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P Thiagarajan
Thiagu book centre

Now Available Robert Jordan 13th Book

Towers of Midnight (The Wheel of Time #13)

by Robert Jordan, Brandon Sanderson

The Last Battle has started. The seals on the Dark One's prison are crumbling. The Pattern itself is unravelling, and the armies of the Shadow have begun to boil out of the Blight. Perrin Aybara is haunted by spectres from his past. To prevail, he must find a way to master the wolf within him or lose himself to it for ever. Meanwhile, Matrim Cauthon prepares for the most difficult challenge of his life. The Tower of Ghenjei awaits, and its secrets will reveal the fate of a friend long lost. The end draws near. It's time to roll the dice.

December New Titles

New Titles

Author : Jeffery Deaver

Title     : The Burning Wire

 

Author: Danielle Steel

Title    : Southern Lights

 Author : J R Ward

 Title     : Lover Mine

Author : Steve Berry

Author : The Emperors Tomb

Author : Harsh V Pant
Title     : The China Syndrome

 

Author : Brad Thor
Title     : The Apostle

Author: Bill Conaty & Ram Charan
Title    : The Talent Masters

Thiagu Book Centre-LIBRARY in COIMBATORE by Hindhu-March10,2003

                           Online edition of India's National News                        Monday, Mar 10, 2003
              METRO Plus Coimbatore

The membership profile differs based on the area where the library is located. If Choose and Read draws in students, parents who bring in lunch for their children and those who work in and around the area, 30 per cent of the membership at "Thiagu Book Centre" (TBC) in R. S. Puram is held by children. Professionals also frequent the library.

Set up by P. Thiagarajan in 1982 and having a customer base of about 3,000, TBC boasts a large number of children's books. The owner recalls with nostalgia the days when many of his customers queued up long before he opened the shutters. "The last 10 years have been difficult for us as the reading habit has virtually died down. But, things are improving and more children are walking through our doors." "There has been some kind of awareness about the advantages of reading books and parents have realised the ill-effects of satellite television," he adds.

The library stocks English, Tamil and Hindi books. "North Indians who have settled down here and business visitors borrow Hindi books," the owner says.

Some parents feel bad that their children don't have the time to get introduced to the pleasures of reading. "The workload at school is heavy. My son gets to read books only during the weekend and vacations," says M. Mohana. And, not all children pick comics. "My father advised me against reading comics as the quality of English is not good, "says S. Sujana, a Class VI student of Stanes Matriculation School. She reads for half-an-hour every day and says the experience is both educative and entertaining. "Reading books helps me write my school compositions imaginatively. I read short stories and children's novels and loved Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."

Dr. T. V. Ramani Kanth, a surgeon, says he chooses books supported by pictures for it is easier to explain to children.

Sridhar, who has just joined LKG, scouts for books on deities and the epics.

Childrens Special: Vampire Stories

STEPHENIE MEYER

"TWILIGHT"

When 17 year old Isabella Swan moves to Forks, Washington to live with her father she expects that her new life will be as dull as the town.

But in spite of her awkward manner and low expectations, she finds that her new classmates are drawn to this pale, dark-haired new girl in town. But not, it seems, the Cullen family. These five adopted brothers and sisters obviously prefer their own company and will make no exception for Bella.

Bella is convinced that Edward Cullen in particular hates her, but she feels a strange attraction to him, although his hostility makes her feel almost physically ill. He seems determined to push her away – until, that is, he saves her life from an out of control car.

Bella will soon discover that there is a very good reason for Edward’s coldness. He, and his family, are vampires – and he knows how dangerous it is for others to get too close.

 "NEW MOON"
I stuck my finger under the edge of the paper and jerked it under the tape. ‘Shoot,’ I muttered when the paper sliced my finger. A single drop of blood oozed from the tiny cut. It all happened very quickly then. ‘No!’ Edward roared . . . Dazed and disorientated, I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my arm – and into the fevered eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires.

For Bella Swan, there is one thing more important than life itself: Edward Cullen. But being in love with a vampire is more dangerous than Bella ever could have imagined. Edward has already rescued Bella from the clutches of an evil vampire but now, as their daring relationship threatens all that is near and dear to them, they realise their troubles may just be beginning . . .

 "ECLIPSE"

‘Bella?’

Edward’s soft voice came from behind me. I turned to see him spring lightly up the porch steps, his hair windblown from running. He pulled me into his arms at once, and kissed me again. His kiss frightened me. There was too much tension, too strong an edge to the way his lips crushed mine – like he was afraid we had only so much time left to us.

As Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge, Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob – knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation approaching, Bella has one more decision to make: life or death. But which is which?

 "BREAKING DAWN"

When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

To be irrevocably in love with a vampire is both fantasy and nightmare woven into a dangerously heightened reality for Bella Swan. Pulled in one direction by her intense passion for Edward Cullen, and in another by her profound connection to werewolf Jacob Black, she has endured a tumultuous year of temptation, loss and strife to reach the ultimate turning point. Her imminent choice to either join the dark but seductive world of immortals or pursue a fully human life has become the thread from which the fate of two tribes hangs.

