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Discover some fascinating trivia in this compilation of 1000 fun facts from the worlds of science, literature, history, entertainment and more. This book reveals facts you may never have heard of before such as: which is the most 'stolen' book in the world, how can one marry a dead person, and how did the word 'dude' originate?

This box includes a set of two bestselling books on investing and wealth creation. 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 ...

Bounded by dense Kodagu forests on the south and west, and rivers on the north and east, Perumbadi, at the border between Kerala and Karnataka, has hidden itself from the world. Its very isolation has attracted varied settlers from south Kerala over the years. The first settler on this land, Kunji Varkey, was fleeing the opprobrium of getting his own daughter pregnant. Those who followed had similar shameful secrets. Anthill, the exquisite tra...

A paying guest seems like a win-win proposition to the Joshi family. He's ready with the rent, he's willing to lend a hand when he can and he's happy to listen to Mrs Joshi on the imminent collapse of our culture. But he's also a man of mystery. He has no last name. He has no family, no friends, no history and no plans for the future. The siblings Tanay and Anuja are smitten by him. He overturns their lives and when he vanishes, he breaks thei...

Leaders in the Making includes in-depth interviews of thirty HR leaders, drawn from public as well as private sectors. These life stories provide highlights of their early childhood, education and career over the years, and touch upon the inflexion points in these leaders' lives, their major influences and the lessons they learnt to become who they are. The authors provide an analysis of these thirty stories to establish a pattern of the life ...

A deep dive into understanding India-China relations Why did India and China go to war in 1962? What propelled Jawaharlal Nehru's 'vision' of China? Why is it necessary to understand the trans-Himalayan power play of India and China in the formative period of their nationhoods? The past shadows the present in this relationship and shapes current policy options, strongly influencing public debate in India to this day. Nirupama Rao, a former For...

The long-awaited sequel to the best-selling Those days".

Are you a Smartypants? Do you ask a lot of questions? Like--Is the Sun really a star?Which is the hottest planet?Are Saturn's rings made of diamonds?If you do, then you just might find the answers in this book. It has gorgeous pictures, simple explanations and a very curious cat!

How do I get my baby to sleep? Discover the gentle, scientific, child-led solution to this bewildering (and exhausting) phenomenon of early parenthood for 0-5 year olds. Sleeping Like a Baby serves as the ultimate bedside companion for parents, packed with all the modern tools you need to build a stronger connection with your children and enable age-appropriate sleep for their optimum growth. The book does the seemingly impossible: blending tr...

Travel with Amma and her boys to one of the seven wonders of the world, a symbol of an emperor's love for his queen and the pinnacle of Mughal architecture in India, the Taj Mahal. Walk with Amma, Shiv and Veer through the sprawling gardens that replicate paradise on earth. Gaze at the mausoleum and admire its astounding architecture, breath taking scope and perfect symmetry. Marvel at the intricately decorated white marble walls engraved with...

Khalid's cat Gupshup has run away to a prison. An open prison, it is called, but everyone knows that prisons are full of horrible, evil people. Or are they? And how on earth will Khalid get Gupshup home?

Strangers are friends we haven't come to know yet... Tara and her best friend, Farida, are experts at the traditional Indian game of Pallanguzhi. But when Tara's family relocates to the UK, Tara has to say goodbye to her best friend. Who will she beat at Pallanguzhi now? As her parents get their new home ready, Tara and her brother check in to Camp Wilderness, which is not really Tara's thing. Instead of exploring nature, she sets out to find ...

Sachit is not a fan of Wunderkind Academy. And it is a beautiful day outside. Aided by new friends Hari and Kris, can he escape to freedom?

Just into his tenth year, life's all good for the future Mughal king, Akbar. But when his bestie, Nassie, the royal elephant goes on a rampage, a dangerous plot to harm the prince is uncovered. With things taking a sinister turn, Akbar is packed away (very far indeed) to the Vishwamitra Gurukul to live undercover. Life in a gurukul hostel is nothing like his life in the palace! For starters, there's no halwa for dessert after dinner! And then ...

Are you a Smartypants? Do you ask a lot of questions? Like- Why are plants green? How do plants make their own food? Do plants have a kitchen? If you do, then you just might find the answers in this book. It has gorgeous pictures, simple explanations and a very curious cat!

Are you a Smartypants? Do you ask a lot of questions? Like- Why do things drop down and not up? Why do things stay on the ground? Will the moon fall on us? If you do, then you just might find the answers in this book. It has gorgeous pictures, simple explanations and a very curious cat!

In this tell-all autobiography, Sri M writes about his fascinating journey as a young man from the southern coast of India to the mystical Himalayan Mountains. At the age of nineteen and a half, he felt an irresistible urge to go to the Himalayas in quest for his great Master. He finally met his Master at the Vyasa Cave, beyond the Badrinath shrine. After spending three and half years with his Master, wandering freely across the length and bre...

Are you a Smartypants? Do you ask a lot of questions? Like - Why do dogs only have dog babies? Are all cats exactly alike? Are humans actually monkeys? If you do, then you just might find the answers in this book. It has gorgeous pictures, simple explanations and a very curious cat!

Tanjore, 1942 There are few excitements in Thambi's quiet life. There is the new hotel, disapproved of by elders, which lures him with the aroma of sambar with onions. There are visits to the library to read the newspaper, and once in a while, a new movie at the Rajaram Electric Theatre. More disagreeably, there are fortnightly visits from his uncle to lay down the law. When Gandhiji announces the Quit India movement, Tanjore is torn apart by ...

I followed my heart instead of my head. It is something I have done all my life.' Shortly before his eighteenth birthday, Ruskin embarks on a literary journey and reaches England after charting unknown waters. Greeted by the uncertainties of a new city, he muses over his loneliness, switches jobs, falls in love, befriends the ocean and relentlessly chases a big dream! What follows next is the metamorphosis of a journal entry into a novel as we...