January 05, 2021
January 22, 2015
THE VALHALLA PROPHECY...... ANDY McDERMOTT
THE VALHALLA PROPHECY......
ANDY McDERMOTT
THE VALHALLA PROPHECY
Past secrets emerge to threaten archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase, when a Viking runestone is stolen by ruthless raiders. The stone holds the key to an ancient evil concealed in Norse mythology's holiest place: Valhalla.
In their ninth blockbusting adventure, Eddie and Nina find themselves in a race against time to locate the legendary hall of the Viking warriors - before rival powers claim its deadly contents for themselves. The quest will force Eddie to revisit a dark chapter from his past that he has kept hidden from everyone... including his wife.
Only Nina and Eddie can prevent the unleashing of a primordial terror from the depths of the earth. But even if they succeed, the cost may be greater than they could have ever imagined...
Born in Halifax, England, and a graduate of Keele University, Andy now lives in Bournemouth, where he works as a full-time writer. Previously, he was an entertainment journalist and the editor of such magazines as DVD Review and the iconoclastic film publication Hotdog, where his lifelong love of movies (and vast knowledge of movie trivia) finally became a useful job skill. He has also worked as a cartoonist, graphic designer and videogame reviewer, and written for the award-winning British sci-fi comic 2000AD.
ANDY McDERMOTT
THE VALHALLA PROPHECY
Past secrets emerge to threaten archaeologist Nina Wilde and her husband, ex-SAS soldier Eddie Chase, when a Viking runestone is stolen by ruthless raiders. The stone holds the key to an ancient evil concealed in Norse mythology's holiest place: Valhalla.
In their ninth blockbusting adventure, Eddie and Nina find themselves in a race against time to locate the legendary hall of the Viking warriors - before rival powers claim its deadly contents for themselves. The quest will force Eddie to revisit a dark chapter from his past that he has kept hidden from everyone... including his wife.
Only Nina and Eddie can prevent the unleashing of a primordial terror from the depths of the earth. But even if they succeed, the cost may be greater than they could have ever imagined...
Born in Halifax, England, and a graduate of Keele University, Andy now lives in Bournemouth, where he works as a full-time writer. Previously, he was an entertainment journalist and the editor of such magazines as DVD Review and the iconoclastic film publication Hotdog, where his lifelong love of movies (and vast knowledge of movie trivia) finally became a useful job skill. He has also worked as a cartoonist, graphic designer and videogame reviewer, and written for the award-winning British sci-fi comic 2000AD.
January 20, 2015
SUDDEN....... OLIVER STRANGE
SUDDEN....... OLIVER STRANGE....
THE FASTEST GUN IN THE WEST...
The Legendary Gunfighter And Bestselling Series Is back
THE FASTEST GUN IN THE WEST...
The Legendary Gunfighter And Bestselling Series Is back
James Green aka Sudden
is a fictional character created by the author Oliver Strange and after
his death carried on by Frederick H. Christian. The books are centred
around a gunfighter in the American Wild West era, who is in search of
two men who cheated his foster father. Jim the young man promises his
dying father that he will find the two and take revenge. He gives the
name James Green to himself and in time gets accused of a robbery
himself and becomes an outlaw.
The Making Of The Legendary Outlaw......
From Texas To Kansas...,
His Deadly Guns Sought A Legacy Of ......
................Vengeance.
January 13, 2015
THE ENGLISH PATIENT..... MICHAEL ONDAATJE
THE ENGLISH PATIENT.....
MICHAEL ONDAATJE
“A novel is a mirror walking down a road”
WINNER OF THE.....
BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION.
The English Patient Quotes
“...the heart is an organ of fire
“From this point on, she whispered, we will either find or lose our souls.”
“Her hand touched me at the wrist. "If I gave you my life, you would drop it. Wouldn't you?"
