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Almost six million Americans—about one in every ten people over the age of sixty-five—have Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias, and this number is projected to more than double by 2050. What is it like to live with and amid this increasingly prevalent condition—an affliction that some fear more than death? In My Father’s Brain, the distinguished physician and author Sandeep Jauhar sets his father’s descent into Alzheimer’s alongside his own journey toward understanding this disease and how it might best be coped with, if not cured.

Business storytelling is the #1 skill you need to succeed in your professional lives amidst all the noise, competition and massive technological disruption. In this book, Sandeep looks at human evolution, behavioural psychology and the world of movies to identify the golden principles of storytelling.

This book talks about the experiences of hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett, during his years in the United Provinces, or what is now known as Uttarakhand. Here we see a different side to Corbett, not as the intrepid hunter of big cats but a man who blends seamlessly with the mountain folk of Northern India. Join him in his adventures and feel the thrills of hunting; follow him into dense forests as he encounters a dreaded dacoit who has a heart of gold; and enjoy the tales of love, loyalty, and resilience of simple villagers.

We are living in a time of constant technological advancement. While improving our lives in many ways, technological progress also makes us accessible and so easily distractible and interruptible throughout the day.

A thriving cardiologist, Jauhar has all the qualities you'd want in your own doctor: expertise, insight, a feel for the human factor, a sense of humor, and a keen awareness of the worries that we all have in common. His beautifully written memoir explains the inner workings of modern medicine with rare candor and insight.

Mahatma Gandhi is the most influential Indian of the 20th century, whose shadow continues to loom large over the country even 60 years after his death. He struggled and dreamt of an India free not only from the yoke of the British rule but also from the evils of poverty, illiteracy and un-touchability, with all its citizens enjoying equally the fruits of freedom and prosperity. This book offers a fascinating peek into the mind and ideas of Gandhi and his dream for a vibrant and prosperous modern India.

Imagine a place far from here that is where this story is set. The formulas and terminologies are all from our existence, and all are to be placed to the test. On a planet far from our galaxy, there lives life and there, they live peacefully. The inevitability of all laughs comes to cries, and just as we feel there are also cries of joy, this story follows that existence. From a day of simple beliefs of the Adi Granth (Sikh Scripture), the islands of Sasha and Goman come alive and are followed in Bani's spin with a moon and a rock orbiting it.

Derrick Tarasov loves math and loves to travel. He leads his brothers as a shepherd to keep all necessities of life close to him including afterlife. He despises crime, he follows the will of the just, he fulfils all quotes of worthy scholars, and never tries to ridicule the ones he doesn’t understand. His friends bring him comfort, he brings them love.

Kahaanee dakṣiṇa sikkim se shuroo ho himaalay kee pahaadiyon men le jaatee hai. Kahaanee ke paatr akachung ko tngahaal zindagee se karishme kee ummeed n thee par jab kaayanaat hee usase chamatkaar kee aas lagaaye aur madad maangane aasamaanee pharishte khud zameen par utar aayen to? Kyaa akachung vo karaamaatee insaan hai jisakee aasamaanee taakaton ko talaash hai? Kyaa miraam kee ichchhaa pooree hogee?

Sampoorn Vaastushaastra praacheen vaastukala ko lekar likhee gayee pahalee pustak hai, jismein bhavan-sthaapaty kala par vistrit chintan kiya gaya hai. Naye makaan ka pravesh dvaar kidhar ho? Dhaarvedh kise kahate hain, Kitne prakaar ke hote hain? Bhavan mein jal (watar-tank) sthaan kahaan, kidhar hona chaahiye? Paakshaala (Kitchen) mein agni sthaan (Fire-spot) kahaan ho? Shayan kaksh (bed-room) kis disha mein hona chaahiye taaki shayankartta ko bharpoor neend aa sake.

