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The Valquez Bride
A wedding night she’ll never forget! Untouched Theodora Marlstone has always wanted the fairytale wedding – a white dress and an adoring groom. Instead she’s walking up the aisle towards a marriage of convenience to outrageously attractive Argentinian Alejandro Valquez! He promises raw sensuality, not devotion, but thanks to her father’s will Teddy must say ‘I do’… Alejandro has never wanted a wife, but his buttoned-up bride is a delicious present just waiting to be unwrapped. Beneath the white silk lies a woman who exceeds his wildest imagination – and it’s clear that this union will burn the very paper it’s written on!
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The Story of India's Freedom Movement
When the people of India rose against oppression and inequality, they wrote one of history's most inspiring stories. India, the brightest jewel in the Raj crown was also a land burdened with harsh taxes, unjust laws and innumerable restrictions. When Indians, under the leadership of the most remarkable men and women ever to be born, decided to overturn the yoke of a foreign power, their struggle was one of extraordinary bravery, truthfulness and fortitude. The story of India's freedom movement is a unique tale of how the ordinar people of a country defeated the mightiest Empire in the world through the forces of satyagraha and ahimsa. In this masterful account, Nayantara Sahgal describes the twists and turns that led to this, the lives of the leaders, revolutionaries and masses, the horrors of oppression and the triumphs of the Indians as they finally made their tryst with destiny. A lucid telling by one of the country's finest writers, this account encompasses every important detail of the freedom struggle and will inform and inspire all young readers. Key Features A comprehensive narrative for young readers about the history of the freedom movement. A good resource for libraries and those working on school projects as i covers a wide range of topics related to the independence movement. Well designed text with illustrations and extra information in each chapter. This is one of the first few titles published under Red Turtle, Rupa's exclusive children's and young adult imprint and will have great marketing support.
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My Cricket Hero
Keki Daruwalla on Polly Umrigar Fredun De Vitre on Chandu Borde Gulu Ezekiel on Eknath Solkar Hemant Kenkre on Sunil Gavaskar Amrit Mathur on Salim Durani Kersi Meher-Homji on Vijay Hazare Suresh Menon on G.R. Viswanath Dr Narottam Puri on Kapil Dev Rajdeep Sardesai on Dilip Sardesai Ramesh Sharma on Tiger Pataudi P.R. Man Singh on M.L. Jaisimha Karthik Venkatesh on Mohinder Amarnath
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The Shotgun Wedding
When Dita Roy is appointed as an English lecturer in a college in the sleepy little village of Phulpukur, she puts aside all her doubts about the institution’s dubious credentials and accepts the position. In Phulpukur College, she meets the mysterious Raja, a tall, handsome man with startling grey eyes, who serves her tea on her first day on the job. For Raja, Dita is a breath of fresh air in an otherwise claustrophobic environment. What the two do not know is that their chance encounter will soon gain them, and Phulpukur College, lifelong notoriety A comic, hilarious tale about romance tangled up in the complex politics of rural Bengal, The Shotgun Wedding is a sparkling debut showing us, once again, the power of love.
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The Richest Man in Babylon
The Richest Man in Babylon is the 1# bestselling classic on personal wealth and money management. Hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on personal finance, it has helped countless readers amass wealth and success. This modern classic offers an understanding of, and a solution to, your personal financial problems. Narrated in simple everyday language, these fascinating and informative stories will tell you everything you need to know about thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. The Richest Man in Babylon brings together the famous 'Babylonian parables'. The ancient Babylonians were the first to discover the universal laws of prosperity, and now you can master them too! Through entertaining stories about the herdsmen, merchants, and tradesmen of ancient Babylon, George S. Clason provides concrete advice for creating, growing, and preserving wealth. Valuable and profound, these teachings will change your life. Through this book you will - 1. Discover the 5 Universal Laws of Wealth. These fundamental rules about keeping, earning and growing your money will help you accumulate riches and ensure that you never struggle with money again! 2. Learn how you can gain financial independence. A person with no knowledge of money is destined to fail. This book will teach you the underlying principles that rule money, and how you can use the wealth you have to create even more wealth. 3. Understand how money works. What is the difference between the rich and the successful, and everyone else? Most people only focus on earning money, not understanding it. But how can you master something you don't know? This book will teach you the very fundamentals about money. 4. Make your money grow. Learn how to make profitable investments. Your money wants to grow. It wants to be invested so that you can become rich. This book will teach you the very basics of making a sound investment so that you never lose your money, but obtain massive profits! 5. Protect your money. Life can be unpredictable, and everything you've worked so hard for can vanish in front of your eyes. The Richest Man in Babylon will teach you how you can ensure that the money you've earned is safe-guarded and is always yours to keep. Start from nothing and go on to achieve everything; fulfil your dreams and fill your purse-one page at a time! The Richest Man in Babylon holds the secret to keeping your money-and making more.
