Stealing Green Mangoes

Stealing Green Mangoes
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 268
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ISBN-10 : 9780062795915
ISBN-13 : 0062795910
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis Stealing Green Mangoes by : Sunil Dutta

A memoir—written in the wake of a cancer diagnosis—that zeroes in on the crux between two brothers: one who became an LAPD officer, and the other a terrorist Sunil Dutta is a twenty-year veteran of the LAPD. Before that, he was a biologist at the University of California and a translator of classic Indian poetry. Before that, he was a destitute refugee, one of so many uprooted by the genocidal violence surrounding the Partition of India. Back then, he had a brother. Back then, they were children together, chasing whatever fun and solace they could find in impossible conditions. Sunil looked up to Raju. He admired his strength, his character. Raju took a different path. He was arrested, he fled the law, he became a fugitive. He became a terrorist. Then he became a father—and then a murderer. After being diagnosed with Stage IV lung cancer later in life, Sunil urgently wanted to understand what choices had led he and his brother down such radically different paths. In Stealing Green Mangoes, Dutta takes us from his family home in Rajasthan to America, to France, to the streets of southeastern Los Angeles, homing in on the questions that tore him and Raju apart: Can you outgrow the madness that made you? Can you make peace with the ghosts of your past? A memoir with sweeping, spiritual ambitions, Stealing Green Mangoes tells the story of a man who pushed back against the forces that captured his own brother and built a compassionate, meaningful life in a broken world.

The Legends of Amrapali

The Legends of Amrapali
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Publisher : Sristhi Publishers & Distributors
Total Pages : 184
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ISBN-10 : 9789380349473
ISBN-13 : 9380349475
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Legends of Amrapali by : Anurag Anand,

Anurag Anand is a Banking Professional from the city of dreams, Mumbai. His passion for writing is an offshoot of one of his favorite pastimes – cuddling up with an interesting book and embarking on a voyage of fantasy, severing all ties with the world around. His other bestselling titles under the banner of Srishti Publishers include: Reality Bites: A not to innocent love story, and The Quest for Nothing: Where love and deceit are on a collision path

Banana Heart Summer

Banana Heart Summer
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Publisher : Delta
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9780440337867
ISBN-13 : 0440337860
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Banana Heart Summer by : Merlinda Bobis

In her lush, luminous debut novel, Merlinda Bobis creates a dazzling feast for all the senses. Richly imagined, gloriously written, Banana Heart Summer is an incandescent tale of food, family, and longing—at once a love letter to mothers and daughters and a lively celebration of friendship and community. Twelve-year-old Nenita is hungry for everything: food, love, life. Growing up with five sisters and brothers, she searches for happiness in the magical smell of the deep-frying bananas of Nana Dora, who first tells Nenita the myth of the banana heart; in the tantalizing scent of Manolito, the heartthrob of Nenita and her friends; in the pungent aromas of the dishes she prepares for the most beautiful woman on Remedios Street. To Nenita, food is synonymous with love—the love she yearns to receive from her disappointed mother. But in this summer of broken hearts, new friendships, secrets, and discoveries, change will be as sudden and explosive as the monsoon that marks the end of the sweltering heat—and transforms Nenita’s young life in ways she could never imagine.

The Narbada Valley

The Narbada Valley
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 489
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ISBN-10 : 9783382161415
ISBN-13 : 3382161419
Rating : 4/5 (15 Downloads)

Synopsis The Narbada Valley by : Anonymous

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

The Book of Good Hunting

The Book of Good Hunting
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Publisher : London : Longmans, Green
Total Pages : 292
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015063989720
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Book of Good Hunting by : Sir Henry John Newbolt

The Highlands of Central India

The Highlands of Central India
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 522
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015033899983
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (83 Downloads)

Synopsis The Highlands of Central India by : James Forsyth

A Tryst with Mango

A Tryst with Mango
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Publisher : APH Publishing
Total Pages : 374
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ISBN-10 : 8176489123
ISBN-13 : 9788176489126
Rating : 4/5 (23 Downloads)

Synopsis A Tryst with Mango by : Dr. Om Prakash

Mango-has been mesmerising the populace since long. Every segment of the society irrespective of the temporal and territorial boundaries has contributed immensely towards the spread, cultivation and improvement of this furit. Perhaps no other fruits has appropriated the enormous care and praise like mango. The present book- a compilation of press gleanigs spaning a period of thirty years, besides an introductory not provides a panoramic view pertaining to its importance in socio-religious and socio-cultural millieu of our country, its spread to different regions, the patronage bestowed by the royals, aristocracy, men of letters etc. the press gleanings offer an interesting account in respect of the variety of problems related to its cultivation and the matching efforts of various governmental agencies to offer the viable solutions to the problems encountered in its cultivation. Th ebook besides having an archival significance would serve as ready recknoer for the orchardist, researchers and planners.

Buzz Books 2019: Fall/Winter

Buzz Books 2019: Fall/Winter
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Publisher : Publishers Lunch
Total Pages : 826
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781948586238
ISBN-13 : 1948586231
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Buzz Books 2019: Fall/Winter by :

Buzz Books gives you 45 chances to find your next great reads, providing exclusive early looks at new work from favorite authors and hot discoveries. Enjoy the first pre-publication samples of new work from bestselling authors Tracy Chevalier, Jojo Moyes, Kevin Wilson, Jeanette Winterson, and Eoin Colfer, known for his Artemis Fowl YA series. Readers addicted to thrillers will be glad this edition is packed with them: J.T. Ellison, Jeff Lindsay (introducing the first in a new series), Olaf Olaffson, and especially Imaginary Friend, the long-awaited second book by Stephen Chboksy, author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This Buzz Books includes 12 debut novels, including the highly-touted Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid (a BEA Buzz Editor’s Panel pick) and the thriller Saint X, by Alexis Schaitkin, along with first novels of distinction by Elizabeth Ames, April Davila, Eliza Nellums, E.R. Ramzipoor, and more. Memoir dominates our large nonfiction list of 11 titles. From Adrienne Brodeur’s account of her mother’s affair to former United States Ambassador to the United Nations and Pulitzer-Prize winner Samantha Power’s The Education of an Idealist, these stories make for fascinating reading. Two true crime titles re-examine mysteries in Los Angeles and West Virginia: Dark Waters by Jake Anderson and The Third Rainbow Girl by Emma Copley Eisenberg. Buzz Books collections are meant to be shared, so spread your enthusiasm and “to be read” picks online. For still more great previews, check out our separate Buzz Books 2019: Young Adult Fall/Winter as well. For complete download links, lists and more, just visit buzz.publishersmarketplace.com.

Loved and Unloved

Loved and Unloved
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Publisher : Stree Distributed by Bhatkal Books International
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105025092664
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (64 Downloads)

Synopsis Loved and Unloved by : Jasodhara Bagchi

Why does this book speak of the girl child and not of the child, whether boy or girl? The girl child is the endangered sex in our society. She remains entrapped in a complex social process that 'naturalises' her deprivation. Her place is within the family which traditionally has been viewed as a specially nurturing and protecting institution for her. Critically examining this view, the authors raise vital questions on gender-based discrimination within the family. Thirteen case studies poignantly reveal the way discrimination occurs. The authors have used the data for West Bengal compiled by the School of Women's Studies, Jadavpur University, as part of the national project on the girl child that was sponsored by the Indian government and carried out in twenty two women's studies centres. The book surveys 600 sample households, covering girls aged 7-18 years in selected rural and urban areas. It offers detailed analysis of the girl child's mother and her perceptions of her children; her daughters in particular.