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Sudha Murthy The old man and his god — Sudha Murthy The old man and his god

₹139 ~~₹200~~

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‘People often ask me how it is that so many interesting things happen only to me. To them I reply that in life’s journey we all meet strange people and undergo many experiences that touch us and sometimes even change us. If you have a sensitive mind and record your observations regularly, you will see your life too is a vast storehouse of stories.’As she goes about her work with the villagers, slumdwellers and the common men and women of India Sudha Murty, writer, social worker and teacher, listens to them and records what they have to say. Their accounts of the struggles and hardships which they have at times overcome, and at other times been overwhelmed by, are put together in this book. A blind old man in a little Shiva temple offers the author shelter and peace in the midst of a storm and emerges as the most generous, unselfish soul she has ever met. A little stone bench under a banyan tree in a village in Karnataka is the perfect place for travellers to rest and forget their burdens for a while as they chat with the man sitting there patiently listening to them, a better counsellor than one can find anywhere in the city.There are stories about people’s generosity—and selfishness—in times of natural disasters like the tsunami; women struggling to speak out in a world that refuses to listen to them and tales of young professionals trying to find their feet as they climb up the corporate ladder.Told simply and directly from the heart, The Old Man and His God is a collection of snapshots of the varied facets of human nature and a mirror to the souls of the people of India.

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The Story of my life -helen keller — The Story of my life -helen keller

₹199

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women's guide to better living — women's guide to better living

₹180

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Waiting A Collection Of Stories — Waiting A Collection Of Stories

₹230

In this new collection by Nighat Gandhi, the private worlds of women open themselves up to the reader. Inside their homes, women are trapped in a state of continuous limbo, waiting for change; young girls struggle for the "purity" that religion demands of them; new mothers wonder at the absence of desire. Outside, the seasons change--trees shed their leaves, the sky becomes overcast, and rain falls. Sounds float inside, and the women wonder about the meaning of life. Each story elicits a new, sometimes troubling, question about living as a woman in the world today. The characters' nuanced descriptions and unsparing truthfulness leaves readers with a sense of discomfort as they confront their own demons. With subtle force, Waiting explores love, longing, loss, aging, survival, hope, and self-invention--the most powerful realities of life.

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NCERT book — NCERT book

₹750

A series of six books for Classes IX and X according to the CBSE syllabus. Each class divided into 3 parts. Part 1 - Physics. Part 2 - Chemistry. Part 3 - Biology

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TIME PERON OF THE YEAR — TIME PERON OF THE YEAR

₹300 ~~₹820~~

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My life Bill Clinton. #1 best seller. (Hard cover) — My life Bill Clinton. #1 best seller. (Hard cover)

₹300

President Bill Clinton’s My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public. It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White House—a journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement; at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates; back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor.We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life.We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youth—born after his father’s death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took; drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry; passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior.President Clinton’s book is also the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever written—encompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works: the day-to-day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, setbacks, achievements.It is a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals.It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and un

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Deluxe Decorative Book — Deluxe Decorative Book

₹6800

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Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance — Elon Musk by Ashlee Vance

₹180

South African born Elon Musk is the renowned entrepreneur and innovator behind PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity. Musk wants to save our planet; he wants to send citizens into space, to form a colony on Mars; he wants to make money while doing these things; and he wants us all to know about it. He is the real-life inspiration for the Iron Man series of films starring Robert Downey Junior.The personal tale of Musk’s life comes with all the trappings one associates with a great, drama-filled story. He was a freakishly bright kid who was bullied brutally at school, and abused by his father. In the midst of these rough conditions, and the violence of apartheid South Africa, Musk still thrived academically and attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he paid his own way through school by turning his house into a club and throwing massive parties.He started a pair of huge dot-com successes, including PayPal, which eBay acquired for $1.5 billion in 2002. Musk was forced out as CEO and so began his lost years in which he decided to go it alone and baffled friends by investing his fortune in rockets and electric cars. Meanwhile Musk’s marriage disintegrated as his technological obsessions took over his life ...Elon Musk is the Steve Jobs of the present and the future, and for the past twelve months, he has been shadowed by tech reporter, Ashlee Vance. Elon Musk: How the Billionaire CEO of Spacex and Tesla is Shaping our Future is an important, exciting and intelligent account of the real-life Iron Man.

