READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 6 - 7

SCIENCE FICTION

George and the Big Bang Lucy and Stephen Hawking This incredible adventure story includes some of the latest scientific theories about time travel and the Big Bang as well as special essays from the leading scientists in the world - including Professor Stephen Hawking himself

Mortal Engines Reeve Philip (Series) In this original and fast-paced science fiction set in a post-apocalypse future cities of the world move around on tractor treads pursuing and scavenging each other There are four books in this highly original series

Journey to the Centre of the Earth Jules Verne Professor Liedenbrock embarks upon the strangest expedition of the nineteenth century a journey down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the Earths very core In his quest to penetrate the planets secrets the geologist discovers an astonishing subterranean menagerie of prehistoric proportions

Infinity RingJames Dashner and Others To gain power and influence a secret society known as the SQ has changed many things about time so history is dramatically different than ours Those changes or breaks have also caused many problems including increasingly intense natural disasters and civil unrest The SQ also manipulates every governments actions Daks parents both scientists have developed a time machine with financing and monitoring from the Hystorians a secret group founded by Aristotle which works against the SQ and has been preparing to go back in time to fix the changes

Time Riders Alex Scarrow(Series) The novels revolve around three teens who are recruited by a society known as The Agency moments before their deaths The Agency was set up to protect the established set of events throughout history and to fix it if it is tampered with Each novel revolves around a major change in the historical timeline and the team must work with each other to fix it with the help of their support units ndash cyborgs who can mimic human behavior

Northern Lights Philip Pullman The novel is set in a world dominated by an international theocracy the Magisterium which actively suppresses heresy In this world humans souls naturally exist outside of their bodies in the form of sentient daemons talking animal spirits that constantly accompany aid and comfort their humans

A Wrinkle in Time Madeleine LrsquoEngle Megs father had been experimenting with this fifth dimension of time travel when he mysteriously disappeared Now the time has come for

Meg her friend Calvin and Charles Wallace to rescue him But can they outwit the forces of evil they will encounter on their heart-stopping journey through space

Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes (short story and subsequent novel) Charlie is a 32-year-old developmentally disabled man who has the opportunity to undergo a surgical procedure that will dramatically increase his mental capabilities This procedure had already been performed on a laboratory mouse Algernon with remarkable results FANTASY MYSTERY

Magesterium Black holly and Clare Cassandra All his life Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic If he succeeds at the Iron Trial and is admitted into the Magisterium he is sure it can only mean bad things for him So he tries his best to do his worst - and fails at failing Now the Magisterium awaits him Its a place thats both sensational and sinister with dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future The Iron Trial is just the beginning for the biggest test is still to come

Here lies Arthur Reeve Philip (Fantasy) What if everything we knew about King Arthur and his legendary feats is simply untrue What are the real stories beneath all the bravery generosity wisdom and romance Prepare to be surprised and impressed by Philip Reevesrsquo fresh re-imagining of this famed leader

Sword of Summer Riordan Rick (Series) Since his motherrsquos mysterious death Magnus Chase has lived on the streets of Boston surviving on his wits and resourcefulness When Magnus is killed and emerges in his fantastic room of hotel Valhalla he has to accept the fact that he is the son of a Norse god

NimonaStevenson Noelle (Graphic Novel) Nimona is a monster of a girl literally she loves to fight is non-confirmative and blunt and she is a bona fide shape shifter mdash changing her form from a girl to a beast at will In this world of villains heroes magic and government scientific experiments gone wrong where does a fabulous but misunderstood girl like Nimona fit

Spiderwick Chronicles Tony Di Terlizzi Holly Black(Series) The story of the Grace childrenmdash 13-year-old Mallory and 9-year-old twins Jared and Simonmdashwho with their mother move into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate only to quickly find themselves sucked into a dark and fascinating world of fairies

The Amulet of Samarkand trilogy (Series) Bartimaeus a powerful 5000 year old djinni with a sarcastic bent is summoned by an inexperienced but talented apprentice magician The results are danger death and a big dose of comic relief

The Girl Who Drank the Moon Barnhill Kelly For as long as anyone remembers a newborn from the town of Protectorate is brought to the forest and left for the evil witch Luna is such a baby -- but her fate turns out quite differently Not only is she lovingly brought

up by the witch she is also extremely magical When she can finally control her magic Luna has the chance to change the fate of the town

The Snow Spider Jenny Nimmo On Gwyns 9th birthday his grandmother tells him he may be a magician like his Welsh ancestors She gives him five gifts to help him--a brooch a piece of dried seaweed a tin whistle a scarf and a broken toy horse

Echo Pam Munoz Ryan Lost and alone in a forbidden forest Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy a promise and a harmonica

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe C S Lewis Lucy is the first to stumble through the back of the enormous wardrobe discovering the magic world beyondNo one believes her But soon Edmund Peter and Susan too discover the magic And in the blink of an eye they are changed forever

Rangerrsquos Apprentice John Flanagan(Series) The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people And now 15-year-old Will always small for his age has been chosen as a Rangers apprentice

Listen to the Moon Michael Morpurgo Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies - injured thirsty losthellipand with absolutely no memory of who she is or how she came to be there She can say only one word Lucy Where has she come from Is she a mermaid the victim of a German U-boat or even - as some islanders suggest - a German spyhellip

AirmanColfer Eoin In the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands off the Irish coast Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the kingrsquos daughter Princess Isabella But the boyrsquos idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the kinghellip

A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket(Series) The series follows the adventures of three siblings called the Baudelaire orphans Snicket explains that very few positive things happen to the children but much misfortune befalls them Violet Baudelaire the eldest is fourteen when the series begins and is an inventor Klaus Baudelaire the middle child is twelve when the series begins he loves books and is an extraordinary speed reader with a first-class eidetic memory

The Conch BearerChitra Banerjee Divakaruni Anand is entrusted with a conch shell that possesses mystical powers His task is to return the shell to its rightful home many hundreds of miles away His quest will take him farther from home than hes ever been and will force him to make a poignant decision that will change him forever

REALISTIC FICTION

Emmeline and Plucky PupMegan Rix Alfie cant believe his luck when he is allowed to keep a tiny puppy he finds abandoned on the street Rascal is cute as a button and has lots of attitude and Emmeline Pankhurst is thrilled that her ward Alfie has a new friend

Island of Blue Dolphins Scott OrsquoDell Karana an Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins While she waited she kept herself alive by building shelter making weapons finding food and fighting her enemies the wild dogs It is not only an unusual adventure of survival but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery

Lost in the Sun Lisa Graff Trentrsquos struggle to manage the emotional fallout from this traumatic experience mdash if not exactly to move on then at least to move forward

Penny from Heaven Jennifer L Holm Itrsquos a story about familiesmdashabout the things that tear them apart and bring them together

Marley and Me John Grogan John and Jenny were just beginning their life together They were young and in love with a perfect little house and not a care in the world Then they brought home Marley a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy Life would never be the same

The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal a relentless agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream It takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a fable The Thing about the Jelly Fish Ali Benjamin Suzy Swanson mdash a methodical 12-year-old learns that her former best friend Franny has drowned Franny was a good swimmer and no adult can sufficiently explain how something like this could happen Desperate for answers Suzy becomes convinced that the true cause of her friendrsquos death was a rare jellyfish sting Shersquos determined to prove it As Suzy researches her hypothesis she becomes utterly obsessed with jellyfish

Goodbye StrangerStead Rebecca Bridge is the survivor of a bad car accident and often wonders about life and death She and her two best friends Emily and Tabitha have a pact to never fight with each other But then 7th grade starts Each of them faces new challenges and when one of the three friends does something against her friendsrsquo advice she gets in trouble with the school How in the face of these calamities can the three remain close

A Dogrsquos PurposeW Bruce Cameron One endearing dogs search for his purpose over the course of several lives More than just another charming dog story A Dogs Purpose revolves around the universal quest for an answer to lifes most basic question Why are we here Gregor The OverlanderSuzanne Collins When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-

old sister are pulled into a strange underground world they trigger an epic battle involving men bats rats cockroaches and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy

HatchetGary Paulsen Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is flying to an oil rig to see his father when the pilot suffers a heart attack and crashes the plane into a lake Brian the sole survivor finds himself cold and alone in the Canadian woods where he must learn to fend for himself

A Village by the Sea Anita Desai In a rural area in India near the sea a small family forced to live in poverty The parents are unable to take care of their three children so the oldest Lila and Hari assume the roles of adults in the house Lila takes care of her ill mother and the house while her brother works in the fields to sustain his family

HUMOUR

The AbominablesEva Ibbotson It follows a family of yetis who are forced by tourism to leave their home in the Himalayas and make their way across Europe to a possible new home Siblings Con and Ellen shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey with the help of Perry a good-natured truck driver Middle School SeriesJames Patterson The story follows about young Sammy who has crazy middle school experiences and a mischievous sister at home Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech It intricately weaves together two tales one funny one bittersweet to create a heartwarming compelling and utterly moving story of love loss and the complexity of human emotion Just William Richmal Crompton Whether its trying to arrange a marriage for his sister or taking a job as a boot boy as step one in his grand plan to run away Just William manages to cause chaos wherever he goes The boy in the dress David Walliams Dennis was different Why was he different you ask Well a small clue might be in the title of this book Charming surprising and hilarious

SHORT STORIES

The Land of Stories Chris Colfer Described by Colfer as a modern day fairy tale following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairy tales they have only ever read about before and discover there is more to this world than meets the eye

Auggie and Me Three Wonder Stories R J Palacio These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian the bully Christopher Auggiersquos oldest friend and Charlotte Auggies new friend at school Together these three stories are a treasure for

readers who donrsquot want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder

Tales of the Peculiar Riggs Ransom The author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Tales of Beedle the Bard JK Rowling It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

HISTORICAL FICTION

A Bagful of HistorySubhadra Sen Gupta Let s take a walk to our past As you travel through time dine with Mughal princess Jahanara Begum have a jugalbandi with Mian Tansen compete with the nawabs of Chandi Chowk in a kite-flying duel be a part of Raja Ram Mohan Roy s fight for the girl child s education revolt with Indian sepoys in the Mutiny of 1857 and much more This is a fascinating read about the unforgettable events and people in Indian history

The Three MusketeersDumas Alexandre (HistoricalClassic) This is perhaps the greatest ldquocloak and swordrdquo story ever written it is a fast-paced tale of the heroic deeds of Athos Porthos Aramis and DrsquoArtagnan as defenders of Louis XIV

ShadowMichael Morpurgo Featuring the bravest dog in the entire world the book tackles a current war with the story of a sniffer dog named Shadow and an Afghan boy

The War Saved My LifeKimberly Bribana Bradle Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment Her mother is too humiliated by Adarsquos twisted foot to let her outside So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war Ada doesnrsquot waste a minutemdashshe sneaks out to join him

Number the Stars Lois Lowry It is about the escape of a Jewish family from Copenhagen during World War II and a young girls contribution to the resistance movement in Denmark

An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo The story of a young man a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who on the spur of the moment had done what he thought was the right thing It turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made ndash a mistake he must put right before it is too latehellip

Out of the Dust Karen Hesse An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength it tells that hard circumstances and tragedies dont necessarily have to end badly In fact they can cause people to show compassion to each other and help them unite amongst the difficulty

One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcia Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters When the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with

their mother Cecile is nothing like they imagined While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers Unexpectedly they learn much about their family their country and themselves during one truly crazy summer

The Mughal High Noon The Ascent of Aurangzeb Srinivas Rao Adige The sons of ailing Mughal emperor Shah JahanmdashDara Shuja Aurangzeb and Muradmdashare locked in a fierce struggle for succession It explores questions of power faith and contentment BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Eleanor Barbara Cooney A detailed picture of Eleanor Rooseveltrsquos childhood world it captures the essence of the little girl whose indomitable spirit would make her one of the greatest and most beloved first ladies of all time

Boy Tales of Childhood Roald Dahl In Boy Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadburys Roald Dahls boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected

The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself

A Girl From Yamhill A Memoir Beverly Clearly For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes embarrassing moments and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them

Soccer Players Biographies by Luca Caioli Luca Caioli is the best-selling author of Messi Ronaldo Neymar Suarez etc

Menagerie Manor Gerald Durrel The story of how Durrel fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo on the English Channel island of Jersey The zoo grows and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoorsquos unusual animal inhabitants

I am Malala Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban Malala currently lives in United Kingdom and she

has received the Noble Peace Prize at the age of 16

UnbreakableMary Kom Indias best known boxer five times World Champion and an Olympic medallist Mary Kom tells the moving and inspiring story of her life with surprising

honesty My years of hard work the refusal to give up pushing every boundary there was The thrill the joy of winning the successes The Olympic bronze my most prized possession And boxing the sport I gave myself to All of it is real I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won most of the time

The Day I Stopped Drinking MilkSudha Murty Extraordinary stories about ordinary peoplersquos lives by the inimitable Sudha MurtyOver the years Sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people whose lives make for interesting stories and have astonishing lessons to reveal

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

The White Giraffe Lauren St Johnson Author brings us deep into the African world where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend

Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz Ezra Feldman loves baseball but his father cannot understand why anyone would want to rot their brains watching people swing wooden sticks rather than playing a fun game of chess See how a grumpy old professor and an unwanted road trip help them find a common ground

Bronze and SunflowerCao Wenxuan Translator Helen Wang Bronze is a young mute boy the only son of the poorest family in the village Sunflower is a young girl taken in by Bronzes family when she is orphaned The story follows their lives in the village of Damaidi highlighting family values against the hardships of rural life It is one of a series of books set in the same region at the same time Whale Talk Chris Crutcher Therersquos bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team The bad news is that they dont have a pool The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway It provides an opportunity to learn some profoundly important lessons about life Much like a whale out on the ocean who sings because it needs to whether its song is heard by other whales or not everyone needs to sing their own song -- of trauma and of triumph MYTHS LEGENDS

Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan A pentalogy of adventure mythological fiction and fantasy novels that collectively forms a sequel series to the Percy Jackson amp the Olympians series This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess Riordan introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters

Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक-

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

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कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

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आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

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महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

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नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

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भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

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वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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Meg her friend Calvin and Charles Wallace to rescue him But can they outwit the forces of evil they will encounter on their heart-stopping journey through space

Flowers for Algernon Daniel Keyes (short story and subsequent novel) Charlie is a 32-year-old developmentally disabled man who has the opportunity to undergo a surgical procedure that will dramatically increase his mental capabilities This procedure had already been performed on a laboratory mouse Algernon with remarkable results FANTASY MYSTERY

Magesterium Black holly and Clare Cassandra All his life Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic If he succeeds at the Iron Trial and is admitted into the Magisterium he is sure it can only mean bad things for him So he tries his best to do his worst - and fails at failing Now the Magisterium awaits him Its a place thats both sensational and sinister with dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future The Iron Trial is just the beginning for the biggest test is still to come

Here lies Arthur Reeve Philip (Fantasy) What if everything we knew about King Arthur and his legendary feats is simply untrue What are the real stories beneath all the bravery generosity wisdom and romance Prepare to be surprised and impressed by Philip Reevesrsquo fresh re-imagining of this famed leader

Sword of Summer Riordan Rick (Series) Since his motherrsquos mysterious death Magnus Chase has lived on the streets of Boston surviving on his wits and resourcefulness When Magnus is killed and emerges in his fantastic room of hotel Valhalla he has to accept the fact that he is the son of a Norse god

