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Misterio en alta mar
by Mary Higgins Clark Carol Higgins ClarkLa detective amateur Alvirah Meehan y la investigadora privada Regan Reilly reciben una invitación navideña para viajar, junto a sus esposos, en el recién inaugurado Royal Mermaid. La intención del patrocinador del acto es reunir en un crucero a un selecto grupo de benefactores que «hayan hecho del mundo un lugar mejor». Pero la tranquilidad termina cuando dos trajes de Santa Claus desaparecen del almacén, una pasajera afirma haber visto el fantasma de un escritor famoso, se cierne una tormenta sobre el barco y un hombre está a punto de perder la vida tras sufrir un misterioso ataque. Mientras el Royal Mermaid navega por un mar encrespado, Alvirah y Regan con la ayuda del marido de esta, el jefe de brigada Jack Reilly van descubriendo las pistas que los llevarán hasta unos peligrosos criminales que no figuraban en la lista de inivitados inicial. Repleta de suspense y humor, Misterio en alta mar es una novela que no se puede dejar de leer. Mary Higgins Clark, de nuevo en tándem con su hija Carol, nos embarca en un viaje lleno de glamour y sobresaltos hacia un final a la vez conmovedor y espeluznante que tiene lugar en Nochevieja. «Mary Higgins Clark ha transmitido a Carol el talento para escribir y tener éxito.» Paris-Match
Técnicas de coaching de Vladimir Putin
by Robert Sears¿Qué puede hacer Vadimir Putin por tu vida personal? Una guía para convertirte en el dictador que siempre has querido ser, inspirada en nuestro autócrata preferido. ¿Quieres saber cómo llevar tu relación de pareja? ¿Cómo educar a tus hijos? ¿Cómo interferir en el AMPA? ¿Cómo anexionar los espacios comunes de tu lugar de trabajo a tu imperio personal? ¿O quizás cómo derrocar a tus enemigos revelando información comprometida sobre esa vez que no se lavaron las manos al salir del baño? Estos y otros muchos interrogantes fundamentales encuentran su respuesta en décadas de una efectiva práctica de eliminación de contrincantes y de manipulación estratégica de procesos electorales. Lleno de anécdotas, ideas e ilustraciones para emular a Vladimir Putin a pequeña escala, el nuevo libro de Rob Sears es la guía perfecta para liberar al autócrata que todos llevamos dentro.
Borre and the Submarine
by Saskia Bultman Jeroen Aalbers Stefan TijsBorre has been playing in the muddy puddles all day and is covered in mud from head to toe. When he gets home, mum sends him upstairs to take a bath. He doesn't want to, but he has to do as he's told. When Borre is finally in the bath, Captain Jacques Crouton and his submarine suddenly come up out of the water. The Captain asks Borre if he would like to come for a ride with him. Borre would love to!
Borre and the Penguin
by Saskia Bultman Jeroen Aalbers Stefan TijsBorre is in the living room drawing a picture. When he looks outside, he sees something waddling through the garden. A funny-looking bird in a long, black coat. That's got to be a penguin! "What are you doing here?" Borre asks the bird. "Ah, young man," the penguin says. "Perhaps you could help me. You see, I'm going to a party tonight, but I have a nasty stain on my coat." Borre knows what to do: he'll put the coat in mum's washing machine!
Borre is The Great Borrini
by Saskia Bultman Jeroen Aalbers Stefan TijsDad has given Borre an old top hat. It is one of those hats magicians use to pull rabbits out of.Borre can't wait to put on his own magic show where he can perform this trick himself. He disguises Fuzz Fuzz as a rabbit and has mum and dad sit down as his audience. But Fuzz Fuzz isn't the only thing that comes out of the hat...
Borre Learns to Swim
by Saskia Bultman Jeroen Aalbers Stefan TijsBorre goes to his first swimming lesson with dad. "It's very important that you learn to swim," dad says. At first, the swimming doesn't go very well. But after a while Borre starts to get the hang of it. "Good job, Borre!" dad cheers from the edge of the pool. But he is so enthusiastic that he slips and...
