On the racks – March 2021
The Gilded Ones Author : Namina Forna Publisher : Delacorte Pages : 432; Rs.1,545 A unique and female-centred fantasy, this is the story of Deka who has spent the first sixteen years of her life
Read moreThe Gilded Ones Author : Namina Forna Publisher : Delacorte Pages : 432; Rs.1,545 A unique and female-centred fantasy, this is the story of Deka who has spent the first sixteen years of her life
Read moreThe amazing human body Author : M V Ravikumar Publisher : Kaveri Trust Pages : 76; Rs.99 A compilation of interesting facts about the various organs and systems of the human body. Written in simple
Read moreWhen Schindler’s List the film was released, in 1993, it created a sensation. What many don’t know is that the manner in which this true story was unearthed by a writer in Australia is even more sensational. Thomas Keneally then went on to publish the book, Schindler’s
Read moreIt was the docu-series Bad Boy Billionaires that finally pushed me to read The Billionaire Raj by James Crabtree, published by Tim Duggan Books. This beautifully bound item featuring on its dust jacket the Ambanis’s home Antilia reaching disjointedly up into a purple sky had landed on
Read moreRomancing the Heart Author : Dr Akshaya Mehta Publisher : Kindle Edition Pages : 320; Rs.285 Keeping both the young and old in mind, Dr Akshay Mehta lays out affordable, effective and universally available means to a healthy heart
Read moreAcross the Winding River Author : Aimie K Runyan Publisher : Lake Union Publishing Pages : 301; Rs.967 In her father’s World War-II memory box, Beth Cohen finds the picture of
Read moreWork Hard-ly Author : Monica Iyengar Publisher : Rupa Publications Pages : 118; Rs.170 Divided into 13 chapters, the book discusses time management, team management, balancing professional and personal life, leadership qualities, women in the
Read moreOnly angels can fly Author : Somanth Sapru Publisher : K W Publishers Pages : 525; Rs.1440 Back in 1927 when the Directorate of Civil Aviation was set up, and Indians learned to fly, to the
Read moreA Burning Author : Megha Majumdar Publisher : Knopf Publishing Group Pages : 304; Rs.527 After a careless comment on Facebook, Jivan, a Muslim girl, is accused of a terrorist attack on a train and
Read moreA woman is no man Author : Etaf Rumō Publisher : Harper Perennial Pages : 368; Rs.322 Palestine, 1990. Seventeen-year- old Isra prefers reading books to entertaining the suitors her father has chosen for her. Over a week, the naive and dreamy girl
Read moreThere’s gunpowder in the air Author: Manoranjan Byapari (Translated from Bengali to English by Arunava Sinha) Publisher : Eka Pages : 178; Rs.360 It’s the early seventies. The Naxalbari Movement is gathering strength in Bengal. Young men and
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