NimonaStevenson Noelle (Graphic Novel) Nimona is a monster of a girl literally she loves to fight is non-confirmative and blunt and she is a bona fide shape shifter mdash changing her form from a girl to a beast at will In this world of villains heroes magic and government scientific experiments gone wrong where does a fabulous but misunderstood girl like Nimona fit

Spiderwick Chronicles Tony Di Terlizzi Holly Black(Series) The story of the Grace childrenmdash 13-year-old Mallory and 9-year-old twins Jared and Simonmdashwho with their mother move into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate only to quickly find themselves sucked into a dark and fascinating world of fairies

The Amulet of Samarkand trilogy (Series) Bartimaeus a powerful 5000 year old djinni with a sarcastic bent is summoned by an inexperienced but talented apprentice magician The results are danger death and a big dose of comic relief

The Girl Who Drank the Moon Barnhill Kelly For as long as anyone remembers a newborn from the town of Protectorate is brought to the forest and left for the evil witch Luna is such a baby -- but her fate turns out quite differently Not only is she lovingly brought

up by the witch she is also extremely magical When she can finally control her magic Luna has the chance to change the fate of the town

The Snow Spider Jenny Nimmo On Gwyns 9th birthday his grandmother tells him he may be a magician like his Welsh ancestors She gives him five gifts to help him--a brooch a piece of dried seaweed a tin whistle a scarf and a broken toy horse

Echo Pam Munoz Ryan Lost and alone in a forbidden forest Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy a promise and a harmonica

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe C S Lewis Lucy is the first to stumble through the back of the enormous wardrobe discovering the magic world beyondNo one believes her But soon Edmund Peter and Susan too discover the magic And in the blink of an eye they are changed forever

Rangerrsquos Apprentice John Flanagan(Series) The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people And now 15-year-old Will always small for his age has been chosen as a Rangers apprentice

Listen to the Moon Michael Morpurgo Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies - injured thirsty losthellipand with absolutely no memory of who she is or how she came to be there She can say only one word Lucy Where has she come from Is she a mermaid the victim of a German U-boat or even - as some islanders suggest - a German spyhellip

AirmanColfer Eoin In the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands off the Irish coast Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the kingrsquos daughter Princess Isabella But the boyrsquos idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the kinghellip

A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket(Series) The series follows the adventures of three siblings called the Baudelaire orphans Snicket explains that very few positive things happen to the children but much misfortune befalls them Violet Baudelaire the eldest is fourteen when the series begins and is an inventor Klaus Baudelaire the middle child is twelve when the series begins he loves books and is an extraordinary speed reader with a first-class eidetic memory

The Conch BearerChitra Banerjee Divakaruni Anand is entrusted with a conch shell that possesses mystical powers His task is to return the shell to its rightful home many hundreds of miles away His quest will take him farther from home than hes ever been and will force him to make a poignant decision that will change him forever

REALISTIC FICTION

Emmeline and Plucky PupMegan Rix Alfie cant believe his luck when he is allowed to keep a tiny puppy he finds abandoned on the street Rascal is cute as a button and has lots of attitude and Emmeline Pankhurst is thrilled that her ward Alfie has a new friend

Island of Blue Dolphins Scott OrsquoDell Karana an Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins While she waited she kept herself alive by building shelter making weapons finding food and fighting her enemies the wild dogs It is not only an unusual adventure of survival but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery

Lost in the Sun Lisa Graff Trentrsquos struggle to manage the emotional fallout from this traumatic experience mdash if not exactly to move on then at least to move forward

Penny from Heaven Jennifer L Holm Itrsquos a story about familiesmdashabout the things that tear them apart and bring them together

Marley and Me John Grogan John and Jenny were just beginning their life together They were young and in love with a perfect little house and not a care in the world Then they brought home Marley a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy Life would never be the same

The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal a relentless agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream It takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a fable The Thing about the Jelly Fish Ali Benjamin Suzy Swanson mdash a methodical 12-year-old learns that her former best friend Franny has drowned Franny was a good swimmer and no adult can sufficiently explain how something like this could happen Desperate for answers Suzy becomes convinced that the true cause of her friendrsquos death was a rare jellyfish sting Shersquos determined to prove it As Suzy researches her hypothesis she becomes utterly obsessed with jellyfish

Goodbye StrangerStead Rebecca Bridge is the survivor of a bad car accident and often wonders about life and death She and her two best friends Emily and Tabitha have a pact to never fight with each other But then 7th grade starts Each of them faces new challenges and when one of the three friends does something against her friendsrsquo advice she gets in trouble with the school How in the face of these calamities can the three remain close

A Dogrsquos PurposeW Bruce Cameron One endearing dogs search for his purpose over the course of several lives More than just another charming dog story A Dogs Purpose revolves around the universal quest for an answer to lifes most basic question Why are we here Gregor The OverlanderSuzanne Collins When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-

old sister are pulled into a strange underground world they trigger an epic battle involving men bats rats cockroaches and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy

HatchetGary Paulsen Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is flying to an oil rig to see his father when the pilot suffers a heart attack and crashes the plane into a lake Brian the sole survivor finds himself cold and alone in the Canadian woods where he must learn to fend for himself

A Village by the Sea Anita Desai In a rural area in India near the sea a small family forced to live in poverty The parents are unable to take care of their three children so the oldest Lila and Hari assume the roles of adults in the house Lila takes care of her ill mother and the house while her brother works in the fields to sustain his family

HUMOUR

The AbominablesEva Ibbotson It follows a family of yetis who are forced by tourism to leave their home in the Himalayas and make their way across Europe to a possible new home Siblings Con and Ellen shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey with the help of Perry a good-natured truck driver Middle School SeriesJames Patterson The story follows about young Sammy who has crazy middle school experiences and a mischievous sister at home Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech It intricately weaves together two tales one funny one bittersweet to create a heartwarming compelling and utterly moving story of love loss and the complexity of human emotion Just William Richmal Crompton Whether its trying to arrange a marriage for his sister or taking a job as a boot boy as step one in his grand plan to run away Just William manages to cause chaos wherever he goes The boy in the dress David Walliams Dennis was different Why was he different you ask Well a small clue might be in the title of this book Charming surprising and hilarious

SHORT STORIES

The Land of Stories Chris Colfer Described by Colfer as a modern day fairy tale following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairy tales they have only ever read about before and discover there is more to this world than meets the eye

Auggie and Me Three Wonder Stories R J Palacio These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian the bully Christopher Auggiersquos oldest friend and Charlotte Auggies new friend at school Together these three stories are a treasure for

readers who donrsquot want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder

Tales of the Peculiar Riggs Ransom The author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Tales of Beedle the Bard JK Rowling It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

HISTORICAL FICTION

A Bagful of HistorySubhadra Sen Gupta Let s take a walk to our past As you travel through time dine with Mughal princess Jahanara Begum have a jugalbandi with Mian Tansen compete with the nawabs of Chandi Chowk in a kite-flying duel be a part of Raja Ram Mohan Roy s fight for the girl child s education revolt with Indian sepoys in the Mutiny of 1857 and much more This is a fascinating read about the unforgettable events and people in Indian history

The Three MusketeersDumas Alexandre (HistoricalClassic) This is perhaps the greatest ldquocloak and swordrdquo story ever written it is a fast-paced tale of the heroic deeds of Athos Porthos Aramis and DrsquoArtagnan as defenders of Louis XIV

ShadowMichael Morpurgo Featuring the bravest dog in the entire world the book tackles a current war with the story of a sniffer dog named Shadow and an Afghan boy

The War Saved My LifeKimberly Bribana Bradle Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment Her mother is too humiliated by Adarsquos twisted foot to let her outside So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war Ada doesnrsquot waste a minutemdashshe sneaks out to join him

Number the Stars Lois Lowry It is about the escape of a Jewish family from Copenhagen during World War II and a young girls contribution to the resistance movement in Denmark

An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo The story of a young man a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who on the spur of the moment had done what he thought was the right thing It turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made ndash a mistake he must put right before it is too latehellip

Out of the Dust Karen Hesse An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength it tells that hard circumstances and tragedies dont necessarily have to end badly In fact they can cause people to show compassion to each other and help them unite amongst the difficulty

One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcia Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters When the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with

their mother Cecile is nothing like they imagined While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers Unexpectedly they learn much about their family their country and themselves during one truly crazy summer

The Mughal High Noon The Ascent of Aurangzeb Srinivas Rao Adige The sons of ailing Mughal emperor Shah JahanmdashDara Shuja Aurangzeb and Muradmdashare locked in a fierce struggle for succession It explores questions of power faith and contentment BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Eleanor Barbara Cooney A detailed picture of Eleanor Rooseveltrsquos childhood world it captures the essence of the little girl whose indomitable spirit would make her one of the greatest and most beloved first ladies of all time

Boy Tales of Childhood Roald Dahl In Boy Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadburys Roald Dahls boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected

The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself

A Girl From Yamhill A Memoir Beverly Clearly For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes embarrassing moments and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them

Soccer Players Biographies by Luca Caioli Luca Caioli is the best-selling author of Messi Ronaldo Neymar Suarez etc

Menagerie Manor Gerald Durrel The story of how Durrel fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo on the English Channel island of Jersey The zoo grows and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoorsquos unusual animal inhabitants

I am Malala Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban Malala currently lives in United Kingdom and she

has received the Noble Peace Prize at the age of 16

UnbreakableMary Kom Indias best known boxer five times World Champion and an Olympic medallist Mary Kom tells the moving and inspiring story of her life with surprising

honesty My years of hard work the refusal to give up pushing every boundary there was The thrill the joy of winning the successes The Olympic bronze my most prized possession And boxing the sport I gave myself to All of it is real I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won most of the time

The Day I Stopped Drinking MilkSudha Murty Extraordinary stories about ordinary peoplersquos lives by the inimitable Sudha MurtyOver the years Sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people whose lives make for interesting stories and have astonishing lessons to reveal

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

The White Giraffe Lauren St Johnson Author brings us deep into the African world where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend

Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz Ezra Feldman loves baseball but his father cannot understand why anyone would want to rot their brains watching people swing wooden sticks rather than playing a fun game of chess See how a grumpy old professor and an unwanted road trip help them find a common ground

Bronze and SunflowerCao Wenxuan Translator Helen Wang Bronze is a young mute boy the only son of the poorest family in the village Sunflower is a young girl taken in by Bronzes family when she is orphaned The story follows their lives in the village of Damaidi highlighting family values against the hardships of rural life It is one of a series of books set in the same region at the same time Whale Talk Chris Crutcher Therersquos bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team The bad news is that they dont have a pool The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway It provides an opportunity to learn some profoundly important lessons about life Much like a whale out on the ocean who sings because it needs to whether its song is heard by other whales or not everyone needs to sing their own song -- of trauma and of triumph MYTHS LEGENDS

Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan A pentalogy of adventure mythological fiction and fantasy novels that collectively forms a sequel series to the Percy Jackson amp the Olympians series This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess Riordan introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters

Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक-

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

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कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

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आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

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महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

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मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

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भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

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वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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up by the witch she is also extremely magical When she can finally control her magic Luna has the chance to change the fate of the town

The Snow Spider Jenny Nimmo On Gwyns 9th birthday his grandmother tells him he may be a magician like his Welsh ancestors She gives him five gifts to help him--a brooch a piece of dried seaweed a tin whistle a scarf and a broken toy horse

Echo Pam Munoz Ryan Lost and alone in a forbidden forest Otto meets three mysterious sisters and suddenly finds himself entwined in a puzzling quest involving a prophecy a promise and a harmonica

The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe C S Lewis Lucy is the first to stumble through the back of the enormous wardrobe discovering the magic world beyondNo one believes her But soon Edmund Peter and Susan too discover the magic And in the blink of an eye they are changed forever

Rangerrsquos Apprentice John Flanagan(Series) The villagers believe the Rangers practice magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people And now 15-year-old Will always small for his age has been chosen as a Rangers apprentice

Listen to the Moon Michael Morpurgo Alfie and his fisherman father find a girl on an uninhabited island in the Scillies - injured thirsty losthellipand with absolutely no memory of who she is or how she came to be there She can say only one word Lucy Where has she come from Is she a mermaid the victim of a German U-boat or even - as some islanders suggest - a German spyhellip

AirmanColfer Eoin In the 1890s Conor and his family live on the sovereign Saltee Islands off the Irish coast Conor spends his days studying the science of flight with his tutor and exploring the castle with the kingrsquos daughter Princess Isabella But the boyrsquos idyllic life changes forever the day he discovers a deadly conspiracy against the kinghellip

A Series of Unfortunate EventsLemony Snicket(Series) The series follows the adventures of three siblings called the Baudelaire orphans Snicket explains that very few positive things happen to the children but much misfortune befalls them Violet Baudelaire the eldest is fourteen when the series begins and is an inventor Klaus Baudelaire the middle child is twelve when the series begins he loves books and is an extraordinary speed reader with a first-class eidetic memory

The Conch BearerChitra Banerjee Divakaruni Anand is entrusted with a conch shell that possesses mystical powers His task is to return the shell to its rightful home many hundreds of miles away His quest will take him farther from home than hes ever been and will force him to make a poignant decision that will change him forever

REALISTIC FICTION

Emmeline and Plucky PupMegan Rix Alfie cant believe his luck when he is allowed to keep a tiny puppy he finds abandoned on the street Rascal is cute as a button and has lots of attitude and Emmeline Pankhurst is thrilled that her ward Alfie has a new friend

Island of Blue Dolphins Scott OrsquoDell Karana an Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins While she waited she kept herself alive by building shelter making weapons finding food and fighting her enemies the wild dogs It is not only an unusual adventure of survival but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery

Lost in the Sun Lisa Graff Trentrsquos struggle to manage the emotional fallout from this traumatic experience mdash if not exactly to move on then at least to move forward

Penny from Heaven Jennifer L Holm Itrsquos a story about familiesmdashabout the things that tear them apart and bring them together

Marley and Me John Grogan John and Jenny were just beginning their life together They were young and in love with a perfect little house and not a care in the world Then they brought home Marley a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy Life would never be the same

The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal a relentless agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream It takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a fable The Thing about the Jelly Fish Ali Benjamin Suzy Swanson mdash a methodical 12-year-old learns that her former best friend Franny has drowned Franny was a good swimmer and no adult can sufficiently explain how something like this could happen Desperate for answers Suzy becomes convinced that the true cause of her friendrsquos death was a rare jellyfish sting Shersquos determined to prove it As Suzy researches her hypothesis she becomes utterly obsessed with jellyfish

Goodbye StrangerStead Rebecca Bridge is the survivor of a bad car accident and often wonders about life and death She and her two best friends Emily and Tabitha have a pact to never fight with each other But then 7th grade starts Each of them faces new challenges and when one of the three friends does something against her friendsrsquo advice she gets in trouble with the school How in the face of these calamities can the three remain close

A Dogrsquos PurposeW Bruce Cameron One endearing dogs search for his purpose over the course of several lives More than just another charming dog story A Dogs Purpose revolves around the universal quest for an answer to lifes most basic question Why are we here Gregor The OverlanderSuzanne Collins When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-

old sister are pulled into a strange underground world they trigger an epic battle involving men bats rats cockroaches and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy

