Name: The Nine Lives of Annie Besant - The Astonishing Story of a Victorian RebelAuthor: Clare PatersonNo. of Pages: 256Genre: Non-Fiction/BiographyPublisher: Penguin Random House IndiaPrice: Rs. 499/-Published in: 2025 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: On Thursday, 5 April 1877, thirty-year-old Annie Besant stood trial in London for daring to …
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Name: An Uncommon Love - The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana MurthyAuthor: Chitra Banerjee DivakaruniNo. of Pages: 345Genre: Non-FictionPublisher: Juggernaut BooksPrice: Rs. 799/-Published in: 2023 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: Sudha Kulkarni was forging a career as TELCO’s first woman engineer when she met the serious, idealistic and …
Name: Failure To Make Round RotisAuthor: Mehak GoyalNo. of Pages: 199Genre: PoetryPublisher: Juggernaut BooksPrice: Rs. 399/-Published in: 2023 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: In this powerful debut collection, Mehak Goyal writes vividly of the experiences of young Indian women today. She explores the doubt that you carry while adulting, …
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Name: Mohini the EnchantressAuthor: Anuja ChandramouliNo. of Pages: 240Genre: Mythological fictionPublisher: Rupa Publications IndiaPrice: Rs. 295/-Published in: 2020 How did I get it? A PDF copy from the author. THE BLURB SAYS: Elusive as a fragment of a forgotten dream, fragile as a figment from fantasy, Mohini is perfection made possible. Distilled from the essence …
Name: Sattva Rajas Tamas: Legend of Kanishka, The Common-King, And His Crusade of FaithAuthor: Vivek WagleNo. of Pages: 238Genre: Fiction/Alternate MythologyPublisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt. Ltd.Price: Rs. 249/-Published in: 2019 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: Circa 800 BC: Merit or birth? Meritocracy or dynastic monarchy? King Sarthak of the mighty …
Name: The Hidden History of BURMAAuthor: Thant Myint-UNo. of Pages: 288Genre: History/PoliticsPublisher: Juggernaut BooksPrice: Rs. 699/-Published in: 2019 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: In the early 2010s, Burma seemed to be in the midst of an astonishing transformation, from the darkest of dictatorships to a peaceful and prosperous democracy. …
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Name: The Last Hun - Forbidden Tale of King Mahira: The Most Brutal Man Who Ever LivedAuthor: Ashwin RazdanNo. of Pages: 194Genre: Historical FictionPublisher: Leadstart PublishingPrice: Rs. 199/-Published in: 2019 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: Hun, the universal appellation for terror, was earned with brutality and blood. Legend has …
Name: Chakra WarriorsAuthor: Mahendra JakharNo. of Pages: 488Genre: Fiction/ThrillerPublisher: Tara PressPrice: Rs. 399/-Published in: September 2019 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: The Godfather of Mumbai, wracked by his son’s brutal death, has called Senior Inspector, Hawa Singh, to catch the killer. The Mastermind, an extremist, lured by the secret, …
Name: Music To Flame Lilies Author: Megha Rao No. of Pages: 149 Genre: Fiction Publisher: Tara Press Price: Rs. 299/- Published in: June 2019 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: When Noor gets a message from her best friend, months after her death, she cannot help but go back …
Name: Secret Notes From Iran - Diary of An Undercover Journalist Author: Nadim Siraj No. of Pages: 146 Genre: Non-fiction/Geopolitics/War/Iran Publisher: Platinum Press (an imprint of Leadstart Publishing) Price: Rs. 199/- Published in: 2019 How did I get it? From the publisher. THE BLURB SAYS: Secret Notes From Iran is the first-person account …
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