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Read an Excerpt from Ravi Subramanian’s BestsellerRead an Excerpt from Ravi Subramanian’s Bestseller
Read an Excerpt from Ravi Subramanian’s Bestseller

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Master storyteller Ravi Subramanian delves into the glitzy world of bestsellers, and uncovers a risky dalliance between a superstar novelist and his alluring protege. Read two chapters from the book below!

Read Anil Lamba’s Prologue to ‘Flirting With Stocks’Read Anil Lamba’s Prologue to ‘Flirting With Stocks’
Read Anil Lamba’s Prologue to ‘Flirting With Stocks’

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Flirting with Stocks introduces the uninitiated to the world of share markets. Acclaimed financial expert Dr Anil Lamba begins with the basics of how the investment cycle works, and builds up to the nitty-gritties of bulls and bears, mutual funds, kerb trading, badla finance and share-price fixing. Included also are case

A Delightful Excerpt from Tessa Bailey’s ‘Secretly Yours’A Delightful Excerpt from Tessa Bailey’s ‘Secretly Yours’
A Delightful Excerpt from Tessa Bailey’s ‘Secretly Yours’

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Hallie is a burst of color in Julian’s grayscale life. For a man who irons his socks and runs on tight schedules, her sunny chaotic energy makes zero sense. But there’s something so familiar about her… and her very presence is turning his world upside down. Read an excerpt from

Read an Excerpt from Aarti Kelshikar’s ‘How Women Work’Read an Excerpt from Aarti Kelshikar’s ‘How Women Work’
Read an Excerpt from Aarti Kelshikar’s ‘How Women Work’

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With observations from women leaders as well as their male counterparts, How Women Work enriches and deepens our understanding of women leadership in one of the most dynamic regions of the world. It lays down the skills and strategies that work and the pitfalls to avoid for the modern working leader as

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    The Life and Times of Baby Patankar | Excerpt from ‘Meow Meow’The Life and Times of Baby Patankar | Excerpt from ‘Meow Meow’
    The Life and Times of Baby Patankar | Excerpt from ‘Meow Meow’

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    On 9 March 2015, a constable in the Mumbai Police force, Dharmaraj Kalokhe, was arrested by the local police for possession of a white powder believed to be the synthetic drug Mephedrone. His partner, Shashikala ‘Baby’ Patankar, was the informant. Later she was arrested by the police, too. Unearthing new

    Read An Excerpt From Sankar’s Memoir ‘Dear Reader’Read An Excerpt From Sankar’s Memoir ‘Dear Reader’
    Read An Excerpt From Sankar’s Memoir ‘Dear Reader’

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    In Dear Reader, originally published as Eka Eka Ekashi in Bengali, Sankar reflects on his own life. From his mother and grandmother to his teachers and headmasters, he writes fondly of the women and men who shaped his youth… Superbly translated by Arunava Sinha, this is Sankar’s love letter to an ever-changing