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A superbly nuanced work of fiction, Anindita Ghose's first novel The Illuminated revolves around two women: Shashi and Tara. After the sudden death of her celebrated husband, Shashi is alarmed to realize that overnight, she has lost her life's moorings. Meanwhile, their fiercely independent daughter Tara, a Sanskrit scholar, has been drawn into a passionate involvement with an older man, which threatens to consume her in ways she did not imagine possible. 

Join a crew of rough spice traders aboard a Spanish ship supposedly bound for the legendary Spice Islands of the Far East in the year 1519. As their supplies run low, the crew is concerned and angry and, fearing death, wants to return to Spain. Yet their mad captain refuses to retreat, sparking unrest. Little does the crew know, the captain has discovered and is pursuing his true hidden desire: a mysterious island, revealed to him through the shimmering stars.

Sarla wished she could fly high like an eagle or like an aeroplane. Of course you can fly, said her new teacher. Here, Sarla shares all that she has learnt about flight and aeroplanes.

In 1460 Nepal, a young man troubled by his fiancé's blindness embarks on a journey across China to find the mysterious Great Spirit that has the power to restore her sight. Traveling across the infinite plains of the Gobi Desert, he learns that the Great Spirit is not who he appears to be.

A stunning collection of over 10 hours of ambient soothing sounds from nature to calm your mind, body, and soul. Perfect for achieving mindfulness, or during yoga and meditation. In this audiobook, we have used state of the art recording technology to provide the most immersive sounds of nature, ones that create the ideal background sounds for times when you’re seeking inner peace.

A small Karachi neighbourhood, Chakiwara is humdrum and unspectacular to all appearances. But inside its shops and at the street corners, there is curious business afoot. Chronicling the drama that unfolds daily is Iqbal Hussain Changezi, bakery owner and collector of writers and geniuses. He has his eyes on out-of-work comedian Chakori, apprentice to a Chinese dentist, even as the town's mostly unsuccessful healer of physical and spiritual maladies prepares to unleash his top-secret invention, the love meter.

Disfruta de las maravillosas leyendas de Béquer en esta compilación única :El rayo de luna , El monte de las ánimas, La cueva de la mora, La Rosa de pasiónLa corza blanca, La Cruz del diablo, La promesa, Los ojos verdes, El besoEl gnomo, 3 fechas, Maese Pérez el organista, Las hojas secas, Creed en DiosLa venta de los gatos, La creación, La ajorca de oro, El miserere, ! es raro !El Cristo de la calavera, El caudillo de las manos rojas.

Saadat Hasan Manto was a Pakistani writer, playwright, and author considered among the greatest writers of short stories in South Asian history. Siyah Hashiye is a collection of short stories related to the partion of Pakistan and India.

Saadat Hasan Manto was a Pakistani writer, playwright, and author considered among the greatest writers of short stories in South Asian history. Presented here is a collection of nine letters he wrote to Uncle Sam.

Until recently, history had relegated Mastani to forgotten pages as a dancing girl -a myth kept alive by lack of evidence about her true place in the Peshwa household. Daughter of Maharaj Chhatrasal of Bundelkhand, Mastani married Peshwa Baji Rao I while he was in power, but she was obscured almost to anonymity by several forces. Her life as a strategist, both on the field and at home, was veiled with intrigue due to the jealousies of women in zenanas and power-hungry relatives in the Peshwai.

Esta obra corta de Cervantes se denomina un entremés.En ella se trata de las desavenencias conyugales de tres matrimonios distintos. Esos tres matrimonios, para poder solventar sus diferencias, acuden al juez, a ver si éste considera que sus disputas son suficientemente importantes como para concederles el divorcio.Cada uno de ellos tiene motivos diferentes... alguno de ellos, completamente disparatado. También va a intervenir un procurador que intenta mediar entre ellos y el juez.Al final, la aparición de unos músicos pone un final feliz a las disputas, dejando entrever las ventajas y desventajas del matrimonio.

“Pitch-perfect. One of the most endearing teen voices I’ve ever encountered.” —Becky Albertalli, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda For fans of Sandhya Menon and Adam Silvera comes a prom-night romantic-comedy romp about a Sikh teen's search for...

The youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate, Pakistani women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai, is the 26th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8, adapted for audio. Malala Yousafzai won the Nobel Peace Prize at the age of 17 for speaking out against...

Johan, mi cochero, desde que hemos salido de Munich no hace más que repetir: Walpurgis NachtEstá claro que el pobre está demasiado influenciado por la ignorancia y supersticiones locales. ¿o no.....? El caso es que pasear viendo los rayos del sol cayendo sobre la verde campiña de los alrededores de Munich, no podía hacer preveer que íbamos a entrar en otro mundo completamente distinto, donde la penumbra iba a dominar a la luz y el frío al calor.....y seres venidos como de otra dimensión nos iban a hacer conocer el miedo....

Mindfulness: How to Declutter Your Mind reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily life to help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and exhaustion. It promotes the kind of happiness and peace that gets into your bones. It seeps into everything you do and helps you meet the worst that life throws at you with new courage.

Salvador y Christian, continúan a expensas de Sarúm, ya muy debilitados y a punto de sucumbir. Héctor y Diego detectan el fuerte zumbido de la piedra y le piden ayuda a Virginia Soler, quien logra salvarlos heroicamente.

This program features multicast narration. In the vein of acclaimed popular-science bestsellers such as Atlas Obscura, Astrophysics for Young People in a Hurry, The Way Things Work, What If?, and Undeniable, the co-founders of the global science organization Nerd Nite bring listeners a...

This book is an account of how Dr. Kalam visualizes Information and Communication Technology mining the rural talent. Here, Dr. Kalam presents his dream of schools in India in 2020 as symbiotic nerve centres connecting teachers, students and community; personifying knowledge that exists in the world. He also makes a clarion call to accelerate the process of societal transformation. This would involve raising the standards of governance and safeguarding the sanctity of public institutions.

Learn science with your children using the scientific signs of the Quran. This audiobook is Series 3 of 7 and about the Earth.

Learn science with your children using the scientific signs of the Quran. This audiobook is series 6 of 7 and about mankind.