Memoirs

Through simple and entertaining stories, Jamuna Rangachari brings out the essence of all religions practiced in India and how, underneath it all, we are all one.Jamuna Rangachari is a software professional. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and two children.... More

2007 marks 60 years of India's independence from colonial rule. Traditionally, in India, the attainment of 60 years, called shashti-poorti, is an important milestone in the life of an individual. It is a time to reflect on one's past and start planning for the future. This volume brings together a b... More

India, the world’s largest democracy, will soon be the most populous country on the planet. If the image of the poorest among poor countries has long been the fate of this great nation, we now discover, thanks to its incredible diversity and vitality, that India is destined to play a major role i... More

The most remarkable thing that happened to the world economy after 9/11 was . . . nothing. What would have once meant a crippling shock to the system was absorbed astonishingly quickly, partly due to the efforts of the then Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan. The post 9/11... More

Medals or stripes proclaiming your designation are of little consequence when you are cornered by a hardened criminal. Viewed from this perspective alone, life 'on the beat' for top-cop Aftab Ahmed Khan has been no safer than that of any ordinary policeman patrolling the mean streets. What made a ma... More

Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher, or a colleague. Someone older, patient and wise, who understood you when you were young and searching, helped you see the world as a more profound place, gave you sound advice to help you make your way through it. For Mitch Albom, that person was Morrie Schw... More

Bill Bryson on his most personal journey yet: into his own childhood in America's Mid-West. Some say that the first hint that Bill Bryson was not of Planet Earth came when his mother sent him to school in lime-green Capri pants. Others think it all started with his discovery, at the age of six, of a... More

IT'S NOT JUST A GAME, IT'S YOUR FUTURE. HERE'S HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT!College. Career. Marriage. Kids, Retirement and beyond-your future success and happiness depends on how you play the game of life, the REAL game of life. There are exciting choices to be made and new paths to explore. How will... More

CHERUB agents are all seventeen and under. They wear skate tees and hemp, and look like regular kids. But they're not. They are trained professionals who are sent out on missions to spy on terrorists and international drug dealers. CHERUB agents hack into computers, bug entire houses, and download c... More

In "Clapton: The Autobiography," one of the most revered and private figures in the history of rock, blues, and pop finally shares his astonishing life story. The perfect gift for any Slow Hand fan.""I found a pattern in my behavior that had been repeating itself for years, decades even. Bad choices... More

A prominent Viennese psychiatrist recounts his experiences in a Nazi concentration camp that led to the development of his existentialist approach to psychotherapy... More

A fascinating, addictively compelling, illustrated collection of six-word memoirs that are alternately humorous, sad, and strange, from writers both famous and obscure. 32 b&w illustrations throughout.Deceptively simple and surprisingly addictive, "Not Quite What I Was Planning" is a thousand glimps... More

From one of America's iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion.Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage-and a life, in good times and bad-that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. Several days... More

Aged just twenty-three, James Frey had destroyed his body and his mind almost beyond repair. When he enters a rehabilitation centre to try to reclaim his life, he has to flight to determine what future, if any, he has. His lack of self-pity, cynicism and piety gives him an unflinching honesty - a fe... More

A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks. Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-connected. He had a creative and lucrative advert... More

Another haunting psychological thriller from Carla Banks, as the trade in people trafficking impacts on three disparate lives with shocking consequences. Roisin Massey is a stranger in a strange land. An impulsive marriage has brought this young British lecturer to the forbidding city of Riyadh. Tha... More

"After 20 years and many re-reads, Reminiscences is still one of my all-time favorites." -Kenneth L. Fisher, ForbesUnknown to most modern-day investors and traders who cherish Reminiscences of a Stock Operator as one of the most important investment books ever written, the material first appeared in... More