Tirupati's Guide To Life

The teachings of Tirupati in a simple, exciting and accessible style for the first time.

Description: For the first time, Neelima Kota brings to you the teachings of Tirupati in a simple, exciting and accessible style. She explores the fundamental issues that bother all of us love, pain, jealousy, loss, ambition, death, and so on through short and succinct chapters, and how we should approach them to discover joy and achieve self-fulfilment in our lives. Celebrating Tirumala and its significance in our lives, she traces back its history and also details:

Daily Pujas With Slokas, And How They Should Be Performed

The List Of Festivals Of Tirupati

Vehicles Of Gods Used For Each Festival

Important Places Inside The Temple Where Lamps Are Lit

Sloka To Be Read Before Climbing The Hill Of Tirumala

Sloka That Is Read In The Temple To Wake Up The Lord
With a foreword by the head priest, Tirupatis Guide to Life is a gem of a book that will help you understand and cherish the true essence life through the wisdom of Tirupati....more

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Target 3 Billion: Innovative Solutions Towards Sustainable Development

Nearly 40% population(about 3 billion) of the world lives below the poverty line by any standards. They do not have food, health, education and every other thing that makes a decent life. Bharat Ratna Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam has been working on this problem for years and has emerged with some very intelligent and interesting solutions. This is a remarkable work dedicated to the upliftment of the mankind and eradication of the poverty from India and the world.


Dr. Kalam gave us a vision for future with India 2020 and with this book he is guiding us again on how to use technology, nature and Human intelligence to have a better country for every person. A revolutionary book that encapsulates Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's mission to eradicate poverty from the world


With 750 million people living in villages, India has the largest rural population in the world. Based on his Indian experience, Dr Kalam recommends a sustainable and inclusive development system called PURA,Providing Urban Amenities in Rural Areas to uplift the rural masses not by subsidies but through entrepreneurship with community participation. To make his case, Dr Kalam cites the examples of individuals and institutions, in India and from across the world, who, with an entrepreneurial spirit and a burning desire to make a difference, have successfully generated and tapped into the potential of the rural masses.....more





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Aftertaste

by Namita Devidayal

Description: In her bestselling novel Aftertaste (over 5000 hardback copies sold), Namita Devidayal provides a captivating account of a baniya family settled in Punjab headed by a matriarch, Mummyji, who is in hospital after a stroke. The Todarmal family, glued together by money not love, includes the weak and emasculated Rajan Papa who is desperately in need of cash;
Sunny, the dynamic head of the business with an ugly marriage and a demanding mistress; Suman,the spoilt and greedy beauty of the family who is determined to get her hands on Mummyji’s best jewels; and Saroj, Suman’s unlucky sister, who has always lived in her shadow. Each one of them wants Mummyji to die.


• Aftertaste has sold over 5000 copies in hb.
• The Music Room has sold 7000 copies in hb and over 5000 copies in paperback.
• A lead title for Random House India
• This is upmarket Shobhaa De and Ekta Kapoor—a riveting family soap opera
• ‘An addictive soap opera about deep-fried politics in a Marwari family-owned sweets business.’—CNNGo.com
• ‘With a collage of details that appear so real they cannot be genuine, Aftertaste offers tantalizing views inside the quintessential Marwari family.’—Ibnlive.com
• ‘Buy a Bournvita Barfi, curl up on a sofa, and enjoy!’—Business Standard
• ‘Effortlessly captures the bania’s obsession with money and questions the notion of the great big happy Indian family.’—Mumbai Mirror

Namita Devidayal was born in 1968 and graduated from Princeton University. The Music Room, her first book, was a winner of the 2008 Vodafone Crossword Popular Book Award and was named an Outlook book of 2007. A journalist with The Times of India, Namita lives in Mumbai.


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Educational Toys are Terrific Gifts

The education that a child gets starts at a very young age. They are stimulated by what goes on around them. Don’t wait for your child to get formal education to start learning. There are plenty of educational toys out there, and they make terrific gifts. Not only for your own child, but for your friends and family members too. These are toys that stimulate fun and learning at the same time.

Educational toys aren’t going to bore your children or force them into learning too much too soon. Instead, they allow them to really explore what they are about, to be creative, and to develop motor skills. Educational toys are offered for various age groups too so you can get one that is perfect for the person the gift is for.

Too often children get piles of gifts for a birthday or the holidays that they don’t really need. Such items are played with for a while and the abandoned. Some of them are hidden by parents in the hopes the child will forget about them. Perhaps they are teaching the wrong things, too violent, or too noisy.