I didn't say anything''
The English Patient, he gives
us his most stunningly original and lyric novel yet. During the final
moments of World War II, in a deserted Italian villa, four people come
together: a young nurse, her will broken, all her energy focused on her
last, dying patient, a man in whom she has seen something "she wanted to
learn, to grow into and hide in"... the patient: an unknown Englishman,
survivor of a plane crash, his mind awash with a life's worth of
secrets and passions ... a thief whose "skills" have made him one of the
war's heroes, and one of its casualties ... an Indian soldier in the
British army, an expert at bomb disposal whose three years at war have
taught him that "the only thing safe is himself." Slowly, they begin to
reveal themselves to each other, the stories of their pasts and of the
present unfolding in scene after haunting scene, taking us into the
Sahara, the English countryside, down the streets of London during the
Blitz, into the makeshift army hospitals of Italy, and through the
battered gardens and rooms of the villa. And with these stories,
Ondaatje weaves a complex tapestry of image and emotion, recollection
and observation: the paths and details of four diverse lives caught and
changed and now inextricably connected by the brutal, improbable
circumstances of war.
MICHAEL ONDAATJE
“A novel is a mirror walking down a road”
WINNER OF THE.....
BOOKER PRIZE FOR FICTION.
The English Patient Quotes
“She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape''
“From this point on, she whispered, we will either find or lose our souls.”
“Her hand touched me at the wrist. "If I gave you my life, you would drop it. Wouldn't you?"
I didn't say anything''
*** "“I'll be looking at the moon, but I'll be seeing you.”***
EAT PRAY LOVE.... ELIZABETH GILBERT
Eat Pray Love....
One Women's Search For Everything.......
Eat Pray Love ......
has been passed from Women to Women
like the Secret of Life
Every Women should Read It......
A HIGH-CONCEPT,ACTION-PACKED THRILLER FROM GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR MATTHEW REILLY...................
THE GREAT ZOO OF CHINA
It is a secret the Chinese government has been keeping for forty years.They have found a species of animal no one believed even existed. It will amaze the world.
Now the Chinese are ready to unveil their astonishing discovery within the greatest zoo ever constructed.
A small group of VIPs and journalists has been brought to the zoo deep within China to see its fabulous creatures for the first time. Among them is Dr Cassandra Jane ‘CJ’ Cameron, a writer for National Geographic and an expert on reptiles.
The visitors are assured by their Chinese hosts that they will be struck with wonder at these beasts, that they are perfectly safe, and that nothing can go wrong…
December 17, 2014
THE ESCAPE.... DAVID BALDACCI
THE ESCAPE.... DAVID BALDACCI ....
.THIRD BOOK IN JOHN PULLER SERIES
David Baldacci’s blockbuster #1 bestselling thrillers Zero Day and The Forgotten introduced readers to John Puller. A combat veteran and special agent with the U.S. Army, Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. But all his training, all his experience, all his skills will not prepare him for his newest case, one that will force him to hunt down the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked: his own brother.
THE ESCAPE
It’s a prison unlike any other. Military discipline rules. Its security systems are unmatched. None of its prisoners dream of escaping. They know it’s impossible . . . until now.
John Puller’s older brother, Robert, was convicted of treason. His inexplicable escape from prison makes him the most wanted criminal in the country. Some in the government believe that John Puller represents their best chance at capturing Robert alive, and so Puller must bring in his brother to face justice.
But Puller quickly discovers that his brother is pursued by others who don’t want him to survive. Puller is in turn pushed into an uneasy, fraught partnership with another agent, who may have an agenda of her own.
They dig more deeply into the case together, and Puller finds that not only are her allegiances unclear, but there are troubling details about his brother’s conviction . . . and someone out there doesn’t want the truth to ever come to light. As the nationwide manhunt for Robert grows more urgent, Puller’s masterful skills as an investigator and strengths as a fighter may not be enough to save his brother—or himself.
In his “clever third John Puller thriller…Baldacci handles the complex plot with consummate ease as the Pullers navigate nearly endless surprises.”
–Publishers Weekly
“Emotionally intense, ‘The Escape’ is Baldacci’s best to date.”
–Associated Press
“Baldacci applies pressure and builds suspense as few writers can.”
–San Antonio Express-News
.THIRD BOOK IN JOHN PULLER SERIES
David Baldacci’s blockbuster #1 bestselling thrillers Zero Day and The Forgotten introduced readers to John Puller. A combat veteran and special agent with the U.S. Army, Puller is the man they call to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. But all his training, all his experience, all his skills will not prepare him for his newest case, one that will force him to hunt down the most formidable and brilliant prey he has ever tracked: his own brother.
