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Hi all,
Congratulations to all kids and parents who have done well in exams. Report Days in various schools are happening and many kids are seeing the fruits of their hard work and application. But as we know, academic success is a small but integral part of overall success in life. Kudos to kids who have done well, but also kudos to parents who have emphasized other pursuits as well!
The heat of May is soon going to be on us, and very typically – most of us prefer to stay indoors, eat mangoes and generally chill! We in twistntales will be closed in the mornings in May, and will open only in the evenings at 4.30pm. Our working hours for May will be 4.30pm to 9pm, Tues to Sundays. We will revert to our normal working hours from June’12 onwards! Kindly plan your visits accordingly so that you can stock up the previous day to read for the next!
Increasingly, it is getting difficult for us to run the Store in normal working hours for lack of appropriate persons to assist. We mainly rely on students who are free only in the evenings. We do know and appreciate that we have many young mothers as customers, who find time to visit us only in the morning hours when the children are away in school. Starting June, we hope to come up with a solution which will be suitable to all.
In the meantime, lots of new wonderful books, news-making books all in the Store. The latest of Grisham and the new conversation starter, “Break-Out Nations” all in the Store!
Check it out!
New Books:
“Reverse Innovation: Create far from home, win everywhere” by Vijay Govindarajan and Chris Trimble @ Rs. 750/- (pgs 229)
Innovation knows no geographical boundaries. As the flow of innovation from developed countries to developing countries is reversing, leads to closing gaps between the economies of the rich and emerging nations. Vijay Govindarajan, ranked third in the recent Thinkers 50 list of greatest management thinkers in the world along with Chris Trimble analyze when, how and why reverse innovation is taking place and suggest innovative ways to succeed. Whether you are a CEO, financer, strategist, marketer, scientist, engineer, national policy maker or even a student forming your career aspirations, reverse innovation is a phenomenon you need to understand.
“Breakout Nations: In Pursuit of the Next Economic Miracles” by Ruchir Sharma @ Rs. 599/- (pgs 292)
Ruchir Sharma is head of Emerging Market Equities and Global Macro at Morgan Stanley Investment Management. He is particularly suited to write a book on “where else will the money go?” Lucidly written, powerfully argued, and complete with illustrations and evidences, Breakout Nations is an eye opener in terms of reading the future. To identify the economic stars of the future, he says, we should abandon the habit of simply extrapolating from general global trends and look at emerging markets individually. The argument is that the astonishingly rapid growth over the last decade of the world’s celebrated emerging markets is coming to an end. The new “break out nations” will probably spring from the margins – even from the shadows. Read this book! It is a “game changer” – this book is going to be discussed in various public forums and private conversations for a long time to come!
“Econo Myths: How the science of complex systems is transforming economic thought” by David Orrell @ Rs.399/- (pgs 316)
David Orrell is an applied mathematician and author of popular science books. He obtained his doctorate on the prediction of non linear systems. Economics has traditionally been dominated by a linear mechanistic system of thought inspired by Newtonian mechanics. Orrell shows how new ideas from areas such as complexity theory and network science are revolutionizing economics. He explains how the economy is the result of complex, nonlinear network processes. Very interesting read, for all keen on Sciences and Humanities.
“The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories: 25 fascinating stories of the World that might have been” Edited by Ian Watson and Ian Whates @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 590)
What if, in a split second, the world went another? History as it might have happened… This book is a compilation of short stories with one thing in common: a divergence from historical reality resulting in a world very different from the one we know today. The stories included are: Stephen Baxter’s ‘Darwin Anthem’- the triumphant church puts Darwin’s bones on trial for heresy; James Morrow’s ‘The Raft of Titanic’- believed by the world to be dead, the passengers and crew are saved by their own efforts; Harry Turtledove’s ‘Islands in the Sea’- only pockets of Christianity remain in an Islamic Europe
“The Man Within My Head” by Pico Iyer @ Rs.499/- (pgs 242)
Pico Iyer explores his obsession since childhood for Graham Greene’s work and one of his greatest themes: what it means to be an outsider. But through his journey, another phantom takes shape in his mind that Iyer had long ago suppressed- the image of his father. Though his father has been a small part of his imagination and an elusive one too, this intimately related inner journey reveals his father to him as a man more mysterious than he had previously envisioned. Rich in insights and genuine in expression, The Man Within My Head is another superbly written masterpiece from one of our great essayist.
