Munesh's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 21 Sep 2024 08:00:23 -0700 60 Munesh's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[The Encyclopedia of Superstitions]]> 1432160 "[T]his reference makes for compulsive browsing."� Publishers Weekly]]> 336 Richard Webster 0738712779 Munesh 0 to-read 3.82 2008 The Encyclopedia of Superstitions
author: Richard Webster
name: Munesh
average rating: 3.82
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]]> Tuesdays with Morrie 124930518
Perhaps, like Mitch, you lost track of this mentor as the years passed, the insights faded, and the world seemed colder. Wouldn't you like to see that person again, to ask the bigger questions that still haunt you, and receive wisdom for your busy life the way you once did when you were younger?

Mitch Albom got that second chance, rediscovering Morrie in the last months of the older man's life. Their rekindled relationship turned in one final 'class': lessons in how to live. Tuesdays with Morrie is a magical chronicle of their time together.
--back cover]]> 210 Mitch Albom 0751527378 Munesh 0 currently-reading 4.51 1997 Tuesdays with Morrie
author: Mitch Albom
name: Munesh
average rating: 4.51
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]]> The Blue Castle 95693
Valancy Stirling is 29, unmarried, and has never been in love. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt, she finds her only consolation in the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle--a place where all her dreams come true and she can be who she truly wants to be. After getting shocking news from the doctor, she rebels against her family and discovers a surprising new world, full of love and adventures far beyond her most secret dreams.]]> 218 L.M. Montgomery 0553280511 Munesh 0 currently-reading 4.29 1926 The Blue Castle
author: L.M. Montgomery
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average rating: 4.29
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]]> Mansfield Park 1504081 424 Jane Austen 080958994X Munesh 0 to-read 4.00 1814 Mansfield Park
author: Jane Austen
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average rating: 4.00
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]]> <![CDATA[Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14)]]> 557228 books 256 Enid Blyton 0340796286 Munesh 4 4.00 Five Have Plenty of Fun (Famous Five, #14)
author: Enid Blyton
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]]> People We Meet on Vacation 54985743 Two best friends. Ten summer trips. One last chance to fall in love.

Poppy and Alex. Alex and Poppy. They have nothing in common. She’s a wild child; he wears khakis. She has insatiable wanderlust; he prefers to stay home with a book. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. For most of the year they live far apart—she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown—but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together.

Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. They haven’t spoken since.

Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together—lay everything on the table, make it all right. Miraculously, he agrees.

Now she has a week to fix everything. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. What could possibly go wrong?]]> 400 Emily Henry 1984806750 Munesh 0 to-read 3.85 2021 People We Meet on Vacation
author: Emily Henry
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average rating: 3.85
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]]> <![CDATA[Les Miserables (Classics Illustrated #9)]]> 6648041 48 Rolland H. Livingstone 1906814171 Munesh 0 to-read 4.28 1947 Les Miserables (Classics Illustrated #9)
author: Rolland H. Livingstone
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average rating: 4.28
book published: 1947
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]]> Little Bee 6264614 Millions of people have read, discussed, debated, cried, and cheered with Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee girl whose violent and courageous journey� puts a stunning face on the worldwide refugee crisis�.

“Little Bee will blow you away.� —The Washington Post

The lives of a sixteen-year-old Nigerian orphan and a well-off British woman collide in this page-turning #1 New York Times bestseller, book club favorite, and “affecting story of human triumph� (The New York Times Book Review) from Chris Cleave, author of Gold and Everyone Brave Is Forgiven.

We don’t want to tell you too much about this book. It is a truly special story and we don’t want to spoil it. Nevertheless, you need to know something, so we will just say this: It is extremely funny, but the African beach scene is horrific. The story starts there, but the book doesn’t. And it’s what happens afterward that is most important. Once you have read it, you’ll want to tell everyone about it. When you do, please don’t tell them what happens either. The magic is in how it unfolds.]]> 292 Chris Cleave 1416593837 Munesh 0 to-read 3.95 2008 Little Bee
author: Chris Cleave
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average rating: 3.95
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]]> <![CDATA[Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle]]> 22718699 Whirl. Swirl. Watch it curl by. Steam is steam unless...it cools high.

This spare, poetic picture book follows a group of kids as they move through all the different phases of the water cycle. From rain to fog to snow to mist, talented author Miranda Paul and the always remarkable Jason Chin (Redwoods, Coral Reefs, Island, Gravity) combine to create a beautiful and informative journey in this innovative nonfiction picture book that will leave you thirsty for more.]]> 40 Miranda Paul 159643984X Munesh 0 to-read 4.29 2015 Water Is Water: A Book About the Water Cycle
author: Miranda Paul
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average rating: 4.29
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]]> The Ramayana 322342 696 ī쾱 Munesh 5 4.07 1957 The Ramayana
author: ī쾱
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average rating: 4.07
book published: 1957
rating: 5
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]]> Aab-e-Hayat 40954831 Are you excited to know whether they lived happily ever after or not?
Get ready to read more about Salar and Imama's life.]]> 728 Umera Ahmed 9690025457 Munesh 0 to-read 4.14 2014 Aab-e-Hayat
author: Umera Ahmed
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average rating: 4.14
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]]> The Picture of Dorian Gray 5297
In this celebrated work Wilde forged a devastating portrait of the effects of evil and debauchery on a young aesthete in late-19th-century England. Combining elements of the Gothic horror novel and decadent French fiction, the book centers on a striking premise: As Dorian Gray sinks into a life of crime and gross sensuality, his body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recently painted portrait grows day by day into a hideous record of evil, which he must keep hidden from the world. For over a century, this mesmerizing tale of horror and suspense has enjoyed wide popularity. It ranks as one of Wilde's most important creations and among the classic achievements of its kind.]]> 272 Oscar Wilde Munesh 0 to-read 4.13 1890 The Picture of Dorian Gray
author: Oscar Wilde
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> The Paul Street Boys 86336 war between two groups of Hungarian boys living in Budapest. One with Hungarian national colours (red, white, green) is defending the square from redshirts (from Garibaldi's redshirts), who want to occupy the square.]]> 208 Ferenc Molnár 9631345343 Munesh 0 currently-reading 4.18 1906 The Paul Street Boys
author: Ferenc Molnár
name: Munesh
average rating: 4.18
book published: 1906
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]]> SHE STOOD BY ME 50347480 210 Tarun Vikash Munesh 0 to-read 4.06 SHE STOOD BY ME
author: Tarun Vikash
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]]> <![CDATA[The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations]]> 198396 Written specially for those coming to the subject for the first time, this text has been carefully edited by John Baylis and Steve Smith to ensure a coherent, accessible and lively account of the globalization of world politics. As with the previous edition, there is a companion website that
offers up-to-date case studies of the conflicts in Kosovo and the 1990-91 Gulf War and a new case study on Iraq. The Globalization of World Politics , Third Edition, is ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in International Relations.]]> 856 John Baylis 0199271186 Munesh 0 course-books, to-read 3.99 1997 The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations
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average rating: 3.99
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]]> <![CDATA[Comparative Politics Today: A World View]]> 1766771 800 Gabriel A. Almond 0205529313 Munesh 0 3.34 2015 Comparative Politics Today: A World View
author: Gabriel A. Almond
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average rating: 3.34
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]]> The God Delusion 30165920 The God Delusion caused a sensation when it was published in 2006. Within weeks it became the most hotly debated topic, with Dawkins himself branded as either saint or sinner for presenting his hard-hitting, impassioned rebuttal of religion of all types.

His argument could hardly be more topical. While Europe is becoming increasingly secularized, the rise of religious fundamentalism, whether in the Middle East or Middle America, is dramatically and dangerously dividing opinion around the world. In America, and elsewhere, a vigorous dispute between 'intelligent design' and Darwinism is seriously undermining and restricting the teaching of science. In many countries religious dogma from medieval times still serves to abuse basic human rights such as women's and gay rights. And all from a belief in a God whose existence lacks evidence of any kind.