THE ESCAPE
It’s a prison unlike any other. Military discipline rules. Its security systems are unmatched. None of its prisoners dream of escaping. They know it’s impossible . . . until now.
John Puller’s older brother, Robert, was convicted of treason. His inexplicable escape from prison makes him the most wanted criminal in the country. Some in the government believe that John Puller represents their best chance at capturing Robert alive, and so Puller must bring in his brother to face justice.
But Puller quickly discovers that his brother is pursued by others who don’t want him to survive. Puller is in turn pushed into an uneasy, fraught partnership with another agent, who may have an agenda of her own.
They dig more deeply into the case together, and Puller finds that not only are her allegiances unclear, but there are troubling details about his brother’s conviction . . . and someone out there doesn’t want the truth to ever come to light. As the nationwide manhunt for Robert grows more urgent, Puller’s masterful skills as an investigator and strengths as a fighter may not be enough to save his brother—or himself.
In his “clever third John Puller thriller…Baldacci handles the complex plot with consummate ease as the Pullers navigate nearly endless surprises.”
–Publishers Weekly
“Emotionally intense, ‘The Escape’ is Baldacci’s best to date.”
–Associated Press
“Baldacci applies pressure and builds suspense as few writers can.”
–San Antonio Express-News
THE CINDERELLA MURDER......BY MARY HIGGINS CLARK & ALAFAIR BURKE
The Cinderella Murder
An Under Suspicion Novel
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An Under Suspicion Novel
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An Under Suspicion Novel
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An Under Suspicion Novel
- See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Cinderella-Murder/Mary-Higgins-Clark/9781476763125#sthash.SoF73dJk.dpufThe Cinderella Murder
An Under Suspicion Novel
In
a first-time collaboration, “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark
partners with bestselling author Alafair Burke to deliver a brand new
suspense series about a television program featuring cold case murders.
Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode.
Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan’s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church that was active on campus? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered?
With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood’s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella’s murderer ready for a close-up?
Together Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke deliver an exciting publishing event: the start of a thrilling new series guaranteed to keep you guessing until the last suspenseful page.
Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode.
Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan’s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church that was active on campus? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered?
With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood’s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella’s murderer ready for a close-up?
Together Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke deliver an exciting publishing event: the start of a thrilling new series guaranteed to keep you guessing until the last suspenseful page.
The Cinderella Murder
An Under Suspicion Novel
- See more at: http://books.simonandschuster.com/The-Cinderella-Murder/Mary-Higgins-Clark/9781476763125#sthash.SoF73dJk.dpufA UNDER SUSPICION NOVEL
In a first-time collaboration, “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark
partners with bestselling author Alafair Burke to deliver a brand new
suspense series about a television program featuring cold case murders.
Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode.
Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan’s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church that was active on campus? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered?
With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood’s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella’s murderer ready for a close-up?
Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode.
Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan’s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church that was active on campus? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered?
With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood’s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella’s murderer ready for a close-up?
The Cinderella Murder
An Under Suspicion Novel
In
a first-time collaboration, “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark
partners with bestselling author Alafair Burke to deliver a brand new
suspense series about a television program featuring cold case murders.
Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode.
Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan’s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church that was active on campus? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered?
With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood’s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella’s murderer ready for a close-up?
Together Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke deliver an exciting publishing event: the start of a thrilling new series guaranteed to keep you guessing until the last suspenseful page.
Television producer Laurie Moran is delighted when the pilot for her reality drama, Under Suspicion, is a success. Even more, the program—a cold case series that revisits unsolved crimes by recreating them with those affected—is off to a fantastic start when it helps solve an infamous murder in the very first episode.
Now Laurie has the ideal case to feature in the next episode of Under Suspicion: the Cinderella Murder. When Susan Dempsey, a beautiful and multi-talented UCLA student, was found dead, her murder raised numerous questions. Why was her car parked miles from her body? Had she ever shown up for the acting audition she was due to attend at the home of an up-and-coming director? Why does Susan’s boyfriend want to avoid questions about their relationship? Was her disappearance connected to a controversial church that was active on campus? Was she close to her computer science professor because of her technological brilliance, or something more? And why was Susan missing one of her shoes when her body was discovered?