HatchetGary Paulsen Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is flying to an oil rig to see his father when the pilot suffers a heart attack and crashes the plane into a lake Brian the sole survivor finds himself cold and alone in the Canadian woods where he must learn to fend for himself

A Village by the Sea Anita Desai In a rural area in India near the sea a small family forced to live in poverty The parents are unable to take care of their three children so the oldest Lila and Hari assume the roles of adults in the house Lila takes care of her ill mother and the house while her brother works in the fields to sustain his family

HUMOUR

The AbominablesEva Ibbotson It follows a family of yetis who are forced by tourism to leave their home in the Himalayas and make their way across Europe to a possible new home Siblings Con and Ellen shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey with the help of Perry a good-natured truck driver Middle School SeriesJames Patterson The story follows about young Sammy who has crazy middle school experiences and a mischievous sister at home Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech It intricately weaves together two tales one funny one bittersweet to create a heartwarming compelling and utterly moving story of love loss and the complexity of human emotion Just William Richmal Crompton Whether its trying to arrange a marriage for his sister or taking a job as a boot boy as step one in his grand plan to run away Just William manages to cause chaos wherever he goes The boy in the dress David Walliams Dennis was different Why was he different you ask Well a small clue might be in the title of this book Charming surprising and hilarious

SHORT STORIES

The Land of Stories Chris Colfer Described by Colfer as a modern day fairy tale following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairy tales they have only ever read about before and discover there is more to this world than meets the eye

Auggie and Me Three Wonder Stories R J Palacio These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian the bully Christopher Auggiersquos oldest friend and Charlotte Auggies new friend at school Together these three stories are a treasure for

readers who donrsquot want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder

Tales of the Peculiar Riggs Ransom The author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Tales of Beedle the Bard JK Rowling It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

HISTORICAL FICTION

A Bagful of HistorySubhadra Sen Gupta Let s take a walk to our past As you travel through time dine with Mughal princess Jahanara Begum have a jugalbandi with Mian Tansen compete with the nawabs of Chandi Chowk in a kite-flying duel be a part of Raja Ram Mohan Roy s fight for the girl child s education revolt with Indian sepoys in the Mutiny of 1857 and much more This is a fascinating read about the unforgettable events and people in Indian history

The Three MusketeersDumas Alexandre (HistoricalClassic) This is perhaps the greatest ldquocloak and swordrdquo story ever written it is a fast-paced tale of the heroic deeds of Athos Porthos Aramis and DrsquoArtagnan as defenders of Louis XIV

ShadowMichael Morpurgo Featuring the bravest dog in the entire world the book tackles a current war with the story of a sniffer dog named Shadow and an Afghan boy

The War Saved My LifeKimberly Bribana Bradle Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment Her mother is too humiliated by Adarsquos twisted foot to let her outside So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war Ada doesnrsquot waste a minutemdashshe sneaks out to join him

Number the Stars Lois Lowry It is about the escape of a Jewish family from Copenhagen during World War II and a young girls contribution to the resistance movement in Denmark

An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo The story of a young man a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who on the spur of the moment had done what he thought was the right thing It turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made ndash a mistake he must put right before it is too latehellip

Out of the Dust Karen Hesse An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength it tells that hard circumstances and tragedies dont necessarily have to end badly In fact they can cause people to show compassion to each other and help them unite amongst the difficulty

One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcia Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters When the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with

their mother Cecile is nothing like they imagined While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers Unexpectedly they learn much about their family their country and themselves during one truly crazy summer

The Mughal High Noon The Ascent of Aurangzeb Srinivas Rao Adige The sons of ailing Mughal emperor Shah JahanmdashDara Shuja Aurangzeb and Muradmdashare locked in a fierce struggle for succession It explores questions of power faith and contentment BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Eleanor Barbara Cooney A detailed picture of Eleanor Rooseveltrsquos childhood world it captures the essence of the little girl whose indomitable spirit would make her one of the greatest and most beloved first ladies of all time

Boy Tales of Childhood Roald Dahl In Boy Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadburys Roald Dahls boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected

The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself

A Girl From Yamhill A Memoir Beverly Clearly For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes embarrassing moments and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them

Soccer Players Biographies by Luca Caioli Luca Caioli is the best-selling author of Messi Ronaldo Neymar Suarez etc

Menagerie Manor Gerald Durrel The story of how Durrel fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo on the English Channel island of Jersey The zoo grows and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoorsquos unusual animal inhabitants

I am Malala Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban Malala currently lives in United Kingdom and she

has received the Noble Peace Prize at the age of 16

UnbreakableMary Kom Indias best known boxer five times World Champion and an Olympic medallist Mary Kom tells the moving and inspiring story of her life with surprising

honesty My years of hard work the refusal to give up pushing every boundary there was The thrill the joy of winning the successes The Olympic bronze my most prized possession And boxing the sport I gave myself to All of it is real I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won most of the time

The Day I Stopped Drinking MilkSudha Murty Extraordinary stories about ordinary peoplersquos lives by the inimitable Sudha MurtyOver the years Sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people whose lives make for interesting stories and have astonishing lessons to reveal

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

The White Giraffe Lauren St Johnson Author brings us deep into the African world where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend

Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz Ezra Feldman loves baseball but his father cannot understand why anyone would want to rot their brains watching people swing wooden sticks rather than playing a fun game of chess See how a grumpy old professor and an unwanted road trip help them find a common ground

Bronze and SunflowerCao Wenxuan Translator Helen Wang Bronze is a young mute boy the only son of the poorest family in the village Sunflower is a young girl taken in by Bronzes family when she is orphaned The story follows their lives in the village of Damaidi highlighting family values against the hardships of rural life It is one of a series of books set in the same region at the same time Whale Talk Chris Crutcher Therersquos bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team The bad news is that they dont have a pool The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway It provides an opportunity to learn some profoundly important lessons about life Much like a whale out on the ocean who sings because it needs to whether its song is heard by other whales or not everyone needs to sing their own song -- of trauma and of triumph MYTHS LEGENDS

Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan A pentalogy of adventure mythological fiction and fantasy novels that collectively forms a sequel series to the Percy Jackson amp the Olympians series This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess Riordan introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters

Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक-

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक- wwwhindisahityadarpanin complete-leo-tolstoy-stories-in-hindi wwwlivehindustancomnandan-magazine

REALISTIC FICTION

Emmeline and Plucky PupMegan Rix Alfie cant believe his luck when he is allowed to keep a tiny puppy he finds abandoned on the street Rascal is cute as a button and has lots of attitude and Emmeline Pankhurst is thrilled that her ward Alfie has a new friend

Island of Blue Dolphins Scott OrsquoDell Karana an Indian girl who lived alone for years on the Island of the Blue Dolphins While she waited she kept herself alive by building shelter making weapons finding food and fighting her enemies the wild dogs It is not only an unusual adventure of survival but also a tale of natural beauty and personal discovery

Lost in the Sun Lisa Graff Trentrsquos struggle to manage the emotional fallout from this traumatic experience mdash if not exactly to move on then at least to move forward

Penny from Heaven Jennifer L Holm Itrsquos a story about familiesmdashabout the things that tear them apart and bring them together

Marley and Me John Grogan John and Jenny were just beginning their life together They were young and in love with a perfect little house and not a care in the world Then they brought home Marley a wiggly yellow fur ball of a puppy Life would never be the same

The Old Man and the Sea Ernest Hemingway It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal a relentless agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream It takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a fable The Thing about the Jelly Fish Ali Benjamin Suzy Swanson mdash a methodical 12-year-old learns that her former best friend Franny has drowned Franny was a good swimmer and no adult can sufficiently explain how something like this could happen Desperate for answers Suzy becomes convinced that the true cause of her friendrsquos death was a rare jellyfish sting Shersquos determined to prove it As Suzy researches her hypothesis she becomes utterly obsessed with jellyfish

Goodbye StrangerStead Rebecca Bridge is the survivor of a bad car accident and often wonders about life and death She and her two best friends Emily and Tabitha have a pact to never fight with each other But then 7th grade starts Each of them faces new challenges and when one of the three friends does something against her friendsrsquo advice she gets in trouble with the school How in the face of these calamities can the three remain close

A Dogrsquos PurposeW Bruce Cameron One endearing dogs search for his purpose over the course of several lives More than just another charming dog story A Dogs Purpose revolves around the universal quest for an answer to lifes most basic question Why are we here Gregor The OverlanderSuzanne Collins When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-

old sister are pulled into a strange underground world they trigger an epic battle involving men bats rats cockroaches and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy

HatchetGary Paulsen Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is flying to an oil rig to see his father when the pilot suffers a heart attack and crashes the plane into a lake Brian the sole survivor finds himself cold and alone in the Canadian woods where he must learn to fend for himself

A Village by the Sea Anita Desai In a rural area in India near the sea a small family forced to live in poverty The parents are unable to take care of their three children so the oldest Lila and Hari assume the roles of adults in the house Lila takes care of her ill mother and the house while her brother works in the fields to sustain his family

HUMOUR

The AbominablesEva Ibbotson It follows a family of yetis who are forced by tourism to leave their home in the Himalayas and make their way across Europe to a possible new home Siblings Con and Ellen shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey with the help of Perry a good-natured truck driver Middle School SeriesJames Patterson The story follows about young Sammy who has crazy middle school experiences and a mischievous sister at home Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech It intricately weaves together two tales one funny one bittersweet to create a heartwarming compelling and utterly moving story of love loss and the complexity of human emotion Just William Richmal Crompton Whether its trying to arrange a marriage for his sister or taking a job as a boot boy as step one in his grand plan to run away Just William manages to cause chaos wherever he goes The boy in the dress David Walliams Dennis was different Why was he different you ask Well a small clue might be in the title of this book Charming surprising and hilarious

SHORT STORIES

The Land of Stories Chris Colfer Described by Colfer as a modern day fairy tale following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairy tales they have only ever read about before and discover there is more to this world than meets the eye

Auggie and Me Three Wonder Stories R J Palacio These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian the bully Christopher Auggiersquos oldest friend and Charlotte Auggies new friend at school Together these three stories are a treasure for

readers who donrsquot want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder

Tales of the Peculiar Riggs Ransom The author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Tales of Beedle the Bard JK Rowling It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

HISTORICAL FICTION

A Bagful of HistorySubhadra Sen Gupta Let s take a walk to our past As you travel through time dine with Mughal princess Jahanara Begum have a jugalbandi with Mian Tansen compete with the nawabs of Chandi Chowk in a kite-flying duel be a part of Raja Ram Mohan Roy s fight for the girl child s education revolt with Indian sepoys in the Mutiny of 1857 and much more This is a fascinating read about the unforgettable events and people in Indian history

The Three MusketeersDumas Alexandre (HistoricalClassic) This is perhaps the greatest ldquocloak and swordrdquo story ever written it is a fast-paced tale of the heroic deeds of Athos Porthos Aramis and DrsquoArtagnan as defenders of Louis XIV

ShadowMichael Morpurgo Featuring the bravest dog in the entire world the book tackles a current war with the story of a sniffer dog named Shadow and an Afghan boy

The War Saved My LifeKimberly Bribana Bradle Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment Her mother is too humiliated by Adarsquos twisted foot to let her outside So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war Ada doesnrsquot waste a minutemdashshe sneaks out to join him

Number the Stars Lois Lowry It is about the escape of a Jewish family from Copenhagen during World War II and a young girls contribution to the resistance movement in Denmark

An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo The story of a young man a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who on the spur of the moment had done what he thought was the right thing It turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made ndash a mistake he must put right before it is too latehellip

Out of the Dust Karen Hesse An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength it tells that hard circumstances and tragedies dont necessarily have to end badly In fact they can cause people to show compassion to each other and help them unite amongst the difficulty

One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcia Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters When the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with

their mother Cecile is nothing like they imagined While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers Unexpectedly they learn much about their family their country and themselves during one truly crazy summer

The Mughal High Noon The Ascent of Aurangzeb Srinivas Rao Adige The sons of ailing Mughal emperor Shah JahanmdashDara Shuja Aurangzeb and Muradmdashare locked in a fierce struggle for succession It explores questions of power faith and contentment BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Eleanor Barbara Cooney A detailed picture of Eleanor Rooseveltrsquos childhood world it captures the essence of the little girl whose indomitable spirit would make her one of the greatest and most beloved first ladies of all time

Boy Tales of Childhood Roald Dahl In Boy Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadburys Roald Dahls boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected

The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself

A Girl From Yamhill A Memoir Beverly Clearly For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes embarrassing moments and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them

Soccer Players Biographies by Luca Caioli Luca Caioli is the best-selling author of Messi Ronaldo Neymar Suarez etc

Menagerie Manor Gerald Durrel The story of how Durrel fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo on the English Channel island of Jersey The zoo grows and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoorsquos unusual animal inhabitants

I am Malala Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban Malala currently lives in United Kingdom and she

has received the Noble Peace Prize at the age of 16

UnbreakableMary Kom Indias best known boxer five times World Champion and an Olympic medallist Mary Kom tells the moving and inspiring story of her life with surprising

honesty My years of hard work the refusal to give up pushing every boundary there was The thrill the joy of winning the successes The Olympic bronze my most prized possession And boxing the sport I gave myself to All of it is real I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won most of the time

The Day I Stopped Drinking MilkSudha Murty Extraordinary stories about ordinary peoplersquos lives by the inimitable Sudha MurtyOver the years Sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people whose lives make for interesting stories and have astonishing lessons to reveal

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

The White Giraffe Lauren St Johnson Author brings us deep into the African world where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend

Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz Ezra Feldman loves baseball but his father cannot understand why anyone would want to rot their brains watching people swing wooden sticks rather than playing a fun game of chess See how a grumpy old professor and an unwanted road trip help them find a common ground

Bronze and SunflowerCao Wenxuan Translator Helen Wang Bronze is a young mute boy the only son of the poorest family in the village Sunflower is a young girl taken in by Bronzes family when she is orphaned The story follows their lives in the village of Damaidi highlighting family values against the hardships of rural life It is one of a series of books set in the same region at the same time Whale Talk Chris Crutcher Therersquos bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team The bad news is that they dont have a pool The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway It provides an opportunity to learn some profoundly important lessons about life Much like a whale out on the ocean who sings because it needs to whether its song is heard by other whales or not everyone needs to sing their own song -- of trauma and of triumph MYTHS LEGENDS

Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan A pentalogy of adventure mythological fiction and fantasy novels that collectively forms a sequel series to the Percy Jackson amp the Olympians series This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess Riordan introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters

Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक-

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक- wwwhindisahityadarpanin complete-leo-tolstoy-stories-in-hindi wwwlivehindustancomnandan-magazine

READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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old sister are pulled into a strange underground world they trigger an epic battle involving men bats rats cockroaches and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy

HatchetGary Paulsen Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is flying to an oil rig to see his father when the pilot suffers a heart attack and crashes the plane into a lake Brian the sole survivor finds himself cold and alone in the Canadian woods where he must learn to fend for himself

A Village by the Sea Anita Desai In a rural area in India near the sea a small family forced to live in poverty The parents are unable to take care of their three children so the oldest Lila and Hari assume the roles of adults in the house Lila takes care of her ill mother and the house while her brother works in the fields to sustain his family

