Cell: Robin Cook, Rs. 599
Top notch fusion of groundbreaking medical science and edge-of-your-seat suspense.
Life After Life: Kate Atkinson, Rs. 399
Ursula Todd’s life as she lives through the turbulent events of the last century again and again.
Reynas Prophecy: Radhika Philip, Rs. 450
Follow Reyna Joseph Sinclair as she lives in strife-torn Sri Lanka.
The King: Kader Abdolah, Rs. 799
With bloody battles, intrigue and extraordinary characters, the book brings a historical moment brilliantly to life.
Night Film: Marisha Pessl, Rs. 499
Story of investigative journalist Scott McGrath’s mission to uncover cult director Cordova's daughter death, which was presumably closed as a suicide.
Non-fictionIndia At Turning Point: The Road To Good Governance: T.S.R. Subramanian, Rs. 595
On the deficiencies in public governance even after more than six decades since Independence.
The author has combined his rich and varied experience of the system with his immense analytical skills to critically appraise the complex political, social and development challenges facing the nation today.
India's Muslim Spring: Why Is Nobody Talking About It: Hasan Suroor, Rs. 395
Focusses on the current Muslim mood in India, particularly that of the youth who are trying to move the community into a new, positive direction.
Indra's Net: Defending Hinduism's Philosophical Unity: Rajiv Malhotra, Rs. 599
Provides a foundation for theories that slander contemporary Hinduism as illegitimate, ascribing sinister motives to its existence and characterising its fabric as oppressive.
The author offers a detailed, systematic rejoinder to such views and articulates the multidimensional, holographic understanding of reality.
India Uninc.: Prof. R. Vaidyanathan, Rs. 395
The author argues that the real India story lies with the many partnership firms, small manufacturing units, kirana stores, single entrepreneurs and household enterprises.
Learning From Leonardo: Decoding The Notebooks Of A Genius: Fritjof Capra,Rs. 499
Description of seven defining characteristics of Leonardo da Vinci’s genius and includes a list of over 40 discoveries Leonardo made that weren’t rediscovered until centuries later.
Leonardo pioneered entire fields – fluid dynamics, theoretical botany, aerodynamics, embryology.
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Published - February 05, 2014 04:18 pm IST