“The Armageddon Rag” by George R. R. Martin @ Rs.695/- (pgs 369)
Sandy Blair a journalist sets out to investigate the murder of a millionaire rock promoter. He soon finds himself on a magical mystery tour of pent-up passions of his generation. A new messiah has resurrected a once legendary rock band, Nazgul- but with an apocalyptic new beat that is a requiem of demonism, mind control and death, only Sandy may be able to change in time….
This latest novel by George R.R. Martin, bestselling author of “A Game of Thrones”, takes the reader deep into the murky underbelly of the 60’s rock scene.
“Calico Joe” by John Grisham @ Rs. 350/- (pgs 246)
In this unforgettable tale of a Father and son, Paul Tracy travels with his father, Warren to Calico Rock, Arkansas. Their aim is to face what had happened at the baseball field 11 years ago, where Warren, a pitcher for the New York Mets had faced his childhood hero, the Cub’s golden-boy Joe Castle, in a contest from which no winner had emerged. Their destination holds for them either redemption or rejection. This is a tale about how a lifetime of tragedy may finally be forgiven.
“Fifty Shades of Grey” by E L James @ Rs. 350/- (pgs 514)
After a bad interview with successful entrepreneur, Christian Grey, unworldly and innocent literature student Anastasia Steele starts falling for him. They meet again at the shop where Ana works part-time and set a Date. Though Grey warns her to keep her distance it makes her want him more. Grey is tormented by inner demons, and consumed by the need to control. As they embark on a passionate love affair, Ana discovers more about her own desires, as well as the dark secrets Grey keeps hidden from public view. A romantic, liberating and totally addictive, this first novel in the ‘Fifty Shades trilogy’ will obsess and posses you, and stay with you forever. On the NYT bestseller list for a while.
Library Of South Asian Literature, brings us some famous and favourite titles in translation. Umrao Jan Ada is perhaps one of the most enigmatic and forgotten female figures in South Asian literature. Written in Urdu by Mirza Muhammad Hadi Ruswa the book is translated by Khushwant Singh and M A Husaini. Land of Five Rivers is a collection by the best known writers from Punjab, selected and translated by Khushwant Singh. Another title is Yayati, winner of the Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi Awards. The story of Yayati is perhaps one of the most intriguing and fascinating episodes of Mahabharat with the central theme exploring the concept of lust. Originally written by V S Khandekar, the book has been translated from Marathi by V P Kulkarni.
Other famous translated titles are:
• The Second Wife by Premchand, translated from Hindi by David Rubin
• Anandmath by Bankim Chadra Chatterji, translated from Bengali by Basant Koomar Roy
• Phatik Chand by Satyajit Ray, translated from Bengali by Lila Ray.
Other Titles from the Library of South Asian Literature:
• The Stange Case of Billy Biswas by Arun Joshi
• The Man Eater of Malgudi by R K Narayan
• A Goddess Named Gold by Bhabani Bhattacharya
• Across the Black Waters by Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand’s books have been a source of inspiration for many over the years. Adept in the art of literature, his writing is real, comprehensive and subtle, and the shifts in the mood from farce to comedy, from pathos to tragedy and from realistic to poetic is remarkable.
• Lajwanti and Other Stories
• Lament on the Death of a Master of Arts… and Other Stories
• Things Have a Way of Working Out… and Other Stories
• Man whose Name did not Appear in the Census and Other Stories
Titles by R. K. Narayan in the “Epics Retold Series”:
• The Ramayana
• The Mahabharata
• Gods, Demons & Others
“Difficult Pleasures” by Anjum Hasan @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 247)
Difficult Pleasures is a collection of stories about the need to escape and the longing to belong. A solitary economist drives across Europe to try and redeem a tragedy; a boy fervently hopes his father will not miss his appearance in a school play; a girl sits alone in a deck chair in Goa, frightened by what she has done; a man tries to stop time. Written in a wry and tender style and border lined with surrealism, the book is a true master piece by one of India’s youngest gifted authors. Other books by Anjum Hasan are ‘A Lunatic in My Head’ and ‘Neti Neti’.