With the help of lawyer and Under Suspicion host Alex Buckley, Laurie knows the case will attract great ratings, especially when the former suspects include Hollywood’s elite and tech billionaires. The suspense and drama are perfect for the silver screen—but is Cinderella’s murderer ready for a close-up?
Together Mary Higgins Clark and Alafair Burke deliver an exciting publishing event: the start of a thrilling new series guaranteed to keep you guessing until the last suspenseful page.
MISSING YOU....... BY HARLAN COBEN
MISSING YOU....... gone but not forgotten.......
BY HARLAN COBEN
Harlan Coben
Author
Harlan
Coben is an American author of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots
of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or
misinterpreted events in the past and often have multiple plot twists.
MISSING YOU is a #1 New York Times Best Seller!
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a
heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our past…and the lies
that bind us together.
It’s a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as
NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she
feels her whole world explode, as emotions she’s ignored for decades
come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiancé Jeff,
the man who shattered her heart 18 years ago.
Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which monsters prey upon the most vulnerable.
As the body count mounts and Kat’s hope for a second chance with Jeff grows more and more elusive, she is consumed by an investigation that challenges her feelings about everyone she ever loved—her former fiancé, her mother, and even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before, and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there.
Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which monsters prey upon the most vulnerable.
As the body count mounts and Kat’s hope for a second chance with Jeff grows more and more elusive, she is consumed by an investigation that challenges her feelings about everyone she ever loved—her former fiancé, her mother, and even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before, and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there.
BURIED ANGELS..... BY CAMILLA LACKBERG
BURIED ANGELS.....
BY CAMILLA LACKBERG
Camilla Läckberg
Writer
BURIED ANGELS..... BY CAMILLA LACKBERG
TRAGEDY RUINS IN THE FAMILY .....AND.....
MURDER RUINS IN THE BLOOD.
About the Book
YOU CANNOT CHANGE THE PAST
Easter 1974. A family vanishes from their home on an idyllic island off the Swedish coast. They have left everything behind – including their one-year-old daughter, Ebba.
Now, years later, Ebba has returned to the island. She and her husband have suffered the loss of their only child and are looking to make a fresh start. But within days, their house is the target of an arson attack.
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE FUTURE
Detective Patrik Hedstrom takes on the investigation, aided by his wife, crime writer Erica Falck, who has always been fascinated by the mystery of Ebba’s abandonment and the family’s tragic history.
When dried blood is found under the floorboards of the old house, it seems that the cold case involving the missing family is about to be brought back to life. And soon, Patrik and Erica are consumed by the hunt for a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried…
Easter 1974. A family vanishes from their home on an idyllic island off the Swedish coast. They have left everything behind – including their one-year-old daughter, Ebba.
Now, years later, Ebba has returned to the island. She and her husband have suffered the loss of their only child and are looking to make a fresh start. But within days, their house is the target of an arson attack.
YOU CANNOT ESCAPE THE FUTURE
Detective Patrik Hedstrom takes on the investigation, aided by his wife, crime writer Erica Falck, who has always been fascinated by the mystery of Ebba’s abandonment and the family’s tragic history.
When dried blood is found under the floorboards of the old house, it seems that the cold case involving the missing family is about to be brought back to life. And soon, Patrik and Erica are consumed by the hunt for a killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past buried…
December 16, 2014
THE DRAMATIC DECADE..The Indira Gandhi Years... PRANAB MUKHERJEE
Read- Pranab Mukherjee Birthday Special: Some lesser known facts about President of India
'I did not waver from my loyalty to Indira Gandhi': Pranab ..
Indira paid heavy price for Emergency: Pranab
The book accounts fascinating details of
the 1970s. The book explores the meaning of democracy in the decade of
1970s. Dramatic Decade: The Indira Gandhi Years revolves around the
political commitment of Pranab Mukherjee. The context is drawn from the
personal diary excerpts and Mukherjee’s conversation with the eminent
players of the 70s, this book will present a vital portrait of a complex
nation through the lens of Mukherjee’s notion.
