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121 Folk Tales
121 Series is a collection of 121 short stories for children based on a theme. 121 Folk Tales have 121 stories for children based on animal tales and fables / myths which include moral stories, stories that portray good character and stories that are short and good for a read.
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121 Adventure Tales
121 Series is a collection of 121 short stories for children based on a theme. 121 Adventure Tales have 121 stories for children based on imaginary adventures which include moral stories, stories that portray good character and stories that are short and good for a read.
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Gentle Hammer, Friendly Sword, Silent Arrow
This book encapsulates the Advaita Vedanta teachings of Ramesh S. Balsekar. The first part-Gentle Hammer-features a series of aphorisms, each of which sums up one element of his teaching. Once the seeker s ego has been weakened by this gentle but persistent hammering, the Friendly Sword is ready to finish the job. This second part consists of Rameshs answers to 24 key questions put to him by the editor, Madhukar Thompson, at a seminar given in the idyllic surroundings of Kovalam Beach, Kerala, India. The third part-Silent Arrow-is a reprint of The Search for God-Truth-Reality, an article that Ramesh contributed to The Mountain Path, a bi-yearly magazine published by the Sri Ramanashram. In this article, Ramesh manages to condense his entire teaching into a few pages. It is written with such precision and profound insight that, while reading it, the reader is led to experience silence-the highest form of teaching. The pithy aphorisms, the brevity of the question-and-answer exracts and the zen-like clarity of the article make this book an ideal introduction to Rameshs teaching.
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Goosebumps 28 Night of a Thousand Claws
You arrived on Cat Cay Island today and its already a cat-astrophe. You should have listened to that cabdriver's warning, never go outside after dark, but your brother Sam has disappeared and its up to you to save him and yourself from the hundreds of evil mutant cats dying to get their claws on you and from Katrina, the Cat woman, who wants to make you or your parents the next keeper of cats.
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Peter and the Magic Shadow
Silly Peter, he's eaten so many sardines that now even his shadow smells of fish! This is just one of the hilarious stories in this wonderfully illustrated collection that will enthrall and amaze. From Mr Dozey's new clothes to little Harry who tidies up the Village of Untidy, there's always something going on in Enid Blyton's fantastic world! Other stories in this volume: Cosy's Good Turn The Vanishing Potatoes A Tale of Two Cowards Father Time and His Pattern Book Boastful Brenda and the Brownies The Goose that Made a Hurricane and many more...
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Jinx
Jinx is a spine-tingling tale of magic and mayhem from New York Times bestselling author Meg Cabot. It wasn't just the power failure the night Jean Honeychurch was born that earned her the nickname Jinx: misfortune seems to follow her wherever she goes. Which is why she's been shipped off to New York to stay with relatives - including her sophisticated cousin Tory - until the trouble she's caused back in her small hometown dies down. Tory couldn't care less about Jinx - until Jinx's chronic bad luck starts wreaking havoc in Tory's perfect world. Only then does Jinx learn that beneath Tory's big-city glamour lies a world of hatred and revenge. And now Jean's jinx could be the only thing that can save her life . . .
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The Princess's Diary of Jodh Bai
A glimpse into the heart and mind of a young girl who went on to become an important queen. In the Rajput kingdom of Amber, Jodh Bai, daughter of King Bihari Mal, is now a teenager. Her clan, the Kachhwahas, are a proud warrior race, but Jodh Bai is a dreamer and poet at heart. When she picks up an empty accounting book and starts writing her thoughts in it, she ends up recording the happenings in the world around her—the joys, sorrows and ambitions of the women, the brothers and uncles who are trained to be warriors, the beauty of the arid landscape, and the politics of the times that is bringing the Mughals from distant Agra closer and closer to Rajasthan. Then one day, she is told something unbelievable—she is going to wed the Mughal emperor Akbar. How will Jodh Bai, a Hindu princess, live in the Mughal zenana? Will she find a true companion in Akbar? And what will life be like away from her beloved Rajasthan? History does not record the existence of Jodh Bai. Instead, Akbar’s Rajput wife is only referred to by the royal title of Mariam-us-Zamani. But in this heartfelt fictional diary, Subhadra Sen Gupta skilfully brings alive the story of a young Rajput princess who went on to become a powerful queen of the Mughal empire.
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Amelia Jane Again
Amelia Jane is the naughtiest toy in the nursery! The other toys try to stop her playing tricks on them, but it's no good. Amelia Jane can't behave herself for very long...
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Timeless Tales from Marwar
For centuries, Rajasthan has been a gold mine of oral traditions and histories with Padma Shri Vijaydan Detha being one of the foremost storytellers of all time. Timeless Tales from Marwar gives a new lease of life to his folk tales. It is a hand-picked compilation from the much-celebrated Batan ri Phulwari--'Garden of Tales'--a fourteen-volume collection written over a span of nearly fifty years. Retold in Detha's magical narrative style complete with imagery, this selection offers some of the oldest and most popular fables from the Thar Desert region. Discover tales of handsome rajkanwars, evil witches, exploitative thakars, miserly seths, clever insects, benevolent snakes and more. Vishes Kothari's vivid English translation introduces one of the most venerated figures in Rajasthani folk culture to a wider audience.