12 Top fiction books like Common Yet Uncommon: 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life by Sudha Murty

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Common Yet Uncommon: 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life

By: Sudha Murty

3.84

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Meet these people: Bundle Bindu, so named because he likes his truth with a little embellishment, J…

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1. The Blue Umbrella

By: Ruskin Bond

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

'The umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside.'… read more

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2. The Palace of Illusions

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat--told from the point of view of an am… read more

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3. Mrs Funnybones

By: Twinkle Khanna

4.13

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

Good morning, it's 6 a.m. and I am wide awake because the man of the house has decided that he need… read more

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4. Ghachar Ghochar

By: Vivek Shanbhag , Srinath Perur

3.91

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

For readers of Akhil Sharma, Mohsin Hamid, and Teju Cole, a haunting, masterly novel about a family… read more

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5. Maktub

By: Paulo Coelho

4.60

Format: None pages,

Maktub nao e um livro de conselhos, mas uma troca de experiencias. A maior parte dos textos se refe… read more

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6. Who Will Cry When You Die? Life Lessons from the Monk Who Sold His Ferrari

By: Robin S. Sharma

4.24

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

"When you were born, you cried while the world rejoiced. Live your life in such a way that when you… read more

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7. Independence

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

India, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor.… read more

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"The year is 1947. It is the best of times, it is the worst of times."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Independence

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8. Roman Stories

By: Jhumpa Lahiri

3.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is … read more

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9. Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

By: Satoshi Yagisawa

3.65

Format: 150 pages, Paperback

The moving international sensation about new beginnings, human connection, and the joy of reading. … read more

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"It hurts to realize that it might be too late now for anything but regret."

-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

"And here I am spending a sleepless night in a strange place. We might not be far from home, but I feel lonely."

-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

"No es cuestión de ser expertos o novatos. Si lo plantea así, ni siquiera yo lo soy tanto. Lo importante es sentir emociones al toparse con un libro."

-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

"In my dream, I was an android maid living in a city in the not-so- distant future. In that neighbourhood, all the buildings were made of used books."

-Satoshi Yagisawa, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, #1)

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10. The Forest of Enchantments

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.20

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

The Ramayana, one of the world’s greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant ret… read more

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"-the girl I'd been on that day, burnished with innocence, believing that goodness and love were armour enough."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"I knew now that love - no matter how deep - wasn't enough to transform another person: how they thought, what they believed. At best, we could only change ourselves."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"A wind rose around me, from where I didn't know. It was unexpectedly cold and made me shiver. 'Sacrifice, sacrifice', whispered the trees, carrying my promise across the valley"

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

"My first lesson on nature of love was that in a moment it could fulfill the cravings of a lifetime, like a light that someone might shine into a cavern that has been dark for a million years."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Forest of Enchantments

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11. Do It Today: Overcome Procrastination, Improve Productivity, and Achieve More Meaningful Things

By: Darius Foroux

4.12

Format: 171 pages, Kindle Edition

NOW updated with a new preface for 2022!Are you also tired of putting off your dreams until “tomorr… read more

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"Your life stops when learning stops"

-Darius Foroux, Do It Today: Overcome Procrastination, Improve Productivity, and Achieve More Meaningful Things

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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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13. 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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14. The Last Queen

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

WINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR! … read more

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"Adoration is a powerful intoxicant."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

"Fame: it’s a drug more potent than opium"

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

"People revered his father as the Lion of Punjab, but his mother is the one they should have called Lioness."

-Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Last Queen

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15. I Came Upon a Lighthouse: A Short Memoir Of Life With Ratan Tata

By: Shantanu Naidu

4.44

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

An endearing portrait of an Indian legend I told him that when I write a book, I would write abo… read more

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16. Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

By: Satyarth Nayak

4.44

Format: 436 pages, Paperback

Do you know the story where Brahma and Vishnu race against each other or where Shiva battles Krishn… read more

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"In every tale lies a profound teaching, reminding us of the timeless wisdom embedded within our cultural heritage."

-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

"Vijaya is victory over others. Jaya is victory over one's own self. One's own mind and heart, thoughts and actions. Vijaya is external but Jaya is internal and that's always the hardest."

-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

"I fear,' replied the mother of mankind. 'I fear now to beget the female race. If a father can endanger his own daughter, who shall keep them safe? Who shall heal them if everybody wounds them? ' He r…"

-Satyarth Nayak, Mahagatha - 100 Tales from the Puranas

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17. Welcome to Paradise

By: Twinkle Khanna

3.59

Format: 135 pages, Kindle Edition

Rich narratives that explore the depth of loneliness, heartbreak and deception. Huma’s divided fami… read more

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18. An Uncommon Love: The Early Life of Sudha and Narayana Murthy

By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

4.47

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Sudha Kulkarni was forging a career as TELCO’s first woman engineer when she met the serious, ideal… read more

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19. One Day, Life Will Change: A story of love and inspiration to win life when it hits you hard . . .

By: Saranya Umakanthan

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

About the Book Just as an eagle needs a push to soar into the sky... She needs a gentle nudge to… read more

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"Life can either be a misery or a miracle. It is up to us to appreciate the enchantment in our lives or hide behind the curtain of gloom."

-Saranya Umakanthan, One Day, Life Will Change: A story of love and inspiration to win life when it hits you hard . . .

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20. 11 Rules For Life: Secrets to Level Up

By: Chetan Bhagat

4.23

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

MANDATORY READING FOR ALL INDIANS. One summer afternoon, Viraj, a food delivery guy, brings lunc… read more

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21. Common Yet Uncommon: 14 Memorable Stories from Daily Life

By: Sudha Murty

3.84

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Meet these people: Bundle Bindu, so named because he likes his truth with a little embellishment, J… read more

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3.84

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