With educational toys though you can be confident that they parents will appreciate it. After all, they want to see their child be bright, love to learn, and to be successful in all they do. It is never too early to start out with educational toys. They make them for children as young as 3 months old.

If you decide to donate through various programs around the holidays for children’s gifts, consider the educational levels. Studies show that many children living in poverty struggle with their education. While it is important for these children to have some toys to open for Christmas, it is also important for them to be able to learn and to grow both physically and emotionally.

Helping such underprivileged children through gifts like that is going to do so much for them. Keep that in mind this year as the holiday’s role around, so that you can donate items to less fortunate. Consider doing educational toys as gifts to local child care facilities, social services programs, and schools too.

The latest fad toy is going to come and go, we have seen it occur on a regular basis. Yet educational toys are going to stay around. They can be passed on to others too once the child that receives them no longer has a need for it. That circle of learning and sharing can continue to enrich the lives of many children and parents.

If you have a child on your list to get a gift for, now is the time to think about a terrific educational gift for them. You can shop locally or look around online to see what options you have. You will find such gifts are affordable and that they really do offer children plenty of exciting play time. These are the types of gifts that you can feel really good about providing for any child.



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Give Your Child Developmental Advantages With Educational Toys

As a parent, it is understandable that you want to give your child all you can. You offer them a great place to live, food that is going to help them develop, and plenty of love and attention. You can also give your child developmental advantages with the use of educational toys.

Since you want your children to have plenty of toys to play with, this doesn't have to be an additional expense. Instead of buying them tons of toys that are purely for entertainment, consider those that package both learning and fun into one. These educational toys are affordable and you will find they offer significant value.

They are offered for various age groups and learning levels too. All children have different abilities, but they need the same basic skills to span their skills and talents outwards from. Giving your child educational toys will help them to secure all of the necessary skills that they need.

Children love to play and that is where these toys come into the picture. Your child can spend time singing, dancing, reading, playing with blocks, and much more. Those are all typical things that children will enjoy doing. Yet you also get the satisfaction of knowing what they play with is going to help them to problem solve, to focus, to improve overall coordination, and to help with logical thought patterns.

Look for educational toys that have been proven to help children with various types of learning. You have to be careful because some products out there are just using clever marketing. They want to encourage parents to buy the toy, so they give the impression it is a learning aid. Such marketing isn't ethical but it can be legal. All they have to do is show some type of learning is possible from the toy and they will have that legal aspect covered.

Since educational toys can offer many different types of learning, make sure your child is exposed to a variety of toys. Offer some that help with role playing, some that help with coordination, and those that offer them a chance to learn basic skills such as numbers and letters. A well rounded child will play with all of these types of educational toys as often as you will let them.

This is certainly a better alternative than just toys without underlying value. You also don't want your children playing with toys that are too dangerous or that you don't approve of. Many parents are upset when they see the selection of toys on the market these days. Electronics are nice, but they should be limited unless they are learning in nature so that a child doesn't pass up a great opportunity to learn.

While it is true that parents can't do it all for their children, they can offer them the tools. There is plenty of self discovery as well as learning potential offered through the use of educational toys. If you want to give your child every possible advantage out there, consider offering them these toys. You won't be disappointed with the results. They will be thrilled with the play time too so it is a combination that helps your family.


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Hiccup 9: How to Steal a Dragon’s Sword

by Cressida Cowell

A brand new hilarious Hiccup adventure in the How to Train Your Dragon series.
The story continues in the ninth volume of Hiccup’s How to Train Your Dragon memoirs...
Bad times have come to the Archipelago. Ever since the woods of Berserk burned down, it is almost as if the world is cursed. Dragons are starting to revolt against their Masters. Old Wrinkly is missing, the waters have risen flooding fields and washing whole villages away. But worse still, the wicked witch Excellinor has returned. And she wants Hiccup’s sword ... Can Hiccup hold on to his sword, find Old Wrinkly AND stop the witch revealing that he has the Slavemark?
How to Train Your Dragon is a DreamWorks film starring Gerrard Butler, America Ferrera and Jonah Hill, out on DVD adapted from the best selling How to Train Your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell. Read the rest of Hiccup’s exploits in How to Train Your Dragon, How to Be a Pirate, How to Speak Dragonese, How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse, How to Twist a Dragon’s Tale, A Hero’s Guide to Deadly Dragons, How to Ride a Dragon’s Storm and How to Break a Dragon’s Heart. It’s the place to go for games, downloads, activities and sneak peeks! Read all about Hiccup and all of your favorite characters, learn to speak Dragonese and train your own Dragon to do tricks!

