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Waiting A Collection Of Stories
In this new collection by Nighat Gandhi, the private worlds of women open themselves up to the reader. Inside their homes, women are trapped in a state of continuous limbo, waiting for change; young girls struggle for the "purity" that religion demands of them; new mothers wonder at the absence of desire. Outside, the seasons change--trees shed their leaves, the sky becomes overcast, and rain falls. Sounds float inside, and the women wonder about the meaning of life. Each story elicits a new, sometimes troubling, question about living as a woman in the world today. The characters' nuanced descriptions and unsparing truthfulness leaves readers with a sense of discomfort as they confront their own demons. With subtle force, Waiting explores love, longing, loss, aging, survival, hope, and self-invention--the most powerful realities of life.
Hunsamakki Hula by Vinutha Vishwanath
ಲೇಖಕಿ ವಿನುತಾ ವಿಶ್ವನಾಥ ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕಥನ-ಹುಣ್ಸ್ ಮಕ್ಕಿ ಹುಳ. ತಮ್ಮ ಏಳನೇ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಂಕಿ ಅವಘಟಡಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಲುಕಿ ಮುಖದ ಚೆಲುವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡವಳು. ಕಣ್ಣಿನ ಮಾತು ಕೇಳಬೇಡಿ, ಮನಸ್ಸಿನ ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಕಿವಿಗೊಡಿ ಎಂಬ ಶೀರ್ಷಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಫೇಸ್ ಬುಕ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯಗಳು ಬರಹ ವಲಯವನ್ನು ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸಿದ್ದವು. ಮುಂದೆ ಈ ಹವ್ಯಾಸವು ತಮ್ಮ ಆತ್ಮಕಥನ ಬರೆಯಲು ಪ್ರೇರಣೆ ನೀಡಿತು.ಲೇಖಕಿ ಡಿ. ಸುಮನ್ ಕಿತ್ತೂರು ಅವರು ಕೃತಿಗೆ ಬೆನ್ನುಡಿ ಬರೆದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಣ್ಣ ವಿಚಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ದೊಡ್ಡ ದೊಡ್ಡ ತಾತ್ವಿಕ ಪಯಣ ತೆರೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಈ ಆತ್ಮಕಥೆ ನಿರೂಪಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ತಮ್ಮದಲ್ಲದ ತಪ್ಪಿಗೆ, ಸಮಾಜದೊಂದಿಗೆ, ಅದರ ತಿರಸ್ಕಾರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಗುದ್ದಾಡಲೂ ಸಹ ಆಗದ, ಆತ್ಮಸ್ಥೈರ್ಯ ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಮೂಲೆಗುಂಪಾಗುವ ಎಷ್ಟೊ ಜೀವಗಳಿಗೆ ಈ ಆತ್ಮಕಥೆ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಲಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಶಂಸಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
Reading Book
About the Book Three decades of storytelling, over six hundred comic books, an extremely successful children’s monthly magazine, and millions of readers in India spanning at least four generations... This is the legacy of Uncle Pai, and this is the story of the man often referred to as “India’s master storyteller”. children growing up in the India of the 1970s, 1980s, and the 1990s, had one common factor uniting them—their lovely association with Amar Chitra Katha. They bought copies, exchanged them, bound them in sets to proudly display to everyone... And, even flicked them from friends, if they didn't own a particular issue! Growing up reading his creations was an essential rite of passage that escaped no one. And all this fun, frenzy, and madness was thanks to the epoch-making vision of one man: Anant Pai. From a small village in Karnataka to Mumbai, Anant Pai’s journey and vision, which eventually touched countless lives across many generations, is as interesting as the books he created. Filled with little known stories from the creation of these epochal brands, Uncle Pai by Rajessh M Iyer chalks his journey and serves as a testimony of the man's indomitable spirit that helped millions across India get to know their cultural roots. Little wonder then that we too, like innumerable children, acknowledge his contribution by saying: thank you, Uncle Pai!.About the AuthorA media professional for over two decades, Rajessh M Iyer is a storyteller and has been a part of many media houses, notable being Magna Publications, Macmillan India, and Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd., in various capacities like Chief Editor, Creative Head, and CEO. He is the author of two books for children: Nanha Natkhat: Tales of Little Krishna and Valiant Warriors. He has also authored five novels: the Amazon India #1 bestseller, Evading the Shadows, a fictional spy thriller set during the Mahabharata; Hari and Friends—A Holi Adventure, a nostalgic, coming-of-age story set in India of the ’80s; Spinner of the Twisted Tale, a wondrous story of a
Mein Kampf
Alternate cover edition of this book.Madman, tyrant, animal—history has given Adolf Hitler many names. In Mein Kampf (My Struggle), often called the Nazi bible, Hitler describes his life, frustrations, ideals, and dreams. Born to an impoverished couple in a small town in Austria, the young Adolf grew up with the fervent desire to become a painter. The death of his parents and outright rejection from art schools in Vienna forced him into underpaid work as a laborer. During the First World War, Hitler served in the infantry and was decorated for bravery. After the war, he became actively involved with socialist political groups and quickly rose to power, establishing himself as Chairman of the National Socialist German Worker's party. In 1924, Hitler led a coalition of nationalist groups in a bid to overthrow the Bavarian government in Munich. The infamous Munich "Beer-hall putsch" was unsuccessful, and Hitler was arrested. During the nine months he was in prison, an embittered and frustrated Hitler dictated a personal manifesto to his loyal follower Rudolph Hess. He vented his sentiments against communism and the Jewish people in this document, which was to become Mein Kampf, the controversial book that is seen as the blue-print for Hitler's political and military campaign. In Mein Kampf, Hitler describes his strategy for rebuilding Germany and conquering Europe. It is a glimpse into the mind of a man who destabilized world peace and pursued the genocide now known as the Holocaust.
The exclusive biography
Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years--as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues--Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering. Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted. Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. Likewise, his friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, demons, perfectionism, desires, artistry, devilry, and obsession for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were all interrelated, just as Apple's hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is thus