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The Ikigai Journey
SEQUEL TO IKIGAI: THE JAPANESE SECRET TO A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE In The Ikigai Journey, authors Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles take their international bestseller Ikigai: the Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life a step further by showing you how to find your own ikigai through practical exercises, such as employing new habits and stepping outside your comfort zone. Ikigai is the place where our passion (what we love), mission (what we hope to contribute), vocation (the gifts we have to offer the world) and profession (how our passions and talents can become a livelihood) converge, giving us a personal sense of meaning. This book helps you bring together all of these elements so that you can enjoy a balanced life. Our ikigai is very similar to change: it is a constant that transforms depending on which phase of life we are in. Our "reason for being" is not the same at 15 as it is at 70. Through three sections, this book helps you to accept and embrace that―acting as a tool to revolutionize your future by helping you to understand the past, so you can enjoy your present. * Section 1―Journey Through the Future: Tokyo (a symbol of modernity and innovation) * Section 2―Journey Through the Past: Kyoto (an ancient capital moored in tradition) * Section 3―Journey Through the Present: Ise (an ancient shrine that is destroyed and rebuilt every twenty years) Japan has one of the longest life spans in the world, and the greatest number of centenarians―many of whom cite their strong sense of ikigai as the basis for their happiness and longevity. Unlike many "self-care" practices, which require setting aside time in an increasingly busy world, the ikigai method helps you find peace and fulfillment in your busy life.
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It Ends with Us
In this “brave and heartbreaking novel that digs its claws into you and doesn’t let go, long after you’ve finished it” (Anna Todd, New York Times bestselling author) from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Your Perfects, a workaholic with a too-good-to-be-true romance can’t stop thinking about her first love. Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town where she grew up—she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. And when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life seems too good to be true. Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating” rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place. As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan—her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened. An honest, evocative, and tender novel, It Ends with Us is “a glorious and touching read, a forever keeper. The kind of book that gets handed down” (USA TODAY).
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DO EPIC SHIT
Ankur Warikoo is an entrepreneur and content creator whose deep, witty and brutally honest thoughts on success and failure, money and investing, self-awareness and personal relationships have made him one of India’s top personal brands. In his first book, Ankur puts together the key ideas that have fuelled his journey – one that began with him wanting to be a space engineer and ended with him creating content that has been seen and read by millions. His thoughts range from the importance of creating habits for long-term success to the foundations of money management, from embracing and accepting failure to the real truth about learning empathy. This is a book to be read, and reread, a book whose lines you will underline and think about again and again, a book you will give your family and friends and strangers. Ankur hopes for this book to become the most gifted book ever!
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The Secret to Love Health and Money
Apply the knowledge of The Secret to three key areas of your life with this 3-in-1 masterclass guide to attracting fulfilling relationships, the best health and more money from #1 bestselling author Rhonda Byrne. In THE SECRET TO LOVE, HEALTH AND MONEY, Rhonda Byrne presents many inspiring examples of real-life cases from people who have used The Secret to achieve personal happiness, wellbeing and success. Subjects covered in Part I include the power of positive thoughts and feelings, gratitude in relationships, imagining the perfect partner, and the creative process for attracting new and better relationships. Part 2 features a series of focused and intensive lessons about topics including health and wellbeing, self-healing, overcoming chronic and incurable diseases, weight loss, the subconscious mind and the immune system and the placebo of positive thinking. Throughout the lessons, Rhonda explains in detail how the law of attraction applies specifically to health, as she offers vital tips and powerful processes such as visualization, affirmations, gratitude, and The Secret’s famous creative process―ask, believe and receive. The Secret to Health Masterclass also features real-life stories of people who have used The Secret to overcome health crises such as tuberculosis, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, cancer, autoimmune disease, chronic pain, depression and anxiety. Part 3 explains how the law of attraction applies specifically to wealth and your relationship with money. By applying the knowledge in The Secret, you can stop money from slipping through your fingers, and eliminate forever the perpetual state of “not having enough money.” You will discover the power you have to bring money to you and to live a life of abundance, where you can be, do or have anything you want. Subjects covered by Rhonda include personal finance, eradicating a poverty mindset and adopting a wealth mindset, job hunting, career advancement, creating a successful business, and giving and sharing wealth. Rhonda also presents many inspirational real-life stories of people who have used The Secret to attract wealth, build a company, pay off debts, acquire a home and secure a high paying job. Using these powerful processes, you will experience first-hand the transformation that can happen across all areas of your life―in your relationships, health, finances, personal goals and dreams, and in your level of joy and happiness.