The book features the story of India
during the Emergency Era under the rule of the then Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi. The book is a first-person account of the Emergency Days
people of the country went through. Indira Gandhi introduced Emergency
Period for national security; it is also known as the darkest period in
Indian Democracy this work by Mukherjee will reveal various shades of
shocking data of the same period of time. The Rupa Publication book will
have sensitive issues and grappling details that the nation went
through with limits of personal expression between the years 1975 and
1977
The Aryavarta Chronicles....3. BY KRISHNA UDAYSANKAR
The Aryavarta Chronicles Kurukshetra:Book 3
.......the epic as it was never told before.
The Aryavarta Chronicles Book 3: KurukshetraWar is upon the realm, but is Aryavarta prepared for what will follow?
The empire that was Aryavarta fades under the shadow of doom. As the bitter struggle to gain control of the divided kingdom ensues, Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa of the Firstborn and the Secret Keeper of the Firewrights can only watch as their own blood, their kin, savage and kill on the fields of Kurukshetra. Restraint and reason have deserted the rulers who once protected the land and they manipulate, scheme and kill with abandon – for victory is all that matters.
At the heart of the storm stands Govinda Shauri, driven by fickle allies and failed kings, to the very brink of darkness. He may well be the greatest danger Aryavarta has faced yet, for he is determined to change things forever. Reforging the forsaken realm in the fire of his apocalyptic wrath, he prepares to destroy everything he loves and make the ultimate sacrifice of them all for the sake of one last hope: that humanity will rise, that there will be revolution.
In the spectacular, entrancing final episode of The Aryavarta Chronicles, Krishna Udayasankar's recreation of the world of the Mahabharata establishes her as a storyteller of formidable power and imagination.
The Aryavarta Chronicles....2. BY KRISHNA UDAYASANKAR.
The Aryavarta Chronicles, Book 2; KAURAVA
....................the epic as it was never told before.
Emperor Dharma Yudhisthir of the Kauravas and Empress Panchali Draupadi rule over the empire built for them by Govinda Shauri with the blessings of the Firstborn and by the might of those whom everyone believes long gone - the Firewrights.Now, the Firewrights are ready to rise from the ashes of the past and as Dharma Yudhisthir gambles away his empire, the empress is forced into a terrifying exile and the nations of Aryavarta take up arms in a bid to fight, conquer and destroy each other. The only way Govinda can protect Aryavarta is by playing a dangerous game. But can he bring himself to reveal the terrible secrets that the Vyasa has protected all his life - secrets that may well destroy the Firstborn and the Firewrights with them?In Kaurava, the second book in The Aryavarta Chronicles series, Krishna Udayasankar continues to recreate the world of the Mahabharata and the lives of its characters through stunning imagination and powerful storytelling.
The Aryavarta Chronicles, Book 1;by KRISHNA UDAYASANKAR
The Aryavarta Chronicles, Book 1: GOVINDA
....................the epic as it was never told before.
Aryavarta – the ancient realm of the noble.
For generations, the Firstborn dynasty of scholar-sages, descendants of Vasishta Varuni and protectors of the Divine Order on earth, has dominated here. For just as long, the Angirasa family of Firewrights, weapon-makers to the kings and master inventors, has defied them. In the aftermath of the centuries-long conflict between the two orders, the once-united empire of Aryavarta lies splintered, a shadow of its former glorious self.
Now, the last Secret Keeper of the Firewrights is dead, killed by a violent hand, and the battle for supreme power in the empire is about to begin. As mighty powers hurtle towards a bloody conflict, Govinda Shauri, cowherd-turned-prince and now Commander of the armies of Dwaraka, must use all his cunning to counter deception and treachery if he is to protect his people and those whom he loves.
But who holds the key to the fantastic and startling knowledge of the Firewrights, which in the wrong hands will bring doom upon the empire? And does Govinda have it in him to confront the dark secrets of his past and discover the true meaning of being Arya, of being noble?
Murder, romance, political machinations, deception, adventure, loyal ties of friendship. A crisply written, thrilling novel set in the epic ages
October 01, 2014
CHETAN BHAGAT.... HALF GIRL FRIEND
"BHAGAT IS A SYMBOL OF NEW INDIA.
