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COOLIE

By Mulk Raj Anand. Haryana Penguin Books 1993 , Portrays the picaresque adventures of Munoo, a young boy who is forced to leave his hill village to fend for himself and discover the world. This book describes the fight for survival that illuminates, with raw immediacy, the grim fate of the masses in pre-Partition India. 9780140186802

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MONK AS MAN : Unknown Life of Swami Vivekananda

By Sankar. Haryana Penguin 2011 , English Translation of Bengali Book "Achena Ajana Vevekananda." The Monk As Man: The Unknown Life was published in the year 2011, and this biography of Swami Vivekananda is written by the renowned Bengali author Sankar. It is an English translation of the same book in Bengali. Founder of the renowned Ramakrishna Mission, Swami Vivekananda reconciled religion with scientific enquiry. He emphasised on inculcating, within one’s self, an unwavering faith and an insatiable thirst for knowledge. He never propagated blind belief and was a successful ambassador of India’s spiritual side to the west. Swami Vivekananda was also a mystic who traveled extensively, and on these journeys, which were no less than epiphanies to him, he came face to face with the stark poverty of India, which affected him deeply and defined him as a man. It turned him into a champion of the cause of the poor and made him a role model philanthropist. We are all aware of these aspects of the Swami’s life. Numerous books have been written about him by his brothers, disciples, and students, and by those who simply knew him and benefited by interacting with him. Swami himself wrote various letters and gave speeches, which also serve as a peek in to his life and endeavours. Keeping all these aspects into account and indulging further into his history, Sankar has attempted to chronicle the lesser talked aspect of his life - Swami Vivekananda as a human being - in his book The Monk As Man: The Unknown Life. Journeying through the pages of these books, readers will be confronted with the tumultuous family ties of his life and his relationship with his mother will be brought to light. After Swami Vivekananda cut all family ties and set out on his mission, his brothers never as much as bothered to enquire after him. Why so? Also, as the rumours go, did Swami’s sister really kill herself? Did the tedious disputes over matters of family property affect Swami’s health and psychology to the point of taking a toll on his life? All these questions that had never been associated with Swami Vivekanada and deliberated here. His affinity to the Vedanta and how he got there, the sight of his second heart attack, his likes and dislikes of various fruits, and his comments on tea and even his physical appearance are also discussed. As readers take in all this information, and more, Swami Vivekananada emerges, for the first time, not as a venerated saint, but as an old friend. He comes alive through this brilliant narration, and the readers are filled with warmth and humbled at being acquainted with the more human side of the great man. It has met with astounding reviews, with its different approach to the great saint’s life. 9780143101192

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INDIAN IDEOLOGY

By Anderson, Perry.. Haryana Three Essays 2012 , The Indian Ideology suggests that the roots of the republic’s current ills go very deep, historically. They lie, it argues, in the way the struggle for independence culminated in the transfer of power from British rule to Congress in a divided subcontinent, not least in the roles played by Gandhi, as the great architect of the movement, and Nehru, as his appointed successor, in the catastrophe of partition. Only an honest reckoning with that disaster, Perry Anderson argues, offers an understanding of what was has gone wrong since independence. Revisiting a century’s history, and sifting the uncomfortable realities from the ideology, Anderson offers an alternative way to look at the story of the nation, and the nature of a state that is less in conflict with caste than built upon it.

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INDIAN IDEOLOGY

By Anderson, Perry.. Haryana Three Essays 2012 , The Indian Ideology suggests that the roots of the current ills of the Republic go much deeper, historically. They lie, it argues, in the way the struggle for independence culminated in the transfer of power from British rule to Congress in a divided subcontinent, not least in the roles played by Gandhi as the great architect of the movement, and Nehru as his appointed successor, in the catastrophe of Partition. Only a honest reckoning with that disaster, Perry Anderson argues, offers an understanding of what has gone wrong with the Republic since Independence. The ‘Idea of India’, widely diffused not only in the official establishment, but more broadly in mainstream intellectual life, side-steps or suppresses many of these uncomfortable realities, past and present. For its own reasons, much of the left has yet to challenge the upshot: what has come to be the neo-Nehruvian consensus of the time. The Indian Ideology, revisiting the events of over a century in the light of how millions of Indians fare in the Republic today, suggests another way of looking at the country. Marx, urging his contemporaries to ‘face with sober senses their real conditions of life’, furnishes an example of how that might be done.

