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The Invisible Man (Paperback) H.G. WELLS
Publisher: Lexicon
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 210
ISBN: 9789380703558
The Invisible Man is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells. Originally serialized in Pearson's Weekly in 1897, it was published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who has devoted himself to research into optics and invents a way to change a body's refractive index to that of air so that it neither absorbs nor reflects light and thus becomes invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but fails in his attempt to reverse it.
The Old Man and His God: Discovering the Spirit of India – Sudha Murty (Paperback)
- ASIN : 0144001012
- Publisher : Penguin India; 1st edition (1 January 2006); Penguin India
- Language : English
- Paperback : 52 pages
- ISBN-10 : 9780144001019
- ISBN-13 : 978-0144001019
- Item Weight : 70 g
- Dimensions : 14.1 x 1.5 x 20.2 cm
- Generic Name : Books
- Condition : New
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The old man and his God: Discovering the spirit of India
Sudha Murthy once told someone that when people often wondered why so many interesting things happened only to him, he replied that he, like all of us, meets strangers and some of these strangers have left a lasting impact on his life. All he does is that he embraces those encounters and that is what makes his life so interesting. He believes that if you have a sensitive mind and record your observations regularly, you will see that your life too is a vast storehouse of stories. This is the essence of this book 'The old man and his God '. While reading the book, do not expect nerve wracking story of magic and supernatural powers. It contains what the author has been referring to as 'real’ because real is what we experience. As far as the reality of India is considered, this book can show you many layers of it. If one wants to know what the soul of India says (and not necessarily how they look or speak), this is an ideal read. These aren't complex stories. They are simple and honest. Many unspoken areas of human life have been touched upon. There are accounts of struggles and hardships that the people of India face on a daily basis. The emotions that emerge out of this short story collection range from love to friendship to betrayal and covers domains from business to philanthropy to counselling and from freedom to injustice to selfishness. She talks about the selfless too and the generous honest ones. The title story is about a visually impaired old man who lives in his little Shiva temple. He doesn't need help, he refuses any. He is his own maker. Other stories contain unheard tales from the remote corner of the country. She is trying to represent those hidden people who didn’t have a voice till now. This book is available online at Amazon.in.
About the author
A computer engineer, a chairman of one of the leading company in India, a writer, a movie buff and a social worker. Sudha Murthy is all this and more. She acts as the chairperson of Infosys foundation and is also a member of the Gates Foundation. She has spent her entire adult life in the welfare of the people who need her. She was facilitated at Harward University where she opened 'The Murty Classical Library of India’. She is the wife of Narayan Murthy, former Infosys Supremo.
The Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway (Paperback)
Publisher : RHUK (18 August 1994)
Language : English
Paperback : 112 pages
ISBN-10 : 0099908409
ISBN-13 : 978-0099908401
Reading age : 12 years and up
Item Weight : 65 g
Dimensions : 11 x 11 x 17.8 cm
Country of Origin : United Kingdom
Generic Name : BOOK
Condition : New
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One of the greatest novels of the 20th century by one of the greatest writers in American history - THE BOOK THAT WON ERNEST HEMINGWAY THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Set in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Havana, Hemingway's magnificent fable is the story of an old man, a young boy and a giant fish.
Here, in a perfectly crafted story, is a unique and timeless vision of the beauty and grief of man's challenge to the elements in which he lives. Not a single word is superfluous in this widely admired masterpiece, which once and for all established his place as one of the giants of modern literature.
The Perfect Murder Paperback – Ruskin Bond (Author)
Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson (Paperback)
Publisher: Lexicon
Language: English
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 277
ISBN: 9789380703640
Condition : New
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Treasure Island is one of the most popular pirates stories of all time. Robert Louis Stevenson wrote it in 1881. It is set in the days of sailing ships and pirates and tells the adventures of Jim Hawkins and his search for the buried treasure of an evil pirate, Captain Flint.