Borre and the Monster under the Bed
by Saskia Bultman Jeroen Aalbers Stefan TijsThe big children at school have told Borre that there's a monster under his bed. Mum says this is nonsense. The big children are only trying to frighten him. But when Borre is in bed, he takes a look just in case. "Hello," whispers Borre, "is there a monster down there?" "No, there isn't," squeaks a frightened little voice. "I'm not here, leave me alone!" Could there be a monster down there after all?
Borre Flies a Kite
by Saskia Bultman Jeroen Aalbers Stefan TijsBorre is about to try out his home-made kite with Fuzz Fuzz. He throws the kite up into the air and Fuzz Fuzz runs along as fast as he can with the string in his mouth. The kite soars higher and higher until it disappears in the clouds. Suddenly, Fuzz Fuzz shoots up into the air with the kite string in his mouth. Borre just manages to grab onto one of his back paws. But now they're both lifted off the ground and go zooming through the air into the clouds!
Vampirist: A book about real vampires
by Cecilia FredrikssonVampires in films are often portrayed as night-active creatures, and spend the day in the comfort and safety, resting in their coffins. But how well does this picture match vampirists and how do you know if someone is one? Perhaps there are reasons to suspect if the person in question constantly wears sunglasses, gets easily tanned and looks almost rudely young for their age. There exists a flurry of lists to check off if vampirism is suspected, thus, opinions are split as to what the state means and what criteria to be met. The author will guide you through various definitions of what a real vampire is, and how come they claim to be among us. This book will also bring up different vampiric activities, authentic violent crimes, diseases, research and religious communities - everything you always wanted to know about vampires! This book is not about how the vampire has been portrayed in fiction through history. This is also not a book about the supernatural vampire that has frightened humanity through the ages. The books theme is about alive and breathing humans who have made vampirism a part of their lifestyle. They call themselves real vampires. "Fascinating, interesting and well written!"
Yesterday's News
by Kajsa IngemarssonAgnes has most things in life: a job at a fancy restaurant, a boyfriend who loves her, and a best friend whom she knows inside out. Or does she? All of a sudden things begin to crumble, one by one, and soon nothing is as it was. This is a beautiful feel-good novel with a memorable heroine, set in Sweden.
The Goat, the Sofa & Mr Swami
by R ChandrashekharA politically weighted cricket match between Pakistan and India provides the setting for the hilarious farce, set in a delightful `Yes Minister? format. The Pakistani Premier's sudden decision to invite himself to a cricket series to be played in India creates uncertainly, panic and bureaucratic gamesmanship in New Delhi. Seemingly above such mundane concerns, India's elderly Prime Minister, devoted to movies, scotch, and late mornings, adds to the confusion with random utterances and occasional temper tantrums. His official factotum, a bureaucrat named Swami, plays the confusion for all it is worth, attempting to advance his career and settle old scores. Old rivalries between the Foreign Service and the domestic bureaucrats flare up as the day of the Pakistani Premier's visit approaches. Matters get stalled as rival departments choose to hide behind arcane laws. Conscious of his place in history and of the damage a botched visit would cause, the Prime Minister stages his own protests. Swami is forced to chart a treacherous course between his political and bureaucratic masters. A parable rooted in the absurdities of modern India, this novel takes a light-hearted dig at the pretensions of people who matter.
Rear Entrance
by David Kumar ThomasSix months in dreary and cold Brussels ? and no headway with her handsome colleague Luc ? has convinced systems analyst Seetha, brought up in `steamy? Madras, that she must move on. The British Government?s immigration laws allow writers and artists to be granted a visa even if they have no job, so Seetha decides that she is a writer ? and her first creative assignment is her visa application form. Harish, escaping the slums of India, has slogged hard in Belgium for the last fourteen years, and finally has saved enough to fulfil a lifelong dream: watch a cricket match at Lords in London. Amit seems to have everything ? except his strict father?s approval, which he may win if he finds a way to launder the $2 million his father moved out of India `during the restrictive years of Nehruvian socialism?. To Ratnesh, who hates the Indian caste system, and as a Dalit, plans to seek asylum in the UK, all?s fair in love, war, and getting a visa. Even using the naïve Harish for his own ends. And across the desk from them all, holding their fate in his hands, is British visa officer Doug Evans? who himself does not know what is going to happen at the end of the two days in which these characters lives, dreams ? and visa applications ? cross paths.