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THE EIGHTH RING: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY

By Mathew.K.M. 7th Floor, Infinity Tower C, DLF Cyber City, Gurgaon 122 002, Haryana, India Viking- Penguin Books Limited 2015 , Mathew, K. M., 1917-2010 9780670088607

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PASHU : ANIMAL TALES FROM HINDU MYTHOLOGY

By Devdutt Pattanaik. Haryana, India Puffin Books 2014 9780143332473

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NEITHER A HAWK NOR A DOVE : AN INSIDER'S ACCOUNT OF PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN RELATIONS INCLUDING DETAILS OF THE KASHMIR FRAMEWORK

By Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri. Cyber City, haryana, India Viking-Penguin Group 2015 , Kasuri, Khurshid Mahmud, 1941- 9780670088010

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YOU ARE THE PASSWORD TO MY LIFE

By Sudeep Nagarkar. 7th Floor, Infinity Tower C, DLF, Cyber City, Gurgaon, Haryana Random House India 2015 , Sudeep Nagarkar's unfinished love story gave him a purpose in life--The Marathi youngster has taken the world of Indian English novels by storm 9788184005844

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RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW

By Nikita Singh. Haryana, India Penguin Books Limited 2014 , Review The main concept of the story (lose of memory and not getting it back permanently) is inspired from the Hollywood movie THE VOW.. But it's not a copy paste as except the concept everything is different... It's good that Nikita Singh always write something new and different. But her novel - The Promise was a masterpiece and after reading that my expectation from her has increased and this novel was just ok. The story moved at high phase but the climax was really astonishing...Though while reading I was eager to know how exactly did the accident happen.., but no issue with that.. Overall one time read and Nikita Singh please write something as magnificent as THE PROMISE.. --Saket Chitram May 2, 2014 nice story.. nice language.. smoothly going.. hope to get more from Nikita singh alone.. nice attempt.. b.pharm writer can write such a nice language is unimaginable as am m.pharm so i can understand.. --AUM DAVE May 26, 2014 About the Author Nikita Singh is a Delhi-based bestseller of fiction novels, who is known for having written seven books till the age of twenty-two. She works at a publishing house as the Publishing Manager. She is a voracious reader and has contributed to the famous The Backbencher-series. Accidentally in Love, Love@Facebook, The Promise are some of the popular books written by Nikita. She has completed her graduation in Pharmacy and gets inspiration for her ideas while she works out. 9780143423072

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TODAY'S PAST : A MEMOIR

By Bhisham Sahni. Cyber City, Gurgaon, Haryana Penguin Books 2015 , Autobiography memoir of Bhisham Sahni, b. 1915, Hindi author 9780670086665

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MISSION INDIA: A VISION FOR INDIAN YOUTH

By Abdul Kalam. A. P. J. Cyber City, Gurgaon, Haryana Puffin Books 2015 9780143334996

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PARTITION : the long shadow /

By Urvashi Butalia (ed.). Haryana Penguine Group 2015 9789383074778

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FALLING WALLS

By Ashk,Upendranath. Haryana Penguin Group 2015 , A young man from Jalandhar longs to become a writer but fails at every turn, Upendranath Ashk's 1947 novel explores in great detail the trials and tribulations of Chetan. From the back galis of Lahore and Jalandhar to Shimla's Scandal Point, Falling Walls offers a rich and intimate portrait of lower-middle-class life in the 1930s and the hurdles an aspiring writer must overcome to fulfil his ambitions. 9780143423690