HUMOUR

The AbominablesEva Ibbotson It follows a family of yetis who are forced by tourism to leave their home in the Himalayas and make their way across Europe to a possible new home Siblings Con and Ellen shepherd the yetis along their eventful journey with the help of Perry a good-natured truck driver Middle School SeriesJames Patterson The story follows about young Sammy who has crazy middle school experiences and a mischievous sister at home Walk Two Moons Sharon Creech It intricately weaves together two tales one funny one bittersweet to create a heartwarming compelling and utterly moving story of love loss and the complexity of human emotion Just William Richmal Crompton Whether its trying to arrange a marriage for his sister or taking a job as a boot boy as step one in his grand plan to run away Just William manages to cause chaos wherever he goes The boy in the dress David Walliams Dennis was different Why was he different you ask Well a small clue might be in the title of this book Charming surprising and hilarious

SHORT STORIES

The Land of Stories Chris Colfer Described by Colfer as a modern day fairy tale following twins Alex and Conner Bailey as they fall from the real world into a world full of fairy tales they have only ever read about before and discover there is more to this world than meets the eye

Auggie and Me Three Wonder Stories R J Palacio These stories are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his first year there Readers get to see him through the eyes of Julian the bully Christopher Auggiersquos oldest friend and Charlotte Auggies new friend at school Together these three stories are a treasure for

readers who donrsquot want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder

Tales of the Peculiar Riggs Ransom The author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Tales of Beedle the Bard JK Rowling It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

HISTORICAL FICTION

A Bagful of HistorySubhadra Sen Gupta Let s take a walk to our past As you travel through time dine with Mughal princess Jahanara Begum have a jugalbandi with Mian Tansen compete with the nawabs of Chandi Chowk in a kite-flying duel be a part of Raja Ram Mohan Roy s fight for the girl child s education revolt with Indian sepoys in the Mutiny of 1857 and much more This is a fascinating read about the unforgettable events and people in Indian history

The Three MusketeersDumas Alexandre (HistoricalClassic) This is perhaps the greatest ldquocloak and swordrdquo story ever written it is a fast-paced tale of the heroic deeds of Athos Porthos Aramis and DrsquoArtagnan as defenders of Louis XIV

ShadowMichael Morpurgo Featuring the bravest dog in the entire world the book tackles a current war with the story of a sniffer dog named Shadow and an Afghan boy

The War Saved My LifeKimberly Bribana Bradle Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment Her mother is too humiliated by Adarsquos twisted foot to let her outside So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war Ada doesnrsquot waste a minutemdashshe sneaks out to join him

Number the Stars Lois Lowry It is about the escape of a Jewish family from Copenhagen during World War II and a young girls contribution to the resistance movement in Denmark

An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo The story of a young man a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who on the spur of the moment had done what he thought was the right thing It turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made ndash a mistake he must put right before it is too latehellip

Out of the Dust Karen Hesse An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength it tells that hard circumstances and tragedies dont necessarily have to end badly In fact they can cause people to show compassion to each other and help them unite amongst the difficulty

One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcia Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters When the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with

their mother Cecile is nothing like they imagined While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers Unexpectedly they learn much about their family their country and themselves during one truly crazy summer

The Mughal High Noon The Ascent of Aurangzeb Srinivas Rao Adige The sons of ailing Mughal emperor Shah JahanmdashDara Shuja Aurangzeb and Muradmdashare locked in a fierce struggle for succession It explores questions of power faith and contentment BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Eleanor Barbara Cooney A detailed picture of Eleanor Rooseveltrsquos childhood world it captures the essence of the little girl whose indomitable spirit would make her one of the greatest and most beloved first ladies of all time

Boy Tales of Childhood Roald Dahl In Boy Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadburys Roald Dahls boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected

The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself

A Girl From Yamhill A Memoir Beverly Clearly For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes embarrassing moments and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them

Soccer Players Biographies by Luca Caioli Luca Caioli is the best-selling author of Messi Ronaldo Neymar Suarez etc

Menagerie Manor Gerald Durrel The story of how Durrel fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo on the English Channel island of Jersey The zoo grows and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoorsquos unusual animal inhabitants

I am Malala Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban Malala currently lives in United Kingdom and she

has received the Noble Peace Prize at the age of 16

UnbreakableMary Kom Indias best known boxer five times World Champion and an Olympic medallist Mary Kom tells the moving and inspiring story of her life with surprising

honesty My years of hard work the refusal to give up pushing every boundary there was The thrill the joy of winning the successes The Olympic bronze my most prized possession And boxing the sport I gave myself to All of it is real I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won most of the time

The Day I Stopped Drinking MilkSudha Murty Extraordinary stories about ordinary peoplersquos lives by the inimitable Sudha MurtyOver the years Sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people whose lives make for interesting stories and have astonishing lessons to reveal

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

The White Giraffe Lauren St Johnson Author brings us deep into the African world where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend

Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz Ezra Feldman loves baseball but his father cannot understand why anyone would want to rot their brains watching people swing wooden sticks rather than playing a fun game of chess See how a grumpy old professor and an unwanted road trip help them find a common ground

Bronze and SunflowerCao Wenxuan Translator Helen Wang Bronze is a young mute boy the only son of the poorest family in the village Sunflower is a young girl taken in by Bronzes family when she is orphaned The story follows their lives in the village of Damaidi highlighting family values against the hardships of rural life It is one of a series of books set in the same region at the same time Whale Talk Chris Crutcher Therersquos bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team The bad news is that they dont have a pool The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway It provides an opportunity to learn some profoundly important lessons about life Much like a whale out on the ocean who sings because it needs to whether its song is heard by other whales or not everyone needs to sing their own song -- of trauma and of triumph MYTHS LEGENDS

Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan A pentalogy of adventure mythological fiction and fantasy novels that collectively forms a sequel series to the Percy Jackson amp the Olympians series This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess Riordan introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters

Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

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महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

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भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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readers who donrsquot want to leave Auggie behind when they finish Wonder

Tales of the Peculiar Riggs Ransom The author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Tales of Beedle the Bard JK Rowling It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

HISTORICAL FICTION

A Bagful of HistorySubhadra Sen Gupta Let s take a walk to our past As you travel through time dine with Mughal princess Jahanara Begum have a jugalbandi with Mian Tansen compete with the nawabs of Chandi Chowk in a kite-flying duel be a part of Raja Ram Mohan Roy s fight for the girl child s education revolt with Indian sepoys in the Mutiny of 1857 and much more This is a fascinating read about the unforgettable events and people in Indian history

The Three MusketeersDumas Alexandre (HistoricalClassic) This is perhaps the greatest ldquocloak and swordrdquo story ever written it is a fast-paced tale of the heroic deeds of Athos Porthos Aramis and DrsquoArtagnan as defenders of Louis XIV

ShadowMichael Morpurgo Featuring the bravest dog in the entire world the book tackles a current war with the story of a sniffer dog named Shadow and an Afghan boy

The War Saved My LifeKimberly Bribana Bradle Nine-year-old Ada has never left her one-room apartment Her mother is too humiliated by Adarsquos twisted foot to let her outside So when her little brother Jamie is shipped out of London to escape the war Ada doesnrsquot waste a minutemdashshe sneaks out to join him

Number the Stars Lois Lowry It is about the escape of a Jewish family from Copenhagen during World War II and a young girls contribution to the resistance movement in Denmark

An Eagle in the Snow Michael Morpurgo The story of a young man a young soldier in the trenches of World War I who on the spur of the moment had done what he thought was the right thing It turned out to have been the worst mistake he ever could have made ndash a mistake he must put right before it is too latehellip

Out of the Dust Karen Hesse An unforgettable tribute to hope and inner strength it tells that hard circumstances and tragedies dont necessarily have to end badly In fact they can cause people to show compassion to each other and help them unite amongst the difficulty

One Crazy Summer Rita Williams-Garcia Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters When the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend the summer with

their mother Cecile is nothing like they imagined While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers Unexpectedly they learn much about their family their country and themselves during one truly crazy summer

The Mughal High Noon The Ascent of Aurangzeb Srinivas Rao Adige The sons of ailing Mughal emperor Shah JahanmdashDara Shuja Aurangzeb and Muradmdashare locked in a fierce struggle for succession It explores questions of power faith and contentment BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Eleanor Barbara Cooney A detailed picture of Eleanor Rooseveltrsquos childhood world it captures the essence of the little girl whose indomitable spirit would make her one of the greatest and most beloved first ladies of all time

Boy Tales of Childhood Roald Dahl In Boy Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadburys Roald Dahls boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected

The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself

A Girl From Yamhill A Memoir Beverly Clearly For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes embarrassing moments and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them

Soccer Players Biographies by Luca Caioli Luca Caioli is the best-selling author of Messi Ronaldo Neymar Suarez etc

Menagerie Manor Gerald Durrel The story of how Durrel fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo on the English Channel island of Jersey The zoo grows and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoorsquos unusual animal inhabitants

I am Malala Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban Malala currently lives in United Kingdom and she

has received the Noble Peace Prize at the age of 16

UnbreakableMary Kom Indias best known boxer five times World Champion and an Olympic medallist Mary Kom tells the moving and inspiring story of her life with surprising

honesty My years of hard work the refusal to give up pushing every boundary there was The thrill the joy of winning the successes The Olympic bronze my most prized possession And boxing the sport I gave myself to All of it is real I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won most of the time

The Day I Stopped Drinking MilkSudha Murty Extraordinary stories about ordinary peoplersquos lives by the inimitable Sudha MurtyOver the years Sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people whose lives make for interesting stories and have astonishing lessons to reveal

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

The White Giraffe Lauren St Johnson Author brings us deep into the African world where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend

Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz Ezra Feldman loves baseball but his father cannot understand why anyone would want to rot their brains watching people swing wooden sticks rather than playing a fun game of chess See how a grumpy old professor and an unwanted road trip help them find a common ground

Bronze and SunflowerCao Wenxuan Translator Helen Wang Bronze is a young mute boy the only son of the poorest family in the village Sunflower is a young girl taken in by Bronzes family when she is orphaned The story follows their lives in the village of Damaidi highlighting family values against the hardships of rural life It is one of a series of books set in the same region at the same time Whale Talk Chris Crutcher Therersquos bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team The bad news is that they dont have a pool The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway It provides an opportunity to learn some profoundly important lessons about life Much like a whale out on the ocean who sings because it needs to whether its song is heard by other whales or not everyone needs to sing their own song -- of trauma and of triumph MYTHS LEGENDS

Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan A pentalogy of adventure mythological fiction and fantasy novels that collectively forms a sequel series to the Percy Jackson amp the Olympians series This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess Riordan introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters

Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक-

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

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महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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their mother Cecile is nothing like they imagined While the girls hope to go to Disneyland and meet Tinker Bell their mother sends them to a day camp run by the Black Panthers Unexpectedly they learn much about their family their country and themselves during one truly crazy summer

The Mughal High Noon The Ascent of Aurangzeb Srinivas Rao Adige The sons of ailing Mughal emperor Shah JahanmdashDara Shuja Aurangzeb and Muradmdashare locked in a fierce struggle for succession It explores questions of power faith and contentment BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Eleanor Barbara Cooney A detailed picture of Eleanor Rooseveltrsquos childhood world it captures the essence of the little girl whose indomitable spirit would make her one of the greatest and most beloved first ladies of all time

Boy Tales of Childhood Roald Dahl In Boy Roald Dahl recounts his days as a child growing up in England From his years as a prankster at boarding school to his envious position as a chocolate tester for Cadburys Roald Dahls boyhood was as full of excitement and the unexpected

The One and Only Ivan Katherine Applegate This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself

A Girl From Yamhill A Memoir Beverly Clearly For everyone who has enjoyed the pranks and schemes embarrassing moments and all of the other poignant and colorful images of childhood brought to life in Beverly Cleary books here is the fascinating true story of the remarkable woman who created them

Soccer Players Biographies by Luca Caioli Luca Caioli is the best-selling author of Messi Ronaldo Neymar Suarez etc

Menagerie Manor Gerald Durrel The story of how Durrel fulfilled his childhood dream of founding his own private zoo on the English Channel island of Jersey The zoo grows and readers are treated to a colorful parade of the zoorsquos unusual animal inhabitants

I am Malala Christina Lamb and Malala Yousafzai The story of the girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban Malala currently lives in United Kingdom and she

has received the Noble Peace Prize at the age of 16

UnbreakableMary Kom Indias best known boxer five times World Champion and an Olympic medallist Mary Kom tells the moving and inspiring story of her life with surprising

honesty My years of hard work the refusal to give up pushing every boundary there was The thrill the joy of winning the successes The Olympic bronze my most prized possession And boxing the sport I gave myself to All of it is real I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won most of the time

The Day I Stopped Drinking MilkSudha Murty Extraordinary stories about ordinary peoplersquos lives by the inimitable Sudha MurtyOver the years Sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people whose lives make for interesting stories and have astonishing lessons to reveal

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

The White Giraffe Lauren St Johnson Author brings us deep into the African world where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend

Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz Ezra Feldman loves baseball but his father cannot understand why anyone would want to rot their brains watching people swing wooden sticks rather than playing a fun game of chess See how a grumpy old professor and an unwanted road trip help them find a common ground

Bronze and SunflowerCao Wenxuan Translator Helen Wang Bronze is a young mute boy the only son of the poorest family in the village Sunflower is a young girl taken in by Bronzes family when she is orphaned The story follows their lives in the village of Damaidi highlighting family values against the hardships of rural life It is one of a series of books set in the same region at the same time Whale Talk Chris Crutcher Therersquos bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team The bad news is that they dont have a pool The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway It provides an opportunity to learn some profoundly important lessons about life Much like a whale out on the ocean who sings because it needs to whether its song is heard by other whales or not everyone needs to sing their own song -- of trauma and of triumph MYTHS LEGENDS

Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan A pentalogy of adventure mythological fiction and fantasy novels that collectively forms a sequel series to the Percy Jackson amp the Olympians series This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess Riordan introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters

Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

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कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

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आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

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पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

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भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

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वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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honesty My years of hard work the refusal to give up pushing every boundary there was The thrill the joy of winning the successes The Olympic bronze my most prized possession And boxing the sport I gave myself to All of it is real I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring - and I won most of the time

The Day I Stopped Drinking MilkSudha Murty Extraordinary stories about ordinary peoplersquos lives by the inimitable Sudha MurtyOver the years Sudha Murty has come across some fascinating people whose lives make for interesting stories and have astonishing lessons to reveal

ADVENTURE TRAVEL

The White Giraffe Lauren St Johnson Author brings us deep into the African world where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend

Baseball Fever Johanna Hurwitz Ezra Feldman loves baseball but his father cannot understand why anyone would want to rot their brains watching people swing wooden sticks rather than playing a fun game of chess See how a grumpy old professor and an unwanted road trip help them find a common ground

Bronze and SunflowerCao Wenxuan Translator Helen Wang Bronze is a young mute boy the only son of the poorest family in the village Sunflower is a young girl taken in by Bronzes family when she is orphaned The story follows their lives in the village of Damaidi highlighting family values against the hardships of rural life It is one of a series of books set in the same region at the same time Whale Talk Chris Crutcher Therersquos bad news and good news about the Cutter High School swim team The bad news is that they dont have a pool The good news is that only one of them can swim anyway It provides an opportunity to learn some profoundly important lessons about life Much like a whale out on the ocean who sings because it needs to whether its song is heard by other whales or not everyone needs to sing their own song -- of trauma and of triumph MYTHS LEGENDS