Now that Bella has made her decision, a startling chain of unprecedented events is about to unfold with potentially devastating and unfathomable consequences. Just when the frayed strands of Bella's life – first discovered in TWILIGHT, then scattered and torn in NEW MOON and ECLIPSE – seem ready to heal and knit together, could they be destroyed . . . forever?

 "THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER"

Fans of The Twilight Saga will be enthralled by the riveting story of Bree Tanner, a character introduced in Eclipse, and the darker side of the newborn vampire world she inhabits.
In another irresistible combination of danger, mystery and romance, Stephenie Meyer tells the devastating story of Bree and the newborn army as they prepare to close in on Bella Swan and the Cullens, following their encounter to its unforgettable conclusion.
'I'm as surprised as anyone about this novella,' said Stephenie Meyer. 'When I began working on it in 2005, it was simply an exercise to help me examine the other side of Eclipse, which I was editing at the time. I thought it might end up as a short story that I could include on my website. Then, when work started on The Twilight Saga: The Official Guide, I thought the Guide would be a good fit for my Bree story. However, the story grew longer than I anticipated, until it was too long to fit into the Guide.'

P.C.CAST AND KRISTIN CAST

"MARKED"

When sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird gets Marked as a fledgling vampyre she must join the House of Night school where she will train to become an adult vampyre. That is, if she makes it through the Change. But Zoe is no ordinary fledgling. She has been chosen as special by the Goddess Nyx and discovers her amazing new power to conjure the elements: earth, air, fire, water and spirit.

When Zoey discovers that the leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite group, is misusing her Goddess-given gifts, Zoey must look within herself to embrace her destiny – with a little help from her new vampyre friends. 

 "BETRAYED"

It seems that (un)life is going pretty well for Zoey Redbird. She’s settled in at the House of Night finishing school and is coming to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her. She even has a boyfriend … or two. Best of all, Zoey finally feels she has found somewhere she belongs. Then the unthinkable happens.

Human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the vampires at Zoey's school. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's past life, she begins to realise that the very powers that made her so unique might also threaten those she loves. Then, when she needs her new friends the most, death strikes the House of Night. Zoey finds herself facing a betrayal that could break her heart and jeopardise the very fabric of her world. 

"CHOSEN"

I guess it had gone okay with Stevie Rae. I mean, she had agreed to meet me tomorrow. And she hadn’t tried to bite me, which was a plus. Of course, the whole trying-to-eat-the-street-person thing was highly disturbing . . .

Zoey’s best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead – in an eww! zombie! kind-of-way, not in a cool vampire kind-of-way. She’s struggling to retain her humanity and Zoey doesn’t have a clue how to help. But she does know that anything they discover must be kept secret.

Trust has become a rare commodity. Sinister forces are at work at the House of Night, where the line between friend and enemy is becoming dangerously blurred. 

"UNTAMED"

A week ago Zoey had a group of special friends, three boyfriends and a (kinda) clear conscience. Now she has none of the above. Luckily ice-queen Aphrodite is showing signs of melting and ex-roomie Stevie Rae isn’t as dead as she’d thought. Though Stevie’s now hanging out in tunnels with freaks – gross.
If she can get them to listen, Zoey will need all her friends as events take a frightening turn at the House of Night school for vampyres. Shocking true intentions are about to come to light, loyalties will be tested and an ancient evil is about to rise again. 

 "HUNTED"
The door closed with a sickening thud of finality, shutting my friends out and leaving me alone with my enemy, a fallen angel, and the monstrous bird creature his ancient lust had created. Then I did something I’d only done twice before in my entire life. I fainted.
It’s all happening, though Zoey Redbird wishes it wasn’t. She has her friends back, which is great. But a dark angel has taken over the House of Night, supported by High Priestess Neferet. Not so great. This leaves Zoey hiding out with the (supposedly friendly) red fledglings in Tulsa’s prohibition-era tunnels. The not greatness continues.
Zoey has some boy-thoughts to distract her, with a chance to make-up with super-hot-ex Eric. But thoughts of the archer that died, semi-permanently, in her arms also keep distracting her. Then he shows up as Neferet’s newest minion. Well, hell. Zoey and friends need a plan to put things right, soon, if she's to keep both head and heart intact.

 "TEMPTED"

Zoey needs a break after some serious excitement. Sadly, the House of Night school for vampyres doesn’t feature breaks on its curriculum – even for a High Priestess in training and her gang. Plus juggling three guys is no stress reliever, especially when one is a sexy Warrior so into protecting Zoey that he’s sensing her emotions.
Wider stresses lurk too, and the dark force in Tulsa’s tunnels is spreading. Could Stevie Rae be responsible for more than a group of misfit fledglings? And Aphrodite’s visions warn Zoey to stay away from the immortal Kalona and his dark allure – but they also show that only Zoey can stop him. She’s not exactly keen to meet up, but if Zoey don’t go to Kalona he’ll exact a fiery vengeance on those closest to her. She just has to find the courage to do what’s necessary, or everything that's important to her will be destroyed.