Bala Takes the Plunge
by Melvin DuraiBala dreams of making Tamil films and directing his favourite actor Rajnikanth ? a dream that leads him naturally to study engineering in college. This earns him his father's approval and the opportunity to export himself to America. As Director of Design at Flexit Inc., thinking up new ways to help Americans shed the excess weight around their middles and in their wallets, he is at least some kind of director. Bala loves America, and America it seems loves him even more. He has everything he needs to be happy: a green card, a satellite dish to watch cricket and a companion to share his home ? albeit one with a very limited vocabulary. But he is now less than a year away from the big 30, and if he doesn't act fast he might have to settle for whichever bride his Amma chooses. So begins Bala's quest for romance as he meets both American and Indian women some who are too old, others too young, and yet others just too stuck up. Will he ever find someone just right for him ? and good enough to inherit his mother's Corelle dishes?
Stark Raving Ad: A Giddy Guide to Indian Ads You Love (or Hate)
by Ritu SinghPresenting, for the first time ever, the whole truth about Indian advertising and nothing but the truth (with just a pinch of salt). For centuries, Indians have been asking all kinds of questions ? about the meaning of life, our place in the cosmos, why we have so many gods, and other such vital things. In the last hundred-odd years, marketing and advertising has given us none of those answers. What it has given us, nonetheless, is life-altering stuff. It has attempted to make men Fair and Handsome. It has battled to make women 18 Again. And to both men and women it has given Tinder loving care. It has made us realize that we like pizza as much as the next Italian ? as long as Dominos puts keema dopyaaza on it and tempts us with, `Hungry kya?? It has made us re-evaluate our life choices and ask thought-provoking questions like `Kitna deti hai?? of our cars and `Kya aap Close-Up karte hain?? of our countrymen. In short, it has enriched our lives with quirky quips, unforgettable characters, inter-brand scuffles, clever insights, virtual lures and jaw-dropping controversies. In Stark Raving Ad, you?ll find unbusiness-like stories from Indian advertising through the ages ? the hits, the misses, the also-rans and the banned. This is the non-classic book about advertising in India that no one asked for.'
Adventure Stories
by BPI India Pvt Ltd"Adventure Stories" is collection of short stories, The book is design to reading out to kids or encouraging them to read stories and develop children's oral skills.
The Way We Were: A hilarious and swoon-worthy second-chance, workplace romance
by Prajwal Hegde"Bitter rivals.Reluctant colleagues. Tormented ex-lovers. Myra Rai is living her best life. At twenty-eight, she is a prominent journalist at the precipice of dreamy success and her dating life is the envy of the town. After all, jealous heads stir to probe her almost engagement to Ravi Rao, the gentleman heir to a roaring political legacy! Myra is well on her course. Until comes knocking the broad-shouldered, chiselled-face ghost from her past... Andrew Brown is a headstrong political activist, unexpectedly back in the city after a winning stint in the US. Set to take over as the executive editor of Morning Herald, he is determined to revisit his past and reconnect with that one feisty journalist at work who hates his guts, hates that he is back, and hates that he never called... Both Myra and Andrew have lost a lot over the years, including each other. But in the fierce race to best one another while pretending not to seethe in the hellfire of jealousy and suppressed passion, can they keep their barbs (and hands) to themselves? Right from the centre of a smouldering passion-fest, Prajwal Hegde tugs compellingly at the heartstrings and delivers a stormy rom-com that is all love (AND a whole lot of lust)! "
Manohar Kahani
by Raghu Srinivasan"Life is perfectly peaceful for the Mehtas. Kalyani Mehta's homestay by the sea is a little garden of Eden where she, her retired occultist husband and feckless, unemployed son live happy, dysfunctional lives.Enter snake. Bobby Chander, a billionaire NRI, makes a bid for the property. Kalyani rebuffs his offer, but the sleazy real estate tycoon, refusing to back down, starts making life miserable for Kalyani. With her back to the wall, she reluctantly reaches out to her younger sister, who happens to be incarcerated, for help. Maya is a genie best left in the bottle. Her elaborate con attracts a host of devious characters, pursuing nefarious agendas of their own... Manohar Kahani is a goofy misadventure with a heap of chaos and a pinch of crazy. "
Have Some Chilli Snakes
by Mamta AlvaSet in a housing society of an archetypal Mumbai suburb, Have Some Chilli Snakes offers a delightful peek into the lives of the residents of this middle-class housing society.