Dawkins attacks God in all his forms. He eviscerates the major arguments for religion and demonstrates the supreme improbability of a supreme being. He shows how religion fuels war, foments bigotry and abuses children.

The God Delusion is a brilliantly argued, fascinating polemic that will be required reading for anyone interested in this most emotional and important subject.]]> 496 Dawkins Richard 1784161934 Munesh 0 to-read 4.04 2006 The God Delusion
author: Dawkins Richard
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> Tikri’s Fiasco 39730604 148 Rishav Munesh 0 to-read 4.06 Tikri’s Fiasco
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]]> <![CDATA[Rewire - How To Be The Leader Of Your Own Life]]> 46156435 220 Jay Kumar Hariharan 9352016912 Munesh 0 to-read 4.00 Rewire - How To Be The Leader Of Your Own Life
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]]> <![CDATA[A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)]]> 11264999 Librarian's Note: Alternate cover edition for ISBN 0553573403/ 9780553573404

In A Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin has created a genuine masterpiece, bringing together the best the genre has to offer. Mystery, intrigue, romance, and adventure fill the pages of the first volume in an epic series sure to delight fantansy fans everywhere.

In a land where summers can last decades and winters a lifetime, trouble is brewing. The cold is returning, and in the frozen wastes of the north of Winterfell, sinister and supernatural forces are massing beyond the kingdom's protective Wall. At the center of the conflict lie the Starks of Winterfell, a family as harsh and unyielding as the land they were born to. Sweeping from a land of brutal cold to a distant summertime kingdom of epicurean plenty, here is a tale of lords and ladies, soldiers and sorcerers, assassins and bastards, who come together in a time of grim omens. Amid plots and counterplots, tragedy and betrayal, victory and terror, the fate of the Starks, their allies, and their enemies hangs perilously in the balance, as each endeavors to win that deadliest of conflicts: the game of thrones.]]> 837 George R.R. Martin Munesh 0 to-read 4.45 1996 A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
author: George R.R. Martin
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average rating: 4.45
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]]> 20,000 LERGUES, NULL 33851314 76 BPI India 8184974450 Munesh 0 to-read 4.24 20,000 LERGUES, NULL
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]]> <![CDATA[Bhagat Singh (Amar Chitra Katha)]]> 343966 Anant Pai 817508202X Munesh 0 to-read 4.38 Bhagat Singh (Amar Chitra Katha)
author: Anant Pai
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average rating: 4.38
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]]> <![CDATA[If We Ever Meet Again: I Shall Take Her Back to the Start]]> 39716162
This story, enchanted by the touch of romance is an emotional rollercoaster ride, as unusual and unlike anything you’ve experienced before.]]> 184 Shabaz Qazi 1948096676 Munesh 0 to-read 3.67 If We Ever Meet Again: I Shall Take Her Back to the Start
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]]> <![CDATA[Karmic City - The City of Lord Brahma]]> 40138775 A group of people with marked human foibles and assorted emotional baggage meet and thereafter agree to meet frequently on finding that they have something to gain by it. They are at different levels of consciousness, but one of them is a highly evolved seeker of the spiritual life. He is referred to simply as the “Soul�. All the others have names emphasizing their individuality. Only the “Soul� has so gained in spirituality that he has realized that he is one with the rest of creation. He is clairvoyant and the others accept him as a sort of guru. Yet he is also a seeker and proclaims that he is not a guru. The first and subsequent meetings with him alter the lives of all the other characters.
This book has the potential to shape the lives of the readers into better human beings and be unruffled by the travails of life. It happens in easy stages and one can start at a convenient level, suitable to one’s own ability to understand. It is reminiscent of “The Pilgrim’s Progress� and is bound to be just as useful in today’s age as that great work was for a long time.]]> 210 Hema Myer Sood 819312782X Munesh 0 to-read 4.42 2015 Karmic City - The City of Lord Brahma
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]]> <![CDATA[Karmic City: The City of Lord Vishnu]]> 43434126 344 Hema Myer Sood 8193127803 Munesh 0 to-read 4.55 Karmic City: The City of Lord Vishnu
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]]> The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer 42195043 Best Text Book 24 BPI India 9351215849 Munesh 3 3.00 The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
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]]> Norwegian Wood 11297
A magnificent blending of the music, the mood, and the ethos that was the sixties with the story of one college student's romantic coming of age, Norwegian Wood brilliantly recaptures a young man's first, hopeless, and heroic love.]]> 296 Haruki Murakami 0375704027 Munesh 4
One hell of an amazing book.]]> 4.01 1987 Norwegian Wood
author: Haruki Murakami
name: Munesh
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1987
rating: 4
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"I want you always to remember me. Will you remember that I existed, and that I stood next to you here like this?"

One hell of an amazing book.
]]> <![CDATA[The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1)]]> 39863498 From New York Times bestselling author Roshani Chokshi comes a novel set in Paris during a time of extraordinary change--one that is full of mystery, decadence, and dangerous desires...

It's 1889. The city is on the cusp of industry and power, and the Exposition Universelle has breathed new life into the streets and dredged up ancient secrets. Here, no one keeps tabs on dark truths better than treasure-hunter and wealthy hotelier Séverin Montagnet-Alarie. When the elite, ever-powerful Order of Babel coerces him to help them on a mission, Séverin is offered a treasure that he never imagined: his true inheritance.

To hunt down the ancient artifact the Order seeks, Séverin calls upon a band of unlikely experts: An engineer with a debt to pay. A historian banished from his home. A dancer with a sinister past. And a brother in arms if not blood.

Together, they will join Séverin as he explores the dark, glittering heart of Paris. What they find might change the course of history--but only if they can stay alive.]]> 388 Roshani Chokshi 125014454X Munesh 0 to-read 3.71 2019 The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1)
author: Roshani Chokshi
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average rating: 3.71
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]]> <![CDATA[On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families]]> 781844 288 Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 0684839385 Munesh 3 4.17 1969 On Death and Dying: What the Dying Have to Teach Doctors, Nurses, Clergy and Their Own Families
author: Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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average rating: 4.17
book published: 1969
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One of the most important facts is that dying nowadays is more gruesome in many ways, namely, more lonely, mechanical, and dehumanized; at times it is even difficult to determine technically when the time of death has occured.
]]> The Memory Keeper's Daughter 10441 401 Kim Edwards 0143037145 Munesh 0 to-read 3.70 2005 The Memory Keeper's Daughter
author: Kim Edwards
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average rating: 3.70
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]]> <![CDATA[The Gathering (Ivy Blackwood Chronicles, #1)]]> 40510162
From the very beginning, Ivy Blackwood was different. She was only a child when she was accused of setting the fire, one she passively watched engulf the small house she had called home. Her fingertips burned and her hair singed. Some who watched her crossed themselves, convinced she was soulless for she showed no emotion at all. Calm and dispassionate, even when the screaming started that quickly turned to bellows of agony before dying into nothing but the roaring of the fire.