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Rochonaboli Saiyad mujtaba Ali bengali Story books — Rochonaboli Saiyad mujtaba Ali bengali Story books

₹100

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Mandela Autobiography — Mandela Autobiography

₹599

Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's antiapartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. LONG WALK TO FREEDOM is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures. Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela tells the extraordinary story of his life--an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph.

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mtg neet champion class 11&12 — mtg neet champion class 11&12

₹500 ~~₹750~~

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Good if sin — Good if sin

₹300

For decades, Asaram Bapu presided over a politically influential empire built on blind faith. Along with his son and heir, Narayan Sai, he has now become an example of everything that is wrong with self-styled godmen and the cults they spawn. The two stand accused of sexual assaults on vulnerable devotees, land grabbing, money laundering, intimidation, exploitative black magic rituals and the horrific murder of witnesses who testified against them. Politically, Asaram Bapu held significant boroughs of influence across north India and the Hindi belt, and there are photos of him with almost every known political leader throughout the 1990s and 2000s, till his arrest in a sexual assault case in 2013. Asaram originated the business model of branding goods and selling them to followers, using faith as a marketing tool-which other godmen emulated to great success. His commercial empire, now being investigated by economic offences agencies, was built on unaccounted donations, loans given on hefty rates of interest, investments in dubious companies, money laundering and dodgy real estate deals. God of Sin pieces together Asaram's journey to spiritual godhood, his fall from grace and the long and arduous road to bring him to justice.

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The house that Jack ma built — The house that Jack ma built

₹150

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The story of my experiments with truth — The story of my experiments with truth

₹100

Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography Sathiya Sodhani is one book which guides you as to what is right and wrong. Most importantly, the author should have experienced all these. The original was in Gujarati, and was later translated into English and other Indian languages. The book is in five parts, beginning with his birth, up until the year 1921. In the last chapter he writes, "My life from this point onward has been so public that there is hardly anything about it that people do not know...."The introduction reads, "What I want to achieve - what I have been striving and pining to achieve these thirty years - is self-realization, to see God face to face, to attain Moksha. I live and move and have my being in pursuit of this goal."The paper back edition of the book costs Rs. 30 being subsidized by the Navajivan Trust, Ahmedabad.

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Princess secrets to share — Princess secrets to share

₹300

In the international bestseller Princess: The True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia Princess Al-Saud and author Jean Sasson began a compelling series which focused not only on the life of the Princess and the Royal family, but on the treatment of women in Saudi Arabia – many of whom were denied the most basic human rights.After the recent success of the latest in this powerful series, Princess: More Tears to Cry, Jean Sasson and the much-loved Princess collaborate once again to bring readers up to date on the secret work undertaken by the Princess and those who help her to rescue women who are the enslaved victims of brutal physical and psychological abuse. For example, we follow the work of Dr Meena, the young woman who helps abused women to heal and to fight for their rights, the abandoned mother of twin daughters who was rescued by the Princess and who now lives and works in safety and peace with her family; and we hear from other innocent victims – women from Pakistan, Syria and Northern Lebanon – who suffer the terrible consequences of the ongoing war in the region.Princess: Secrets to Share will undoubtedly attract the Princess’s and Jean Sasson's many loyal readers. It will also appeal to new audiences who are eager to learn more about not only how the Saudi Royal family live, but how the courageous and determined fight for equal rights for women continues in the Middle East.

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SAILING AGAINST THE WIND — SAILING AGAINST THE WIND

₹200

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Horatada Haadiyalli Dheemantha Mahileyaru by Nemichandra — Horatada Haadiyalli Dheemantha Mahileyaru by Nemichandra

₹100

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Hunsamakki Hula by Vinutha Vishwanath — Hunsamakki Hula by Vinutha Vishwanath