A TORCH-BEARER FOR AN UNAFRAID GENERATION..."
"Once upon a time, there was a Bihari boy called Madhav.
He fell in love with a girl called Riya.
Madhav didn't speak English well....
Riya did....
Madhav wanted a relationship.
Riya didn't.
Riya just wanted friendship.
Madhav didn't.
Riya suggested a compromise.
She agreed to be his half-girlfriend."
"BHAGAT IS A SYMBOL OF NEW INDIA.
A TORCH-BEARER FOR AN UNAFRAID GENERATION..."
"Once upon a time, there was a Bihari boy called Madhav.
He fell in love with a girl called Riya.
Madhav didn't speak English well....
Riya did....
Madhav wanted a relationship.
Riya didn't.
Riya just wanted friendship.
Madhav didn't.
Riya suggested a compromise.
She agreed to be his half-girlfriend."
September 20, 2014
NELSON DEMILLE ......... THE QUEST>
NELSON DEMILLE
THE QUEST
A sweeping adventure that's equal parts thriller and love story,
Nelson DeMille's newest novel takes the reader from the war torn jungles
of Ethiopia to the magical city of Rome.
While
the Ethiopian Civil War rages, a Catholic priest languishes in prison.
Forty years have passed since he last saw daylight. His crime? Claiming
to know the true location of Christ's cup from the Last Supper. Then the
miraculous happens - a mortar strikes the prison and he is free!
Old,
frail, and injured, he escapes to the jungle, where he encounters two
Western journalists and a beautiful freelance photographer taking refuge
from the carnage. As they tend to his wounds, he relates his incredible
story.
Motivated by the sensational tale and
their desire to find the location of the holiest of relics, the trio
agrees to search for the Grail.
Thus begins an
impossible quest that will pit them against murderous tribes, deadly
assassins, fanatical monks, and the passions of their own hearts.
September 19, 2014
Ken Follett
‘Edge of Eternity,’
the final installment in Ken Follett’s sweeping trilogy
“Edge of Eternity,” the latest from best-selling author Ken Follett, is the final volume in a series of doorstops called “The Century Trilogy.” As the title implies, these books examine, from a variety of fictional perspectives, the central events of the 20th century.
The opening installment, “Fall of Giants” (2010), established the template for the enterprise, introducing five families — from England, Wales, Germany, Russia and the United States — whose private dramas mirrored the turmoil of their respective societies. The book addressed class struggle, labor relations and women’s suffrage but found its focus in the Russian Revolution of 1917 and World War I. In the second volume, “Winter of the World” (2012), a new generation emerged to confront the Great Depression, World War II and the dawn of the nuclear age. “Edge of Eternity” opens in 1961, in the early stages of the Cold War.
The events of the 1960s dominate this huge narrative. (More than 800 of the book’s nearly 1,100 pages are set between 1961 and ’68.) Mixing historical figures (Khrushchev, the Kennedys, Martin Luther King Jr.) with the third generation of his fictional families, Follett encapsulates the major dramas of the period. These include the rise of the Berlin Wall, the assassinations of King and the two Kennedys, and the escalation of the war in Vietnam. Follett offers a particularly impressive portrait of the civil rights era and of the frustratingly slow struggle for basic human freedoms. He also makes the familiar story of the Cuban missile crisis seem suspenseful and fresh, recreating the event from the Cuban and Soviet perspectives and illuminating the logistical nightmare involved in secretly transporting nuclear weapons from the Soviet Union to Cuba.
Follett moves a shade too quickly through the ’70s and the Watergate scandal. The emotional payoff — both for the novel and for the series as a whole — comes from Follett’s account of the ’80s and the gradual collapse of communism, a corrupt system “helplessly frozen in a terrified conservatism.”
With great efficiency and a wealth of supporting detail, Follett traces the impact of Mikhail Gorbachev and his era of reform, illuminating the forces that destroyed a monolithic institution. The novel ends with one of the most moving and iconic images of the century: crowds moving freely back and forth through the Berlin Wall.