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JIHADI JANE

By Khair,Tabish. Haryana Penguin 2016 , Synopsis: High-school best friends Ameena and Jamilla couldn’t be more different: while one smokes cigarettes in their school playground, the other is a member of her mosque’s discussion group in suburban Yorkshire. When heartbreak and doubt leave Ameena bereft and alone, she turns to Jamilla’s beloved Allah for solace and purpose. It is then that both girls find themselves entranced by a powerful Internet preacher—Hejjiye, a woman running an orphanage-home in support of the men fighting in the name of jihad. Leaving their families and country behind, they run to join the Islamic State in Syria to serve a cause they unquestioningly believe in. However, things begin to change for the worse once Ameena marries Hassan, a jihadi leader, and suddenly Jamilla begins to see the world that she left everything for differently. Getting out is almost impossible, but there is one way. Will the girls choose a path which might change their lives beyond recognition forever? Heart-wrenching, masterful and stunningly powerful, Jihadi Jane paints a vivid picture of militant-brides operating around the world and the terrifying cost of religious fanaticism. Ameena and Jamilla, the two high school best friends and Muslim girls, are so different from one another. Jamilla is the decent and obedient girl, whereas, Ameena is the rebellious and defective girl, who plays against the rules. In her high school days, Ameena falls head over heels in love with the hottest boy of their school, but within a few days, that guy breaks her heart, and that is when, Ameena slowly decides to be someone like Jamilla, a religious young lady. Eventually, within few years, Ameena turns into an extremely religious woman who is obsessed about Islamic fanaticism, and on her quest, to fight for the injustice happening against the Muslims, she finds herself allured by the teachings of an online Islamic preacher cum owner of an orphanage in support of the men fighting in the name of religion, Hejjiye. And soon, Ameena, along with her friend Jamilla in tow, finds herself on the dusty and sandy roads to that orphanage located in a nameless town in Syria. Little did she knew, that the man she is going to marry won't provide her any salvation or that it would change hers as well as Jamilla's lives for worse, getting out of which only means the inevitable death. The book's synopsis instantly arrested my mind and soul, so when I got my hands on this book, I immediately got glued into the story line and could not even once look away from it, even though the story is high on some raw violence and heart-breaking moments. The story is very much real, even though it is fiction, but it somehow screams the modern era's biggest plague that is paralyzing the whole planet- terrorism. And the author has vividly capture this disease and the never ending war with this story of two friends. The book not only features terrorism as its central theme, but also explores a sweet and strong bond of friendship and trust between two high school friends who end up together even long after their high school days are over. The author's writing style is not only evocative and articulate but has an extremely lyrical prose that will please the literary fiction readers a lot. The narrative is captivating and is laced with deep, heartfelt emotions that hold the power to move the readers deeply. The readers will at times find themselves crying over or getting mad or terrified or even feeling remorse all through out the story. The pacing is moderate and thus the readers will flow freely and swiftly with the course of the story. The characters in this book are very much well-developed as they project their flaws and authenticity through their demeanor. The characters are, in short, highly appealing and realistic enough to make the readers feel that they exist somewhere in this planet. The main character, Jamilla, who narrates this whole story to the author about her friend, Ameena, is not that much of a brave hearted Muslim lady, instead, she is god-fearing woman who knows that keeping her mouth shut and obeying the orders will help her achieve a peaceful existence in this world. And actually this story mainly features Ameena, who is in the beginning, is projected as a badass girl who loves to break rules, then eventually evolving into someone mature, brave, determined and extremely religious woman, whose one goal is to eradicate the injustice done over Muslims all over the world, thereby joining in a hold matrimony with a jihadi man to support the cause, but there are so many layers in the story that are later revealed in the story, that changes Ameena completely into someone quite ideal and understanding. The author peels away each layer and folds with the flow of the story and the readers will then understand that what actually happens in the name of religion, how illogical human beings are lusting for bloodshed and how some are fed with confusion to kill innocent people just in the name of Allah. People think that terrorists are evil, but that's not true, terrorists are not born evil, instead they are taught to be evil and those people are most evil and demonic who are actually teaching wrong and using innocent and illiterate minds to do their dirty work. And that message is strongly conveyed through this story and I bet the readers will ponder about these notions long after the end of this novel. The backdrop of this novel depicts a beautiful yet a frightening portrait of Syria. The author has strikingly arrested and painted the grayish, sandy landscape with a patch of green wormwood here and there and the dilapidated, white and bombed architecture of the buildings and the souks that the readers will be instantly transported to this less traveled part of the world which is plagued by terrorism so badly in the recent times. Through the protagonist's account, the readers too can smell the gunpowder in the air and can also hear the sirens, the vibrations, the machine guns and the ghastly sounds of bombs dropping, and the author has penned each and every scene with such great detail, that the readers can simply visualize those terror-stricken scenes right before their own eyes. In a nutshell, this story is not only opens so many eyes and enlightens so many minds, but also feels up the readers with hope, but this is just fiction. Overall, this is a compelling story that will instantly grip the readers with the pain, fear and violence but will also touch their souls with a strong bond of friendship between two women. 9780143426424