₹150

ಲೇಖಕಿ ವಿನುತಾ ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥ ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕಥನ-ಹುಣ್ಸ್ ಮಕ್ಕಿ ಹುಳ. ತಮ್ಮ ಏಳನೇ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಅವಘಟಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿ ಮುಖದ ಚೆಲುವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡವಳು. ಕಣ್ಣಿನ ಮಾತು ಕೇಳಬೇಡಿ, ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಕಿವಿಗೊಡಿ ಎಂಬ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಫೇಸ್ ಬುಕ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳು ಬರಹ ವಲಯವನ್ನು ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸಿದ್ದವು. ಮುಂದೆ ಈ ಹವ್ಯಾಸವು ತಮ್ಮ ಆತ್ಮಕಥನ ಬರೆಯಲು ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ ನೀಡಿತು.ಲೇಖಕಿ ಡಿ. ಸುಮನ್ ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ಅವರು ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಬೆನ್ನುಡಿ ಬರೆದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಣ್ಣ ವಿಚಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ದೊಡ್ಡ ದೊಡ್ಡ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಪಯಣ ತೆರೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಈ ಆತ್ಮಕಥೆ ನಿರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ತಮ್ಮದಲ್ಲದ ತಪ್ಪಿಗೆ, ಸಮಾಜದೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಅದರ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಗುದ್ದಾಡಲೂ ಸಹ ಆಗದ, ಆತ್ಮಸ್ಥೈರ್ಯ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಮೂಲೆಗುಂಪಾಗುವ ಎಷ್ಟೊ ಜೀವಗಳಿಗೆ ಈ ಆತ್ಮಕಥೆ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.

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Baaligondu Uttara by B Malini Malya — Baaligondu Uttara by B Malini Malya

₹150

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Reading Book — Reading Book

₹200 ~~₹600~~

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About the Book Three decades of storytelling, over six hundred comic books, an extremely successful children’s monthly magazine, and millions of readers in India spanning at least four generations... This is the legacy of Uncle Pai, and this is the story of the man often referred to as “India’s master storyteller”. children growing up in the India of the 1970s, 1980s, and the 1990s, had one common factor uniting them—their lovely association with Amar Chitra Katha. They bought copies, exchanged them, bound them in sets to proudly display to everyone... And, even flicked them from friends, if they didn't own a particular issue! Growing up reading his creations was an essential rite of passage that escaped no one. And all this fun, frenzy, and madness was thanks to the epoch-making vision of one man: Anant Pai. From a small village in Karnataka to Mumbai, Anant Pai’s journey and vision, which eventually touched countless lives across many generations, is as interesting as the books he created. Filled with little known stories from the creation of these epochal brands, Uncle Pai by Rajessh M Iyer chalks his journey and serves as a testimony of the man's indomitable spirit that helped millions across India get to know their cultural roots. Little wonder then that we too, like innumerable children, acknowledge his contribution by saying: thank you, Uncle Pai!.About the AuthorA media professional for over two decades, Rajessh M Iyer is a storyteller and has been a part of many media houses, notable being Magna Publications, Macmillan India, and Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd., in various capacities like Chief Editor, Creative Head, and CEO. He is the author of two books for children: Nanha Natkhat: Tales of Little Krishna and Valiant Warriors. He has also authored five novels: the Amazon India #1 bestseller, Evading the Shadows, a fictional spy thriller set during the Mahabharata; Hari and Friends—A Holi Adventure, a nostalgic, coming-of-age story set in India of the ’80s; Spinner of the Twisted Tale, a wondrous story of a

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Twelfth fail — Twelfth fail

₹120

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Helen Keller- The story of my life — Helen Keller- The story of my life

₹120

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Mein Kampf — Mein Kampf

₹450

Alternate cover edition of this book.Madman, tyrant, animal—history has given Adolf Hitler many names. In Mein Kampf (My Struggle), often called the Nazi bible, Hitler describes his life, frustrations, ideals, and dreams. Born to an impoverished couple in a small town in Austria, the young Adolf grew up with the fervent desire to become a painter. The death of his parents and outright rejection from art schools in Vienna forced him into underpaid work as a laborer. During the First World War, Hitler served in the infantry and was decorated for bravery. After the war, he became actively involved with socialist political groups and quickly rose to power, establishing himself as Chairman of the National Socialist German Worker's party. In 1924, Hitler led a coalition of nationalist groups in a bid to overthrow the Bavarian government in Munich. The infamous Munich "Beer-hall putsch" was unsuccessful, and Hitler was arrested. During the nine months he was in prison, an embittered and frustrated Hitler dictated a personal manifesto to his loyal follower Rudolph Hess. He vented his sentiments against communism and the Jewish people in this document, which was to become Mein Kampf, the controversial book that is seen as the blue-print for Hitler's political and military campaign. In Mein Kampf, Hitler describes his strategy for rebuilding Germany and conquering Europe. It is a glimpse into the mind of a man who destabilized world peace and pursued the genocide now known as the Holocaust.

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