“The Terrorist: His Pain has Made Him a Dangerous Weapon” by Juggi Bhasin @ Rs. 250/-(pgs 506)
When you are trained to endure the harshest climate, the most hostile of situations, to survive where no ordinary man can- there’s little difference between you and the terrorist you are chasing. Little, except which side you are on. This the story of Suvir and Murad- both victims of circumstances, both numb with the pain of having lost their loved ones. But they both choose differently while one becomes a terrorist the other joins Special Forces and is assigned to catching terrorist. Moving breathlessly, through the rugged terrain, this edgy thriller will keep you hooked onto it till very last page.
“Tell Me a Story: A Moving Tale of Loss and Hope” by Rupa Bajwa @ Rs. 499/- (pgs 204)
After her stunning debut ‘Sari Shop’, Rupa Bajwa writes another brilliant tale of loss and hope. The story follows Rani, a young woman in contemporary India. Though a perfectly happy and satisfied character, due to her lower middle class background she forced into situations of financial and family trouble. Rani is sent to Delhi where she has to face a world completely alien to her. Will she succeed in balancing her life, which deeply is deeply interconnected with strangers and their emotions? Tell Me A Story displays remarkable clarity and depth in drawing up the real semi-urban living in India. Fragile and touching, it reminds us how thin and delicate are the connections which bind us to our illusory, sane-seeming lives.
“MBA at 16 – A Teenager’s Guide to the World of Business” by Subroto Bagchi @ Rs.199/- (pgs 154)
Teenagers today are our smartest generation. Most of them know the companies created by Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg. But how many of them know how these companies work. Outside of software, again, they know the big FMCG and automobile giants. But do words like production, inventory, margins etc make sense? Teenagers who work at twistntales do get their MBA education free, but for the others, there is Subroto Bagchi. Teenagers today need to know about the corporate and business world. How do businesses touch everyone’s lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur? And why do we need the world of business – is business good or bad for us? Aimed at an age group of 16+, this book is suitable for reading for students till their graduation years
“Grandma’s bag of Stories” by Sudha Murthy @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 166)
Come Summer Holidays and all cousins are off to Grandma’s house for a great time. This book is a collection of stories about animals and people that she tells over the long summer days and nights, about the morals she imparts without a lecture. These are entertaining, educative and fun stories to be read!
Other new books just received:
“GUY gets girl, GIRL gets guy: Where to find Romance and what to say when you find it” by Larry Glanz and Robert H Phillips @ Rs.140/- (pgs 162)
“The Devotion of Suspect X” by Keigo Higashino @ Rs. 350/- (pgs 374)
“The Diary of Amos Lee: I’m Twelve, I’m Tough I Tweet!” by Adeline Foo @ Rs. 195/-
“Kissing Ass: The Art of Office Politics” by Clyde D’Souza @ Rs. 150/-
“The Sixth Man” by David Baldacci @ Rs. 325/-
“I’ve Got Your Number” by Sophie Kinsella @ Rs. 550/-
CEO series:
“Gandhi CEO: 14 principles to guide and inspire modern leaders” by Alan Axelrod @ Rs. 299/-
“Winston Churchill CEO: 25 lessons for bold business leaders” by Alan Axelrod @ Rs. 299/-
Happy Reading and see you at the Store!
From the team at
twistntales
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Thankyou for wishing us for our tenth happy birthday !
Hi all,
The tenth birthday celebrations were awesome! Lots of fun, lots of parties, fun and food! Yes, we tntians have a fascinating relationship with food! All students who have worked with us in the past were here in Pune to celebrate what we have.
While the Store itself looked absolutely ravishing and bright, the students who have passed out of the twistntales graduation school decided to all come back and make it an occasion to remember!
"What twistntales means to me" is an essay that each one of them has written and will shortly ask them to post it on the blog themselves! Many have had different contributions to make.
Reshma (worked in tnt in 2006, now an accomplished artist) for instance decided to paint the shutter! Our shutter now looks a beautiful representation of what's inside. The process of painting the shutter by itself was a beautiful one. The work would start at 9pm when the Store closed for the day and many of you have seen the updates on facebook first thing in the morning. Please do make time and see it at night or on any Monday.
Tia (worked in tnt in 2005-2007, now a journalist) wrote this beautiful poem, which is so us! It just fell into place so beautifully in this banner, which became a backdrop for Aakash (worked in tnt in 2005-6, now a film-maker) to make his film on twistntales! Well, when it is ready, you will be the first to know!