Srilaaji: The Gilded Life and Longings of a Marwari Goodwife
by Ms. Shobhaa DeThe untamed, incandescent and battle-ready Srilaa grows up in her wealthy Marwari family&’s palatial house in Calcutta. After suffering her first heartbreak at the hands of a potential suitor, she is married and packed off to Bombay to live with her new husband. There she experiences womanhood and confronts her sexual curiosities, misgivings and desires, but continues to hope daringly and love fearlessly—refusing to live her life by the unrealistic standards society often sets on unconventional women. The young and vivacious Srilaa slowly but assuredly becomes the inimitable Srilaaji! And each time life starts crumbling around her, she manages to pick herself up … and from the ashes of an uncertain life, a phoenix rises. Told with Shobhaa De&’s matchless blend of candour, humour and seductive earthiness, Srilaaji captures the soul of an indomitable spirit. A book that simmers and erupts at will, and presents us with one of the most unforgettable protagonists in years – the utterly delicious Srilaaji.
Strange Encounters: Adventures of a Curious Life
by Parikshat SahniDrawing its wisdom from Hindu, Judaic and Islamic philosophies, this is the multicultural, multifaceted saga of Parikshat Sahni's journey from being a film student in Soviet Russia to surrendering Stanislavski for Indian cinema. Strange Encounters is a prismatic collection of travel portraits, impressions and life lessons that Parikshat Sahni has accumulated in his itinerant life moving within the golden autumns of Moscow to the tune of Tchaikovsky, returning to Mumbai and his roots, entering Bollywood, and finding fame. Sahni chronicles stories from a life whose pendulum swings wildly from the humorous to the utterly horrifying. He confronts his thanatophobia on film sets and his atheism on an ill-prepared trek to Amarnath; he gives us drinking lessons with screenwriter friends and a profound insight into the state of culture wars in present-day Kashmir; he recalls the thrill of young love in Russia and its attendant treacheries of the heart, as well as a study of Pakistan, a history of India as the land of many, and a look at the current political discourse through the eyes of a refugee.
Cat People
by Devapriya RoyIn Karachi, a writer house-sits for her father and his cat, while keeping track of his - the cat&’s - list of obsessions: ironed white sheets, kheer, KFC fries, warm custard, finely chopped sausages, and the flaky tops of chicken patties. In San Francisco, a couple adopt a cat, without anticipating what it will do to their relationship. In Noida, a cat and two dogs line up peacefully every morning for their daily dose of vitamin syrup. In Bombay, a lyricist and screenwriter roots through the litter tray first thing in the morning, to investigate if his cat&’s UTI is better. In wintry London, a young millennial wonders if she is actually a cat.Capturing the many moods of felines and their humans, in many forms and voices, Cat People, is a timely celebration of the most memed creature today: the cat. This collection of short stories, personal essays, lists, original art and photographs is are a treat, not just for cat lovers everywhere, but for all who love a story well-told – and, on occasion, a theory well-spun.
SEGUNDA VIDA DE LAS FLORES, LA (EBOOK)
by Jorge Fernandez DiazUn legendario seductor, a punto de entrar al quirófano y con miedo a morir o quedar postrado para siempre, sale por cafés, clubes y milongas a conquistar una última mujer. Compartirá esa larga noche con su amigo y discípulo, un periodista que se acaba de separar y que se llama Fernández. El protagonista de "Mamá", "Fernández" y "Corazones desatados" le cuenta al viejo seductor las vicisitudes y los reveses sentimentales que le sucedieron desde que regresó al barrio de Palermo para empezar de nuevo. Aparecen así una serie de mujeres inquietantes. La Colorada, que quiere abandonar a su marido y a sus hijos, y que se enamora por Internet de un hombre que le miente. Lola Bianco, que se casa con el hombre ideal... pero sin amarlo. Mora, una adicta al romance, que además es una madre narcisista. Nerina, una manipuladora enigmática que tiene un objetivo siniestro. Y finalmente, Milagros, la fotógrafa mexicana de la que Fernández se enamora perdidamente, y con quien termina involucrado en un asesinato. Se trata de una novela sobre el amor y los sentimientos: acerca de cómo y por qué los hombres y las mujeres se buscan, se eluden, se atrapan o se dejan a lo largo de la vida. Un fresco que nos hace reflexionar sobre el mal del no-vivir, los difíciles meandros amorosos, la tiranía de la pasión y la atracción irracional por lo resbaloso e inestable. Pero La segunda vida de las flores no es sólo eso. Es también un thriller sin respiro, que sumerge al lector en una intriga conduciéndolo de sorpresa en sorpresa hasta la resolución del misterio. Vuelve el autor de "La logia de Cádiz" con una novela sensible y a la vez atrapante.
