The Mahabharata: Volume 2
By: Bibek Debroy
4.53
Format: 513 pages, Kindle Edition
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1. The Lessons of History
By: Will Durant , Ariel Durant
4.07
Format: 119 pages, Hardcover
In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for th… read more
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"We must operate with partial knowledge, and be provisionally content with probabilities."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"The present is the past rolled up for action, and the past is the present unrolled for understanding."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"Democracy is the most difficult of all forms of government, since it requires the widest spread of intelligence, and we forgot to make ourselves intelligent when we made ourselves sovereign."-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
"We conclude that the concentration of wealth is natural and inevitable, and is periodically alleviated by violent or peaceable partial redistribution. In this view all economic history is the slow he…"-Will Durant, The Lessons of History
2. Mahabharata
By: C. Rajagopalachari , Vyasa
4.31
Format: 483 pages, Paperback
Originally published in the year 1951, the huge popularity of the book has resulted in the book bei… read more
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"Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end."-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata
"What is the greatest wonder in the world? That, every single day, people die, Yet the living think they are immortal."-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata
"Like numerous river-currents that rush towards the one ocean, those heroes of the world of men enter your flaming mouths; like moths that fly ever faster to destroy themselves in a blazing flame, the…"-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata
"An action carried out through human effort may be well planned, well performed and properly accomplished, and yet be thwarted by fate. But likewise a fated action, something not carried out by humans…"-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata
3. The Poetic Edda
By: Anonymous , Lee M. Hollander
4.26
Format: 331 pages, Paperback
The Poetic Eddacomprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place … read more
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- classics
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- mythology
4. The Ending of Time
By: J. Krishnamurti , David Bohm
3.80
Format: 242 pages, Paperback
This very important work offers penetrating dialogues between the great spiritual leader and the re… read more
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5. The Tale of Genji
By: Royall Tyler , Murasaki Shikibu
3.90
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
See an alternate cover edition . Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in… read more
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6. An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
By: Shashi Tharoor
3.63
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In 1930, the American historian and philosopher Will Durant wrote that Britain's 'conscious and del… read more
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7. Poor Folk
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky
3.78
Format: 167 pages, Paperback
Poor Folk (Russian: Бедные люди, Bednye lyudi), sometimes translated as Poor People,[note] is the f… read more
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"ويقال إنّ الفتى بوكروفسكي يشبه أمه كما تشبه قطرة من الماء قطرة من الماء."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Poor Folk
"أضرع إليك مرة أخرى: لا تنفق في سبيلي كل هذا الذي تنفقه. أنا أعرف أنك تحبني كثيرًا، ولكنك لست غنيًا."-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Poor Folk
"أوهام إنه ليتفق للمرء أن يخطئ تقدير ما يشعر به هو نفسه، وأن يسترسل في ترهات سخيفة. والذنب في ذلك كله انما هو ذنب هذا الطيش في قلبنا المندفع"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Poor Folk
"لماذا تعيش النفوس الطيبة النبيلة في الشقاء والهجران، بينما لا يحتاج غيرها حتى إلى البحث عن السعادة لأن السعادة هي التي تلقي بنفسها بين ذراعيه؟"-Fyodor Dostoevsky, Poor Folk
8. The Upanishads: Translations from the Sanskrit
By: Anonymous , Juan Mascaró
4.00
Format: 199 pages, Paperback
The Upanishads, the earliest of which were composed in Sanskrit between 800 and 400 bce by sages an… read more
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9. How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
By: Arnold Bennett
3.92
Format: 98 pages,
You have to live on twenty-four hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, m… read more
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10. From Third World to First: The Singapore Story: 1965-2000
By: Lee Kuan Yew , Henry Kissinger
4.13
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Few gave tiny Singapore much chance of survival when it was granted independence in 1965. How is it… read more
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11. Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)
By: Ursula K. Le Guin
4.08
Format: 280 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Five stories of Ursula K. Le Guin's world-renowned realm of Earthsea are collected in one volume. F… read more
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- fiction
"True art requires a single heart."-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)
"Things came round if you could wait for them."-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)
"Why had he lived so long among those who were not kind?"-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)
"things change: authors and wizards are not always to be trusted: nobody can explain a dragon."-Ursula K. Le Guin, Tales from Earthsea (Earthsea Cycle, #5)
12. The Dhammapada
By: Anonymous , Thich Nhat Hanh , None , None
3.43
Format: 42 pages, Paperback
The Dhammapada (Pali; Prakrit: dhmmpd Dhammapada; Sanskrit: dhrmpd Dharmapada) is a collection of s… read more
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13. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
By: Arthur Conan Doyle
4.29
Format: 389 pages, Paperback
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that made the fortunes of the Stra… read more
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"There have,"-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
"Where is your warrant?"-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
"I have taken to living by my wits."-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
"Come, Watson, come!" he cried. The game is afoot."-Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
14. Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus
By: John Gray
4.04
Format: None pages, Paperback
Once upon a time Martians and Venusians met, fell in love, and had happy relationships together bec… read more
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15. The House of the Dead
By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Ergin Altay
3.67
Format: 542 pages, Paperback
Accused of political subversion as a young man, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was sentenced to four years of h… read more
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16. My Gita
By: Devdutt Pattanaik
4.11
Format: 14 pages, Paperback
In My Gita, acclaimed mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik demystifies The Bhagavad Gita for the contempor… read more
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17. India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
By: J. Sai Deepak
4.46
Format: 472 pages, Hardcover
India, That Is Bharat, the first book of a comprehensive trilogy, explores the influence of Europea… read more
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- india
"The spiritual character of the relationship between indigeneity and nature is an emotion that the coloniser can at best exoticise but can never relate to."-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
"Rest of the world was not living in the Dark Ages before Pax Europaea or European Peace, and will certainly not plunge into ignorance and darkness after the demise of Pax Europaea. Therefore, it is t…"-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
"Until a decolonial approach is employed by experts and ‘intellectuals’, we will continue to see the entrenchment of colonialised identities and fissures, which began with an anti-Brahmin slant but wh…"-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
"The ‘modern’, ‘rational’, ‘scientific’, Christian European coloniser could not get himself to acknowledge that the lived experience and traditional knowledge of native societies gathered over millenn…"-J. Sai Deepak, India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution
18. The Three Electroknights
By: Stanisław Lem
3.33
Format: 54 pages, Paperback
'What use to a being that lives beneath a sun are jewels of gas and silver stars of ice?' From a… read more
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19. Why I am a Hindu
By: Shashi Tharoor
3.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In Why I Am a Hindu, one of India’s finest public intellectuals gives us a profound book about one … read more
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"Who knows whence this creation had its origin? He, whether He fashioned it or whether He did not, He, who surveys it all from the highest heaven, He knows—or maybe even He does not know. — Rig Veda, …"-Shashi Tharoor, Why I am a Hindu
20. India, Bharat and Pakistan: The Constitutional Journey of a Sandwiched Civilisation (Bharat Trilogy #2)
By: J. Sai Deepak
4.63
Format: 568 pages, Hardcover
India, Bharat and Pakistan, the second book of the Bharat Trilogy, takes the discussion forward fro… read more
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21. The Mahabharata: Volume 1
By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
4.44
Format: 535 pages, Kindle Edition
The Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories ever told. Though the basic plot is widely known, th… read more
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- mythology
"Pity is a poison. -Kunti"-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1
"And also those who are free, through the powers of meditation and yoga, percieve established in themselves like reflections in a mirror."-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1
"You should not sorrow for that which was bound to happen. Those who are wise do not feel sorry over fate. Even with the greatest wisdom, that which is ordained will happen. No one can transgress the …"-Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, The Mahabharata: Volume 1
22. Ramayana Unravelled: Lesser Known Facets of Rishi Vālmiki’s Epic
By: Ami Ganatra
4.41
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
No epic has moved the consciousness of millions like the Ramayana. The appeal of the story of Rama … read more
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23. Ramayana Versus Mahabharata: My Playful Comparison
By: Devdutt Pattanaik
3.89
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic, while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet the… read more
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24. The Mahabharata: Volume 2
By: Bibek Debroy
4.53
Format: 513 pages, Kindle Edition
The Mahabharata is one of the greatest stories ever told. Though the basic plot is widely known, th… read more
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25. The Illustrated Mahabharata.
By: Bushra Ahmed
4.61
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
Take a fresh look at India's great epic with The Illustrated Mahabharata and rediscover the lost ki… read more
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26. The New BJP: Modi and the Making of the World’s Largest Political Party
By: Nalin Mehta
4.24
Format: 840 pages, Hardcover
In election after election since 2014, both at the Union and state levels, the BJP has won more oft… read more
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27. The Essentials of Hinduism: An Introduction to All the Sacred Texts
By: Trilochan Sastry
4.32
Format: 237 pages, Kindle Edition
Hinduism is an ancient religion, philosophy and way of life. Unlike other great religions that are … read more
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28. A History of British India
By: Hayden J. Bellenoit
3.98
Format: 24 pages, Audible Audio
12 hours 11 mins No era is more pertinent to understanding how present-day India, Pakistan, and … read more
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29. Harivamsha
By: Anonymous
4.42
Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition
A gorgeous, lucid rendering of the majestic conclusion to the Mahabharata As an epilogue to the gr… read more
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30. What Went Wrong with Capitalism
By: Ruchir Sharma
4.09
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A century of expanding government has distorted financial markets, stoked massive inequality, and s… read more
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31. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.11
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
For the last 100,000 years, we Sapiens have accumulated enormous power. But despite all our discove… read more
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