At 27, Jason Talley of Corning, New York, leads an orderly life, precisely processing loans for a mortgage company. Its warmest spot is his friendship with Sriram Sundaram and his lively wife Vidya. One night Sriram secretly confides he...
India
- Author:Benoit, CharlesSummary:
- Author:Durant, WillSummary:
The first volume of Will Durant's Pulitzer Prize-winning series, this volume chronicles the early history of Egypt, the Middle East, and Asia. Readers will learn about places like Sumeria, Babylonia, Persia, India, and more.
- Author:THURSTON, EdgarSummary:
This book deals mainly with some aspects of what may be termed the psychical life of the inhabitants of the Madras Presidency, and the Native States of Travancore and Cochin.
- Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:
Shortlisted for the SYRCA 2013 Diamond Willlow Award, selected as an American Library Association 2012 Notable Children's Book, a Booklist Editors’ Choice, nominated for the OLA Golden Oak Tree Award, and a finalist for the Ruth and...
- Author:Huckelbridge, DaneSummary:
Between 1900 and 1907, in the forested foothills of the Himalayas, a large Bengal tiger locals called the Champawat Man-Eater claimed 436 lives. Desperate for help, authorities appealed to Jim Corbett, a local hunter and officer in the...
- Author:Narsimhan, MahtabSummary:
When aspiring photographer Dylan Moore is invited to join his best friend Rohit Lal on a family trip to India, he jumps at the chance to embark on an exciting journey just like their Lord of the Rings heroes, Frodo and Sam. But each boy...
- Author:Grabenstein, Chris, Patterson, JamesSummary:
After the evil Corporation attempts to kidnap her, Max Einstein is hiding out in New York. But how can she be like her hero Albert Einstein if she spends her time hiding instead of helping?
- Author:Soundar, ChitraSummary:
Being a wise and just ruler is no easy task. That's what Prince Veera discovers when he and his best friend, Suku, are given the opportunity to preside over the court of his father, King Bheema. Some of the subjects'...
- Author:Buck, Pearl S.Summary:
News reaches the couple [Maharana Prince Jagat and his wife, Moti] that their only son, Jai, has been killed by the Chinese in a border skirmish, an inconsolable Moti send Jagat out to bring the boy's spirit home. On the journey, the...
- Author:King, Laurie R.Summary:
Haunted by her dreams, Mary Russell arrives in San Francisco in 1924 to settle her parents' estate. But she quickly encounters a few surprises and learns there may be a great deal more to her childhood in this city than she ever knew....
- Author:MARTEL, YannSummary:
Sixteen-year-old Pi's father owns a zoo in India, until the family decides to immigrate to Canada. On the way tragedy strikes and the ship sinks. Pi finds himself in a lifeboat with a hyena, a zebra, a tiger and an orangutan. He...
- Author:Monticone, UgoSummary:
Inspiré d’un voyage de quatre mois en Inde, Le vendeur de goyaves raconte l’histoire de Hilmu qui se retrouvera, malgré lui, propulsé à la tête d’un nouveau temple. En suivant les péripéties de ce jeune Indien, Monticone nous plonge...
- Author:Valmiki; Fauche, HippolyteSummary:
Le Râmâyana Poème sanscrit de Valmiky, un livre classique et rare qui a été considéré comme essentiel tout au long de l'histoire de l'humanité.
- Author:Thomas, RosieSummary:
Alors qu’elle vide la maison de son défunt père, Mair Ellis découvre un éblouissant châle ancien et une boucle de cheveux d’enfant. Débute alors une quête qui changera à jamais sa vie. Se rendant au Cachemire sur les traces de ses...
- Author:Houck, ColeenSummary:
La dernière chose que Kelsey Hayes croyait faire cet été-là, c’était de tenter de conjurer une malédiction indienne vieille de 300 ans. En compagnie d’un mystérieux tigre blanc nommé Ren À l’autre bout du monde. Mais c’est exactement ce...
- Author:Houck, ColeenSummary:
Cinq dragons mythiques chinois et la haute mer appellent Kelsey! À dix-neuf ans, elle doit s’embarquer dans un troisième voyage ― cette fois-ci pour trouver le collier de perles noires de la déesse Durgâ et libérer son bien-aimé Ren à...
- Author:Houck, ColeenSummary:
Trois des quêtes de la déesse Durgâ se trouvant maintenant derrière eux, il ne reste plus à Kelsey, Ken et Kishan qu’une seule prophétie à réaliser pour conjurer la malédiction du tigre. Mais le plus difficile des défis les attend : une...
- Author:Houck, ColeenSummary:
L’été des dix-huit ans de Kelsey Hayes fut complètement fou. Le genre de folie à laquelle personne ne croirait jamais. En plus de se battre contre des singes d’eau immortels et de traverser péniblement les jungles de l’Inde, elle est...
- Author:Victor, DivyaSummary:
kith [noun] one's friends, acquaintances, neighbours, or relations.In Kith, award-winning writer Divya Victor engages Indian-American diasporic culture in the twentieth century, via an autobiographical account that explores what 'kith'...
- Author:Kipling, RudyardSummary:
The novel takes place at a time contemporary to the book’s publication; its setting is India under the British Empire. The title character is a boy of Irish descent who is orphaned and grows up independently in the streets of...