9 best-selling hinduism books like The Mahabharata: Volume 6 by Bibek Debroy

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The Mahabharata: Volume 6

By: Bibek Debroy

4.62

Format: 554 pages, Kindle Edition

The Greatest Story Ever ToldDispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war…

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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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  • classics
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • fiction
  • epic
  • hinduism
  • mythology
"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

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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

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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
  • religion
  • mythology
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4. 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
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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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  • classics
  • fiction
Cover of 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

6. 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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  • mythology
  • classics
  • religion
  • fiction
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7. 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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  • epic
  • classics
  • mythology
  • fiction
"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

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8. The Nicomachean Ethics

By: Aristotle , Jonathan Barnes , None , Hugh Tredennick

3.99

Format: 329 pages, Paperback

‘One swallow does not make a summer; neither does one day. Similarly neither can one day, or a brie… read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
"Philosophy can make people sick."

-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

"A man without regrets cannot be cured."

-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

"Freedom is obedience to self-formulated rules."

-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

"The beginning seems to be more than half of the whole."

-Aristotle, The Nicomachean Ethics

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9. 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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  • philosophy
  • 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

10. 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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11. 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)

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12. 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

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13. 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
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14. 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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  • mythology
  • hinduism
  • fiction
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15. 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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  • hinduism
  • fiction
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16. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

By: Guy de Maupassant

3.89

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

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17. 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
  • fiction
  • 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

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18. Mahabharata Unravelled: Lesser-Known Facets of a Well-Known History

By: Ami Ganatra

4.38

Format: 408 pages, Paperback

Millennia have passed since the dharma yudhha of the cousins shook the land of Bharata. But this hi… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • hinduism
  • mythology
Cover of Dharma: Decoding the Epics for a Meaningful Life by Amish Tripathi

19. 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

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20. The Mahabharata: Volume 6

By: Bibek Debroy

4.62

Format: 554 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
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21. 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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  • religion
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12 must-read fiction books like The Mahabharata: Volume 6 by Bibek Debroy

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C. Rajagopalachari , Vyasa

4.31

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Lysistrata

Aristophanes , Sarah Ruden

3.87

Transform Your Habits

Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

Nikolai Gogol

4.35

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The Tale of Genji

Royall Tyler , Murasaki Shikibu

3.90

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The Krishna Key

Ashwin Sanghi

3.82

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The Palace of Illusions

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.00

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The Forest of Enchantments

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.20

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Akshat Gupta

3.92

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