Heroes of OlympusRick Riordan A pentalogy of adventure mythological fiction and fantasy novels that collectively forms a sequel series to the Percy Jackson amp the Olympians series This series details a conflict between Greek and Roman demigods and Gaea the earth goddess Riordan introduces Roman mythology into his sequel series as well as several new characters

Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक-

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

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आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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Puffin Book Of World Myths And Legends Anita Nair Timeless stories about how the world was created why the sun and moon never meet each other though they live in the same sky how clouds appear to save mankind from the suns scorching rays and why living creatures shed tears when they are in pain

The Trials of Apollo Riordan Rick Zeus has punished his son Apollo god of the sun music archery and poetry by casting him down to earth in the form of a gawky acne-covered sixteen-year-old mortal named Lester The only way Apollo can reclaim his rightful place on Mount Olympus is by restoring several Oracles that have gone dark

Lost in Time Namita Gokhale Young Chintamani Dev Gupta sent packing to a birding camp near Lake Sat Tal is inexplicably transported to the days of the Mahabharata Trapped in time he meets Ghatotkacha and his mother the demoness Hidimbi But the gentle giant a master of illusions and mind- boggling rakshasa technology wields his strength just as expertly as he imparts the age-old secrets of the forest and the elemental forces And in his enlightening company Chintamani finds himself in the thick of the events of the most enduring Indian epic

िह दी (ककषा ६ ndash ८)

फटबॉल मच (िह द पॉकट बकस ) बाल लोक नािटकाए (सशील कमार िसह ) म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ( राधा क ण परकाशन ) एक मलाकात बहादर ब चो क साथ ndash अमर स य भारतीय पौरािणक कथाए ndash िटनी टाट िवकरम बताल की परिस ध कहािनया ndash ओम िक स

हमारी विदक स कित ndash सर वती टर ट

चतर तनाली राम - िटनी टाट िहतोपदश - श द कलश नह क नात ndash जञानपीठ

समद तट पर ndash जञानपीठ

शरतचदर की बाल कहािनया ndash काद बरी परकासन

वीर बालको की कहािनया ndash नह सािह य सदन ईमली का पड़ - लता मिण िमठाई चोर - मनोरमा जफा कहावत की कहािनया - ड़ा अनम परताप

501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक-

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

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महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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501 अजीबो गरीब त य - सजीव गगर िहतोपदश ndash ीमान नारायण पिडत

आओ अपन अ तिरकष को जान ndash िहद पॉकट बकस

चनी हई बाल कहािनया ndash स रोहता व अ थाना हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

भीम राव अबडकरवह लड़का िजसन पछा कयो - कहानी सौ या राजदर

कछ भारतीय पकषी तनालीराम की सझबझ

फटबॉल मच )िह द पॉकट बकस(

बाल लोक नािटकाए )सशील कमार िसह(

म ला नसी दीन की अनोखी दिनया ) राधा क ण परकाशन( हवली का रह य ndash सकीित र भटनागर

पचततर की रोमाचक कहािनया

अ मा का पिरवार ndash सरोज मखजीर अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलजार प ा और ढला - शकन

मतर - परमचदर

नीम तल - पी अनराधा ( तिलका परकाशन )

गीदड़ का सपना - िवभा ग ता ( जा नवी परकाशन ) पालत भाल - माधवी िब ट

हम और हमारा दश - आशा रानी

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक-

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

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कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

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आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 8-9

HISTORICAL FICTION

Chains Laurie Halse Anderson It is the first novel in the Seeds of America trilogy a series of historical novels that follows the story of eleven- year- old Isabel a Black American slave fighting for her and her younger sisters (Ruth) freedom while the Revolutionary War is occurring The story sets in New York in the years 1776 to 1777 when slavery was legal and common in the colonies

Count of Monte CristoDumas AlexanderIt begins just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope justice vengeance mercy and forgiveness It centers on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned escapes from jail acquires a fortune and sets about exacting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys It tells the story of four individuals in World War II who make their way to the ill-fated MV Wilhelm Gustloff The story also touches on the disappearance of the Amber Room a world-famous ornately decorated chamber stolen by the Nazis that has never been recovered

War Horse Michael Morpurgo It holds special appeal for horse lovers who will care deeply about Joeys plight as he is pushed and pulled between the humans fighting World War I

Fever 1793 Laurie Halse Anderson Its late summer 1793 and the streets of Philadelphia are abuzz with mosquitoes and rumors of fever But when the fever begins to strike closer to home Matties struggle to build a new life must give way to a new fightmdashthe fight to stay alive

A Walk in the Woods Bill Bryson In this comedy adventure celebrated travel writer Bill Bryson challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail and introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail

Sophiersquos World Jostein Gaarder Sophie finds two questions in her mailbox Who are you and Where does the world come from This is the start of her journey through the history of philosophy guided by a mysterious mentor To find the truth she must understand the questions but the truth is stranger than Sophie can imagine

To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee Scout Finch lives with her brother Jem and their widowed father Atticus in the sleepy Alabama town of Maycomb Maycomb is suffering through the Great Depression but Atticus is a prominent lawyer and the Finch family is reasonably well off in comparison to the rest of society

Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

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महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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Private Peaceful Michael Morpurgo The hopes and fears of a young soldier while he experienced the horrors of a war that no one seemed to really understand

Things to Leave Behind Namita Gokhale A historical novel Kumaon 1856 Six native women huddle around Naineetal Lake attempting to cleanse it of threatening new influences For these are the days of Upper Mall Road (for Europeans and their horses) and Lower Mall Road (lsquofor dogs servants and other Indiansrsquo This is the story of feisty young Tilottama Dutt whose uncle hangs when he protests the reigning ordermdashand her daughter Deoki who will confront change as Indians and as women

THRILLERMYSTERYFANTASY

Beowulf Heaney Seamus (fantasyclassic) The epic tale of the Scandinavian hero Beowulf and his exploits vanquishing monsters and dragons is brought vividly to life with the brilliant verse translation by Nobel literature winner Seamus Heaney This is a must-read for fans of lord of the rings trilogy

Murder of Orient Express Agatha Christie (suspenseclassic) Hercule Poirot investigates a variety of motives for murder as the Calais coach races across Europe The passengers provide the intriguing clues And then there were none is another masterpiece of psycho-thriller

HIVE Mark Warden Otto Malpense may only be thirteen years old but so far he has managed to run the orphanage where he lives and he has come up with a plan clever enough to trick the most powerful man in the country He is the perfect candidate to become the worlds next super villain That is why he ends up at HIVE handpicked to become a member of the incoming class The students have been kidnapped and brought to a secluded island inside a seemingly active volcano where the school has resided for decades Otto soon comes to realize is that this is a six-year program and leaving is not an option With the help of his new friends will Otto be able to break out of HIVE

Magnus Chase Rick Riordan Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid Since his motherrsquos mysterious death hersquos lived alone on the streets of Boston surviving by his wits keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers One day hersquos tracked down by a man hersquos never metmdasha man his mother claimed was dangerous The man tells him an impossible secret Magnus is the son of a Norse god

Tuck Everlasting Natalie Babbitt Blessed with an eternal life after drinking from a magic spring the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can When ten- year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem

The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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The Codex Alera Jim Butcher Every Aleran has some degree of command over elemental forces or spirits called furies save for Tavi who is considered unusual for his lack of one As the aging First Lord struggles to maintain his hold on a realm on the brink of civil war Tavi must use all of his intelligence to save Alera

The Selection Series Kiera Cass For thirty-five girls the Selection is the chance of a lifetime The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon But for America Singer being selected is a nightmarehellip

Hatchet Gary Paulsen Thirteen year old Brian is flying on a bush plane when the pilot suddenly has a heart attack and dies Brian manages to keep the plane level until it crashes into a lake Brian survives the crash but that is just the beginning

Numbers Rachel Ward Ever since she was child Jem has kept a secret Whenever she meets someone new no matter who as soon as she looks into their eyes a number pops into her head That number is a date the date they will die While waiting to ride the Eye Ferris wheel Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number

Maze Runner James Dashner Once there was a worldrsquos end A perfect boy Thomas built a maze Now there are secrets and loyalties history could never have foreseen This is the story of that boy Thomas and how he built a maze that only he could tear down All will be revealed

And Then There Were None Christie Agatha (suspenseclassic) in this gripping psychological thriller ten formerly unconnected ldquoguestsrdquo in a mansion on an isolated island must face their just punishments for crimes they had committed long time ago One by one they are dealt with in ominous ways by an unknown force

Nation Pratchett Terry (fantasy) After a tsunami island native mau and shipwreck survivor soon-to-be-princess Daphne construct a nation that blends each otherrsquos customs science and faith in a multi-leveled novel of survival and politics

The Graveyard Book Gaiman Neil (FantasyHorror) What happens when a baby is adopted by a graveyard full of (mostly) friendly ghosts He learns all the ghostly knowledge and skills fading haunting sliding from human sights He also encounters strange and (often) frightening creatures ghouls sleers hell hounds and murderers This is the 2009 Newbery Award winning title

The last of the FiredrakesFarah Oomerboy (fantasy) Aurora is kidnapped and dragged into a different world She discovers enough to change her life and destiny What happens when her life takes an unexpected turn What happens when she falls in love with someone who is already set to get married with another girl chosen by his parents A person who is already engaged

The School For Good And Evil Soman Chainani It is a fantasy fairytale hexalogy of books by Soman Chainani The series is set in a fictional widespread location known as the Endless Woods The original trilogy (known as The School Years) follows the adventures of

best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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best friends Sophie and Agatha at The School for Good and Evil an enchanted institution where children are trained to become fairytale heroes or villains respectively

Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer The Fowl family is a family in the Godfather Irish mafia kind of sense and theyre an extremely dangerous But when Artemisrsquo father disappears they lose a lot of their fortune That is going to change Through a combination of Internet research and wild rumor Artemis figures out that all of the childrens stories and legends of magical creatures in different cultures refer to the same group of fairy folk (the People) who have been living underground away from human interference

Artemis Andy Weir Jazz Bashara is a criminal Well sort of Life on Artemis the first and only city on the moon is tough if youre not a rich tourist or an eccentric billionaire So smuggling in the occasional harmless bit of contraband barely counts right Not when youve got debts to pay and your job as a porter barely covers the rent

The Hound Of the Baskervilles This adventure concerns the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville and the possibility that the heir to his fortune might be the object of murder Before the novel begins Sir Charles Baskerville had died suddenly perhaps the victim of a ghostly hound believed to haunt his family because of an age-old curse

The Lord of the Rings Tolkien J R R (FantasySeries) The journey through Middle Earth told with poetic language and vivid description of creatures and landscapes this classic has enjoyed the highest acclaim in the realm of fantasy writings in our century

Cherub Robert Muchamore Cherubs (an informal name used to call the child spies in CHERUB) go on missions to deceive and trick adults for the intelligence purposes The series focuses on one boy James who at 12 gets recruited at CHERUB The series then follows James on each of his missions

REALISTIC FICTION

Turtles All the Way DownJohn Green Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett but therersquos a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend Daisy is eager to investigate So together they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickettrsquos son Davis IllegalEoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin A graphic novel adaptations of Colferrsquos classic fantasy action series Artemis Fowl With Illegal they turn to the here and now and have created a deeply affecting and thought provoking account of the 21st-century refugee experience The Absolutely True DiarySherman Joseph Alexie It is a first-person

narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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narrative from the perspective of Native American teenager Arnold Spirit Jr also known as Junior a 14-year-old budding cartoonist The book is a coming of age story detailing Juniors life on the Spokane Indian Reservation and his decision to go to an all-white public high school off the reservation The graphic novel includes 65 comic illustrations that help further the plot Enriques JourneySonia NazarioIt chronicles the life of a young Central American boy and his quest to reunite with a mother who left him at the age of five to find work in the United States Enriques mother Lourdes struggles in Honduras to support her young children Belky and Enrique The Outsiders S E Hinton The novel tells the story of Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with right and wrong in a society in which he believes that he is an outsider Ponyboy and his two brothers mdash Darrel (Darry) who is 20 and Sodapop who is 16 mdash have recently lost their parents in an automobile accident Of Mice And Men-John Steinbeck The compelling story of two outsiders striving to find their place in an unforgiving world Drifters in search of work George and his simple-minded friend Lennie have nothing in the world except each other and a dream--a dream that one day they will have some land of their own Eventually they find work on a ranch in Californiarsquos Salinas Valley but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty misunderstanding and feelings of jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength Tackling universal themes such as the friendship of a shared vision and giving voice to Americarsquos lonely and dispossessed Of Mice and Men has proved one of Steinbeckrsquos most popular works achieving success as a novel a Broadway play and three acclaimed films

Tall Story- Candy Gourlay Sixteen-year-old Bernardo who is eight feet tall and suffers from a condition called Gigantism leaves the Philipines to live with his mothers family in London much to the delight of his thirteen-year-old half sister Andi a passionate basketball player It explores a touching sibling relationship and the clash of two very different cultures

My Left Foot Christy Brown Christy Brown was an Irish artist and writer However in order to do both these things he could only use his left foot Having been born with cerebral palsy this was the only way he could express himself Then it happened when one day he picked up a piece of chalk in his left foot and unsure what do next his mother began to show him by writing the letter A and encouraging him to copy it

SidharthaHerman Hesse In the novel Siddhartha a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life then restless discards it for one of the flesh Near despair Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound This sound signals the true beginning of his lifemdashthe beginning of suffering rejection peace and finally wisdom

Looking for AlaskaGreen John Sixteen-year-old Milesrsquo first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks Miles goes there to look for the ldquogreat perhapsrdquo But what fills his year with both ecstasy and despair is Alaska the girl who seems so alive and vivacious and yet so vulnerable If you like this book there are also AN

ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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ABUNDANCE OF KATHERINES and PAPER TOWNS by John Green to enjoy

SCIENCE FICTION

The Theory of EverythingStephen Hawking It presents the most complex theories both past and present of physics yet it remains clear and accessible It will enlighten readers and expose them to the rich history of scientific thought and the complexities of the universe in which we live

What If Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions is a non-fiction book by Randall Munroe in which the author answers hypothetical science questions sent to him by readers of his web comic xkcd The book contains a selection of questions and answers originally published on his blog What If The book is divided into several dozen chapters most of which are devoted to answering a unique question

Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions Edwin Abbott Abbott (satirical novel) Written pseudonymously by A Square the book used the fictional two-dimensional world of Flatland to comment on the hierarchy of Victorian culture but the novellas more enduring contribution is its examination of dimensions

Z for Zachariah OrsquoBrien Robert C Seemingly the only person left alive after the holocaust of a war Anne burden is relieved to see a man arrive into her valley mdash until she realizes that he is a tyrant and she must somehow escape

Feed Anderson MT In a futuristic world in which schools are Trademarked run by big corporations and everyone gets a ldquo247 feedrdquo implanted into the brain a tragic romance occurs between Titus and Violet because Violet becomes deathly ill when her ldquofeedrdquo chip malfunctions This is a chilling tale of a Dystopia