“The Century Trilogy” covers a large swath of historical territory. Consequently, it offers a good deal more breadth than depth, a common failing in this sort of sprawling narrative. Follett may not be a great literary artist, but he is a commanding storyteller who has taken on an impossibly large task and accomplished it with passion, intelligence and skill. Like its predecessors, “Edge of Eternity” is a solid, rigorously researched work of popular fiction. It’s an honest
entertainment
that brings back vivid, sometimes painful, memories of the not-too-distant past.
Edge of Eternity
By Ken FollettSeptember 18, 2014
AGATHA CHRISTIE...... THE MONOGRAM MURDERS
AGATHA CHRISTIE......
THE MONOGRAM MURDERS
The Brand New HERCULE POIROT Mystery......
THE MONOGRAM MURDERS
The Brand New HERCULE POIROT Mystery......
Since the publication of her first novel in
1920, more than two billion copies of Agatha Christie's books have been
sold around the globe. Now, for the first time ever, the guardians of
her legacy have approved a brand-new novel featuring Dame Agatha's most
beloved creation, Hercule Poirot.
Internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah breathes new life into the incomparable detective. In this thrilling tale, Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London—a diabolically clever puzzle that will test his brilliant skills and baffle and delight longtime Christie fans and new generations of readers discovering him for the first time. Authorized by Christie's family, and featuring the most iconic detective of all time, this instant Christie classic is sure to be celebrated by mystery lovers the world over.
Internationally bestselling author Sophie Hannah breathes new life into the incomparable detective. In this thrilling tale, Poirot plunges into a mystery set in 1920s London—a diabolically clever puzzle that will test his brilliant skills and baffle and delight longtime Christie fans and new generations of readers discovering him for the first time. Authorized by Christie's family, and featuring the most iconic detective of all time, this instant Christie classic is sure to be celebrated by mystery lovers the world over.
September 17, 2014
VINOD RAI
Not Just an Accountant: The Diary of the Nations Conscience Keeper
Not just an accountant is an incisive, no-holds-barred account of India’s eleventh comptroller and auditor general and a symbol of the anti-corruption movement, Vinod Rai.
Through a narrative, rich in anecdote and inside information, Rai sheds light on the major scams that shook the country. Among the case studies-chosen for the diversity of failures they highlight are - the procedural irregularities in the issuance of licenses for second generation spectrum allotment, the last minute quick-fixes in the conduct of the XIX commonwealth games, the loss of national resources while allocating coal blocks, the flouting of systems and the clear display of crony capitalism in the exploration of hydrocarbon and the tragic tale of civil aviation in India.
Through these illustrations, Rai wishes to not only expose government malfeasance, but also probe the mandate of the CAG as a watchdog. Equally, he hopes to push for long-term solutions to corruption and bring home the urgent need for ethics-for the pursuit of excellence, accountability, probity and transparency within governments, the bureaucracy, corporate enterprises and public life.
Key Features:
- A blow-by-blow, explosive, yet thoughtful account that sheds new light on the scams that shook India - 2G, coalgate, civil aviation, the conduct of the XIX commonwealth games and hydrocarbon contracts.
- Explodes the myth of accountability in contemporary Indian governance.
- Written by the eleventh CAG of India and a symbol of the anti-corruption movement, Vinod Rai.
- Presents long-term solutions for the future, so as to contain procedural irregularities within the government and corporate enterprises.
- Provides a roadmap for good governance, important for the growth of the nation.
- Exhorts younger professionals/administrators to strive for excellence.
September 16, 2014
LEE CHILD.... PERSONAL.....
the new JACK REACHER thriller....
Someone has taken a long-range shot at the French president but failed to kill him. The suspected sniper has serious skills and is a hard man to find. Reacher tracked him down once and put him in jail. Now he's asked to hunt him again, and put him away permanently.
Tracking the shooter will take Reacher from France to England after a killer with a treacherous vendetta. He'll need to uncover who did the hiring and what's behind the assassination attempt before executing his orders.
ONLY ONE MAN COULD HAVE DONE IT....
REACHER IS THE ONE MAN WHO CAN FIND HIM......
BECAUSE THIS TIME , IT'S PERSONAL.....!
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