All the photographs have been loaded on the twistntales facebook page and you can see them by copy/paste on your browser.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150665759898195.399605.710923194&type=1&l=b3841ce3d2
Our new financial year has begun and so has summer vacations in many schools. Let’s make it a point to spend some time reading with our loved ones. On a break, at home, in the car or at bedtime, choose your time and spot, but do read and feel the awesomeness of reading a good book!
We are ready and well stocked up and we are sure that you will find what you are looking for when you come to twistntales.
New Books:
“The Chilled Parent” by Rita Offen @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 139)
Being a parent can be the hardest job on earth. Many of us are consumed with worry and concerns over our children. In this powerful, information-packed book, expert Rita Offen makes us laugh, gives us tips, and most importantly, gives us hope that we can ‘chill out’ and still be great parents.
“The Habit of Love” by Namita Gokhale @ Rs. 250/- (pgs 250)
The Habit of Love is a collection of stories about the inner lives of women. Some of these women inhibit the ancient past, some the present day, but they share the whimsical humour with which they speak for themselves. Delicately poised between irony and grief The Habit of Love is elegant and acute, arch and melancholic. Namita Gokhale holds a mirror opposite the profound insight into the female mind and in these moving stories she displays both sympathy and understanding as she unveils the workings of a woman’s heart.
“Confessions of a Serial Dieter – A weightloss memoir” by Kalli Purie @ Rs. 250/- (pgs 225)
In this candid tell-all, Kalli looks at weight-related complexes, myths and dilemmas straight in the eye and tells us not just what to do but how to do it. Kilo by kilo. The story of weight lost and a life gained, Confessions of a Serial Dieter will make you believe you can do it, whether it’s losing those stubborn last three kilos or chasing your dream!
“The Flying Man” by Roopa Farooki @ Rs. 499/- (pgs 339)
Meet Maqil- also known as Mike, Mehmet, Mikhail and Miguel- a chancer and charlatan. A criminally clever man who tells a good tale, trading on his charms and good looks, reinventing himself with a new identity and nationality in each successive country he makes his home, abandoning wife and children and careers in the process. The Flying Man is an affecting, evocative and often funny story of the ultimate immigrant, a man who fits in everywhere and nowhere, who cannot help but cause harm to those around him but, ultimately, inspires love.
“The Magic” by Rhonda Byrne @ 399/- (pgs 254)
You hold in your hands the way to a magical life! Remember when you were a child and you believed that life was magical? Well, the magic of life is real and it’s far more breathtaking, awe-inspiring, and exciting than you ever imagined as a child. So read this exciting book and experience the magic within! After her successful debut book “The Secret” Rhonda Byrne has released another breathtaking book which will inspire and motivate everyone to live a full life with a strong hint of Magic and excitement.
“Anna: 13 Days that Awakened India” by Ashutosh @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 226)
Anna Hazare’s fast unto death in August 2011, demanding the enactment of a strong Lokpal bill, was a watershed moment in post-independence India. Coming soon after a slew of corruption exposes, the movement galvanized an increasingly disenchanted middle class like nothing had in decades. Well-known Hindi journalist Ashutosh weaves together the story of the thirteen days that changed India. Evoking the Jayaprakash Narayan movement and Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Ashutosh mines the history of India’s Post-independence politics to understand the phenomenon that is Anna Hazare.
“And all is said” By Zareer Masani @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 236)
In this unflinchingly candid memoir, Zareer Masani draws on the letters and diaries of his parents, charismatic politician Minoo Masani and his gifted wife Shakuntala, to paint an intimate portrait of two remarkable individuals and their prominent but very different families- the Masanis, Bombay Parsis and the Srivastavas, UP Kayasths- united by marriage but divided by temperament, lifestyle and political affiliation. The author writes of his turbulent upbringing as an only child torn between the rival influences and attractions of his parents and grandparents; of the struggle to express his own sexuality in 1960s India; and of the stormy and agonizing breakdown of his parents marriage, which was closely interwoven with the political drama of Indira Gandhi’s rise to power and the Emergency she imposed.
“The Story of Indian Business Series” edited by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.399/- each.
Titles in the Series:
• ‘Merchants of Tamilakam’ by Kanakalatha Mukund
How did the Tamil merchant become India’s first link to the outside world?
• ‘Arthashastra’ by Thomas R. Trautmann
What is the secret of creating and sustaining wealth?
• ‘The East India Company’ by Tirthankar Roy
How did the East India Company change the way in which business was conducted in India?