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BONES OF GRACE

By Anam,Tahmima. Haryana Penguin 2016 , "From the award-winning, nationally bestselling author of A Golden Age and The Good Muslim comes a lyrical, deeply moving modern love story about belonging, migration, tragedy, survival, and the mysteries of origins. On the eve of her departure to find the bones of the walking whale--the fossil that provides a missing link in our evolution--Zubaida Haque falls in love with Elijah Strong, a man she meets in a darkened concert hall in Boston. Their connection is immediate and intense, despite their differences: Elijah belongs to a prototypical American family; Zubaida is the adopted daughter of a wealthy Bangladeshi family in Dhaka. When a twist of fate sends her back to her hometown, the inevitable force of society compels her to take a very different path: she marries her childhood best friend and settles into a traditional Bangladeshi life. While her family is pleased by her obedience, Zubaida seethes with discontent. Desperate to finally free herself from her familial constraints, she moves to Chittagong to work on a documentary film about the infamous beaches where ships are destroyed, and their remains salvaged by locals who depend on the goods for their survival. Among them is Anwar, a shipbreaker whose story holds a key that will unlock the mysteries of Zubaida's past--and the possibilities of a new life. As she witnesses a ship being torn down to its bones, this woman torn between the social mores of her two homes--Bangladesh and America--will be forced to strip away the vestiges of her own life. and make a choice from which she can never turn back"-- Provided by publisher. 9780670082902

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AN ECONOMIST IN THE REAL WORLD : THE ART OF POLICYMAKING IN INDIA

By Kaushik Basu. Haryana Penguin 2016 , In December 2009, the economist Kaushik Basu left the rarefied world of academic research for the nuts and bolts of policymaking. Appointed by the then Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, to be chief economic adviser (CEA) to the Government of India, Basu -- a theorist, with special interest in development economics, and a professor of economics at Cornell University -- discovered the complexity of applying economic models to the real world. Effective policymaking, Basu learned, integrates technical knowledge with political awareness. In this book, Basu describes the art of economic policymaking, viewed through the lens of his two and a half years as CEA. Basu writes from a unique perspective -- neither that of the career bureaucrat nor that of the traditional researcher. Plunged into the deal-making, non-hypothetical world of policymaking, Basu suffers from a kind of culture shock and views himself at first as an anthropologist or scientist, gathering observations of unfamiliar phenomena. He addresses topics that range from the macroeconomic -- fiscal and monetary policies -- to the granular -- designing grain auctions and policies to assure everyone has access to basic food. Basu writes about globalization and India's period of unprecedented growth, and he reports that at a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President Obama joked to him, "You should give this guy some tips" -- "this guy" being Timothy Geithner. Basu describes the mixed success of India's anti-poverty programs and the problems of corruption, and considers the social norms and institutions necessary for economic development. India is, Basu argues, at an economics crossroad. As CEA from 2009 to 2012, he was present at the creation of a potential economic powerhouse. 9780670088751

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OF LOVE AND OTHER SORROWS Ten modernists

By Ashok Chopra. Haryana Penguin 2016 , Reports announcing the death of the book are now rife, but the continued relevance of the ten master writers discussed in this volume is proof to the contrary. Here we come across the dissident Czech writer Václav Havel, who later became the nation’s president; the South African Nobel Laureate Nadine Gordimer, with her pronounced anti-apartheid novels; the Chilean-American Isabel Allende, ‘the world’s most widely read Spanish author’; and Günter Grass, hailed as the ‘literary spokesman of his generation’. We also meet Graham Greene and Milan Kundera alongside the Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz, who, in his quiet way, ridiculed Islamic fundamentalism. The book is rounded off with three remarkable Latin American writers: Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz and Gabriel García Márquez. Of Love and Other Sorrows takes the reader on a fascinating journey in the company of some of the biggest names in modern literature. This illuminating study of their lives and works will seduce readers to rediscover these masters for themselves. 9780670087228

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A REVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF INTERWAR INDIA : VIOLENCE, IMAGE, VOICE AND TEXT

By Maclean,Kama. Haryana Pemguin 2015 9780143426332

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SECRET OF GOD'S SON He looked into the future and couldn see none

By Usha Narayanan. Haryana Penguin Metro Reads 2016 , The seas will devour the glorious city of Dwarka. People will forget your name and your Gita! May the world perish! May the world perish! With this cruel curse on Krishna, Queen Gandhari, plunges mankind into the unspeakable evil of the Kali Yuga. It is up to Pradyumna to try and reverse the dire prediction. To journey into terrifying realms. confront Yama and Shiva, and to vanquish the Kali demon. And to do so, he must shed all that holds a mortal back-his arrogance, his fears, his baser instincts . . . He must lead his people out of the swirling vortex of greed, disease and misery. And there is one powerful weapon still-the secret surrounding his origin. Will he uncover it in time to fight off the cataclysm? In the answer lies the destiny of all humanity! 9780143424178

