9 best-selling mythology books like Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality by Devdutt Pattanaik

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Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

3.95

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Why do Hindus feed their ancestors? Why is burning the dead preferred to the building of tombs? Are…

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1. Aghora: At the Left Hand of God (Aghora)

By: Robert E. Svoboda

4.26

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

Aghora: At the Left Hand of God is the first book in the Aghora trilogy. Written almost entirely in… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • mythology
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2. Aghora II: Kundalini

By: Robert E. Svoboda , Robert Beer

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

This, the second volume in the Aghora series, focuses on Kundalini, the transformative power of the… read more

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  • nonfiction
"Where even ravi (the sun) cannot reach, there will go a kavi (poet)." - Vimalananda"

-Robert E. Svoboda, Aghora II: Kundalini

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3. Sophie’s World

By: Jostein Gaarder , Paulette Møller

3.96

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen c… read more

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"الذي يعرف الخير يفعل الخير"

-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

"الأكثر ذكاء هو الذي يعرف أنه لا يعرف"

-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

"Wisest is she who knows she does not know."

-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

"It's not a silly question if you can't answer it."

-Jostein Gaarder, Sophie’s World

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4. Chants of a Lifetime: Searching for a Heart of Gold

By: Krishna Das

5.00

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Chants of a Lifetimeoffers an intimate collection of stories, teachings, and insights from Krishna … read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst

By: Robert M. Sapolsky

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Why do we do the things we do? More than a decade in the making, this game-changing book is Robert … read more

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  • nonfiction
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6. 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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7. The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

By: R.K. Narayan , Pankaj Mishra , John Lee

4.21

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

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  • mythology

8. Three Men in a Boat (Three Men, #1)

By: Jerome K. Jerome

4.60

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Martyrs to hypochondria and general seediness, J. and his friends George and Harris decide that a j… read more

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9. The Annihilation of Caste

By: B.R. Ambedkar

3.50

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

"What the Communist Manifesto is to the capitalist world, Annihilation of Caste is to India." --Ana… read more

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10. Half Girlfriend

By: Chetan Bhagat

3.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

HALF GIRLFRIEND (HINDI) Once upon a time, there was a Bihari boy called Madhav. He fell in love wit… read more

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11. Aghora III

By: Robert E. Svoboda , Robert Beer

4.46

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

In this third volume of the Aghora trilogy the Aghori Vimalananda uses the Bombay racetrack as a me… read more

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12. 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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13. Birthday Girl

By: Haruki Murakami

3.57

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

She waited on tables as usual that day, her twentieth birthday. She always worked Fridays, but if t… read more

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"She rested her elbow on the bar and looked at me. “Tell me,"

-Haruki Murakami, Birthday Girl

"The old man raised both hands, palms toward her. “No, miss, don’t you give it a second thought. The kind of ‘present’ I have in mind is not something tangible, not something with a price tag. To put …"

-Haruki Murakami, Birthday Girl

"Of course I’d like to be prettier or smarter or rich. But I really can’t imagine what would happen to me if any of those things came true. They might be more than I could handle. I still don’t really…"

-Haruki Murakami, Birthday Girl

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14. War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

By: Amish Tripathi

3.65

Format: 500 pages, Paperback

LANKA WILL BURN. DARKNESS WILL PERISH. BUT CAN LIGHT ENDURE? INDIA, 3400 BCE. Greed. Rage.… read more

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  • religion
  • mythology
"Fresh drops of grief do not cause any ripple in an ocean of anguish."

-Amish Tripathi, War of Lanka (Ram Chandra, #4)

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15. 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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16. Death: An Inside Story

By: Sadhguru

4.33

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Death is a taboo in most societies in the world. But what if we have got this completely wrong? Wha… read more

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  • nonfiction
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  • death
"When death knocks on your door, your life will be focused, and naturally, you turn inward, because outward is of no use anymore.."

-Sadhguru, Death: An Inside Story

"For the possibility of Being Human to truly blossom, you must establish that your external circumstances should not dictate what is happening within you."

-Sadhguru, Death: An Inside Story

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17. No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram

By: Sarah Frier

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning reporter Sarah Frier reveals an inside, never-before-told, behind-the-scenes look at … read more

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"Mosseri’s answer to the important question was perfect by Facebook standards: “Technology isn’t good or bad—it just is,"

-Sarah Frier, No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram

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18. 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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19. Samsara: Enter the Valley of the Gods

By: Saksham Garg

3.46

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

WHAT IF YOU CAME FACE TO FACE WITH THE KING OF THE GODS? Phones stop working. Smartwatches die o… read more

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20. Women and Sabarimala : The Science behind Restrictions

By: Sinu Joseph

4.27

Format: 106 pages, Kindle Edition

Women and Sabarimala is an answer to the question “why aren’t women of menstrual age allowed to ent… read more

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21. Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

3.95

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Why do Hindus feed their ancestors? Why is burning the dead preferred to the building of tombs? Are… read more

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7 Top religion books like Garuda Purana and Other Hindu Ideas on Death, Rebirth and Immortality by Devdutt Pattanaik

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4.38

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4.21

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4.36

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4.48

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