By editing the original texts and answering these questions Gurcharan Das has successfully portrayed big ideas that have shaped business in South Asia.
“Balasaraswati: Her Art & Life” by Douglas M Knight Jr. @ Rs.599/- (pgs 325)
This book is a gripping account of the hereditary system of transmission in the performing arts through the biography of one of India’s greatest dancers, T. Balasaraswati. It illuminates many of the important issues associated with the emergence of Bharata Natyam in twentieth-century India in both its pre- and post-independence manifestations. The author unfolds many layers of the personal, social, artistic, national and international aspects of T. Balasaraswati’s life. This is a must-book for all those interested in Indian dance, music and cultural history.
“What Went Wrong and Why” by Kiran Bedi @ Rs.399/- (pgs 334)
The victims of society’s atrocities gather courage and find their voice to narrate their stories. These heart-rendering narratives bring alive the pain, the agony, the trauma and the humiliation suffered by the victims in their day-to-day life. This volume provides a revealing insight into the social and economic maladies that adversely affect present-day society in areas such as domestic problems, women’s issues, police harassment, addiction, juvenile matters and crime. The book also emphasizes that hope is not lost and we can take the appropriate actions to change our social problems.
“Urban Shots” by Paritosh Uttam @ Rs. 145/- (pgs 222)
This book offers a collection of wonderful carefully picked stories that talk about different aspects of Urban Life varying from relationships, lifestyles, love, depression, domestic Violence, longing and friendship. Turn the pages enjoying and evoking the urban spirit in this book keeping aside all preconceived notions, clichés and any emotional baggage you may have!
“The Other Side: Redefining Bharat” edited by Dominic Emmanuel, Francis Gonsalves and John Dayal @ Rs.495/- (pgs 211)
The essays written in this book by eminent authors like Mani Shankar Aiyar, Ambrose Pinto and Mark Tully focus on stark realities which India currently faces. This book looks at the traumas and shortcomings of Bharat while celebrating the achievements of India, juxtaposing narrative with some sharp questioning of the difference the nation’s successive government’s have made in the life of the people or failed to make! These essays draw roadmaps that India could follow for a brighter tomorrow!
“The Forest of Stories (Mahabharata Series Book One)” by Ashok K. Banker @ Rs.295/- (pgs 350)
From the Internationally acclaimed author of the Ramayana and Krishna Coriolis series comes another compelling book The Forest of Stories. Deep in the haunted jungle of Naimishavan, Suta a traveler reads out the epic narrative poem called the Maha Bharat to the ashram he has reached. As the night wears on the tales get darker, Suta can feel countless ghostly beings beyond the shadows of the flickering oil lamp, the restless souls of many millions butchered in the climactic war. Based on the original shlokas with an action-packed narration and vivid descriptions that give the reader the feel of a 3D Surround Sound experience!
“Shakti: Real- life stories Celebrating Women Power” by Maloy Krishna Dhar @ Rs.325/- (pgs 381)
Shakti is an exciting anthology which showcases 14 crisp and wonderful stories about varied women whom the author, Maloy Dhar, met during as he grew up. The author delves deep into his labyrinth of his sensitive chords and tries to encrypt the heroic stories of these women. All these stories are as varied as the women themselves and depict how these women fight their way out from the situations they encounter. From portraying the undying love of his friends from college days, to the harrowing account of a riot victim, a famous starlet’s fight for her real identity, the author has woven a beautiful tapestry which throws abundant light on the foundation of all creations- Shakti.
“Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy who became Legend” by Luca Caioli @ Rs.299/- (pgs 311)
Still only 24, Lionel Messi is on course to become the greatest footballer of all time. The 2009 and 2010 FIFA World Player of the Year, he is fast, elusive and mesmerizing. Luca Caioli draws on numerous exclusive testimonies to tell Messi’s story: his parents and extended family; his coaches; Frank Rijkaard and Zambrotta from Barcelona and many other players from Argentina and Manchester City. In the final chapter of this book Messi himself sizes up his own life.
“The Prisoner of Paradise” by Romesh Gunesekera @ Rs, 550/- (pgs 389)
It is 1825, and the age of slavery is coming to its messy end. Under the surface there is growing unease when Lucy, the protagonist arrives in Mauritius- this island paradise poised between Africa and India to live with her Aunt and Uncle. For everyone on the Island, a devastating storm is coming… Can they survive it? Put your Ear to the pages of this book and you can almost hear the Ocean whisper!