 "BURNED"

Y’all need to get yourselves together. Here’s a newsflash from the only High Priestess you have left at this dang school: Zoey isn’t dead. And believe me, I know dead. I’ve been there, done that and got the fricken tee-shirt.

Zoey Redbird is the youngest High Priestess in House of Night history and is the only person – vamp or fledgling – that can stop the evil Neferet from raising all kinds of immortal trouble. And she might just have a chance if she wasn’t so busy being dead.

Well, dead is too strong a word. Stevie Rae knows she can bring her BFF back from her unscheduled va-cay in the Otherworld. But it’s going to take a lot more than hoping to bring Zoey back. Stevie Rae will have to give up a few secrets of her own . .
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Non-Fiction New Titles And Current Affairs

Title    :MAKERS OF MODERN INDIA
Author: Edited by Ramachandra Guha

Title    : IMAGINING INDIA
Author: Nandan Nilakeni

Title    : SONGS OF BLOOD AND SWORD
Author: Fatima Bhutto

Title    : CIVILIZING A SAVAGE WORLD
Author: Nayantara Sagal

Title    : LIGHTS OUT IN WONDERLAND

Author: DBC Pierre

Title    : THE DIFFICULTY OF BEING GOOD
Author: Gurucharan Das

Tilte    : THE LAST VICTORY
Author: Timeri N Murari

Title     : TIGER HILLS
Author : Sarita Mandanna

Title     : THE RATIONAL OPTIMIST
Author : Matt Ridley

Title    : NINE LIVES
Author: William Dalrymple







                         


Title    : A BETTER INDIA  A  BETTER WORLD
Author: N R Narayana Murthy

Title   : MADHOUSE - TRUE STORIES OF THE INMATES OF HOSTEL4
Author:  Urmilla Deshpande, Bakul Desai

 Title   : SLUM CHILD
Author: BINA SHAH 

 

Title     : TRAIN TO PAKISTAN
Author :  Khushwant Singh

 

 Title   : THE MARUTI STORY
Author: R C Bhargava With Seetha 

  Title    : THE ABSENT STATE
  Author:  Neelesh Misra, Rahul Pandita

Title    : CHURCHILL'S SECRET WAR
Author:  Madhusree Mukerjee

Title     : THE FINKLER QUESTION
Author : Howard Jacobson

New Arrival

An innocent man is about to be executed.
Only a guilty man can save him.
For every innocent man sent to prison, there is a guilty one left on the outside. He doesn't understand how the police and prosecutors got the wrong man, and he certainly doesn't care. He just can't believe his good luck. Time passes and he realizes that the mistake will not be corrected: the authorities believe in their case and are determined to get a conviction. He may even watch the trial of the person wrongly accused of his crime. He is relieved when the verdict is guilty. He laughs when the police and prosecutors congratulate themselves. He is content to allow an innocent person to go to prison, to serve hard time, even to be executed.
Travis Boyette is such a man. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, he abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her body so that it would never be found, then watched in amazement as police and prosecutors arrested and convicted Donte Drumm, a local football star, and marched him off to death row.
Now nine years have passed. Travis has just been paroled in Kansas for a different crime; Donte is four days away from his execution. Travis suffers from an inoperable brain tumor. For the first time in his miserable life, he decides to do what's right and confess.
But how can a guilty man convince lawyers, judges, and politicians that they're about to execute an innocent man?

NEW FEATHERS IN THE THIAGU'S NEST

FALL OF GIANTS, the first novel in my 'Century' trilogy, was published in 16 countries simultaneously on September 28, 2010. In Fall of Giants, I follow the destinies of five interrelated families – one American, one Russian, one German, one English and one Welsh – through the earth-shaking events of the First World War and the Russian Revolution.

The second book in the 'Century' series, due to be published in 2012, will feature the children of the characters in Fall of Giants as they live through the Depression and the Second World War. The third book, due out in 2014, will be about the next generation during the Cold War.

 The Cocaine industry is worth billions of dollars a year to the drug cartels who spread their evil seed across Western society. Its usage causes incalculable misery, poverty and death. Slowly, gradually, inexorably it is spreading...it is a blight which must be stopped.

One man, Paul Devereaux, intellectual, dedicated, utterly ruthless and ex-CIA special ops, is given what seems like an impossible task. At his disposal, anything he wants - men, resources, money. He will not stop until he has completed his mission.

Up to now the drug trade has been used to world governments attempting to prevent them plying their trade. But up to now, those governments have played by the rules. That is about to change. The rules no longer apply... and a dirty war is about to get a whole lot dirtier... 

Last time Reacher boarded a bus, things didn't go well. Now he's walking through Nebraska on his way to see a woman in Virginia. Gives a man time to take a look around, see what's what. Keep an eye out for road hazards...like the drunken doctor who's afraid to help his patient, or the nasty gene pool that makes up the Duncans, a family who has the town locked down awaiting a very important package transfer.  ....