She was locked away where she couldn’t bring harm to herself or others. To all involved, they had protected the world from a monster, but sometimes things are not what they seem.]]> L.A. Fiore Munesh 0 to-read 4.04 2018 The Gathering (Ivy Blackwood Chronicles, #1)
author: L.A. Fiore
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average rating: 4.04
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]]> The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 15818319
Follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy and her friends as they travel to the Emerald City in search of the great Wizard of Oz in this new, complete and unabridged edition of the classic tale that winds its way from Kansas to faraway places and back. From the land of the Munchkins to the deadly poppy field, from encounters with ferocious Kalidahs, Winged Monkeys, and Fighting Trees to battles with the Wicked Witches of the East and West, the magic of Baum's story is beautifully reimagined through the extraordinary art of Michael Sieben.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is the first book in the Land of Oz series although Baum did not originally intend for Oz to be a series. The story chronicles the adventures of Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz, after being swept away from her Kansas farm home in a storm and deposited in a field in Munchkin Country. The falling house kills the evil ruler of the Munchkins, the Wicked Witch of the East. Lyman Frank Baum was an American author of children's books, best known for writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. He wrote thirteen novel sequels, nine other fantasy novels, and other works.]]> 224 L. Frank Baum 0062018086 Munesh 0 to-read 4.22 1900 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
author: L. Frank Baum
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average rating: 4.22
book published: 1900
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]]> In the Shadow of the Banyan 13057939
For seven-year-old Raami, the shattering end of childhood begins with the footsteps of her father returning home in the early dawn hours bringing details of the civil war that has overwhelmed the streets of Phnom Penh, Cambodia's capital. Soon the family's world of carefully guarded royal privilege is swept up in the chaos of revolution and forced exodus.

Over the next four years, as she endures the deaths of family members, starvation, and brutal forced labor, Raami clings to the only remaining vestige of childhood - the mythical legends and poems told to her by her father. In a climate of systematic violence where memory is sickness and justification for execution, Raami fights for her improbable survival. Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyan is testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience.]]> 322 Vaddey Ratner 1451657706 Munesh 0 to-read 4.04 2012 In the Shadow of the Banyan
author: Vaddey Ratner
name: Munesh
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2012
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]]> <![CDATA[It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)]]> 27362503
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants. She’s come a long way from the small town in Maine where she grew up � she graduated from college, moved to Boston, and started her own business. So when she feels a spark with a gorgeous neurosurgeon named Ryle Kincaid, everything in Lily’s life suddenly seems almost too good to be true.

Ryle is assertive, stubborn, maybe even a little arrogant. He’s also sensitive, brilliant, and has a total soft spot for Lily. And the way he looks in scrubs certainly doesn’t hurt. Lily can’t get him out of her head. But Ryle’s complete aversion to relationships is disturbing. Even as Lily finds herself becoming the exception to his “no dating� rule, she can’t help but wonder what made him that way in the first place.

As questions about her new relationship overwhelm her, so do thoughts of Atlas Corrigan � her first love and a link to the past she left behind. He was her kindred spirit, her protector. When Atlas suddenly reappears, everything Lily has built with Ryle is threatened.]]> 386 Colleen Hoover 1668021048 Munesh 0 to-read 4.11 2016 It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
author: Colleen Hoover
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average rating: 4.11
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]]> <![CDATA[Reckless (Free Preview) (Mirrorworld Book 1)]]> 19371552 Free Preview of the First Seven Chapters:

Beyond the mirror, the darkest fairy tales come alive. . .

For years, Jacob Reckless has been escaping to another world--a world behind the mirror, where witches haunt the forests and fairies and dwarfs roam. A world for treasure hunts and magnificent quests--but also a world locked in a deadly war.

Jacob's secret seems safe, until one day his younger brother Will follows him, to disastrous consequence. Faced with a curse that is quickly turning Will to stone, the Reckless brothers are thrust into a race against time to find a cure before one of them is lost forever.

Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, master storyteller Cornelia Funke introduces a lush, enchanting landscape of fairy tales and legends re-imagined as never before. Reckless is a thrilling adventure and a tale of heroism, filled with danger, mystery, and above all, magic.]]> 53 Cornelia Funke Munesh 5 3.65 2010 Reckless (Free Preview) (Mirrorworld Book 1)
author: Cornelia Funke
name: Munesh
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2010
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Zaniest Riddle Book in the World]]> 2375033 128 Joseph Rosenbloom 0806962526 Munesh 5 A croak-a-cola! 😂
Another one, Tell me,
How is a chicken stronger than an elephant?
Because an elephant can get chicken pox but a chicken can't get elephant pox! 😆
seriously if you are having a really bad day, all you need to do is turn some pages of this amazing book and it'll turn your day around!]]> 4.35 The Zaniest Riddle Book in the World
author: Joseph Rosenbloom
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I got this book when I was in seventh standard, it's packed with some really funny riddles. I remember a few of them that I'd like to share with you... Tell me, what's a toad's favorite drink?
A croak-a-cola! 😂
Another one, Tell me,
How is a chicken stronger than an elephant?
Because an elephant can get chicken pox but a chicken can't get elephant pox! 😆
seriously if you are having a really bad day, all you need to do is turn some pages of this amazing book and it'll turn your day around!
]]> <![CDATA[Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)]]> 12954620
As the rulers of each kingdom grapple for power, the lives of their subjects are brutally transformed... and four key players, royals and rebels alike, find their fates forever intertwined. Cleo, Jonas, Lucia, and Magnus are caught in a dizzying world of treacherous betrayals, shocking murders, secret alliances, and even unforeseen love.

The only outcome that's certain is that kingdoms will fall. Who will emerge triumphant when all they know has collapsed?

It's the eve of war.... Choose your side.

Princess: Raised in pampered luxury, Cleo must now embark on a rough and treacherous journey into enemy territory in search of magic long thought extinct.

Rebel: Jonas, enraged at injustice, lashes out against the forces of oppression that have kept his country cruelly impoverished. To his shock, he finds himself the leader of a people's revolution centuries in the making.

Sorceress: Lucia, adopted at birth into the royal family, discovers the truth about her past—and the supernatural legacy she is destined to wield.

Heir: Bred for aggression and trained to conquer, firstborn son Magnus begins to realize that the heart can be more lethal than the sword....]]> 412 Morgan Rhodes 1595145842 Munesh 0 to-read 3.78 2012 Falling Kingdoms (Falling Kingdoms, #1)
author: Morgan Rhodes
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average rating: 3.78
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]]> The Martian 18007564
Now, he’s sure he’ll be the first person to die there.

After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark finds himself stranded and completely alone with no way to even signal Earth that he’s alive—and even if he could get word out, his supplies would be gone long before a rescue could arrive.

Chances are, though, he won’t have time to starve to death. The damaged machinery, unforgiving environment, or plain-old “human error� are much more likely to kill him first.

But Mark isn’t ready to give up yet. Drawing on his ingenuity, his engineering skills � and a relentless, dogged refusal to quit � he steadfastly confronts one seemingly insurmountable obstacle after the next. Will his resourcefulness be enough to overcome the impossible odds against him?

]]> 384 Andy Weir 0804139024 Munesh 0 to-read 4.41 2011 The Martian
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]]> <![CDATA[Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)]]> 6699003 alternate cover edition of ASIN B002KP6DXQ

Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl has discovered a world below ground of armed and dangerous—and extremely high-tech—fairies. He kidnaps one of them, Holly Short, and holds her for ransom in an effort to restore his family’s fortune. But he may have underestimated the fairies� powers. Is he about to trigger a cross-species war?]]> 300 Eoin Colfer Munesh 0 to-read 3.89 2001 Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)]]> 28187 Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse - Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy's mom finds out, she knows it's time that he knew the truth about where he came from, and that he go to the one place he'll be safe. She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea. Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends—one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods.]]> 377 Rick Riordan 0786838655 Munesh 0 to-read 4.31 2005 The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
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]]> The Trial 17690 The Trial is the terrifying tale of Josef K., a respectable bank officer who is suddenly and inexplicably arrested and must defend himself against a charge about which he can get no information. Whether read as an existential tale, a parable, or a prophecy of the excesses of modern bureaucracy wedded to the madness of totalitarianism, The Trial has resonated with chilling truth for generations of readers.]]> 255 Franz Kafka Munesh 0 to-read 4.00 1925 The Trial
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sinner (Rizzoli & Isles, #3)]]> 32257 419 Tess Gerritsen Munesh 0 to-read 4.13 2003 The Sinner (Rizzoli & Isles, #3)
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]]> Eat, Pray, Love 19501
Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be.

