Title: Books/Penguin India; Pages: 304; Price: Rs 599Karl Doenitz and the Last Days of the Third Reich; Author: Barry Turner; Publisher: Icon books...
Title: India at the Global High Table; Authors: Teresita C. Schaffer and Howard B. Schaffer; Publisher: Harper Collins India; Pages: 384; Price: Rs 599...
Study the aesthetics of a noted Malayalam filmmaker, delve into the fantastical world of a young man who conceals within himself a supernatural tiger, get dating tips from a geek and flick through the story of inseparable twins who see the invisible. This is what the IANS bookshelf offers its readers this weekend. ...
When we bade goodbye to Harry Potter and his friends, now all grown up and with Hogwarts-going children they had come to drop at Platform 9 3/4 (Nine and Three Quarters), there would hardly have been a Potterverse fan who had fervently wished the adventures continue. And J.K. Rowling, despite her firm refusal then to continue and branching off into other st...
Every poetic tradition has one great exponent, traditionally and popularly embodying and representing its identity and characteristics. Most are historic figures, though relatively new, or revived languages may see those from recent past or even contemporary times. As vital but considerably less-celebrated or even...
Among forms of transport as settings for stories, trains seem the most popular. Rail travel may not have the speed or 'glamour' of air travel, or the well-heeled ambience of, say, a cruise ship, but still has its own charm and mystique that lends itself well to stories. And some famous authors, from Agatha Christie to Ia...
Title: A Revolutionary History of Interwar India; Author: Kama Maclean; Publisher: Penguin Books; Pages: 305; Price: Rs.599 ...
Embark on a new vision for India-Indonesia relations in the 2015-2025 decade, a boy's plight to fulfil his father's last wish, a girl's journey from being a tomboy to a reluctant woman in progress; a love story of two opposites that ends on a bittersweet and poignant note. Check out the weekend book fare ...
Title: "In The Shadows of Death: A Detective Agni Mitra Thriller"; Author: Sourabh Mukherjee; Publisher: Srishti Publishers and Distributors; Pages: 217; Price: Rs.195....
BOOKS When confronted with a disappointing Indian reality, we are apt to ask "what if" questions. Here's a book that raises questions about India's pioneers who steered a new nation....