This non-fiction story is about the turn of a new tide through the past millenniums in the mind of a man named Shankar. Shankar had lost his life across three strikes over three decades of trying to find a relationship with himself and his life of pain and struggle. He had entered the dark with a chance to escape but what he found was that there were a hundred more like him. His escape now was not his own. Shankar asked for the guidance of Christ. Shankar was new to Christianity he wanted this way of life to release him from the one he was delivered.

The history of Sri Krsna from over 5,000 years ago interpreted by A.C. Bhaktivedenta Swami Prabhupada, for Bhagavad-Gita (Divine Song), and Krsna - Supreme Personality of Godhead, comes Shree Krishna into the 21st century. Mythological tales from long ago worked into the modern era to evolve with Krishna Consciousness is here.

1700 BCE, Harappa – the devta of Harappa has fallen tortured and condemned to the dungeons of the dead. His murdered wife’s pious blood falls on the sands of the metropolis, sealing the black fate of Harappa forever. 2017, Banaras – A master assassin bites into cyanide, but not before pronouncing the arrival of an unstoppable, dark force. A maha-taantric offers a chilling sacrifice.

1699 BCE, the Marshes of Aryavarta – As the titanic waves of pralay swallow city after city, a final battle for the Ark and the Earth begins. A ruthless barbarian-king threatens the very existence of mankind, heralding Kaliyuga - the eon of Kali. 2017, Banaras – A sacred nakshatra erupts in the night sky as the fateful, prophesied hour arrives. A God-sacrifice turns into a horrific raakshasa-bali, even as the devta uncovers the bloodstained chronicles of a sinister Brotherhood.

2017, Delhi – Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction. 1700 BCE, Harappa – Harappa is a magnificent city on the banks of the mighty Saraswati river. The darkness of treachery, taantric exorcism and bloodshed unleashes itself on the last devta, paving the way for his devastating revenge…and the horrifying truth behind the fall of the glorious civilisation.

A patriotic IAS officer, Vikram, decides to expose a corrupt and powerful minister, Rudra Pratap Rana (aka RPR), during the latter’s visit to the IAS training academy. The video of Vikram asking the minister some highly embarrassing questions in front of a packed auditorium goes viral. Instead of having Vikram suspended from service, a vengeful RPR unleashes violence on the officer’s family, and to continue the torture, RPR gets Vikram posted as the sub-divisional magistrate in Laxmipur - the politician’s backyard.

La temporada turística empieza en la aparentemente tranquila isla sueca de Gotland. Como cada año, Helena, que ahora reside en Estocolmo, vuelve a la isla en la que pasó los primeros años de su vida y celebra una fiesta con sus amigos de la infancia. Pero Helena bebe más de la cuenta y acaba bailando con su amigo Kristian y provocando los celos de su marido Per. Cuando ya no puede soportarlo más, Per reacciona de forma violenta y pone punto y final al buen ambiente que se respiraba.

Imagine a scenario where a dark and dingy jail becomes a favourite place for someone. Strangely, this is what a journalist found when he went inside the four walls of a dreaded jail with hardened criminals as co-prisoners. Of course, the very thought is breathtaking. How do people react when they have to live the reality of losing their freedom? With a mixed bag of tension and apprehension, a hardcore media guy was sent to jail. And when this large-hearted journalist was sent to jail by big-time media moguls for exposing their wrongdoings.

The story of Devangana is set in a 12th-century town named Vikramshila, situated in modern-day Bihar. The protagonist of the book is Divodas, who is the son of a local lord named Dhananjay. One day Divodas decides to give up his ancestral wealth and leave his family to become a Buddhist monk. This inflicts great pain upon his parents and the father-like figure Sukhdas. Upon arrival at the Buddhist monastery, he experiences the injustice and hypocrisy prevailing there. Then he decides to revolt against it, and he is thrown into the jail of the monastery for this.

Many modern scholars say Shiva’s linga is a phallic symbol. Most devotees disagree. Who is right? This book looks at the sexual metaphors associated with Shiva and uncovers the meaning beneath.