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INDIA'S WAR Making of modern South Asia,1939-1945 (World War II)

By Srinath Raghavan. Haryana Penguin 2016 , "Between 1939 and 1945 India underwent irreversible change when Indians suddenly found themselves fighting in World War II, and the author paints a picture of battles abroad and life on the home front, arguing that the war is crucial to explaining why colonial rule ended in South Asia,"--NoveList. 9780670086115

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THE GENE : AN INTIMATE HISTORY

By Siddhartha Mukherjee. Haryana Penguin 2016 9780670087143

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SHE SWIPED RIGHT INTO MY HEART

By Sudeep Nagarkar,. Haryana Random House 2016 , SUDEEP NAGARKAR has become THE NAME in the romantic genre which makes it easy for his book to sell in large numbers even before its release. With 6 books in his kitty and almost each of them doing well in market, his 7th book- "She Swiped Right Into My Heart" has just released today and as usual, I had high expectations from him like every time. I would say that by his own standards, this is not his best but certainly a fine attempt as he have tried to cover several issues in this fictional story. I like how Sudeep doesn't write books in a revolutionary way with each sentence presenting itself as it will change the whole nation in that second itself but he tries to influence your thought process with his stories gradually. Though I feel that at this stage, he should start attempting little more mature stories with a tone of thriller, spirituality or based on corporate theme which can attract even the age group above 25. Talking about "She Swiped Right Into My Heart", it is a story of two sisters- Shibani and Tushita, their friend- Geet and two boys who take entry in their life eventually- Rudra and Vivaan. All 5 of them share a single roof many a times in this story. Though it becomes quite unbelieving that warden of a girl's hostel is allowing boys just because they don't look any dangerous. Author has beautifully captured how a girl faces physical abuses in a relationship and still can't end it overnight because of fear of reaction of her boyfriend. He also discusses another issue where a girl is bullied almost everyday in college where anyone does something which makes her trip and fall on her face etc. The way author discusses this in few initial pages is really disturbing. Though the end of it isn't convincing as I wanted the victims to respond in the similar way to her bullies but she does it quite softly. Many other issues are prominently discussed in this book but the prime is about a girl who identifies her sexual orientation not being straight. And how she ends up fulfilling her sexual desire is another throwback into this book which is majorly covered in 2nd part of it. In short, author is trying to convey many messages to the youth through his stories and that's what makes him click with his fans and new young readers who are picking his books one after another and making him much bigger with each one of them. Coming to the drawbacks of this book, I would say that author takes lot of sentences to assure himself that the particular message is reaching his readers which makes it little boring and irritating when you get the message in the first sentence itself but still end up reading the same thing explained in different ways for next 2 pages. It would be great if author will try to be specific and be confident while describing even a disturbing scenario in a sentence or two. This will ripple more effect on readers. Rest, the twists and turns in this story weren't revealed in a proper manner which lessened its impact. The characters could have been woven with little more finesse the way Geet is treated in the book. You find it hard to connect with anyone else as you do with Geet. Overall, I would say that this is an average attempt by the author considering the standard he has set for himself. I give this 3.25* out of 5. Next time, I am expecting a thriller from Sudeep Nagarkar. Let's watch out! 9788184007459

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YOUNGUNCLE COMES TO TOWN

By Vandana Singh. Haryana Penguin books 2004 , In a small town in northern India, three siblings await their father’s youngest brother. They have heard many stories about Younguncle, so when he arrives, nine-year-old Sarita, seven-year-old Ravi, and the baby know their lives will be changed. From feeding a tiger spinach-paneer to charming an angry tree ghost,Younguncle’s adventures are as humorous and unusual as he is. Peppered with black-and-white illustrations, this entertaining chapter book was originally published to great acclaim in the author’s native India. 9788186706961

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PUFFIN BOOK OF FUNNY STORIES

By Amit Vachharajani (ill.). Haryana Puffin books - Penguin 2005 9780143335177

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TENALI RAMAN

By Kavitha Mandana. Haryana Puffin Books-Penguin 2006 9780143330004

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YOUNG UNCLE IN THE HIMALAYAS