To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly.

An intensely articulate and moving memoir of self-discovery, Eat, Pray, Love is about what can happen when you claim responsibility for your own contentment and stop trying to live in imitation of society’s ideals. It is certain to touch anyone who has ever woken up to the unrelenting need for change.]]> 368 Elizabeth Gilbert 0143038419 Munesh 0 to-read 3.64 2006 Eat, Pray, Love
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]]> Kafka on the Shore 4929 Kafka on the Shore, a tour de force of metaphysical reality, is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an aging simpleton called Nakata, who never recovered from a wartime affliction and now is drawn toward Kafka for reasons that, like the most basic activities of daily life, he cannot fathom. Their odyssey, as mysterious to them as it is to us, is enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and mesmerizing events. Cats and people carry on conversations, a ghostlike pimp employs a Hegel-quoting prostitute, a forest harbors soldiers apparently unaged since World War II, and rainstorms of fish (and worse) fall from the sky. There is a brutal murder, with the identity of both victim and perpetrator a riddle—yet this, along with everything else, is eventually answered, just as the entwined destinies of Kafka and Nakata are gradually revealed, with one escaping his fate entirely and the other given a fresh start on his own.]]> 467 Haruki Murakami 1400079276 Munesh 0 to-read 4.14 2002 Kafka on the Shore
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]]> My Feudal Lord 608368
Her marriage to Mustafa Khar, one of Pakistan's most eminent political figures, soon turned into a nightmare. Violently possessive and pathologically jealous, Mustafa Khar succeeded in cutting her off from the outside world. For fourteen years, Tehmina suffered alone, in silence.

When she decided to rebel, the price she paid was extremely high: as a Muslim woman seeking a divorce, she signed away all financial support, lost the custody of her four children, and found herself alienated from her friends and disowned by her parents.

When this book was first published it shook Pakistani society to its foundations. Here at last was someone who had succeded in reconciling her faith in Islam with her ardent belief in women's rights. Tehmina Durrani's story provided extraordinary insights into the vulnerable position of women caught in the complex web of Muslim society.]]> 382 Tehmina Durrani 0552142395 Munesh 0 to-read 3.69 1991 My Feudal Lord
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]]> <![CDATA[After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam]]> 6533039 In this gripping narrative history, Lesley Hazleton tells the tragic story at the heart of the ongoing rivalry between the Sunni and Shia branches of Islam, a rift that dominates the news now more than ever.

Even as Muhammad lay dying, the battle over who would take control of the new Islamic nation had begun, beginning a succession crisis marked by power grabs, assassination, political intrigue, and passionate faith.Soon Islam was embroiled in civil war, pitting its founder's controversial wife Aisha against his son-in-law Ali, and shattering Muhammad’s ideal of unity.

Combining meticulous research with compelling storytelling, After the Prophet explores the volatile intersection of religion and politics, psychology and culture, and history and current events. It is an indispensable guide to the depth and power of the Shia–Sunni split.

]]> 256 Lesley Hazleton 0385523939 Munesh 0 to-read 4.08 2009 After the Prophet: The Epic Story of the Shia-Sunni Split in Islam
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]]> The Little Prince 157993
Few stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince, presented here in a stunning new translation with carefully restored artwork. The definitive edition of a worldwide classic, it will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.]]> 96 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry 0152023984 Munesh 0 to-read 4.32 1943 The Little Prince
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]]> Wonder (Wonder, #1) 11387515 I won’t describe what I look like. Whatever you’re thinking, it’s probably worse.

August Pullman was born with a facial difference that, up until now, has prevented him from going to a mainstream school. Starting 5th grade at Beecher Prep, he wants nothing more than to be treated as an ordinary kid—but his new classmates can’t get past Auggie’s extraordinary face. Wonder, begins from Auggie’s point of view, but soon switches to include his classmates, his sister, her boyfriend, and others.]]> 315 R.J. Palacio 0375869026 Munesh 0 to-read 4.34 2012 Wonder (Wonder, #1)
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]]> Bird Box (Bird Box, #1) 24686535 Bird Box is a terrifying psychological thriller that will haunt you long after reading.

Most people dismissed the reports on the news. But they became too frequent; they became too real. And soon it was happening to people we knew. Then the Internet died. The televisions and radios went silent. The phones stopped ringing. And we couldn't look outside anymore.]]> 387 Josh Malerman 0007529902 Munesh 0 to-read 3.99 2014 Bird Box (Bird Box, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo]]> 32620332
Monique is not exactly on top of the world. Her husband has left her, and her professional life is going nowhere. Regardless of why Evelyn has selected her to write her biography, Monique is determined to use this opportunity to jumpstart her career.

Summoned to Evelyn’s luxurious apartment, Monique listens in fascination as the actress tells her story. From making her way to Los Angeles in the 1950s to her decision to leave show business in the �80s, and, of course, the seven husbands along the way, Evelyn unspools a tale of ruthless ambition, unexpected friendship, and a great forbidden love. Monique begins to feel a very real connection to the legendary star, but as Evelyn’s story nears its conclusion, it becomes clear that her life intersects with Monique’s own in tragic and irreversible ways.]]> 389 Taylor Jenkins Reid 1501139231 Munesh 0 to-read 4.39 2017 The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
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]]> Mahashweta 2107696 154 Sudha Murty 0143103296 Munesh 0 to-read 4.08 2007 Mahashweta
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]]> On the Heights of Despair 117566
On the Heights of Despair shows Cioran's first grappling with themes he would return to in his mature works: despair and decay, absurdity and alienation, futility and the irrationality of existence. It also presents Cioran as a connoisseur of apocalypse, a theoretician of despair, for whom writing and philosophy both share the "lyrical virtues" that alone lead to a metaphysical revelation.

"No modern writer twists the knife with Cioran's dexterity. . . . His writing . . . is informed with the bitterness of genuine compassion."—Bill Marx, Boston Phoenix

"The dark, existential despair of Romanian philosopher Cioran's short meditations is paradoxically bracing and life-affirming. . . . Puts him in the company of Nietzsche and Kierkegaard."�Publishers Weekly, starred review

"This is self-pity as epigram, the sort of dyspeptic pronouncement that gets most people kicked out of bed but that has kept Mr. Cioran going for the rest of his life."—Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review]]> 128 Emil M. Cioran 0226106713 Munesh 0 to-read 4.21 1934 On the Heights of Despair
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]]> The Secret (The Secret, #1) 52529 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781582701707.

The worldwide bestselling phenomenon that has helped millions tap the power of the law that governs all our lives to create—intentionally and effortlessly—a joyful life.

In 2006, a groundbreaking feature-length film revealed the great mystery of the universe�The Secret—and, later that year, Rhonda Byrne followed with a book that became a worldwide bestseller.

Fragments of a Great Secret have been found in the oral traditions, in literature, in religions, and philosophies throughout the centuries. For the first time, all the pieces of The Secret come together in an incredible revelation that will be life-transforming for all who experience it.

In this book, you’ll learn how to use The Secret in every aspect of your life—money, health, relationships, happiness, and in every interaction you have in the world. You’ll begin to understand the hidden, untapped power that’s within you, and this revelation can bring joy to every aspect of your life.