Foundation Asimov Isaac (Series) In this classic science fiction tale the Foundations are created by Hari Seldon to preserve human culture after the collapse of the first galactic empire The series follows the developments as the Foundations struggle to survive and fulfill the mission

Fahrenheit 451 Bradbury Ray (Classic) This is the classic tale of an unsettling future in which all books are banned or burned

Enderrsquos Game Card Orson Scott (Series) Ender Wiggin is destined to become the leader of a troop of child army in a space mission to completely annihilate an alien species on another planet New York Times called this Hugo and Nebula awards winner ldquointenserdquo but it has more than just intensity

Enderrsquos Shadow Card Orson Scott (Series) This is another intriguing and gripping story based on a character from ENDERrsquoS GAME Beanrsquos story of surviving in the toughest

environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

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कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

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आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

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महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

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environment and outsmarting the most vicious enemies in Battle School is as well-crafted exciting and insightful as its predecessor The saga continues in SHADOWS IN FLIGHT

Childhoodrsquos End Clarke Arthur C In the near future Earth is invaded and ruled by a kindly superior species which is preparing humanity for a giant evolutionary step forward

The Hunger Games Collins Suzanne (Series) Katniss a resourceful 16-year-old narrates her own exciting and chilling story in a futuristic world where the country is divided into 12 districts mdash from the Uumlber wealthy to the barely surviving She is among the 24 teenagers pitched against each other in the annual battle-to-the-death TV reality show The Hunger Games All the actions including the gruesome deaths and surprising twists of events are caught on camera

The Physics of the Future Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

Cinder Marrisa Meyer The story is about a deadly disease that kills off characters very close to Cinder and Prince KaiWar is threatened by a queen of the moon who evilly manipulates her subjects and kills off those she cant control Cinder is a great tough-girl character that can fix anything and acts selflessly to help those in danger

House of Scorpions Nancy Farmer It is set in the future and mostly takes place in Opium a country which separates Aztlaacuten (formerly Mexico) and the United States It is a story about the struggle to survive as a free individual and the search for a personal identity It won the US National Book Award for Young Peoples Literature and was named a Newbery Honor Book

The Three Body ProblemCixin Liu Set against the backdrop of Chinas Cultural Revolution a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth Meanwhile on Earth different camps start forming planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt or to fight against the invasion The result is a science fiction masterpiece of enormous scope and vision

Anthem Ayn Rand The story takes place at an unspecified future date when mankind has entered another Dark Age Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated A young man known as Equality 7-2521 rebels by doing secret scientific research When his activity is discovered he flees into the wilderness with the girl he loves Together they plan to establish a new society based on rediscovered individualism

HUMOUR

Flora and Ulysses Kate DiCamillo It begins with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences What neither can predict is that Ulysses (the squirrel) has been born a new with

powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

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महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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powers of strength flight and misspelled poetrymdashand that Flora will be changed too as she discovers the possibility of hope and the promise of a capacious heart The Art of Racing in the Rain Garth Stein A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family love loyalty and hope The Art of Racing in the Rain is a beautifully crafted and captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human lifeas only a dog could tell it I Funny Series James Patterson It is about a kid named Jamie Grimm who is very good at being funny and telling jokes though he is on a wheel chair His Uncle tells him to sign up for a comedy contest to become the greatest comic kid The Hitchhikerrsquos Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect a researcher who for the last fifteen years has been posing as an out-of-work actor Together this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxy full of fellow travelers My ManJeevesP G Wodehouse Of the eight stories in the collection half feature the popular characters Jeeves and Bertie Wooster while the others concern Reggie Pepper an early prototype for Bertie Wooster Catrsquos cradle Vonnegut kurt (SciFiHumorous) Filled with humor the story tells of Earthrsquos ultimate end while a bunch of assorted characters chase each other around in search of the worldrsquos most important and dangerous substance a new form of ice that freezes at room temperature

INSPIRATIONAL

Jonathan Livingston Seagull written by Richard Bach and illustrated by Russell Munson is a fable in novella form about a seagull who is trying to learn about life and flight and a homily about self-perfection

Hound Dog True Linda Urban Do not let a mop sit overnight in water Fix things before they get too big for fixing Fifth-grader Mattie Breen writes it all down She has just one week to convince Uncle Potluck to take her on as his custodial apprentice before school starts

The Fault in our Stars John Green The book is about two teenagers Hazel Grace Lancaster and Augustus Waters who are also the protagonists and follow their lives when they are diagnosed with terminal cancer Their lives change completely post diagnosis

Homecoming by Cynthia Voigt A story of four abandoned siblings who struggle for food and shelter and are often in danger as they seek out relatives miles away to take them in

Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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Now that are settled in with their grandmother they find that their new beginnings require love trust humor and courage

Criss Cross Lynne Rae Perkins The story of a group of childhood friends facing the crossroads of life and how they should live it seen mainly from the point of view of 14-year-old Debbie who wishes something would happen to make her a different person and Hector who feels he is unfinished

A Dogs PurposeW Bruce Cameron Every dog has its reason This is a remarkable story of one dogrsquos search for his purpose over several lives This book touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifersquos most basic question why are we here

Uglies Scott Westerfeld It is set in a future post scarcity dystopian world in which everyone is turned Pretty by extreme cosmetic surgery upon reaching age 16 It tells the story of teenager Tally Youngblood who rebels against societys enforced conformity after her newfound friends Shay and David show her the downsides to becoming a Pretty It deals with themes of change both emotional and physical

Call It Courage Sperry Armstrong Maftu was afraid of the sea It had taken his mother when he was a baby and it seemed to him that the sea gods sought vengeance at having been cheated of Mafatu Strangely it is this sea that would change his life forever

Life of Pi Yann Martel It is the story of a young man who survives a harrowing shipwreck and months in a lifeboat with a large Bengal tiger named Richard Parker The beginning of the novel covers Pis childhood and youth

MEMOIRBIOGRAPHICALTRAVEL

Samurai Rising the Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune Turner Pamela S In this fast paced epic biography set in 12th century Japan readers will encounter family strives political intrigues and brutal battle scenes to obtain a clear understanding of the legendary samurai warrior Minamoto Yoshitsunersquos military genius and personal tenacity

Tuesdays With Morrie Mitch Albom Knowing he was dying of ALS - or motor neurone disease - Mitch visited Morrie in his study every Tuesday just as they used to back in college Their rekindled relationship turned into one final class lessons in how to live

American Sniper Chris Kyle US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs Marines and US Army soldiers whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions Gripping and unforgettable Kylersquos masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the Great War memoirs of all time

A Touch of Tennis Ramanathan Krishnan The story of the first family of Indian tennis begins in 1933 when TK Ramanathan bought a tennis racquet by selling a piece

of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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of his wifersquos jewellery Within a few years time he was ranked No1 in India but little did the small tennis playing community in the country realize that his passion for the game would author the most glorious chapter in the history of Indian tennis

A Long Way Gone Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Ishmael Beah There may be as many as three lakh child soldiers hopped-up on drugs and wielding AK-47s in more than fifty conflicts around the world Ishmael Beah used to be one of them He is one of the first to tell his story in his own words

Elon Musk Inventing the Future Ashlee Vance Vance uses Muskrsquos story to explore one of the pressing questions of our age can the nation of inventors and creators who led the modern world for a century still compete in an age of fierce global competition He argues that Muskmdashone of the most unusual and striking figures in American business historymdashis a contemporary visionary amalgam of legendary inventors and industrialists including Thomas Edison Henry Ford Howard Hughes and Steve Jobs Wings of Fire APJ Abdul Kalam An autobiography by visionary scientist Dr APJ Abdul Kalam who from very humble beginnings rose to be the President of India The book is full of insights personal moments and life experiences of Dr Kalam

The Race of My LifeMilkha Singh Powerful and gripping the book documents the journey of an impoverished refugee who rose to become one of the most towering figures in Indian sports

Wise And OtherwiseSudha Murty These are just some of the poignant and eye-opening stories about people from all over the country that Sudha Murty recounts in this book From incredible examples of generosity to the meanest acts one can expect from men and women she records everything with wry humour and a directness that touches the heart Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee-Dee BrownIt is an eloquent fully documented account of the systematic destruction of the American Indian during the second half of the nineteenth century A unique and disturbing narrative told with force and clarity this book changed forever our vision of how the West was really won

In Patagonia-Bruce Chatwin The narrator goes to a far country in search of a strange animal on his way he lands in strange situations people or other books tell him strange stories which add up to form a message He spent six months in the area travelling around gathering stories of people who came from elsewhere and settled there

SHORT STORIES

The Goat ThiefPerumal Murugan It tells their stories with deep sympathy and calm clarity A lonely night watchman falls in love with the ghost of a rape victim A terrified young goat thief

finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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finds himself surrounded by a mob baying for his blood An old peasant exhausted by a lifetime of labour is consumed by jealousy and driven to an act of total destruction Set in the arid Kongu landscape of rural Tamil Nadu these tales illuminate the extraordinary acts that make up everyday lives

Athletic Shorts Six Short Stories Chris Crutcher Here Chris Crutcher presents characters from some of his bestndashloved novels as well as creating some unforgettable new personalities in tales of love death bigotry heroism and coming of age

The Tales of Beedle the Bard J K Rowlingrsquo It is a collection of Wizarding fairy tales while Ron Weasley is familiar with the stories Harry Potter and Hermione Granger had not previously heard of them due to their non-magical upbringing

Haroun and the Sea of Stories Salman Rushdie Paul BirkbeckThis is the story of Haroun a 12-year-old boy whose father Rashid is the greatest storyteller in a city so sad that it has forgotten its name When the gift of gab suddenly deserts Rashid Haroun sets out on an adventure to rescue his print Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children Ransom RiggsThe author of Miss Peregrinersquos Home for Peculiar Children created an assortment of truly peculiar stories about characters with strange powers taking out someonersquos nightmare but being haunted by all the strands or creating a time-split and thus an entire new universe wrapped within other universes or seeing and befriending ghosts

The Martian Chronicles Bradbury Ray Bradbury continues to enrich us with these short stories about the Earth and Mars

िह दी (ककषा ८ ndash ९)

महान सत किव कबीर -िह द पॉकट बकस

हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक ऊना पहाड़ की बटी --जसजीत िसह

रवी दरनाथ टगोर क नाटक भाग 1

महा वता- सधामित र दस परितिनिध कहािनया -- िव ण परभाकर जयशकर परसाद की यादगार कहािनया ndash िह द पॉकट बकस

कया भल कया याद क - हिरवश राय ब चन

बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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बोलरी कठपतली-- मालती जोशी मरी िपरय कहािनया ndashकमलश

आषाढ़ का एक िदन ndash मोहन राकश

मलाला ndash एक बहादर बटी ndashिह द पॉकट बकस

गरीब का मसीहा ndash मदर टरसा ndash परकाश सािह य मजरी क पना चावला ndash िसतार स आग---अिनल प मनाभन

तज वी मन- महाशिकत भारत की नीव---mdashए०पी० ज० अबदल कलाम

पोटली बाबा की कहानी- अली बाबा और चालीस चोर ndash गलज़ार भारत क र न िखलाड़ी ndash योिगराज थानी पारसमिण - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर सबस बड़ा स य ndash नर दर कोहली रोमाचक िवजञान कथाए ndash जयत िव ण lsquoमानसरोवरrsquo परमचद की कहािनय का सकलन ndash 1-8 खला (कोई एक पढ़) अमत सचय ndash महादवी वमार की दस ठ कहािनया अमत सचय ndash फणी वर नाथ lsquoरणrsquo की दस कहािनया िकतना बड़ा झठ ndash उषा िपरयवदा lsquoक पवकषrsquo एक सकलन ndash टाइ स गरप बकस

िवरासत ndash सधा मनन

िनमतरण तथा अ य कहािनया ndash परमचद

आनदी ndash मालती जोशी

महान सत किव कबीर - िह द पॉकट बकस हम नही सधरग - ी िनवास जोशी लघ नाटक साय म धप - द यत कमार वो गा स गगा - राहल साक यायन िवकलाग धा का दौर - हिरशकर परसाई तमस - भी म साहनी वततरता का परतीक - महाराणा परताप - एम एसमीर

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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READING LIST-2018

CLASSES 10-12

HISTORICAL FICTION

Lincoln in the Bardo George SaundersThe novel takes place during and after the death of Abraham Lincolns son William Willie Wallace Lincoln and deals with the presidents grief at his loss The bulk of the novel which takes place over the course of a single evening is set in the bardomdashan intermediate space between life and rebirth

Manhattan Beach Jennifer EganIt portrays the lives of an Irish family in Brooklyn set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and then the second world war A young woman becomes a diver to help the war effort and uncovers the powerful forces that led to her beloved fatherrsquos disappearance a father is forced to leave his family behind to save his own life and a successful mobster gets swept up in cultural tides that threaten everything hersquos built

The Last Tudor Philippa Gregory It features one of the most famous girls in history Lady Jane Grey and her two sisters each of whom dared to defy her queenJane Grey was queen of England for nine days Her father and his allies crowned her instead of the dead kingrsquos half sister Mary Tudor who quickly mustered an army claimed her throne and locked Jane in the Tower of London When Jane refused to betray her Protestant faith Mary sent her to the executionerrsquos block where Jane transformed her fatherrsquos greedy power grab into tragic martyrdom

Beneath a Scarlet SkyMark T Sullivan Based on the true story of a forgotten hero Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant epic tale of one young manrsquos incredible courage and resilience during one of historyrsquos darkest hours

A Column of Fire Ken Follett It is the third book in the Kingsbridge Series and serves as a sequel to 1989s The Pillars of the Earth and 2007s World Without EndBeginning in 1558 the story follows the romance between Ned Willard and Margery Fitzgerald over half a century It commences at a time when Europe turns against Elizabethan England and the queen finds herself beset by plots to dethrone her

Jasoda Kiran Nagarkars trenchant narrative traces the journey of a woman of steely resolve and gumption making her way through an India that is patriarchal feudal seldom in the news and weighed down by dehumanizing poverty The Ministry of Utmost HappinessArundhati Roy It takes us on a journey of many years ndash the story spooling outwards from the cramped neighbourhoods of Old Delhi into the

burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

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burgeoning new metropolis and beyond to the Valley of Kashmir and the forests of Central India where war is peace and peace is war and where from time to time lsquonormalcyrsquo is declared

Home FireKamila ShamsieIt is a contemporary reimagining of the reek tragedy Antigone[3] Akin to the plays five acts the novel is set in five locations London Amherst Massachusetts Istanbul Raqqa Syria and Karachi Pakistan The story begins with Isma finally liberated from responsibility After spending years raising her twin siblings in the wake of their mothers death she resumes her dream long deferred of studying in America But she cant stop worrying about Aneeka her beautiful headstrong sister back in London or their brother Parvaiz who has disappeared in pursuit of his own dream to live up to the dark legacy of the jihadist father he never knew

Chinatown DaysRita ChowdhuryIt is the early nineteenth century The British East India Company has been bringing in Chinese slaves to work in the tea gardens of Assam Amidst days of misery and toil they slowly begin to find contentment in their day-to-day lives In post-independence Assam Mei Lin descended from the slave Ho Han lives a life of satisfaction with her husband Pulok Barua But in 1962 as war breaks out in the high Himalayas between India and China a close family member conspires to have Mei Lin deported to Maoist China She and thousands of other Chinese Indians will now have to fend for themselves in a land that despite their origins is strangely foreign From the horror-ridden hardships of the slave pens of Assam to the Sino-Indian war this searing novel tells the story of the Chinese Indians a community condemned by intolerance to obscurity and untold sorrow

