The Mahabharata: Volume 5
By: Bibek Debroy
4.52
Format: 632 pages, Kindle Edition
The Greatest Story Ever ToldDispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war…
Want to Read $ 20.00"He (Abhimanyu) picked up a chariot wheel and angrily rushed at Drona. His limbs blazed because of the dust raised by the wheels. He was radiant with the chariot wheel raised high in his arms. In that battle, for a short while, Abhimanyu looked beautiful and seemed to replicate the deeds of Vasudeva."-Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata: Volume 5
"He (Abhimanyu) picked up a chariot wheel and angrily rushed at Drona. His limbs blazed because of the dust raised by the wheels. He was radiant with the chariot wheel raised high in his arms. In that battle, for a short while, Abhimanyu looked beautiful and seemed to replicate the deeds of Vasudeva."-Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata: Volume 5
"He (Abhimanyu) picked up a chariot wheel and angrily rushed at Drona. His limbs blazed because of the dust raised by the wheels. He was radiant with the chariot wheel raised high in his arms. In that battle, for a short while, Abhimanyu looked beautiful and seemed to replicate the deeds of Vasudeva."-Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata: Volume 5
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1. 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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- poetry
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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
2. Lysistrata
By: Aristophanes , Sarah Ruden
3.87
Format: 132 pages, Paperback
Aristophanes' comic masterpiece of war and sex remains one of the greatest plays ever written. Led … read more
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- classics
- fiction
"Sənət çörək arxasınca qaçarsa, alçalar"-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Lysistrata: To seize the treasury; no more money, no more war."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Queste donne micidiali, non si può vivere nè con loro nè senza di loro."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
"Chorus of old men: How true the saying: 'Tis impossible to live with the baggages, impossible to live without 'em."-Aristophanes, Lysistrata
3. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories
By: Nikolai Gogol
4.35
Format: 26 pages, Paperback
Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more
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- classics
- fiction
4. 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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5. Mahabharata by Amar Chitra Katha- The Birth of Bhagavad Gita- 42 Comic Books in 3 Volumes
By: Anant Pai , Kamala Chandrakant , Adurthi Subba Rao , Gayatri Madan Dutt , None , B.R. Bhagwat
3.66
Format: 146 pages,
The Mahabharata presents sweeping visions of the cosmos and humanity and intriguing and frightening… read more
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- fiction
6. The Epic of Gilgamesh
By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars
3.74
Format: 72 pages, Paperback
Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more
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"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh
7. The Symposium
By: Plato , Christopher Gill
4.09
Format: 90 pages, Paperback
A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever. In the … read more
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- classics
"The truth about eros is terrifying."-Plato, The Symposium
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet"-Plato, The Symposium
"Ali,srecnice moj,mozda sam ja nista,a ti to ne primecujes."-Plato, The Symposium
"καὶ οὗτος ἄρα καὶ ἄλλος πᾶς ὁ ἐπιθυμῶν τοῦ μὴ ἐτοίμου ἐπιθυμεῖ"-Plato, The Symposium
8. 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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9. Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
By: Salman Rushdie
4.10
Format: 209 pages, Hardcover
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply pers… read more
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- audiobook
"Waiting is thinking, and to think deeply is, very often, to change one’s mind."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"I don’t usually think of my books as prophecies. I’ve had some trouble with prophets in my life, and I’m not applying for the job."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"To have a room of one’s own, one must have money. (I don’t think Virginia Woolf ever went to India, but her dictum stands, even there, even for men.)"-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
"An intimacy of strangers. That's a phrase I've sometimes used to express the joyful thing that happens in the act of reading, that happy union of the interior lives of author and reader."-Salman Rushdie, Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
10. Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)
By: Anand Ranganathan
4.48
Format: 152 pages, Hardcover
To those who claim we are now living in a totalitarian, fascist, Hindu Rashtra, one must What kind… read more
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- religion
- hinduism
"The concept of justice is like memory. It keeps getting passed on until it is realised."-Anand Ranganathan, Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)
"To me, the mark of civilisation is this unquenchable thirst of man to demand justice for his ancestors; to correct a historical wrong. For that exemplifies a continuity; an idea, a memory that can ne…"-Anand Ranganathan, Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)
"And to those who now call this nation a Hindu Rashtra, run by religious zealots and fascists, to those I ask: In which theocratic state would religious zealots wait for half a millennium and even the…"-Anand Ranganathan, Hindus in Hindu Rashtra (Eighth-Class Citizens and Victims of State-Sanctioned Apartheid)
11. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
By: Eric Jorgenson
4.44
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
Getting rich is not just about luck; Happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirati… read more
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- philosophy
"No one in the world is going to beat you at being you."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"Intentions don’t matter. Actions do. That’s why being ethical is hard."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"An old boss once warned: “You’ll never be rich since you’re obviously smart, and someone will always offer you a job that’s just good enough."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"I don’t buy the everlasting afterlife answers because it’s insane to me, with absolutely no evidence, to believe because of how you live seventy years here on this planet, you’re going to spend etern…"-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
12. The Hidden Hindu
By: Akshat Gupta
3.92
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Prithvi, a cryptic 21-year-old who remembers incidents from before his birth, is in pursuit of a my… read more
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- mythology
- hinduism
- fiction
13. The Hidden Hindu 2
By: Akshat Gupta
4.14
Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition
The first battle is lost. The book of Mritsanjeevani is in the wrong hands but Nagendra's plans are… read more
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14. The Hidden Hindu 3
By: Akshat Gupta
4.11
Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition
Who is Nagendra or Om? Parimal and LSD struggle to trust each other while Nagendra is resurrected … read more
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15. 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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- classics
- philosophy
- religion
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- epic
- hinduism
- 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
16. 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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17. Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life
By: Amish Tripathi
3.42
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
‘. . . Archetypal and stirring. . . Amish’s books unfold the deepest recesses of the soul.’ - DEEPA… read more
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- mythology
"My goddess Saraswati, your treasure is unique. It grows when spent and reduces when hoarded."-Amish Tripathi, Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life
18. The Mahabharata: Volume 5
By: Bibek Debroy
4.52
Format: 632 pages, Kindle Edition
The Greatest Story Ever ToldDispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war… read more
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- classics
- philosophy
- religion
- fiction
- epic
- hinduism
- mythology
- audiobook
"He (Abhimanyu) picked up a chariot wheel and angrily rushed at Drona. His limbs blazed because of the dust raised by the wheels. He was radiant with the chariot wheel raised high in his arms. In that…"-Bibek Debroy, The Mahabharata: Volume 5
19. 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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20. 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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21. 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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