By Vandana Singh. Haryana Puffin books-Penguin 2005 , Vandana Singh’s first book, Younguncle Comes to Town, was an instant classic of children’s literature. Now, in this highly anticipated follow-up, Younguncle finds himself on an adventure in the mountains of India. In Younguncle in the Himalayas, our protagonist arrives with his family at the gloomy, mysterious Hotel Pine-Away and soon discovers that their mountain holiday is going to be anything but peaceful. As Younguncle chats with monkeys and debates the true nature of reality with an offbeat sect of the Quantum Banana spiritualists, the fate of the picturesque little valley hangs in the balance. Who is the strange Rat-girl who charms rodents out of the hotel? Can the children and their eccentric uncle thwart the schemes of the dangerous city-slicker Pradeep Daalmakhini? Can Younguncle help Daalmakhini’s intended bride escape a fate worse than death? Has our favorite adventurer finally met his match? “Enchanting . . . Singh is a most promising and original young writer.”—Ursula K. LeGuin, author of The Earthsea Trilogy “One of the best children’s books this year. . . . It has none of the self-consciousness you often find in adults who write for children, very plausible dilemmas and a delightful style.” —Business Standard 9788189013394

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OUR TREES STILL GROW IN DEHRA

By Ruskin Bond. Haryana Penguin books 1991 , Sixteen enthralling stories from one of India's favourite storytellers Reviews I had read some stories from The Kashmiri Storyteller, but this, "Time Stops...", is an older collection, and it is an absolutely delightful read. The copy I read was all dog-eared, originally published in 1989, and all of 180 pages long. The best story, for my money, is the book's eponymous, "Time Stops At Shamli", and at 32 pages, also the longest in this collection of twenty-one stories. The very first one, "The Funeral", is a moving account of the unexpected death of a child's father - the author's. Then there is the keep-you-up-at-night "Whispering In The Dark" that is likely to make you want to sleep with the lights on for some nights. Or the wry "He Said it With Arsenic". "The Fight" brings a smile as you remember how quickly lethal enmity could be born between children, and just as quickly it could turn to friendship. Most of the stories are less than five pages long, many are just two or three pages long; while the longest one, as I said above, is thirty-two pages. The evocative phrases that describe more in a few words than a picture could in a thousand. A phrase lets the imagination unfettered, setting few limits to what the mind can conjure. A photo is that much restrictive. I was very thankful of the style of narration - pithy and shorn of flowery adjectives and adverbs that mostly scream out the author's desperation. None of that here, save the few phrases that do not seem out of place, at all.( Abhinav Agarwal ) 9780140169027

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RHYTHM OF RIDDLES : Three Byomkesh bakshi mysteries

By Saradindu Bandyopadhyay. Haryana Puffin books 2012 , Saradindu Bandyopadyay's immortal detective Byomkesh Bakshi has enjoyed immense popularity for several decades. From being a household name in the Calcutta of 1930s, when he first created, to a popular face on TV in the 1990s, Byomkesh along with his friend-cum-foil Ajit is perhaps the best-loved of India's literary detectives. This collection brings together three of his classic whodunnits. From a murder in a boarding house with too many suspects to a mystery with a supernatural twist, and then busting a black - marketeering ring in rural bengal, these stories take the super sleuth to different locales on his quest for truth, and bring out his ingenuity and astuteness. Translated into English for the first time by award-winning translator Arunava Sinha, the breathless pace and thrilling plots of these action-packed adventures will win Byomkesh a new genertion of admirers. 9780143331827

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CHANAKYA : THE MASTER OF STATECRAFT

By Deepa Agarwal. Haryana Puffin books 2013 9780143332145

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BEST QUIZZES OF DEREK O'BRIEN 1