The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers—men and women who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of The Secret, they bring to light compelling stories of eradicating disease, acquiring massive wealth, overcoming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible.]]> 199 Rhonda Byrne Munesh 0 to-read 3.74 2006 The Secret (The Secret, #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Jannat Kay Pattay / جنت کے پتے]]> 18163929 Will Haya be able to get that video removed from the internet? Will she be able to go to Turkey? And more importantly, will she finally be able to meet "him", him who she has never met before but has been searching for for many years?
From the streets of Istanbul to the Bosporus sea, from the caves of Cappadocia to the torture cells in Indian jails, Jannat Kay Pattay (English: Leaves of Heaven) is like a roller coaster ride in which most of your guesses will be proved wrong and this mysterious story will keep its secrets safe till the last sentence. Because keeping secrets is an art and not everyone knows it!

It was first published in Shuaa Digest from March 2012 to May 2013.

]]> 544 Nemrah Ahmed Munesh 0 to-read 4.38 2012 Jannat Kay Pattay / جنت کے پتے
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]]> Peer-e-Kamil/پیر کامل 3260388 Peer-e-Kamil (English: The Perfect Mentor) is a story focusing on a deviational sect which violates the finality of our Prophet (P.B.U.H) meanwhile, narrating a heart wrenching journey of two unhappy souls; Salaar Sikandar, a genius with an outstanding I.Q who has complicated queries about life and Imama Hashim, an ordinary girl with a stable family. Both are poles apart in terms of spiritual awakening. Destiny maneuvers their lives to cross each other’s paths, until Salaar falls in love with Imama after facing a horrifying experience that totally changes the course of his life.
It was published in Shuaa Digest from July 2003 to February 2004.]]> 525 Umera Ahmed 9690018868 Munesh 0 to-read 4.46 2003 Peer-e-Kamil/پیر کامل
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]]> <![CDATA[The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)]]> 32263 IN BOSTON, THERE'S A KILLER ON THE LOOSE...

A killer who targets lone women, who breaks into their apartments and performs terrifying ritualistic acts of torture on them before finishing them off. His surgical skills lead police to suspect he is a physician - a physician who, instead of saving lives, takes them.

But as homicide detective Thomas Moore and his partner Jane Rizzoli begin their investigation, they make a startling discovery. Closely linked to these killings is Catherine Cordell, a beautiful doctor with a mysterious past. Two years ago she was subjected to a horrifying rape and shot her attacker dead.

Now the man she believes she killed seems to be stalking her once again, and this time he knows exactly where to find her...]]> 416 Tess Gerritsen Munesh 0 to-read 4.09 2001 The Surgeon (Rizzoli & Isles, #1)
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]]> Thirteen Reasons Why 29844228 You can’t stop the future.
You can’t rewind the past.
The only way to learn the secret . . . is to press play.

Clay Jensen returns home from school to find a strange package with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers several cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker–his classmate and crush–who committed suicide two weeks earlier. Hannah’s voice tells him that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Clay is one of them. If he listens, he’ll find out why.

Clay spends the night crisscrossing his town with Hannah as his guide. He becomes a firsthand witness to Hannah’s pain, and as he follows Hannah’s recorded words throughout his town, what he discovers changes his life forever.]]> 352 Jay Asher 1595147888 Munesh 0 to-read 3.71 2007 Thirteen Reasons Why
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]]> <![CDATA[The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life]]> 28257707 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780062457738

In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.

For decades, we’ve been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let’s be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Manson doesn’t sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let’s-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.

Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited�"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.

There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.]]> 212 Mark Manson Munesh 0 to-read 3.88 2016 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope]]> 7580
Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi � raped, tortured and murdered in Iran � Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. The book movingly chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution in 1979 that toppled the Shah, her marriage and her religious faith, as well as her life as a mother and lawyer battling an oppressive regime in the courts while bringing up her girls at home.

Outspoken, controversial, Shirin Ebadi is one of the most fascinating women today. She rose quickly to become the first female judge in the country; but when the religious authorities declared women unfit to serve as judges she was demoted to clerk in the courtroom she had once presided over. She eventually fought her way back as a human rights lawyer, defending women and children in politically charged cases that most lawyers were afraid to represent. She has been arrested and been the target of assassination, but through it all has spoken out with quiet bravery on behalf of the victims of injustice and discrimination and become a powerful voice for change, almost universally embraced as a hero.

Her memoir is a gripping story � a must-read for anyone interested in Zara Kazemi’s case, in the life of a remarkable woman, or in understanding the political and religious upheaval in our world.]]> 232 Shirin Ebadi 1400064708 Munesh 0 to-read 4.17 2006 Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope
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]]> Agnes Grey 298230 An alternate cover edition can be found here.

Drawing heavily from personal experience, Anne Brontë wrote Agnes Grey in an effort to represent the many 19th Century women who worked as governesses and suffered daily abuse as a result of their position.

Having lost the family savings on risky investments, Richard Grey removes himself from family life and suffers a bout of depression. Feeling helpless and frustrated, his youngest daughter, Agnes, applies for a job as a governess to the children of a wealthy, upper-class, English family.

Ecstatic at the thought that she has finally gained control and freedom over her own life, Agnes arrives at the Bloomfield mansion armed with confidence and purpose. The cruelty with which the family treat her however, slowly but surely strips the heroine of all dignity and belief in humanity.

A tale of female bravery in the face of isolation and subjugation, Agnes Grey is a masterpiece claimed by Irish writer, George Moore, to be possessed of all the qualities and style of a Jane Austen title. Its simple prosaic style propels the narrative forward in a gentle yet rhythmic manner which continuously leaves the listener wanting to know more.

Anne Brontë, the somewhat lesser known sister, was in fact the first to finish and publish Agnes Grey under the pseudonym of Acton Bell. Charlotte and Emily followed shortly after with Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights.

As Anne passed away from what is now known to be pulmonary tuberculosis at the age of just 29, she only published one further title; The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. As feminist in nature as Agnes Grey, Anne's brave voice resonates and permeates during one of the most prejudiced and patriarchal times of English history.]]> 226 Anne Brontë 0140432108 Munesh 0 to-read 3.71 1847 Agnes Grey
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]]> My Allahabad Story 39354942 My Allahabad Story recollects the author's privileged childhood in a prominent family of the city he is obsessed with. He traces his growing years in the large middle class Kayastha family bringing out in amusing detail, some quaint social customs and traditions that existed half a century ago.

The author wonderfully describes the changed complexion of the city with a tinge of despair. Life and times and what happened to Allahabad has been graphically described with nostalgia. An interesting account of an Irish resident brings out the social life that prevailed in Allahabad hundred years ago, interlaced beautifully between the English, Anglo-Indians and Indians.]]> 210 Himendra Nath Varma 9387457524 Munesh 0 to-read 4.00 My Allahabad Story
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]]> <![CDATA[The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch]]> 40196150 251 Sanam Maher 9387561267 Munesh 0 to-read 4.01 2018 The Sensational Life and Death of Qandeel Baloch
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]]> The Kite Runner 77203 371 Khaled Hosseini 159463193X Munesh 5 favourite 4.34 2003 The Kite Runner
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The Kite Runner is one of the best books I have ever got to read. Just love it! �
]]> End of the Past 28950124
Paracha's observations and pithy prose weaving in personal stories stems from growing up as a son of a journalist who eventually found a voice of his own as one of Pakistan's leading cultural critics and satirists. He chronologically maps how Pakistan's spiritual soul has been trampled upon in its quest to gain acceptance as an 'ideological state'.

'End of the Past' is written not so much as a nostalgic memoir as an analysis in the form of a narrative and a means of explaining the enigma that is Pakistan.

Paracha looks at Pakistan's political, sporting and cultural pasts, hoping that future generations will learn from them and chart a brand new beginning for a country that he loves passionately. He pleads for a decisive end of the past so that a new and less tumultuous future can be envisioned and built.]]> 234 Nadeem Farooq Paracha 9694026008 Munesh 0 to-read 3.70 End of the Past
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]]> The Beatrice Letters 74720 Top secret—only for readers deeply interested in the Baudelaire case. How I pity these readers.