Into Thin Air Jon Krakauer A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer standing on the summit of Mt Everest saw nothing that suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down He was wrong The storm which claimed five lives and left countless more--including Krakauers--in guilt-ridden disarray would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air Krakauers epic account of the May 1996 disaster

All The Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr It is about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II

The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia When Caesar a recent arrival from Virginia tells her about the Underground Railroad they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape Matters do not go as planned and though they manage to find a station and head north they are being hunted Forced to flee again Cora embarks on a harrowing flight state by state seeking true freedom

Empire of the Moghul Alex Rutherford The series consists of six volumes covering the rise and height of the Moghul Empire in medieval India

Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

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रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

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Roots The Saga of an American Family Alex Haley It tells the story of Kunta Kinte an 18th-century African captured as an adolescent and sold into slavery in the United States and later follows his life and the lives of his descendants in the United States down to Haley as a testimonial to the indomitability of the human spirit

A Tree Grows in BrooklynBetty Smith (HistoricalClassic) This is the delightful and moving story of the hardships sorrows and happiness of Francie a poor girl living in Brooklyn at the turn of the century A popular novel for generations it continues to find a wide audience today

The Book Thief Markus Zusak Set during World War II in Germanyit is the story of Liesel Meminger a foster girl who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she canrsquot resist ndash books She learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors during bombingThis are an unforgettable story about the ability of books to feed the soul

The SympathizerViet Thanh Nguyen It is the story of a communist spy who is conflicted about where he stands within his political beliefs and in the world itself Half of a Yellow Sun Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie The novel tells the story of the Biafran War through the perspective of the characters Olanna Ugwu and Richard It takes place in Nigeria in the 1960s The book begins when Ugwu an Igbo boy from a bush village goes to Nsukka to work as a houseboy for Odenigbo a professor and radical Odenigbo is in love with Olanna the beautiful daughter of a wealthy Nigerian

The Color Purple Alice Walker Taking place mostly in rural Georgia the story focuses on the life of African-American women in the Southern United States in the 1930s addressing numerous issues including their exceedingly low position in American social culture

Beloved Toni Morrison Set after the American Civil War it is inspired by the story of an African-American slave Margaret Garner who escaped slavery in Kentucky by fleeing to Ohio a free state

THRILLER MYSTERY ACTION

OriginDan Brown It is the fifth installment in his Robert Langdon series following Angels amp Demons The Da Vinci Code The Lost Symbol and Inferno Navigating the dark corridors of hidden history and extreme religion Langdon and Vidal must evade a tormented enemy whose all-knowing power seems to emanate from Spainrsquos Royal Palace itself

The Once and Future King-TH White Once upon a time a young boy called ldquoWartrdquo was tutored by a magician named Merlyn in preparation for a future he couldnrsquot possibly imagine A future in which he would ally himself with the greatest knights love a legendary queen and unite a country dedicated to chivalrous values A future that would see him

crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

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नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

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पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

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crowned and known for all time as Arthur King of the Britons

The Whole Truth David Baldacci Nicolas Creel is a man on a mission He heads up the worldrsquos largest defense contractor Dick Pender is the man Creel retains to ldquoperception managerdquo his company to even more riches by manipulating international conflicts But Creel may have an even grander plan in mind

112263 Stephen King Life can turn on a dimemdashor stumble into the extraordinary as it does for Jake Epping a high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls Maine While grading essays by his GED students Jake reads a gruesome enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning fifty years ago The course of history is about to be rewrittenand become suspenseful

The Girl on the TrainPaula Hawkins Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning and night Every day she rattles down the track flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck And then she sees something shocking Itrsquos only a minute until the train moves on but itrsquos enough Now everythingrsquos changed Unable to keep it to herself Rachel goes to the police Soon she is deeply entangled not only in the investigation but in the lives of everyone involved Has she done more harm than good

A Monster Calls Patrick Ness Conor the protagonist in the novel is a thirteen-year-old ordinary boy who has to deal with extraordinary problems within his life He receives assistance from his grandma and his father and another strange character that came knocking on his bedroom window

The Tears of Dark Water Corban Addison Somali pirates hijack a sailboat in the Indian Ocean and take Americans Daniel Parker and his teenage son Quentin as hostages A tense standoff orchestrated by top US negotiator Paul Derrick ends in tragedy The pirates are captured and extradited to stand trial in the United States and a young man named Ismail is identified by his cohorts as the leader Paul begins to suspect there is more to his story than zealotry and greed but Ismail says little fearing the truth will endanger the only person he has left in the world his sister Yasmin

Running Scarred Jackie Williams For three years ex-soldier Patrick Reeves has avoided his once comfortable world Unable to accept his terrible injuries he moves to a secluded cottage in France and hides from everyone most of all himself

FANTASYROMANCETHRILLER

Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng The novel is about two families living in 1990s Shaker Heights who are brought together through their children It is her second novel and takes place in Shaker Heights Ohio where Ng grew up She described writing about her hometown as a little bit like writing about a relative You see all of the great things about

them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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them you love them dearly and yet you also know all of their quirks and their foibles

The Only StoryJulian Barnes First love has lifelong consequences but Paul doesnrsquot know anything about that at nineteen At nineteen hersquos proud of the fact his relationship flies in the face of social convention AfterwardsWesterfeld Afterworlds about a Darcy Patel a young writer who bangs out a novel in her senior year of high school has it published for a ton of money and moves to New York City to revise it write a sequel and hang out with the NYC YA crowd Interspersed with Darcyrsquos story is the entirety of her novel also called Afterworlds about Lizzie Scofield a young girl who escapes a terrorist attack by playing dead but then discovers that she has played too well

Simon vs the Homo Sapiens Becky Albertalli Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical But when an email falls into the wrong hands his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before hersquos pushed outmdashwithout alienating his friends compromising himself or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing adorable guy hersquos never met

Still Me Jojo Moyes Louisa Clark arrives in New York ready to start a new life confident that she can embrace this new adventure and keep her relationship with Ambulance Sam alive across several thousand miles She steps into the world of the superrich working for Leonard Gopnik and his much younger second wife Agnes Lou is determined to get the most out of the experience and throws herself into her new job and New York life

It Ends with Us Hoover Sometimes the one who loves you is the one who hurts you the most Lily hasnt always had it easy but thats never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants Shes come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up - she graduated from college moved to Boston and started her own business So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid everything in Lilys life suddenly seems almost too good to be true

Private IndiaAshwin Sanghi and James PattersonIt is a gritty crime thriller set in Mumbai a book written in the style of a western thriller but with an Indian soul Written as collaboration between James Patterson and Ashwin Sanghi Private India is a thriller combining Pattersons love for fast-paced plots with Ashwins love for history and mythology

End Game David BaldacciWill Robie and Jessica Reel are two of the most lethal people alive Theyre the ones the government calls in when the utmost secrecy is required to take out those who plot violence and mass destruction against the United States And through every mission one man has always had their backs their handler code-named Blue Man But now Blue Man is missing

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक- wwwhindisahityadarpanin complete-leo-tolstoy-stories-in-hindi wwwlivehindustancomnandan-magazine

A Suitable Boy Vikram Seth This is a story of ordinary people set in post- independence Indian background who are looking for a suitable boy for Latarsquos marriage Lata is 19 and she believes in falling in love first Therersquos not only the pursuit of marriage and happiness but heartache and disappointment which is universal Throughout its sprawling 1474 pages there was no emotion left unexplored and no character left misunderstood

All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Theodore Finch and Violet Markey are two teenagers that want to escape from their small Indiana town Violet counts down the days until she can move away and escape the memories of her sisters death while Theodore struggles with severe mental illness The suffering pair find their quirky friendship transformed into a poetic and beautiful romance

The Thorn BirdsMcCullough The Thorn Birds is the epic saga of a family rooted in the Australian sheep country At the storyrsquos heart is the love of Meggie Cleary who can never possess the man she desperately adores and Ralph de Bricassart who rises from parish priest to the inner circles of the Vaticanbut whose passion for Meggie will follow him all the days of his life

LolitaVladimir Nabokov The protagonist and unreliable narrator a middle-aged literature professor under the pseudonym Humbert He details his European childhood and background as a scholar and relates his tragic childhood love for Annabel Leigh whose death traumatized Humbert

The Elegance of the Hedgehog Muriel Barbery The book follows events in the life of a concierge Reneacutee Michel whose deliberately concealed intelligence is uncovered by an unstable but intellectually precocious girl named Paloma Josse Paloma is the daughter of an upper-class family living in the upscale Parisian apartment building where Reneacutee works

The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne Set in 17th-century Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony it tells the story of Hester Prynne who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity Throughout the book Hawthorne explores themes of legalism sin and guilt

Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie It tells the story of a young Nigerian woman Ifemelu who emigrates to the United States to attend university The novel traces Ifemelus life in both countries threaded by her love story with high school classmate Obinze

A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini The novel centers on two women Mariam and Laila how their lives become intertwined after a series of drastic events and their subsequent friendship and support for each other in the backdrop of Kabul in the 20th and 21st century It is split into four parts that focus on individual stories Part one is about Mariam part two is on Laila part three is on the relationship between the two women and Lailas life with Tariq is in part four

The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri The novel describes the struggles and hardships of a Bengali couple who immigrate to the United States to form a life outside of everything they are accustomed to Moving between events in Calcutta Boston and New York City the novel examines the nuances involved with being caught between two conflicting cultures with highly distinct religious social and ideological differences

REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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REALISTIC FICTION

The Golden House Salman RushdieIn a new world order of alternative truths Salman Rushdie has written the ultimate novel about identity truth terror and lies

Leila Prayaag Akbar A gripping debut novel that is a dystopian work that speaks directly to the ongoing changes in Indiarsquos politics and society

The Grapes of WrathJohn SteinbeckSteinbeckrsquos Pulitzer Prize winning epic of the Great Depression chronicles the Dust Bowl migration of the 1930s and tells the story of one Oklahoma farm family the Joads driven from their homestead and forced to travel west to the promised land of California Out of their trials and their repeated collisions against the hard realities of an America divided into haves and have-nots evolves a drama that is intensely human yet majestic in its scale and moral vision elemental yet plainspoken tragic but ultimately stirring in its human dignity A portrait of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless of one manrsquos fierce reaction to injustice and of one womanrsquos stoical strength the novel captures the horrors of the Great Depression and probes the very nature of equality and justice in America

The Blind Side Michael Lewis It contains two separate stories One details the trials and tribulations of a young black teenager named Michael Oher The other details the evolution of the position Michael will ultimately play in the game of football

Hope was There Joan Bauer When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner Hopes not sure what to expect But what they find is that the owner GT isnt quite ready to give up yet--in fact hes decided to run for mayor against a corrupt candidate And as Hope starts to make her place at the diner she also finds herself caught up in GTs campaign--particularly his visions for the future After all as GT points out everyone can use a little hope to help get through the tough times even Hope herself

Mountains of the MindRobert McFarlane The book is organized around a series of features of mountaineering--glaciers summits unknown ranges--and each chapter explores the scientific artistic and cultural discoveries and fashions that accompanied

exploration

Brideshead RevisitedEvelyn Waugh It tells the story of Charles Ryders infatuation with the Marchmains and the rapidly-disappearing world of privilege they inhabit Enchanted first by Sebastian at Oxford then by his doomed Catholic family in particular his remote sister Julia Charles comes finally to recognize only his spiritual and social distance from them

True Believer Virginia Euwer Wolff True Believer is the story of fifteen-year-old Verna LaVaughns coming-of-age and deals with themes of love and loyalty in a poverty-

stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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stricken and crime- riddled neighborhood

The Fountainhead Ayn Rand The novels protagonist Howard Roark is an individualistic young architect who refuses to compromise his artistic and personal vision for worldly recognition and success

Three Daughters of Eve Elif Shafak A young Muslim womanrsquos spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love faith and real life

Small Great Things Jodi Picoult Ruth Jefferson a black nurse for more than 20 years when the white supremacists come to her maternity ward for the delivery of their first child They demand that Ruth has no interaction with the baby mdash but when the ward is short-handed Ruth finds herself alone with the child just as he stops breathing In that moment Ruth has to decide whether she should heed her humanity and her oath as a nurse or follow the orders she has received to stay away from the baby In the end Ruth does both but cannot prevent serious consequences

The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward an artist who is impressed and infatuated by Dorians beauty he believes that Dorians beauty is responsible for the new mode in his art as a painter Newly understanding that his beauty will fade Dorian expresses the desire to sell his soul to ensure that the picture rather than he will age and fade The wish is granted and Dorian pursues a libertine life of varied and amoral experiences while staying young and beautiful all the while his portrait ages and records every sin

The Kite Runner Khalid Hoseini The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his fatherrsquos servant it is a beautifully crafted novel about family love and friendship told against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years

The Alchemist Paolo Coelho It follows the journey of an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago The main theme is about finding ones destiny An old king tells to Santiago that when you really want something to happen the whole universe will conspire so that your wish comes true

The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the Love Laws that lay down who should be loved and how much The book explores how the small things affect peoples behavior and their lives

The Inheritance of Loss Kiran Desai It explores the lives of characters who are trapped in Indias class systemmdashboth the lower class and the upper class

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक- wwwhindisahityadarpanin complete-leo-tolstoy-stories-in-hindi wwwlivehindustancomnandan-magazine

SCIENCE FICTION

Lord of Light Roger Zelazny A group of tough characters have acquired some radical technology and they use it to set themselves up on a colonized planet as quasi-deities modeled on the divine figures of Hinduism But one breaks away reinventing himself as a Buddhist alternative taking on the guise of Siddhartha and thus undermining the more rough-and-tumble philosophy of his rivals

Dune by Frank Herbert Set in the far future amidst a sprawling feudal interstellar empire where planetary dynasties are controlled by noble houses that owe an allegiance to the imperial House Corrino Dune tells the story of young Paul Atreides as he and his family accept control of the desert planet Arrakis the only source of the spice melange the most important and valuable substance in the cosmos The story explores the complex multi-layered interactions of politics religion ecology technology and human emotion as the forces of the empire confront each other for control of Arrakis

Enders GameOrson Scott Card Andrew Ender Wiggin thinks he is playing computer simulated war games he is in fact engaged in something far more desperate The result of genetic experimentation Ender may be the military genius Earth desperately needs in a war against an alien enemy seeking to destroy all human life The only way to find out is to throw Ender into ever harsher training to chip away and find the diamond inside or destroy him

INSPIRATIONALPHILOSOPHICAL

Homo DeusA Brief History of Tomorrow Yuval Noah Harari It explores the projects dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first centurymdashfrom overcoming death to creating artificial life It asks the fundamental questions Where do we go from here And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers This is the next stage of evolution This is Homo Deus