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Verity
Are you ready to stay up all night? Rebecca meets Gone Girl in this shocking, unpredictable thriller with a twist that will leave you reeling . . . The TikTok sensation from the author of It Ends With Us. Lowen Ashleigh is a struggling writer on the brink of financial ruin when she accepts the job offer of a lifetime. Jeremy Crawford, husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford, has hired Lowen to complete the remaining books in a successful series his injured wife is unable to finish. Lowen arrives at the Crawford home, ready to sort through years of Verity's notes and outlines, hoping to find enough material to get her started. What Lowen doesn't expect to uncover in the chaotic office is an unfinished autobiography Verity never intended for anyone to read. Page after page of bone-chilling admissions, including Verity's recollection of the night their family was forever altered. Lowen decides to keep the manuscript hidden from Jeremy, knowing its contents would devastate the already-grieving father. But as Lowen's feelings for Jeremy begin to intensify, she recognizes all the ways she could benefit if he were to read his wife's words. After all, no matter how devoted Jeremy is to his injured wife, a truth this horrifying would make it impossible for him to continue loving her . . . 200,000 READERS HAVE ALREADY GIVEN VERITY FIVE STARS 'One of the best thrillers I have ever read' ***** 'Powerful, mind-blowing and emotional' ***** 'The plot twists and that ending came out of nowhere' ***** 'There are no words. Bravo' ***** 'Dark, creepy, and one hundred per cent original' ***** 'I NEEDED to know how this was going to end' ***** 'Left me completely speechless' *****
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Sister of My Heart A Novel
From the award-winning author of Mistress of Spices, the bestselling novel about the extraordinary bond between two women, and the family secrets and romantic jealousies that threaten to tear them apart. Anju is the daughter of an upper-caste Calcutta family of distinction. Her cousin Sudha is the daughter of the black sheep of that same family. Sudha is startlingly beautiful; Anju is not. Despite those differences, since the day on which the two girls were born, the same day their fathers died--mysteriously and violently--Sudha and Anju have been sisters of the heart. Bonded in ways even their mothers cannot comprehend, the two girls grow into womanhood as if their fates as well as their hearts were merged. But, when Sudha learns a dark family secret, that connection is shattered. For the first time in their lives, the girls know what it is to feel suspicion and distrust. Urged into arranged marriages, Sudha and Anju's lives take opposite turns. Sudha becomes the dutiful daughter-in-law of a rigid small-town household. Anju goes to America with her new husband and learns to live her own life of secrets. When tragedy strikes each of them, however, they discover that despite distance and marriage, they have only each other to turn to. Set in the two worlds of San Francisco and India, this exceptionally moving novel tells a story at once familiar and exotic, seducing readers from the first page with the lush prose we have come to expect from Divakaruni. Sister of My Heart is a novel destined to become as widely beloved as it is acclaimed.
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The Unusual Billionaires
What makes a company truly outstanding? What is the secret sauce of delivering successful results year-on-year? What is common to Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Marico, Axis Bank, Hindustan Unilever and Berger Paints? They are Unusual Companies, built by Unusual Billionaires. The Unusual Billionaires tells the story of eight, truly outstanding companies which delivered 10 per cent revenue growth over the last ten years and 15 per cent return on capital employed. In simple words, these companies defeated 5000 other public listed companies to deliver high growth while maintaining profitability year-on-year for the last decade. How did these companies do it? Why couldnt this be reciprocated by other companies? What are they doing differently? Saurabh Mukherjea, bestselling author of Gurus of Chaos, delivers an outstanding book with lessons to learn from these eight businesses. Mukherjea tells you why focusing on the core business could save a companys life or how giving control to top management could be a boon. Packed with these learnings are riveting corporate stories of how Hindustan Unilever made aggressive bids to buy Mariwalas business, but had to sell it to the same company in a few years, or how Page Industries found an exciting way to stop unionization at their manufacturing units. It also includes the turnaround of Axis Bank and the boardroom coup that led to its chairmans downfall and how Vijay Mallya lost control of Asian Paints to the Dhingra Brothers. These and many more makes this book a mandatory read for all corporate leaders to simulate and implement.