With all due respect,
Lemony Snicket

]]> 72 Lemony Snicket 0060586583 Munesh 0 to-read 3.77 2006 The Beatrice Letters
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]]> Trespassing 36156746 384 Brandi Reeds 1503949079 Munesh 0 to-read 3.78 2018 Trespassing
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]]> The Canterville Ghost 45685 126 Oscar Wilde Munesh 0 to-read 3.90 1887 The Canterville Ghost
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]]> It's Kind of a Funny Story 248704
Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety.

Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness.]]> 444 Ned Vizzini 078685197X Munesh 0 to-read 4.08 2006 It's Kind of a Funny Story
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]]> <![CDATA[The Culture and Civilization of Pakistan]]> 40009648 the artists in both a personal and a professional capacity. Traversing literature, languages, arts, history, cuisine, rituals, sports, dress, and geography of the di?erent provinces of Pakistan, this book is a commendable attempt at invoking all aspects of Pakistani culture and civilization.]]> 188 Naheed 0199407738 Munesh 4 3.20 The Culture and Civilization of Pakistan
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]]> <![CDATA[Manto Ke Afsanay / منٹو کے افسانے]]> 28421384 302 سعادت حسن منٹو 9693521080 Munesh 0 to-read 4.09 2015 Manto Ke Afsanay / منٹو کے افسانے
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]]> Moth Smoke 440777
Desperate to reverse his fortunes, Daru embarks on a career in crime, taking as his partner Murad Badshah, the notorious rickshaw driver, populist, and pirate.
When a long-planned heist goes awry, Daru finds himself on trial for a murder he may or may not have committed. The uncertainty of his fate mirrors that of Pakistan itself, hyped on the prospect of becoming a nuclear player even as corruption drains its political will.

Fast-paced and unexpected, Moth Smoke portrays a contemporary Pakistan as far more vivid and disturbing than the exoticized images of South Asia familiar to most of the West. This debut novel establishes Mohsin Hamid as a writer of substance and imagination.]]> 256 Mohsin Hamid 0312273231 Munesh 0 to-read 3.85 2000 Moth Smoke
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]]> गीतांजलि 38386520 120 Rabindranath Tagore Munesh 0 to-read 4.62 1910 गीतांजलि
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]]> The Reluctant Fundamentalist 88815
Changez is living an immigrant's dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by an elite valuation firm. He thrives on the energy of New York, and his budding romance with elegant, beautiful Erica promises entry into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore.

But in the wake of September 11, Changez finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his relationship with Erica shifting. And Changez's own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and maybe even love.

"Extreme times call for extreme reactions, extreme writing. Hamid has done something extraordinary with this novel." —Washington Post

"One of those achingly assured novels that makes you happy to be a reader." —Junot Diaz

"Brief, charming, and quietly furious . . . a resounding success." —Village Voice

A Washington Post and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year
A New York Times Notable Book]]> 184 Mohsin Hamid 0151013047 Munesh 0 to-read 3.69 2007 The Reluctant Fundamentalist
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]]> <![CDATA[Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah's Scribbles, #1)]]> 25855506 Are you a special snowflake?
Do you enjoy networking to advance your career?
Is adulthood an exciting new challenge for which you feel fully prepared?

Ugh. Please go away.

This book is for the rest of us. These comics document the wasting of entire beautiful weekends on the internet, the unbearable agony of holding hands on the street with a gorgeous guy, dreaming all day of getting home and back into pajamas, and wondering when, exactly, this adulthood thing begins. In other words, the horrors and awkwardnesses of young modern life.

Sarah Andersen is a young Brooklyn artist. This book is totally not autobiographical. At all.]]> 110 Sarah Andersen 1449474195 Munesh 0 to-read 4.10 2016 Adulthood Is a Myth (Sarah's Scribbles, #1)
author: Sarah Andersen
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]]> Eleven Minutes 1430 Eleven Minutes is the story of Maria, a young girl from a Brazilian village, whose first innocent brushes with love leave her heartbroken. At a tender age, she becomes convinced that she will never find true love, instead believing that “love is a terrible thing that will make you suffer. . . .� A chance meeting in Rio takes her to Geneva, where she dreams of finding fame and fortune.

Maria’s despairing view of love is put to the test when she meets a handsome young painter. In this odyssey of self-discovery, Maria has to choose between pursuing a path of darkness—sexual pleasure for its own sake—or risking everything to find her own “inner light� and the possibility of sacred sex, sex in the context of love.]]> 273 Paulo Coelho 0060589280 Munesh 3 3.74 2003 Eleven Minutes
author: Paulo Coelho
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]]> <![CDATA[Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them]]> 41899 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them resides on almost every wizarding household in the country. Now, for a limited period only, Muggles too have the chance to discover where the Quintaped lives, what the Puffskein eats, and why it is best not to leave milk out for a Knarl.

Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to improving and saving the lives of children around the world, which means that the dollars and Galleons you exchange for it will do magic beyond the powers of any wizard. If you feel that this is insufficient reason to part with your money, I can only hope most sincerel that passing wizards feel more charitable if they ever see you being attacked by a Manticore.

-Albus Dumbledore

]]> 128 Newt Scamander 0439321603 Munesh 0 to-read 3.95 2001 Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
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]]> Train to Pakistan 785454 “In the summer of 1947, when the creation of the state of Pakistan was formally announced, ten million people—Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs—were in flight. By the time the monsoon broke, almost a million of them were dead, and all of northern India was in arms, in terror, or in hiding. The only remaining oases of peace were a scatter of little villages lost in the remote reaches of the frontier. One of these villages was Mano Majra.�

It is a place, Khushwant Singh goes on to tell us at the beginning of this classic novel, where Sikhs and Muslims have lived together in peace for hundreds of years. Then one day, at the end of the summer, the “ghost train� arrives, a silent, incredible funeral train loaded with the bodies of thousands of refugees, bringing the village its first taste of the horrors of the civil war. Train to Pakistan is the story of this isolated village that is plunged into the abyss of religious hate. It is also the story of a Sikh boy and a Muslim girl whose love endured and transcends the ravages of war.

Introduction by Arthur Lall]]> 181 Khushwant Singh 0802132219 Munesh 0 to-read 3.92 1956 Train to Pakistan
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]]> The Adventures of Tom Sawyer 24583
Unlike his brother Sid, Tom receives "lickings" from his Aunt Polly; ever the mischief-maker, would rather play hooky than attend school and often sneaks out his bedroom window at night to adventure with his friend, Huckleberry Finn ­ the town's social outcast. Tom, despite his dread of schooling, is extremely clever and would normally get away with his pranks if Sid were not such a "tattle-tale."

As punishment for skipping school to go swimming, Aunt Polly assigns Tom the chore of whitewashing the fence surrounding the house. In a brilliant scheme, Tom is able to con the neighborhood boys into completing the chore for him, managing to convince them of the joys of whitewashing. At school, Tom is equally as flamboyant, and attracts attention by chasing other boys, yelling, and running around. With his usual antics, Tom attempts to catch the eye of Becky Thatcher, a new girl in town, and persuades her to get "engaged" by kissing him. But their romance collapses when she learns Tom has been "engaged" previously to Amy Lawrence. Shortly after Becky shuns him, he accompanies Huckleberry Finn to the graveyard at night, where they witness the murder of Dr. Robinson.

