On Full

Men and sport can be exciting on their own, but what happens when you combine the two? A heady cocktail that can make you forget even yourself! And that's exactly what happens to Tanya Trivedi. As a six-year-old, she hates both, men and sport. By her teens, she begins to think of them as synonymous and is obsessed with both. And by twenty-three she seems to have it all looks, friends, success, and men.

Love Over Coffee

Rajni blew her hair away from her face. My heart skipped a beat. ‘I love you!’ I blurted out. Her cheeks turned a deep pink. I could sense that her anger had completely disappeared. Anup, a happy-go-lucky boy next door, finds himself a misfit in an IT company. On the bright side, he has great friends in office—Chetan, Subbu and Parag—to help him out of sticky situations. Also, in the same office is the love of his life, Rajni. But Rajni’s strict family and her paranoia of tongue-wagging colleagues play villain in their love story forcing him to be satisfied with clandestine meetings, secret phone conversations and emails. Just as Anup decides to turn over a new leaf, sinister happenings at work force him to take some life-changing decisions—to quit his job and pursue his long-cherished dream of becoming a writer; and also, to marry Rajni.

The Better Man

The Better Man is an astonishing book. It is tender, lyrical, humorous and insightful. In Anita Nair's capable hands the exotic setting comes alive and becomes familiar and we see our struggles and triumphs reflected in the lives of these marvelous characters. Set in the sleepy little village of Kaikurissi in northern Kerala, The Better Man is a fascinating exploration of the undercurrents that run beneath a seemingly idyllic rural existence. Mukundan, a retired government employee, has been forced by circumstances to return to his village which he has fled when he was eighteen. Back in his ancestral house, he is tormented by the memory of his mother, whom his father Achuthan Nair had left for another woman. Obsessed, too, with the idea that he had failed to live up to his father's expectations, Mukundan lives life in a limbo of discontent. Enter One-screw-loose Bhasi, Kaikurissi’s eccentric genius, housepainter by profession and healer by vocation. Intrigued by Mukundan’s unhappiness, Bhasi makes it his mission to get to know him, and a brittle but all-consuming relationship develops between the two men. Mukundan’s betrayal of Bhasi’s trust and his eventual redemption forms the core of the novel. There are also brilliant cameos of Achuthan Nair, of Anjana—the schoolteacher Mukundan falls in love with—and of Power House Ramakrishnan, the devious businessman who schemes to deprive Bhasi of his land. Rich in social detail and written with remarkable ease and restraint, this is a first novel of rare sophistication.

Intimate Pretence

Intimate Pretence is a collection of fourteen short stories by Paramita Satpathy. Translated from Oriya by the author and few others, the stories address the recurring problems of the booming middle-class of Orissa. The plight of the modern woman has been delineated with utmost perfection.

Stilettos In The Newsroom

Rashmi Kumar was born in Pune and raised in New Delhi. She graduated from Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University. She has worked with newspapers and currently works with Business India. And when she is not writing, she is busy radio jockeying and travelling.

Om Puri

Unlikely hero offers an exclusive glimpse into Om Puri's private life, his struggle and anxieties, and the woes of his heart. Discover the Om Puri no one knows about -- the tongue-tied actor from Punjab with stars in his eyes; the incorrigible flirt in drama school; the connoisseur of food and expert cook; and the complete family man. Featuring amusing anecdotes with his family, shocking episodes with the stalwarts of Indian and British cinema, and the nail-biting suspense of his love life, the tale is complemented by rare and unusual photographs. Told with wit, honesty, and elan, this book is a fitting tribute to the inspirational tale of Om Puri-one of the most talented actors of India. The late Patrick Swayze, Om Puri's co-actor in City of Joy, recounts the impact Om had on his life, while notable film critic, Derek Malcolm talks about Om's immense talent and vast repertoire. Naseeruddin Shah fondly remembers his friendship with Om that began at the National School of Drama and Om's rise in the national and international film industry."

Piece Of My Heart

THE END OF THE SUMMER OF ‘69. THE END OF THE BIGGEST ROCK FESTIVAL YORKSHIRE HAS EVER SEEN. AND THE END OF A LIFE. As the organisers clear up after the party, they find an abandoned sleeping bag containing the body of a young woman, brutally murdered. Detective Chief Inspector Stanley Chadwick, a hard-headed WWII veteran, is assigned to the case. Chadwick has no time for the youth of the day, disrespectful and caring nothing for the sacrifices of an older generation. But the victim was related to a local band, the up-and-coming Mad Hatters, and Chadwick finds himself drawn unwillingly into the psychedelic Sixties pop scene. After a difficult summer, DCI Alan Banks is back home in the Yorkshire Dales. When he is called to investigate the murder of a journalist writing en article on the Mad Hatters, he discovers it is not the first time the ageing rock superstars have been brushed by tragedy. And Banks will have to go back a generation to discover exactly what kind of hornets’ nest has been stirred up.

Hakuna Matata

Kaushik is a happy-go-lucky person, whose funny SMSs and sense of humour make him popular and loved by all. He has a perfect job, and has just met the love of his life – Anushka. Surely life couldn’t be better.And then, things take a turn for the worse as Mumbai is shaken by the terror attacks on a very famous hotel, and the couple find themselves hopelessly entangled as suspected accomplices in the terror operations.

The Secret Speech

The Soviet Union 1956: after Stalin's death, a violent regime is beginning to fracture. Stalin's successor Khrushchev pledges reform. But there are forces at work that are unable to forgive or forget the past. Leo Demidov, former MGB officer, is facing his own turmoil. His adopted daughters have yet to forgive him for his part in the brutal murder of their parents. They are not alone. Leo, his wife, and their family are in grave danger from someone with a grudge. Someone transformed beyond recognition into the perfect model of vengeance. Leo's desperate mission to save his family will take him from the harsh Siberian Gulags, to the depths of the criminal underworld, to the centre of the Hungarian uprising - and into a hell where redemption is as brittle as glass.