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The Warren Buffett Way
Warren Buffett is the most famous investor of all time and one of today’s most admired business leaders. He became a billionaire and investment sage by looking at companies as businesses rather than prices on a stock screen. The first two editions of The Warren Buffett Way gave investors their first in-depth look at the innovative investment and business strategies behind Buffett’s spectacular success. The new edition updates readers on the latest investments by Buffett. And, more importantly, it draws on the new field of behavioral finance to explain how investors can overcome the common obstacles that prevent them from investing like Buffett. New material includes: How to think like a long-term investor – just like Buffett Why “loss aversion”, the tendency of most investors to overweight the pain of losing money, is one of the biggest obstacles that investors must overcome. Why behaving rationally in the face of the ups and downs of the market has been the key to Buffett’s investing success Analysis of Buffett’s recent acquisition of H.J. Heinz and his investment in IBM stock The greatest challenge to emulating Buffett is not in the selection of the right stocks, Hagstrom writes, but in having the fortitude to stick with sound investments in the face of economic and market uncertainty. The new edition explains the psychological foundations of Buffett’s approach, thus giving readers the best roadmap yet for mastering both the principles and behaviors that have made Buffett the greatest investor of our generation.
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Diamonds in the Dust
The essential manual on generating consistent returns from the Indian stock market by Saurabh Mukherjea, the bestselling author of Coffee Can Investing and The Unusual Billionaires. Over the last few years, there has been a growing realization among Indians that their life's savings, the bulk of which are parked in physical assets like real estate and gold, are unlikely to help them generate sufficient returns to fund their financial goals, including retirement. At the same time, many have lost their hard-earned money trying to invest in financial assets, including debt and equities. Such losses have occurred due to many reasons, such as corporate frauds, weak business models and misallocation of capital by the companies in whose shares unsuspecting investors parked their savings. What options do Indian savers then have to invest in, and build their wealth? Diamonds in the Dust offers Indian savers a simple, yet highly effective, investment technique to identify clean, well-managed Indian companies that have consistently generated outsized returns for investors. Based on in-depth research conducted by the award-winning team at Marcellus Investment Managers, it uses case studies and charts to help readers learn the art and science of investing in the US$3 trillion Indian stock market. The book also debunks many notions of investing that have emerged from the misguided application of Western investment theories in the Indian context. Vital and indispensable, this book will serve as the ultimate manual on investing and provide practical counsel to readers to achieve their financial goals.
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Security Analysis:Sixth Edition
Security Analysis: Sixth Edition, Foreword by Warren Buffett is one of the most significant books in the history of financial analysis. The theory on which this book is based, was subsequently called Value Investing. The book attempts to teach the investors a new approach to assess the business that lay behind security. This book contains many examples based on actual events to show the tendency of markets to undervalue some securities that don't seem to be favorable. It explains how this could help the savvy opportunists, if assessed rightly. It basically shows how an investor who is professionally trained can utilize the financial analysis of the corporation to determine the intrinsic value of a company. Security Analysis further explains how Graham's margin-of-safety principle can be used to make profit. It shows the investors how stocks can be bought when the market price is way below its original value and then earn good returns. The book also discusses the genesis of corporate finance and financial analysis. Security Analysis: Sixth Edition, Foreword by Warren Buffett was published on 25th November, 2008 and is available in hardcover. It includes a short introduction to the book by Warren Buffet who benefited immensely from this book.
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Coffee Can Investing
Most people invest in the usual assets: real estate, gold, mutual funds, fixed deposits and stock markets. It's always the same four or five instruments. All they end up making is a measly 8 to 12 percent per annum. Those who are exceptionally unfortunate get stuck in the middle of a crash and end up losing a lot of money. What if there was another way? What if you could make not 10 not 15 but 20 percent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) on your investments? What if there was a way to grow your money four to five times whilst taking half the risk compared to the overall market? Bestselling author of Gurus of Chaos and The Unusual Billionaires, Saurabh Mukherjea puts his money where his mouth is. Saurabh follows the Coffee Can approach to high-quality, low-risk investing. His firm, Ambit Capital, is one the largest wealth managers in India which invests with this approach and delivers stupendous returns. In Coffee Can Investing, Saurabh will show you how to go about low-risk investments that generate great returns.
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Foops
30 Common Financial Mistakes Massive wealth is not the result of complex and witty moves but doing simple things right. Mistakes are natural in life’s journey, and our financial journey is no different. However, it is crucial that we become aware of our mistakes and take corrective action. This way, they become our greatest learnings and serve us well. FOOPS! is a collection of the 30 most common financial mistakes we make in our quest to create wealth. If we appreciate the impact these errors can have on our long-term wealth creation and take immediate action, each Foops moment is a potential game-changer. What is going to be your Foops moment? How are you going to correct it? Learn from the national bestselling author of From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom and The Autobiography of a Stock.
