8 Best history books like The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio): Stories and Essays by Salman Rushdie

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The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio): Stories and Essays

By: Salman Rushdie

3.33

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

The Book of Indian Kings comprises stories and essays about some of the greatest rulers and statesm…

If you liked the history plot in The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio): Stories and Essays by Salman Rushdie , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Private Life of the Mughals of India

By: R. Nath

3.38

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

Bringing to life the opulent, sometimes scandalous, private lives of the Mughals of India, Private … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
Cover of Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #35) by Agatha Christie, David Suchet

2. Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #35)

By: Agatha Christie , David Suchet

3.82

Format: 6 pages, Audio CD

Whilst organising a mock murder hunt for the village fete hosted by Sir George and Lady Stubbs, a f… read more

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"I have always noticed that these artists and writers are very unbalanced"

-Agatha Christie, Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #35)

"I mean, what can you say about how you write your books? What I mean is, first you've got to think of something, and then when you've thought of it you've got to force yourself to sit down and write …"

-Agatha Christie, Dead Man's Folly (Hercule Poirot, #35)

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3. Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

3.92

Format: 290 pages,

A decoding of Hindu mythology, Hindus have one God. They also have 330 million gods: male gods, fem… read more

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  • indian literature
  • nonfiction
  • india
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4. The World As I See It

By: Albert Einstein

3.88

Format: 0 pages,

"The World as I See It" is a treasury of the thoughts and life observations of one of the greatest … read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
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5. Freedom from the Known

By: J. Krishnamurti

3.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Krishnamurti shows how people can free themselves radically and immediately from the tyranny of the… read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. तमस/Tamas

By: None

4.04

Format: 130 pages, Hardcover

aazaadii ke tthiik phle saaNprdaayiktaa kii baisaakhiyaaN lgaakr paashviktaa kaa jo nNgaa naac is d… read more

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  • indian literature
  • india

7. Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy

By: Sadhguru

3.86

Format: 256 pages,

The latest book, Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy, is published by Spiegel & Grau/Random Ho… read more

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8. Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot, #7.5)

By: Agatha Christie , Charles Osborne

3.59

Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Inventor Sir Claude Amory feels a bitter taste in the mouth, when the new formula for explosive mat… read more

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"the truth is never horrible, only interesting."

-Agatha Christie, Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot, #7.5)

"Poirot thought it not quite professional to begin a routine working day before ten."

-Agatha Christie, Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot, #7.5)

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9. Lords of the Deccan : Southern India from the Chalukyas to the Cholas

By: Anirudh Kanisetti

4.23

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

The history of the vast Indian subcontinent is usually told as a series of ephemeral moments when a… read more

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  • indian literature
  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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10. How To Build A Car

By: Adrian Newey

4.48

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

'Adrian has a unique gift for understanding drivers and racing cars. He is ultra competitive but ne… read more

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  • nonfiction
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11. Don't Believe Everything You Think

By: Joseph Nguyen

3.76

Format: 99 pages, Kindle Edition

Learn how to overcome anxiety, self-doubt & self-sabotage without needing to rely on motivation or … read more

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  • nonfiction
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12. How to Finish Everything You Start

By: Jan Yager

3.57

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

Habits to Transform Your LifeHow to Finish Everything You Start is just the book you need to get mo… read more

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  • nonfiction
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13. Daughters of the Sun: Empresses, Queens and Begums of the Mughal Empire

By: Ira Mukhoty

4.27

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

In 1526 a Timurid warrior-scholar rides into Delhi to build an empire. With him ride his wives, his… read more

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  • indian literature
  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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14. Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer

By: Sunil Gupta

4.17

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

What is life like inside Asia’s largest prison? What happens when a man is hanged, but his pulse re… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
"The irony is that in jail, often the saviour can be the perpetrator."

-Sunil Gupta, Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer

"We do not hate the person but the crime they commit and our job was to treat them as humanely as possible so they had a chance of reforming."

-Sunil Gupta, Black Warrant: Confessions of a Tihar Jailer

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15. The Courtesan, the Mahatma and the Italian Brahmin: Tales from Indian History

By: Manu S. Pillai

3.96

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

From a Maratha prince who parodied caste to a Muslim deity in a Hindu temple; from a courtesan who … read more

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  • indian literature
  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
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16. 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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  • nonfiction
  • india
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17. The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio): Stories and Essays

By: Salman Rushdie

3.33

Format: 128 pages, Kindle Edition

The Book of Indian Kings comprises stories and essays about some of the greatest rulers and statesm… read more

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  • indian literature
  • nonfiction
  • india
  • history
Cover of THE GUT: Story of Our Incredible Second Brain by Payal Kothari

18. THE GUT: Story of Our Incredible Second Brain

By: Payal Kothari

3.77

Format: 232 pages, Kindle Edition

How does the gut affect immunity?What is the connection of our gut and mental health?How can we cur… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Wild Himalaya: A Natural History of the Greatest Mountain Range on Earth by Stephen Alter

19. Wild Himalaya: A Natural History of the Greatest Mountain Range on Earth

By: Stephen Alter

4.37

Format: 440 pages, Hardcover

The Himalaya span a distance of roughly 2, 500 kilometres in length and between 350 and 150 kilomet… read more

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  • india
  • history
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20. హాహాహూహూ [Ha Ha Hu Hu]

By: Viswanatha Satyanarayana

3.97

Format: 66 pages, Paperback

లండనులోని "ట్రెఫాల్గర్ స్క్వేర్" వద్ద గుర్రపు తల, మనిషి శరీరంతో వింతజంతువు కనిపిస్తుంది. చేతికి కడియం, ఒంటిక… read more

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  • indian literature
  • india
Cover of విష్ణు శర్మ ఇంగ్లీషు చదువు [Vishnu Sharma English Chaduvu] by Viswanatha Satyanarayana

21. విష్ణు శర్మ ఇంగ్లీషు చదువు [Vishnu Sharma English Chaduvu]

By: Viswanatha Satyanarayana

4.44

Format: None pages, None

None read more

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15 Top nonfiction books like The Book of Indian Kings (Aleph Olio): Stories and Essays by Salman Rushdie

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Private Life of the Mughals of India

R. Nath

3.38

Transform Your Habits

Myth = Mithya: A Handbook of Hindu Mythology

Devdutt Pattanaik

3.92

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The World As I See It

Albert Einstein

3.88

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Freedom from the Known

J. Krishnamurti

3.21

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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan

William Dalrymple

4.34

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The Ivory Throne: Chronicles of the House of Travancore

Manu S. Pillai

4.28

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Koh-I-Noor: The History of the World's Most Infamous Diamond

William Dalrymple , Anita Anand

4.04

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The Ocean of Churn: How the Indian Ocean Shaped Human History

Sanjeev Sanyal

4.28

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