“No Country For Women” by Taslima Nasreen @ Rs. 325/- (pgs 301)
This book is a collection of Taslima Nasreen’s essays which revolt against the status of women in this man-made world. The author says that there is no place which belongs to women and hence they have to fight for every inch of ground to get their rightful place. Her fans laud her acuity of observation, sharpness of presentation and boldness of articulation. They are running fan clubs and blogs in her name of which even she is unaware. Even though critics consider her to be a misandrist, she boldly poses arguments like, ‘Who is guilty? Men or Patriarchy? You cannot say that men are good but patriarchy is bad’.
‘Between Democracy and Nation: Gender and Militarisation in Kashmir’ by Seema Kazi @ Rs.375/- (pgs 222)
Focusing on the militarization of a secessionist movement involving Kashmiri militants and Indian military forces in Jammu and Kashmir this book examines the relationship between state military processes at the national level and social transformations at the local/societal level. Seema Kazi underlines why militarism has failed both to ensure security for the state or security and justice for Kashmiris.
‘The Persistence of Caste’ by Teltumbde @ Rs.200/- (pgs 192)
While the caste system has been formally abolished under the Indian Constitution, according to official statistics, every eighteen minutes a crime is committed on a Dalit. This book uses the shocking case of Khairlanji, the brutal murder of four members of a dalit family in 2006, to explode the myth that caste no longer matters. Teltumbde demonstrates how caste has shown amazing resilience - surviving feudalism, capitalist industrialization and a republican Constitution- to still be alive and well today, despite all denial, under a neo-liberal globalization. Through this book the author has created a solid corpus of work that bears witness to the degradation of Indian democracy, and to the capacity of Indian socialism.
Other new books:
“Bali and the Ocean of Milk” by Nilanjan P Choudhury @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 306)
“Grandma’s bag of Stories” by Sudha Murthy @ Rs. 199/-
“Her piece of Sky” – Contemporary Hindi Stories by Deepa Agarwal @ Rs. 295/-
‘The Scattered Leaves of my Life: An Indian Nationalist Remembers Saraladebi Chaudhurani’ (Translated and edited by Sikata Banerjee) @ Rs. 500/- (pgs 195)
‘Writing Indian History: A View from below’ by Achuthan M Kandyil @ Rs.700/- (pgs 448)
‘Women, War and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971’ by Yasmin Saikia @ Rs.600/- (pgs 304)
‘Shabari: A Novel’ by Vibhavari Shirurkar (Translated by Yashodhara Deshpande Maitra @ Rs.325/- (pgs 181)
“Mindfulness: A Practical Guide” by Tessa Watt @ Rs.199/- (pgs 216)
“National Motoring Atlas: Get. Set. Explore!” by MapmyIndia @ Rs.350/- (pgs 274)
“Times Food Guide 2012: Pune” by Karen Anand @ Rs. 199/-
“Three Plays: Larins Sahib; Mira; 9 Jakhoo Hill” by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.250/- (pgs 205)
“Take Charge! - Building an Entrepreneur Mindset” by Gaurav Marya @ Rs.295/- (pgs 199)
“The Lords and The New Creatures” by Jim Morrison @ Rs.325/- (pgs 133)
“JS & the Times of my Life: A worm’s- eye view of Indian Journalism” by Jug Suraiya @ Rs.495/- (pgs 340)
Happy Reading and see you at the Store!
From the team at,
twistntales
The tenth birthday celebrations were awesome! Lots of fun, lots of parties, fun and food! Yes, we tntians have a fascinating relationship with food! All students who have worked with us in the past were here in Pune to celebrate what we have.
While the Store itself looked absolutely ravishing and bright, the students who have passed out of the twistntales graduation school decided to all come back and make it an occasion to remember!
"What twistntales means to me" is an essay that each one of them has written and will shortly ask them to post it on the blog themselves! Many have had different contributions to make.
Reshma (worked in tnt in 2006, now an accomplished artist) for instance decided to paint the shutter! Our shutter now looks a beautiful representation of what's inside. The process of painting the shutter by itself was a beautiful one. The work would start at 9pm when the Store closed for the day and many of you have seen the updates on facebook first thing in the morning. Please do make time and see it at night or on any Monday.