MARTINEZ ESTRADA UNA REBELION...(EBOOK)
by Juan Jose SebreliJuan José Sebreli retrata al autor de Muerte y transfiguración de Martín Fierro y Radiografía de la pampa de un modo definitivo y aun con una perspectiva escasamente suficiente: Martínez Estrada es el solitario, el romántico, el profeta, con el repertorio de blasfemias y el pesimismo como una especie de incurable mal humor. Las sucesivas ediciones de este libro se han modificado por el cambio de perspectiva, por el paso de los años #a los que se refiere el autor en los distintos prólogos hasta alcanzar, en el último, una teoría#, pero el escritor y su volumen permanecen sin alteraciones: ese primer Sebreli pudo cincelar una figura indiferente a las interpretaciones del futuro.
Taringa!
by S.R.L. Taringa!El libro, una especie de enciclopedia de datos más o menos insólitos(pero considerablemente simpáticos) para afrontar la vida moderna conuna de esas sonrisitas que significan me las sé todas. ¿Qué es Taringa? Por favor... ¡Qué pregunta! Es el portal de Internetmás visitado de la Argentina, más que los grandes diarios, más que lasenciclopedias, más que cualquier blog... ¡más que los sitios porno! ¿Yde qué se trata Taringa!? Otra pregunta con respuesta cantada: ¡se tratade todo! Ahí adentro es posible encontrar cualquier cosa que se busque,literalmente "de todo", porque de otro modo no es posible convocar amillones de personas todos los días, gente que arma esa red de"Inteligencia Colectiva" que es el sitio, cientos de miles de navegantesvirtuales que aportan los contenidos, los comentarios y el pulso vital yque hacen de Taringa! un verdadero continente dentro del PlanetaInternet.La gente que busca gente se encuentra en Taringa! La que busca videos,también. La gente que anda detrás de emociones fuertes, lo mismo. Perotambién se puede estar buscando información sobre Los Simpsons o ElChavo, sobre cómo hacer el nudo de la corbata, cómo enfriar una cervezaen dos minutos, cómo chamuyarse a una señorita, cómo hacer una pizza,cómo levantarse temprano o cómo estudiar mejor (o todo lo contrario).Para fans del sitio, para curiosos de toda índole y también paradesprevenidos, aquí llegó Taringa! El libro, una especie de enciclopediade datos más o menos insólitos (pero considerablemente simpáticos) paraafrontar la vida moderna con una de esas sonrisitas que significan "melas sé todas".www.taringa.net
ECONOMIA 3D (EBOOK)
by Martin LousteauLa economía te resulta aburrida, ajena, difícil y sin alma? No desesperes. También puede hacerte reír, aprender y hasta darte un poco de esperanza. Para eso no hace falta ponerse solemnes: alcanza con redescubrir con nuevos ojos sus enseñanzas más valiosas. En estas páginas, Martín Lousteau se mueve como un guía experto entre los tópicos más diversos e inesperados. El rol de los bancos y del sistema financiero, los esquemas mentales inconscientes que orientan nuestras decisiones, el desarrollo, la relación entre el dinero y la felicidad, la economía del sexo y del deporte, el consumo desorientado, la desigualdad, la crisis argentina y la debacle mundial, la ecología y el cambio climático son algunas de las estaciones de este recorrido repleto de realidad, humor y conocimiento.