Nudge Richard H Thaler and Cass R Sunstein Nudge is about how we make these choices and how we can make better ones Using dozens of eye-opening examples and drawing on decades of behavioral science research The Dogrsquos Last WalkHoward Jacobson From the tiniest absurdities to the most universal joys and desolations Jacobson writes with a thunder passion and wit unmatched This glorious unputdownable collection will delight entertain and challenge When Breath Becomes AirPaul Kalanithi A profoundly moving exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक- wwwhindisahityadarpanin complete-leo-tolstoy-stories-in-hindi wwwlivehindustancomnandan-magazine

The Last LectureRandy PauschBased on the extraordinary final lecture by Carnegie Mellon University professor Randy Pausch given after he discovered he had pancreatic cancer this moving book goes beyond the now-famous lecture to inspire readers to live each day with purpose and joy Photos of Randy and his family and friends are included Feel Free EssaysZadie Smith Arranged into five sections--In the World In the Audience In the Gallery On the Bookshelf and Feel Free--this new collection poses questions we immediately recognize What is The Social Network--and Facebook itself--really about Feel Free offers a survey of important recent events in culture and politics as well as Smiths own life

How to be a Bawse Lily Singh Told in her hilarious bold voice thatrsquos inspired over nine million fans and using stories from her own life to illustrate her message Lilly proves that there are no shortcuts to success

Letters to a Young Poet Rainer Maria Rilke In 1903 a student at a military academy sent some of his verses to a well-known Austrian poet requesting an assessment of their value The older artist Rainer Maria Rilke (1875ndash1926) replied to the novice in this series of letters mdash an amazing archive of remarkable insights into the ideas behind Rilkes greatest poetry

Quiet the Power of Introverts in a World That Canrsquot Stop Talking Susan Cain This extraordinary book has the power to permanently change how we see introverts and equally important how introverts see themselves

We were liars E Lockhart It focuses on the theme of self-acceptance family morals and the possibly-deadly consequences of ones mistakes It is centered on the wealthy seemingly perfect Sinclair family who spend every summer gathered on their private island However not every summer is the samemdashwhen something happens to Cadence during the summer of her fifteenth year the four Liars re-emerge two years later to prompt Cadence to remember the incident

Finding AudreySophie Kinsella An anxiety disorder disrupts fourteen-year-old Audreyrsquos daily life She has been making slow but steady progress with Dr Sarah but when Audrey meets Linus her brotherrsquos gaming teammate she is energized She connects with him Audrey can talk through her fears with Linus in a way shersquos never been able to do with anyone before As their friendship deepens and her recovery gains momentum

Perks Of Being A Wallflower Stephen Chbosky Charlie an introverted teenager has an unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक- wwwhindisahityadarpanin complete-leo-tolstoy-stories-in-hindi wwwlivehindustancomnandan-magazine

The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter Carson McCullers This simple straightforward book set in a small town in the South has an extraordinary cast of charactersmdasha rag-tag bunch of misfits youd never expect to talk to each other let alone strike up friendships At the novels core is one of the most unique characters ever written deaf-mute John Singer Not only does Singer suffer from an often-misunderstood affliction his demeanor and place in the social fabric of this intimate Georgia town speak of humanity itself He is pensive compassionate and genuinely caring while at the same time confronted by the kind of tragedy even his gentle spirit cannot endure

The Art of Fielding Chad Harbach At a small school on the shore of Lake Michigan baseball star Henry Skrimshander seems destined for big league stardom But when a routine throw goes disastrously off course the fates of five people are upended It is about ambition and its limits about family and friendship and love and about commitmentmdashto oneself and to others

Irsquom Still Standing Fabrice Muamba Fabrice Muamba was the Bolton Wanderers player who collapsed during a televised FA Cup match against Tottenham HotspurHis heart stopped beating for 78 minutes But amazingly he survived He made a remarkable recovery that has engrossed and enthralled both the foot balling and wider world

Outliers Malcolm Gladwell It deals with the cultural and societal forces that give rise to opportunistic individuals Through a series of case studies Gladwell insists that we have all too easily bought into the myth that successful people are self-made instead he says they ldquoare invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannotrdquo

Thinking Fast and Slow Daniel Kahneman Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal livesmdashand how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble

The Dalai Lamarsquos Cat David MichieIt provides all with insights on how to find happiness and meaning in a busy materialistic world The story will put a smile on the face of anyone who has been blessed by the kneading paws and bountiful purring of a cat

Crime and Punishment Fyodor DostoevskyIt focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Raskolnikov an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who formulates a plan to kill an unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक- wwwhindisahityadarpanin complete-leo-tolstoy-stories-in-hindi wwwlivehindustancomnandan-magazine

MEMOIR BIOGRAPHY

My Left Foot Christy Brown The warm humorous and true story of Christy Browns supreme courage and triumph over the severest of handicaps

Shoe Dog Phil Knight Shoe Dog is the autobiography of Nikersquos founder Phil Knight who at last decided to share the story of how he founded one of the most iconic profitable and world-changing brands in the world

Longitude-Dava Sobel The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific problem of His Time is a best-selling book by Dava Sobel about John Harrison an 18th-century clockmaker who created the first clock (chronometer) sufficiently accurate to be used to determine longitude at sea

Captains Verses- Pablo NerudaNew Directions celebrates the Pablo Neruda Centennial In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Pablo Nerudas birth New Directions is pleased to announce the reissue of a classic work in a timeless translation by Donald D Walsh and fully bilingual

Eagle or Sun- Octavio Paz This book is in part an exploration of Pazs native Mexico and also a study of relations between language and the poet reality and language and the poet and history

H for Hawk-Helen Macdonald Heart-wrenching and humorous this book is an unflinching account of bereavement and a unique look at the magnetism of an extraordinary beast with a parallel examination of a legendary writers eccentric falconry Obsession madness memory myth and history combine to achieve a distinctive blend of nature writing and memoir from an outstanding literary innovator

Persepolis Satrapi MarjaneIt is wise funny and heartbreaking memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution It is presented in black-and-white comic strip format Through the simple lines Satrapirsquos story is extremely powerful A must-read for all Check out some images and read about the book at the publisherrsquos website

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance An Inquiry Into Values Robert M Pirsig An unforgettable narration of a summer motorcycle trip across Americas Northwest undertaken by a father amp his young son A story of love amp fear--of growth discovery amp acceptance--that becomes a profound personal amp philosophical odyssey into lifes fundamental questions is resonant with the myriad confusions of existence amp the small essential triumphs that propel us forward

Heroines Powerful Indian Women of Myth and History Ira Mukhoty In these engrossing portraits mythological characters from thousands of years ago walk companionably besides historical figures from more recent times They rise to reclaim their rightful place in history

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

िहदी पठन क िलए कछ िलक- wwwhindisahityadarpanin complete-leo-tolstoy-stories-in-hindi wwwlivehindustancomnandan-magazine

The Breakaway My Story Nicole Cooke In her inspirational and frank memoir Cooke reveals how she fought against the odds to reach the top in cycling She explains how women cyclists were often overlooked as funds were channeled towards the men but shows that who has followed their dream with determination and skill can still achieve their goals

I know why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou An autobiography about the early years of American writer and poet Maya Angelou that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma Maya transforms from a victim of racism with an inferiority complex into a self-possessed dignified young woman capable of responding to prejudice

The Second Half Roy Keane Memoir by one of the greatest of modern footballers and former captain of Manchester United and Ireland Roy Keane - co-written in a unique collaboration with Man Booker Prize-winner Roddy Doyle

Fever Pitch Nick Hornby Nick Hornby has been a football fan Fever Pitch is his tribute to his lifelong obsession Part autobiography part comedy part incisive analysis of insanity Hornbys award-winning memoir captures the fever pitch of fandom mdash its agony and ecstasy its community its defining role in thousands of young menrsquos coming-of-age stories Fever Pitch is one for the home team But above all it is one for everyone who knows what it really means to have a losing season

The Sweet Science A J Liebling It depicts the great events of boxings American heyday Sugar Ray Robinsons dramatic comeback Rocky Marcianos rise to prominence Joe Louiss unfortunate decline and the human story behind the fight

Eat Pray Love Elizabeth Gilbert A memoir of Elizabeth Gilbertrsquos experiences and relationships on a one-year journey across the world in the pursuit of pleasure spiritual devotion and the balance between the two

Incarnations India in 50 Lives by Sunil Khilnani For all of Indias myths its sea of stories and moral epics Indian history remains a curious place the book explores the lives of 50 Indians from the spiritualist Buddha to the capitalist Dhirubhai Ambani --lives that light up Indias rich varied past and its continuous ferment of ideas

SHORT STORIES

How to Change the World David Bornstein It tells the fascinating stories of these remarkable individuals--many in the United States others in countries from Brazil to Hungary--providing an In Search of Excellence for the nonprofit sector It conveys that with determination and innovation even a single person can make a surprising difference and make a positive mark on the world

The Very Best of Fyodor Dostoyevsky Short Stories This short story collection includes some of his most famous works including the Dream of a Ridiculous Man the Crocodile the

Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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Heavenly Christmas Tree and Book Embassy Books proudly presents this book as part of the Embassy Classics Series which comprises of some of the finest literary works of great authors

Stories from Modern India Suresh Kohli This brilliant collection of short stories from some of the finest literary voices across India explores themes as diverse as the aftermath of Independence the trauma of alienation the mindless strides of industrialization rural exploitation nation-building corruption and the crests and troughs of human lives

50 Worldrsquos Greatest Short Stories Various authors This anthology is a compilation of some of the classic short stories of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century from around the world Beginning with the realistic stories of Pushkin and Chekov it includes lsquoThe Necklacersquo by Guy de Maupassant lsquoEversquos Diaryrsquo by Mark Twain lsquoThe ldquoSlapping Salrdquorsquo by Arthur Conan Doyle lsquoThe Flyrsquo by Katherine Mansfield lsquoA Little Cloudrsquo by James Joyce lsquoWhite Nightsrsquo by Fyodor Dostoevsky lsquoThe Postmasterrsquo by Rabindranath Tagore and lsquoThe Gift of Magirsquo by O Henry Interpreter of Maladies A book collection of nine short storiesJhumpa Lahiri The stories are about the lives of Indians and Indian Americans who are caught between their roots and the New World

A Visit from the Goon Squad Jennifer Egan The book is a set of thirteen interrelated stories with a large set of characters all connected to Bennie Salazar a record company executive and his assistant Sasha The book centers on the mostly self-destructive characters which as they grow older are sent in unforeseen and sometimes unusual directions by life The stories shift back and forth in time from the late 1960s to the present and into the near future Many of the stories take place in and around New York City although other settings include San Francisco Italy and Kenya

NON FICTION

The Best of Times The Worst of TimesMichael BurleighIt is both a dazzling tour drsquohorizon of the world as it is today and a surprisingly optimistic vision of the world as it might become In the decades since the end of the Second World War it has been widely assumed that the western model of liberal democracy and free trade is the way the world should be governed But is this really the worst of times In a forensic examination of the world we now live in acclaimed historian sets out to answer that question

Remnants of a SeparationAanchal Malhotra Written as a crossover between history and anthropology tells stories from both sides of the border and is the product of years of painstaking and passionate research It pieces together an alternative history of the Partition the first and only one told through material memory that makes the event tangible even seven decades later lest we forget

Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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Being Mortal Atul Gawande It tackles the hardest challenge of medical profession how medicine can not only improve life but also the process of its ending

The Gene Siddhartha Mukherjee A magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future What becomes of being human when we learn to ldquoreadrdquo and ldquowriterdquo our own genetic information

Why I am a Hindu Shashi Tharoor The book confronts the many questions facing liberal and Hindu India and why religious history has become war-footing in the modern age

Indian Cultures as HeritageRomila Thapar Every society has its cultures the patterns of how people live and express themselves and how they value objects and thoughts What constitutes Indian heritage and cultures has been much discussed Romila Thapar begins by explaining how the definitions of the concept of culture have changed since the last three

centuries and hence require added attention

Islands in Flux Pankaj Sekhsaria It is a compilation of writings on key issues and developments in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands over the last two decades It features information insight and perspective related to the environment wildlife conservation development and the indigenous communities of these islands

The Sixth Extinction an Unnatural History Elizabeth Kolbert It tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost It shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankinds most lasting legacy compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human

The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben It presents the science behind the secret and previously unknown life of trees and their communication abilities Much like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them and support them as they grow sharing nutrients with those who are sick or struggling and creating an ecosystem that mitigates the impact of extremes of heat and cold for the whole group As a result trees in a family or community are protected and can live to be very old In contrast solitary trees have a tough time of it and in most cases die much earlier than those in a group

Sapiens a brief history of humankind Yuval Noah Harari It spans the whole of human history from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical ndash and sometimes devastating ndash breakthroughs of the Cognitive Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions Drawing on insights from biology anthropology paleontology and economics he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies the animals and plants around us and even our personalities Have we become happier as history has unfolded Can we ever free our behavior from the heritage of our ancestors And what if anything can we do

to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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to influence the course of the centuries to come

Abundance Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler Since the dawn of humanity a privileged few have lived in stark contrast to the hardscrabble majority Conventional wisdom says this gap cannot be closed But it is closingmdashfast where exponentially growing technologies are conspiring to better the lives of billions

The Future of Humanity Michio Kaku It speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years With interviews of notable scientists about their fields of research it lays out the vision of coming developments in medicine computing artificial intelligence nanotechnology and energy production

The Rise and Fall of Nations Ruchir Sharma The book shaped by the authorrsquos twenty five years travelling the world and interactions with people around the globe rethinks the lsquodismal sciencersquo of economics as a practical art

Books That Changed HistoryFather Michael Collins A beautifully illustrated guide to more than 75 of the worlds most celebrated rare and seminal books and handwritten manuscripts ever produced with discussions of their purpose features and creators

A Brief Guide to Business ClassicsJames M Russell An entertaining accessible guide to 70 classic business texts covering every aspect of business and a broad span of time

MythosGreek Myths RetoldStephen Fry The Greek myths are the greatest stories ever told passed down through millennia and inspiring writers and artists as varied as Shakespeare Michelangelo James Joyce and Walt Disney Thoroughly spellbinding informative and moving Stephen Frys Mythos perfectly captures these stories for the modern age - in all their rich and deeply human relevance

िह दी (ककषा १० ndash १२)

कोर कागज़ - अमता परीतम 10 परितिनिध कहािनया - मोहन राकश

महाराजा ndash भारत क महाराजाओ की िजदिगया ndash दीवान जमरनी दास

िहतोपदश ndash नारायण पिडत

मघदतम ndash महाकिव कािलदास

नीड़ का िनमारण िफर - हिरवश राय ब चन

रसीदी िटकट ndash अमता परीतम

पचपन ख भ लाल दीवार - उषा िपरयवदा

न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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न आन वाला कल ndash मोहन राकश

भारतर न - अनीता गौड़

पररक लघ कथाए - मनीष ख ना िकतन पािक तान - कमल वर

भी म साहनी की कहािनया गीताजिल - रवी दरनाथ ठाकर

क ची सड़क - अमता परीतम

यह कलम यह कागज़ यह अकषर - अमता परीतम

मालती जोशी की कहािनया - मालती जोशी िपजर - अमता िपरयतम

वद मातरम का इितहास ndash िव वनाथ मखजीर अिगन की उड़ान ndash ए पी ज अ दल कलाम चनी हई कहािनया ndash सभदरा कमारी चौहान वामी िववकान द की ठ कहािनया दस परितिनिध कहािनया ndash कमलश

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