By O'Brien,Derek. Haryana Penguin Books 2003 , From his vast range of questions that range from the informative and educational to curious facts and trivia, he has culled 1500 of his favourites, divided into seventy-five sets, for this very special book. The questions range from subjects as diverse as the Boston Tea Party, the Chinese New Year, Cleopatra and C.V. Raman to the Grammy Awards, Gujarat, Vasco da Gama and the Wright brothers. There are whole sets of questions also on famous personalities like Arundhati Roy, Asha Bhonsle, Charles Lindbergh, George Harrison, Isaac Newton, Martin Luther King Jr., Pablo Picasso and Winnie the Pooh. Each set contains twenty questions that will test both the depth and breadth of the readers' knowledge on the subject. Among the questions readers will find answers to in this book are: By what name is Agra mentioned in the Mahabharata? Who is the author of a famous article titled 'The Great Indian Rape Trick'? Which famous classical musician ran away from home after being denied a second serving of ghee? Who coined the term 'information superhighway'? Which Indian prime minister accepted a spinning wheel as dowry? What did Phoolan Devi say she wanted to be reborn as? Which city did Jawaharlal Nehru describe as the 'Oxford and Cambridge of India'? What was Queen Victoria's first name? Whether you are a school student, a college-goer, a teacher, a young professional, an ardent quizzer, a casual reader, or just someone who enjoys watching quiz programmes on television, this is a book that is sure to keep you engaged and entertained for days. 9780143030362

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WINTER'S NIGHT AND OTHER STORIES

By Munshi Premchand. Haryana Puffin Books 2007 , Ten classic stories from the master of Hindi literature Nearly a century after they were written, Premchand’s numerous short stories, novels and plays, written both in Hindi and Urdu, continue to be a mirror to Indian society and its traditions. A Winter’s Night and Other Stories brings together, for young readers, some of his most powerful short stories. This is a world inhabited by people like Halku, forced to spend the bitterly cold winter night in the open, without a blanket; Kaki, the old invalid aunt, ill-treated by her own relatives; and Shankar, reduced to being a bonded labour for the sake of a handful of wheat. Premchand describes their plights with unflinching honesty. Yet all is not hopeless in this world. There is also little Hamid, who buys tongs for his old grandmother rather than toys for himself; Ladli, who saves her share of puris for her blind aunt; and Big Brother, trying in vain to remember the strange names of English kings and queens. Greed, dishonesty, cruelty abound in this world, as do kindness, bravery and humour. These ten stories are an ideal introduction to Premchand and his concerns and ideas that remain relevant to this day. 9780143330387

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AKBAR AND BIRBAL

By Sarin, Amita . Haryana Puffin Books-Penguin 2016 9780143334941

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MULLA NASRUDDIN Tales of Wit and Wisdom

By Sampurna Chattarji. Haryana Puffin 2008 , As thirteen-year-old Shashank the Sad pores over his math homework, a little doodle appears and Mulla Nasruddin—MN to his friends—comes alive! MN’s never-ending stream of stories enthrals Shashank but make him wonder if his new friend is completely crazy. Then one day, Shashank finds himself trapped in a magic grid. Is there a connection between MN’s madcap stories and Shashank’s way out of the grid? Taking the much-loved tales of Mulla Nasruddin into a young boy’s richly imaginative world, Sampurna Chattarji’s retelling is one that will entertain and move both adults and children alike. 9780143330073

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KALPANA CHAWLA, A LIFE

By Anil Padmanabhan. Haryana Puffin 2003 , Biography of Kalpana Chawla, d. 1961-2003, first Indian born American woman astronaut. 9780143335863

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SUPER ZERO

By De Suza,Jane. Haryana Puffin 2014 , Want to know how to be a superhero? It s easy-peasy-choco-cheesy! But SuperZero, our ten-year-old hero, is the only student at the Superhero School who can t seem to find his superpowers. Every time he tries to save the town, he turns it upside down! But when the Eggstremely Dangerous Eggster unleashes a truly diabolical weapon of mass destruction, it s left to SuperZero to foil his plans. Except, the kid s accidentally locked himself up in a zoo. Now ... what to do? Join SuperZero as he trips, tumbles and crashes through loony adventures with a vampire who hates blood, a dude who appears only in patches, a cutie who starts as a girl and ends as a snake and a dog that eats EVERYTHING in sight. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Author Jane De Suza is an ex-creative director, management grad and consultant, who set aside a career of 15 years of churning out best-selling advertising slogans and articles to write books. She lives in Bangalore with her husband and two sons. 9780143333340

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CLEAN BOWLED BUTTERFINGERS !