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"TOM!"
No answer.
"TOM!"
No answer.
"What's gone with that boy, I wonder? You TOM!"
No answer.
The old lady pulled her spectacles down and looked over them about the room; then she put them up and looked out under them. She seldom or never lookedthroughthem for so small a thing as a boy; they were her state pair, the pride of her heart, and were built for "style," not service—she could have seen through a pair of stove-lids just as well. She looked perplexed for a moment, and then said, not fiercely, but still loud enough for the furniture to hear:
"Well, I lay if I get hold of you I'll�"
She did not finish, for by this time she was bending down and punching under the bed with the broom, and so she needed breath to punctuate the punches with. She resurrected nothing but the cat.
"I never did see the beat of that boy!"]]> 244 Mark Twain Munesh 4 3.92 1876 The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
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]]> A Tale of Two Cities 1953 A Tale of Two Cities is Charles Dickens’s great historical novel, set against the violent upheaval of the French Revolution. The most famous and perhaps the most popular of his works, it compresses an event of immense complexity to the scale of a family history, with a cast of characters that includes a bloodthirsty ogress and an antihero as believably flawed as any in modern fiction. Though the least typical of the author’s novels, A Tale of Two Cities still underscores many of his enduring themes—imprisonment, injustice, social anarchy, resurrection, and the renunciation that fosters renewal.]]> 489 Charles Dickens 0141439602 Munesh 4 3.86 1859 A Tale of Two Cities
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]]> <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide]]> 783127 Being a teenager is both wonderful and challenging. In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, author Sean Covey applies the timeless principles of the 7 Habits to teens and the tough issues and life-changing decisions they face. In an entertaining style, Covey provides a step-by-step guide to help teens improve self-image, build friendships, resist peer pressure, achieve their goals, get along with their parents, and much more. In addition, this book is stuffed with cartoons, clever ideas, great quotes, and incredible stories about real teens from all over the world. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens will engage teenagers unlike any other book.

An indispensable book for teens, as well as parents, grandparents, and any adult who influences young people, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens is destined to become the last word on surviving and thriving as a teen and beyond.

]]> 268 Sean Covey 0684856093 Munesh 5 favourite 4.04 1997 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide
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]]> <![CDATA[Five on Kirrin Island Again (Famous Five, #6)]]> 557184 248 Enid Blyton 0340796200 Munesh 0 4.06 1947 Five on Kirrin Island Again (Famous Five, #6)
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]]> The Broken Wings 291 132 Kahlil Gibran 0806501901 Munesh 4 4.11 1912 The Broken Wings
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]]> Shah Jo Risalo 6579690
It is believed that Shah's verses were compiled in his life, but he did not like that and threw the only manuscript of his verses into a pond. Later, his devotees demanded him to write some verses, hence he told them many verses which were noted in writing. But most of his work was never written, only memorized by people, and became popular in the folk culture of Sindh.

The traditional compilations of Shah Jo Risalo include 30 Surs (chapters) which were compiled by the renowned researchers. The oldest publications of Shah Jo Risalo contained some 36 Surs, but later most of the linguists discarded 6 Surs, as their language and content did not match with the Shah's style. Recently, Dr. Nabi Bakhsh Baloch, the most renowned linguist of Sindhi language has compiled and printed a new edition after 32 years of research in folk culture, language and history of Sindhi language.]]> Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai Munesh 5 4.51 Shah Jo Risalo
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]]> It 830502
It’s a small city, a place as hauntingly familiar as your own hometown. Only in Derry the haunting is real ...

They were seven teenagers when they first stumbled upon the horror. Now they are grown-up men and women who have gone out into the big world to gain success and happiness. But none of them can withstand the force that has drawn them back to Derry to face the nightmare without an end, and the evil without a name.]]> 1184 Stephen King 0450411435 Munesh 0 to-read 4.28 1986 It
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]]> Uff Yeh Ladki 39982508
The book is available on Google Play Books for free until July 2018.
The same can be downloaded from here -

The book is also available in devnagri urdu. The same can be found here - /book/show/4...]]> 64 Shabana Mukhtar 0463667379 Munesh 0 to-read 3.07 2018 Uff Yeh Ladki
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]]> Great Expectations 2623
Pip must discover his true self, and his own set of values and priorities. Whether such values allow one to prosper in the complex world of early Victorian England is the major question posed by Great Expectations, one of Dickens's most fascinating, and disturbing, novels.

This edition includes the original, discarded ending, Dickens's brief working notes, and the serial instalments and chapter divisions in different editions. It also uses the definitive Clarendon text.]]> 544 Charles Dickens 0192833596 Munesh 0 to-read 3.78 1861 Great Expectations
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]]> Yesterday 22401468 52 Haruki Murakami Munesh 0 to-read 3.77 2014 Yesterday
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]]> Sea Prayer 38664775 Sea Prayer is composed in the form of a letter, from a father to his son, on the eve of their journey. Watching over his sleeping son, the father reflects on the dangerous sea-crossing that lies before them. It is also a vivid portrait of their life in Homs, Syria, before the war, and of that city's swift transformation from a home into a deadly war zone.

Impelled to write this story by the haunting image of young Alan Kurdi, the three-year-old Syrian boy whose body washed upon the beach in Turkey in September 2015, Hosseini hopes to pay tribute to the millions of families, like Kurdi's, who have been splintered and forced from home by war and persecution, and he will donate author proceeds from this book to the UNHCR (the UN Refugee Agency) and The Khaled Hosseini Foundation to help fund lifesaving relief efforts to help refugees around the globe. Hosseini is also a Goodwill Envoy to the UNHCR, and the founder of The Khaled Hosseini Foundation, a nonprofit that provides humanitarian assistance to the people of Afghanistan.]]> 48 Khaled Hosseini 0525539115 Munesh 0 to-read 4.09 2018 Sea Prayer
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]]> milk and honey 23513349 Milk and Honey is a collection of poetry and prose about survival. About the experience of violence, abuse, love, loss, and femininity.

It is split into four chapters, with each chapter dealing with a different pain. Healing a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them -- because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look.]]> 204 Rupi Kaur 1502784270 Munesh 0 to-read 3.97 2014 milk and honey
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]]> V for Vendetta 23510754 alternate cover for ISBN 0930289528

A frightening and powerful story of the loss of freedom and identity in a totalitarian world, V for Vendetta is the chronicle of a world of despair and oppressive tyranny.

A work of sterling clarity and intelligence, V for Vendetta is everything comics weren't supposed to be.

England Prevails.

„Good evening, London. It's nine o'clock and this is The Voice of Fate... It is the Fifth of the Eleventh, Nineteen-Ninety-Seven...

The people of London are advised that the Brixton and Streatham areas are quarantine zones as of today. It is suggested that these areas be avoided for reasons of health and safety...

Police raided seventeen homes in the Birmingham area early this morning, uncovering what is believed to be a major terrorist ring. Twenty people, eight of them women, are currently in detention awaiting trial...

The weather will he fine until 12:07 A.M. when a shower will commence, lasting until 1:30 A.M....

Have a pleasant evening.�

]]> 286 Alan Moore Munesh 0 to-read 4.00 1990 V for Vendetta
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)]]> 9571725
One of the passengers is none other than detective Hercule Poirot. On vacation.

Isolated and with a killer on board, Poirot must identify the murderer—in case he or she decides to strike again.]]> 315 Agatha Christie 0062073508 Munesh 0 to-read 4.14 1934 Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
author: Agatha Christie
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]]> Moongphali 35999666 Dolly and Sunny are leading a happy life as a pair of genius twins, till they wish for their clones.
All Poonam wants is the perfect pair of blue and white slippers and she finds them too, except that they belong to someone else.
Sher and Samandar are best friends till a piece of mysterious rock turns them into sworn enemies.
Meet these kids and many others like them in this very delightful collection, Moongphali. Funny, adventurous, smart and mischievous, these are children from all parts of India. They speak different languages, eat all kinds of food, live in homes that look totally unlike each other—yet you will find a bit of yourself in each one of them.
Relish these stories and relive your childhood with your kids.]]> 156 Neha Singh 8129148137 Munesh 0 to-read 4.03 2017 Moongphali
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]]> Jinnah of Pakistan 389424
These are the opening lines of the preface of Stanley Wolpert’s book, “Jinnah of Pakistan� and serves to entice you to read an extremely thorough, comprehensive and detailed study about one of the most pragmatic and charismatic leaders of South Asia, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.