More than half a million Hiccup books sold, and over thirty-three foreign-rights deals to date!

Bursting with swash-buckling action, mad-cap humor, and lots of deadly dragons, it’s perfect for boys and reluctant readers.

Major animated movie success from Dreamworks, with two further movies scheduled.


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The Vampire Diaries: Phantom

by L. J. Smith

A new trilogy in this breathtaking saga of love among the vampires. Since meeting vampire brothers, Stefan and Damon Salvatore, Elena Gilbert has been to hell and back. Now that she and her friends have saved their hometown from a demonic sprit, everything can finally go back to normal. But Elena should know better than anyone that Fell’s Church will never be normal. In Phantom, a dangerous new other-worldly threat sets its sights on Elena. And this time she can only count on one Salvatore brother to protect her

Mega hit TV show: When the Vampire Diaries show premiered on The CW in the US in September 2009, it was the most highly rated pilot in the networks' history.





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The Yearning of Seeds

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The poetry of Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih, while redolent of the fragrance of his native place Meghalaya, addresses themes that are universal. In this evocative collection of poems, ferocious satire jostles with wistful longing, and nostalgia for a lost way of life offers a counterpoint to the violence that is part of everyday life in that part of the country.

About the Author: Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih

Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih writes poems and short fiction in Khasi and English. His collections of poetry in English include Moments and The Sieve. He is the author of Around the Hearth: Khasi Legends (Penguin) and the co-editor of Dancing Earth: An Anthology of Poetry from North-East India (Penguin). He has been the recipient of the first Veer Shankar
Shah-Raghunath Shah National Award for literature (2008) and the first North-East Poetry Award (2004).

The author is a renowned poet with two volumes of poetry in English and
three in Khasi Touching, disturbing poetry about the northeast; the themes include myth, landscape, nature and tribal folklore, often with a keen political edge.

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Good Food Good Living

What are the best foods to try in Singapore and Kuala Lumpur? How do you judge wines and pair them with Indian foods? What would you order in Paris if you were a vegetarian? And which cheeses would you shop for abroad if you were carrying home a hamper? These are among the many foodie questions answered by Karen Anand in her collection of food writings published over the years and compiled in this informative book

Savour the flavours from around the world and catch up on global food trends. Also enjoy the special collection of recipes from different parts of the world woven into the articles.

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About the Author:
Karen Anand is a food consultant, writer and businesswoman. Her career in food includes a successful catering company, Mumbai's first gourmet food shop, a gourmet academy, and the 'Karen Anand' brand of food products. She has contributed food columns to the Times of India, Elle, Mint, Man's World, Verve and Pune Times. Karen has several cookery books and three successful food shows (on Star World, CNBC and Star One) under her belt, and was recently awarded the prestigious Food & Spirit Award by the French government for her work in promoting French food and wine. She also authors the yearly Pune city Times Food Guide.

An informative and entertaining read on global food trends. Authored by a leading authority on food in India Recipes and useful food tips have been woven into the text. Specifically addresses food issues faced by Indians.


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The Tailor of Giripul

Janak, a mild-mannered tailor in the remote village of Giripul, tucked away in the August Himalayas, is besotted with his beautiful but sullen wife. All he wants is her love. Instead, he must deal all day with the village women who come to him with bits of cloth to stitch and who want to share their dreams with him.

Then a dead body is found in the village, and everyone jumps into the fray to solve the murder. From the headman's third wife and his Chinese hairdresser-mistress, to Shankar the fisherman-turned-sleuth, Lala the teashop owner and Lala's ex-contract killer cook, and a travelling magician - each one is a murder suspect. Will the tailor of Giripul solve the murder?

Redolent with the smells and sounds of a village buried in another time, this is a novel about an India we rarely read about. HarperCollins India

About the Author:
Bulbul Sharma is a painter and writer. She is the author of several books, including My Sainted Aunts, The Perfect Woman, Anger of Aubergines, Banana Flower Dreams, Shaya Tales, Devi, Eating Women, Telling Tales and Now That I am Fifty. Her books have been translated into Italian, French and Finnish. She has also written several books for children - Book of Indian Birds, Fabled Book of Gods and Demons and The Children's Ramayana. She has been conducting art and storytelling workshops for children with special needs for the last fifteen years.

Based in a small village in Himachal, this novel has lovable, small-town characters and the kind of appeal a Malgudi Days would have The author is well known and captures the simplicity of village life beautifully A short, feel-good novel that will make you want to escape to a hill station for a vacation

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