By Khyrunisa A. Haryana Penguin books 2015 9780143333364

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MALGUDI LANDSCAPES

By Narayan,R K. Haryana Penguin books 2015 9780143425076

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ASSASSIN NUNS OF PISTACHIO

By Manisha Anand. Haryana Puffin-Penguin books 2015 , In the mountains that tower over the sleepy town of Pistachio, a secret sect of unlikely assassins live, pray and make apple pies in an abbey surrounded by telescopes. After many years of peace, the guardian nuns turn complacent. When the Reverend Mother suddenly discovers that the crime rate in Pistachio has skyrocketed drastically in recent months, she calls for reinforcements. What she gets instead is a eleven-year-old, excitable and very accidentprone orphan, Ann. As Ann and the formerly peaceful abbey adjust to each other, the crime rate in Pistachio continues to rise and the Reverend Mother sends the youngest member of the order down to Pistachio to investigate. Beginning her foray into secrecy and assassinlike behaviour, Ann soon finds herself up to her elbows in a flood of unusual behaviour around town. Hilarious and heart-warming, join Ann on her unforgettable adventure as she learns the importance of friendship and family and the right way to bake a raspberry crumble while sharpening an arrow. 9780143333654

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RUSTY AND THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN

By Bond,Ruskin. Haryana Puffin-Penguin books 2015 9780143333579

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SECRET SANCTUARY

By Alter,Stephen. Haryana Puffin-Penguin books 2015 9780143333982

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SURAYA'S GIFT

By Malavika Nataraj. Haryana Puffin - Penguin books 2015 , Are stories ever simply stories? Suraya is girl with a big imagination, who loves making up little stories. When a surprise visitor brings her a very special gift, she is thrilled. Her stories are about to get much more interesting! But Suraya soon realizes that her writing may be more powerful than she thinks. Is it just her imagination? Or are things really not what they seem? 9780143333951

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RED KITE ADVENTURE

By Leela Gour Broome. Haryana Puffin-Penguin books 2016 9780143334224

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MISADVENTURES OF BUTTERFINGERS

By Khyrunnisa A. Haryana Puffin - Penguin books 2015 9780143334163

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PINOCCHIO

By Disney, Walt . Haryana Puffin-Penguin 2016 , Relive the movies one book at a time. Every day is filled with adventure and fantasy. So is every classic Disney storybook. With 24 pages of enchantment and colourful illustrations, each book captures the movie magic and places it right into your hands. 9780143334606

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JUNGLE BOOK

By Disney, Walt. Haryana Puffin-Penguin 2016 9780143334736

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COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH

By Anuradha. Haryana Nirmal Books 2014 , Growth and Development of English Language Introduction to Written and Spoken English Different types of Spoken English-British, American and Indian Usage of Dictionary and Thesaurus Diction-Word Meaning, Antonyms and Synonyms Spelling Rules Verb Patterns Idioms and Phrases Common Errors in Spellings and Sentences Phonetics: Human Organs of Articulation, Vowels and Consonants, Transcription, Problems in Pronunciation Voice Analysis 9788192683140

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN INDIA : Century of Indian Cinema

By Bhawana Somaaya. Haryana Random House India 2016 , If you are a Hindi-movie buff, karva chauth immediately brings to mind DDLJ, and Easter probably reminds you of Anthony Gonsalves. Take a trip down the memory lane with this beautifully conceived celebration of Indian cinema, which contains its century-long history in a fun capsule, and includes fascinating facts and milestones. Once Upon a Time in India will be your constant companion through the weeks of the coming year, with its attractive diary pages featuring iconic dialogues and fun trivia. Like the timelessness of Indian cinema, the fifty-three full-page original illustrations in Bollywood poster art style—depicting some of the most memorable scenes from your favourite films—make this a volume to treasure even when the year is over. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bhawana Somaaya has been a film critic for over thirty years and has contributed columns to various publications like the Pioneer, Sunday Observer, The Hindu and the Hindustan Times. She is the former editor of Screen and has authored twelve books, including the biographies of Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan. She served on the advisory panel of the Censor Board of Film Certificate for two terms between 1992 and 2012. Somaaya is currently the Entertainment Editor with radio channel 92.7 BIG FM and her show Once Upon a Time in Bollywood on Sunday morning is very popular. She was the anchor of the TV show Cinema Review on Zee Cinema and over the years has been on several national and international film juries. 9780143426028

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INDIA : FROM MIDNIGHT TO THE MILLENNIUM AND BEYOND

By Shashi Tharoor. Haryana Penguin Books 2007 9780143103240

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WORLD'S BEST BOYFRIEND

By Dutta,Durjoy. Haryana Penguine books 2015

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YOUR DREAMS ARE MINE NOW

By Ravinder Singh. Haryana Penguine books 2014 9780143423003

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