Stanley Wolpert is an American academic who is considered to be one of the world's foremost authorities on the political history of modern South Asia. During a trip to Bombay in 1948, he became interested in the complexities of Indian culture, history and politics. Since 1962, he has published many fictional and non-fictional books on his favorite subject.

In the preface, Wolpert adds: “For more than a quarter century, I have been intrigued by the apparent paradox of Jinnah’s strange story which has to date never been told in all the fascinating complexity of its brilliant light and tragic darkness.�

“Jinnah of Pakistan� was published in 1984. This unique and insightful biography explores the fascinating public and private life of founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah from his birth in 1876 till his death in 1948. In recording the events that unfold and shape Jinnah’s life, Wolpert also chronicles almost eight decades of Indian history to the point where India achieves independence from British rule amid growing Muslim-Hindu antagonism.

It is a tragedy that the new generation of Pakistan knows about the founder of their country only through text books, a few websites and television programs. These limited resources do not tell the complete picture of a very intelligent, shrewd and resilient lawyer, politician and statesman who altered the map of South Asia through his sheer indomitable will against all odds.

It is almost a standard statement in Pakistani textbooks that Muhammad Ali Jinnah was a great man but after reading Stanley Wolpert’s “Jinnah of Pakistan� one can get a better understanding of why Jinnah can be�.. and should be�. regarded as such a great leader. Physically a frail man, he alone gave courage, hope, strength, and voice to millions of Muslims of South Asia who were dismissed as second class citizens in United India before partition in 1947.

The biography is placed on a huge canvas and takes the readers to the bustling port of Karachi where Jinnah was born and follows him to London, Bombay, Calcutta, Lucknow, Nagpur, Amritsar, New Delhi, Simla, Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta, Ziarat and finally Karachi again where lies buried � one of history’s most remarkable, tenacious, enigmatic figures.�

The book reveals Jinnah’s failings, his loneliness, his pain, his broken marriage, his estrangement from his only daughter, his long and fatal disease which he kept under wraps and yet the true worth of his gigantic accomplishment can only be more appreciated when viewed alongside his human weaknesses.

The book also brings under the spotlight, Jinnah’s love and marriage to the beautiful and vivacious “flower of Bombay" Ruttie. The whole episode is dealt with a great deal of compassion as Wolpert gives a rare glimpse into Jinnah’s most private moments and thoughts___ and his ultimate pain when due to Jinnah’s extremely demanding political and legal career, the marriage breaks down and ends with Ruttie’s tragic death when she was only 29.

An excerpt from the book: “It (the funeral) was a painfully slow ritual. Jinnah sat silently through all its five hours. As Ruttie’s body was being lowered into the grave, Jinnah as the nearest relative was the first to throw the earth on the grave. He broke down suddenly and wept and sobbed like a child for minutes together. That was the only time when I found Jinnah betraying some shadow of human weakness.�

The best thing about the book is that is very impartial and does not gloss over any facts or resort to hyperbole. Like an artist who creates a masterpiece with careful strokes of his paintbrush, Wolpert also records small anecdotes and major incidents to show Jinnah’s shrewd and skillful leadership as well his single-minded tenacity to win his case for the creation of Pakistan on behalf of the Muslims of South Asia.

For this great and engrossing biography, Stanley Wolpert has won a great deal of gratitude from those who have read and enjoyed this book. ’Jinnah of Pakistan� is an absolute must-read for the students of the political history of South Asia and for every Pakistani who is interested in knowing the extent of debt owed to Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah for freedom and a separate country after the end of British Raj in the sub-continent.]]> 421 Stanley Wolpert 0195678591 Munesh 0 to-read 4.26 1984 Jinnah of Pakistan
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]]> The Bone Garden 1430213
Boston, 1830: In order to pay for his education, Norris Marshall, a talented but penniless student at Boston Medical College, has joined the ranks of local “resurrectionists”–those who plunder graveyards and harvest the dead for sale on the black market. Yet even this ghoulish commerce pales beside the shocking murder of a nurse found mutilated on the university hospital grounds. And when a distinguished doctor meets the same grisly fate, Norris finds that trafficking in the illicit cadaver trade has made him a prime suspect.

To prove his innocence, Norris must track down the only witness to have glimpsed the killer: Rose Connolly, a beautiful seamstress from the Boston slums who fears she may be the next victim. Joined by a sardonic, keenly intelligent young man named Oliver Wendell Holmes, Norris and Rose comb the city–from its grim cemeteries and autopsy suites to its glittering mansions and centers of Brahmin power–on the trail of a maniacal fiend who lurks where least expected . . . and who waits for his next lethal opportunity.]]> 370 Tess Gerritsen 0593057775 Munesh 5 favourite 4.04 2007 The Bone Garden
author: Tess Gerritsen
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]]> <![CDATA[Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)]]> 1 652 J.K. Rowling Munesh 5 favourite 4.57 2005 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
author: J.K. Rowling
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]]> <![CDATA[Well Done, Secret Seven (The Secret Seven, #3)]]> 124671 144 Enid Blyton 0340917563 Munesh 3 3.86 1951 Well Done, Secret Seven (The Secret Seven, #3)
author: Enid Blyton
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average rating: 3.86
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]]> <![CDATA[Five Go Adventuring Again (Famous Five, #2)]]> 17487 246 Enid Blyton 0340796154 Munesh 3 4.07 1943 Five Go Adventuring Again (Famous Five, #2)
author: Enid Blyton
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average rating: 4.07
book published: 1943
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]]> Yash Chopra 1684402
Yash Chopra's career as a film director began in 1959, and he has been a producer since 1973. This study of the man and his work is based on interviews with Yash Chopra, his family, his stars, his colleagues, his contemporaries and also some of his major critics.
]]> 202 Rachel Dwyer 0851708757 Munesh 3 3.35 2002 Yash Chopra
author: Rachel Dwyer
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]]> Uncle Tom’s Cabin 46787 438 Harriet Beecher Stowe Munesh 0 to-read 3.88 1852 Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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]]> Wuthering Heights 6185 You can find the redesigned cover of this edition HERE.

At the centre of this novel is the passionate love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - recounted with such emotional intensity that a plain tale of the Yorkshire moors acquires the depth and simplicity of ancient tragedy.

This best-selling Norton Critical Edition is based on the 1847 first edition of the novel. For the Fourth Edition, the editor has collated the 1847 text with several modern editions and has corrected a number of variants, including accidentals. The text is accompanied by entirely new explanatory annotations.

New to the fourth Edition are twelve of Emily Bronte's letters regarding the publication of the 1847 edition of Wuthering Heights as well as the evolution of the 1850 edition, prose and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and poetry selections by the author, four reviews of the novel, and Edward Chitham's insightful and informative chronology of the creative process behind the beloved work.

Five major critical interpretations of Wuthering Heights are included, three of them new to the Fourth Edition. A Stuart Daley considers the importance of chronology in the novel. J. Hillis Miller examines Wuthering Heights's problems of genre and critical reputation. Sandra M. Gilbert assesses the role of Victorian Christianity plays in the novel, while Martha Nussbaum traces the novel's romanticism. Finally, Lin Haire-Sargeant scrutinizes the role of Heathcliff in film adaptations of Wuthering Heights.

A Chronology and updated Selected Bibliography are also included.]]> 464 Emily Brontë Munesh 0 to-read 3.89 1847 Wuthering Heights
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