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Bess of Hardwick
Mary S. Lovell, Rs. 496.65
Bess of Hardwick, born into the most turbulent period of England's history, did not have an auspicious start in life. Widowed for the first time at sixteen, she nonetheless outlived four monarchs, married three more times, and died one of the wealthiest and most powerful women the country has ever seen. This is an account of this remarkable woman.
First Man: The Life of
Neil A. Armstrong
James R. Hansen, Rs. 768.60
A fine, authorised biography brimming with groundbreaking research, fresh anecdotes and fair-minded analysis, this is a compelling portrait of the astronaut.
Gandhi, Gandhism and the Gandhians
Thomas Weber, Rs. 395.00
In this collection the author discusses Gandhi, his ideology, and how India and the world is interpreting and reinterpreting the Mahatma. This book rediscovers Gandhi, and his persona, his philosophy, and the way his followers have interpreted if for the changing times.
The Last Nizam
John Zubrzycki, Rs. 395.00
This is the story of an extraordinary dynasty, the Nizams of Hyderabad, and how the heir to India's richest princely state gave up a kingdom and retired to the dusty paddocks of outback Australia. This work adds a crucial chapter to the history of India, capturing the very scent of wine, women and wealth whose appetites kept the Nizams in news and scandal while simultaneously deepening their legend.
In America
Susan Sontag, Rs. 528.00
This novel has an invigorating spaciousness, packed with characters, incidents and colour, and combining mass appeal with high intelligence. Sontag weaves an expansive broad narrative cloth here, keeping us under her spell until the very last word.
The Right Attitude To Rain
Alexander McCall Smith,
Rs. 495.00
The key to contentment in the Scottish climate is the right attitude to rain, just as in life the key to happiness lies in making the best of what you have. But in her plain-speaking housekeeper Grace's opinion, Isabel Dalhousie does not make the best of what she has; in Isabel's life there is too much thought and enough action.
The Thirteenth Tale
Diane Setterfield, Rs. 427.00
This is a love letter to reading, a book for the feral reader in all of us, a return to that rich vein of storytelling that our parents loved and that we loved as children. The author will keep your guessing, and in the end, deposit you breathless yet satisfied back upon the shore of your life.
Daughters of India
Margaret Wilson,
Rs. 450.00
First published in 1928 this novel explores the relationship between the two American characters, a missionary teacher and her superior in the mission, their work with the Christian and Muslim communities and the breaking of a kidnapping ring in the nearby village.
The Romantics
Pankaj Mishra, Rs. 395.00
The author captures the inner turmoil of people forced to adjust to an ever-changing world. A profoundly moving story of love and delusion.
(Source: DeeCee Books, Kochi Phone: 2362796)
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