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The Stranger in the Lifeboat
The stunning new novel from the bestselling author of global phenomenon Tuesdays with Morrie Adrift in a raft after a terrible shipwreck, ten strangers try to survive while they wait for rescue. After three days, short on water, food and hope, they spot a man floating in the waves. They pull him on board - and the survivor claims he can save them. But should they put their trust in him? Will any of them see home again? And why did the ship really sink? The Stranger in the Lifeboat is not only a deeply moving novel about the power of love and hope in the face of danger, but also a mystery that will keep you guessing to the very end. 'Mitch Albom sees the magical in the ordinary' Cecelia Ahern 'He has the ability to make you cry in spite of yourself' Boston Globe 'Albom has touched the lives of a lot of people he never even knew' Time
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The Super Analysts
The Super Analysts Conversations with the World′s Leading Stock Market Investors and Analysts The Super Analysts covers the full spectrum of the world′s equities markets and includes interviews with fund managers and analysts from around the globe. This is a book dedicated to understanding how some of the world′s top professionals approach the challenge of making money out of stocks, their methods and philosophies. "In Buddhism, sitting at the feet of the master is well understood as the most effective way to learn. Investment professionals have no such mantra and it is unusual for the "stars" to share their experiences and approaches. In this book, Andrew Leeming has interviewed the world′s leading investors and analysts to understand how they managed to achieve great success. With the spread of publicly available information–in particular via the Internet–adding value, interpreting and utilising this information is critical in the investment process. These interviews allow the reader to benefit from the experiences of experts and will act as a guide which is as effective as sitting at their feet. This book is insightful and an essential read for all interested in investing." – David Robins Chairman & CEO ING Barings "Andrew Leeming has put together a series of great in–depth interviews with a wide gamut of investors that pose intelligent questions and get intelligent answers. It′s a great and easy read for anyone seriously interested in how stock market professionals work day in and day out." – Rob Ferguson Chairman BT Funds Management "In this day of all–star research teams, when short–term performance is sometimes carried to irrational extremes, it′s refreshing to hear that some of the best stock–pickers think success boils down to such fundamental issues as discipline, a healthy dose of skepticism.and humility! If you′re thinking of a career in financial services, a manager trying to deal with the market′s insatiable appetite for information, or, just an average investor, there′s a gold mine of common sense in these insightful interviews." – John T. Olds Vice–Chairman and CEO DBS Group Holdings Ltd
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Sherlock Holmes - The Complete Novels And Stories
Sherlock Holmes is one of the world's most-loved fictional detectives. Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume I is part of a set of two volumes and includes the first novel from the author called A Study In Scarlet. In A Study In Scarlet, you are introduced to the wonderful character of Sherlock Holmes and his first encounter with Dr. John Watson. Read this suspense-ridden murder story featuring the mysterious word rache scribbled in blood, to discover the brilliance of the detective. This volume also includes the Sign of Four, which introduces the detective's well-known seven percent solution. You will also meet Mary Morstan and the mystery of the locked room. Learn the art of observation from stories like the Red-Headed League, the Adventure of the Speckled Band, the Five Orange Pips and the Hound of the Baskervilles. The mysteries in Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume I are great for adults and children alike. Get a glimpse of life in Victorian England with its horse-drawn carriages, foggy nights and you can even visit Sherlock at 221B Baker Street, his residence. The reissue edition of Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume I was published in 1986 and is available in paperback.
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Gita Rahasya
The original Geeta Rahasya written by Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak in 1915. Geeta Rahasya is the analysis of karmayoga in the Bhagat Gita, which is known to be gift of the Vedas and the Upanishad. It includes an external examination of the Gita, the original Sanskrit stanzas, their Marathi translation, commentaries on the stanzas, and a comparison of Eastern with Western doctrines etc.
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Befriending The Sky
'Befriending the sky' is a guide to amateur astronomers and enthusiasts to observe and experience fifty astronomical phenomena without using any special instruments. It covers not just the factual data but explains the interesting concepts related to astronomy. Lucid explanation of technical terminologies, relatable examples, and suitable diagrams can help even those who have no particular background in astronomy to understand the content with ease. Through the book, readers can learn about the celestial bodies around us and their splendors. This book takes its readers on a journey of discovering the unmatched beauty of astronomy.
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Man-Eaters and Jungle Killers
Called upon to rid affected locality of the prowling man eaters, Anderson the hunter rises to the occasion. Step by step he takes the reader through the adventure, explaining his modus operandi and the terrible excitement and lurking danger. Stirring tales of wild animal's cunning pitted against human wit and presence of mind told by the ace hunter and master story teller himself.