Tia (worked in tnt in 2005-2007, now a journalist) wrote this beautiful poem, which is so us! It just fell into place so beautifully in this banner, which became a backdrop for Aakash (worked in tnt in 2005-6, now a film-maker) to make his film on twistntales! Well, when it is ready, you will be the first to know!
All the photographs have been loaded on the twistntales facebook page and you can see them by copy/paste on your browser.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150665759898195.399605.710923194&type=1&l=b3841ce3d2
Our new financial year has begun and so has summer vacations in many schools. Let’s make it a point to spend some time reading with our loved ones. On a break, at home, in the car or at bedtime, choose your time and spot, but do read and feel the awesomeness of reading a good book!
We are ready and well stocked up and we are sure that you will find what you are looking for when you come to twistntales.
New Books:
“The Chilled Parent” by Rita Offen @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 139)
Being a parent can be the hardest job on earth. Many of us are consumed with worry and concerns over our children. In this powerful, information-packed book, expert Rita Offen makes us laugh, gives us tips, and most importantly, gives us hope that we can ‘chill out’ and still be great parents.
“The Habit of Love” by Namita Gokhale @ Rs. 250/- (pgs 250)
The Habit of Love is a collection of stories about the inner lives of women. Some of these women inhibit the ancient past, some the present day, but they share the whimsical humour with which they speak for themselves. Delicately poised between irony and grief The Habit of Love is elegant and acute, arch and melancholic. Namita Gokhale holds a mirror opposite the profound insight into the female mind and in these moving stories she displays both sympathy and understanding as she unveils the workings of a woman’s heart.
“Confessions of a Serial Dieter – A weightloss memoir” by Kalli Purie @ Rs. 250/- (pgs 225)
In this candid tell-all, Kalli looks at weight-related complexes, myths and dilemmas straight in the eye and tells us not just what to do but how to do it. Kilo by kilo. The story of weight lost and a life gained, Confessions of a Serial Dieter will make you believe you can do it, whether it’s losing those stubborn last three kilos or chasing your dream!
“The Flying Man” by Roopa Farooki @ Rs. 499/- (pgs 339)
Meet Maqil- also known as Mike, Mehmet, Mikhail and Miguel- a chancer and charlatan. A criminally clever man who tells a good tale, trading on his charms and good looks, reinventing himself with a new identity and nationality in each successive country he makes his home, abandoning wife and children and careers in the process. The Flying Man is an affecting, evocative and often funny story of the ultimate immigrant, a man who fits in everywhere and nowhere, who cannot help but cause harm to those around him but, ultimately, inspires love.
“The Magic” by Rhonda Byrne @ 399/- (pgs 254)
You hold in your hands the way to a magical life! Remember when you were a child and you believed that life was magical? Well, the magic of life is real and it’s far more breathtaking, awe-inspiring, and exciting than you ever imagined as a child. So read this exciting book and experience the magic within! After her successful debut book “The Secret” Rhonda Byrne has released another breathtaking book which will inspire and motivate everyone to live a full life with a strong hint of Magic and excitement.
“Anna: 13 Days that Awakened India” by Ashutosh @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 226)
Anna Hazare’s fast unto death in August 2011, demanding the enactment of a strong Lokpal bill, was a watershed moment in post-independence India. Coming soon after a slew of corruption exposes, the movement galvanized an increasingly disenchanted middle class like nothing had in decades. Well-known Hindi journalist Ashutosh weaves together the story of the thirteen days that changed India. Evoking the Jayaprakash Narayan movement and Gandhi’s Satyagraha, Ashutosh mines the history of India’s Post-independence politics to understand the phenomenon that is Anna Hazare.
“And all is said” By Zareer Masani @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 236)
In this unflinchingly candid memoir, Zareer Masani draws on the letters and diaries of his parents, charismatic politician Minoo Masani and his gifted wife Shakuntala, to paint an intimate portrait of two remarkable individuals and their prominent but very different families- the Masanis, Bombay Parsis and the Srivastavas, UP Kayasths- united by marriage but divided by temperament, lifestyle and political affiliation. The author writes of his turbulent upbringing as an only child torn between the rival influences and attractions of his parents and grandparents; of the struggle to express his own sexuality in 1960s India; and of the stormy and agonizing breakdown of his parents marriage, which was closely interwoven with the political drama of Indira Gandhi’s rise to power and the Emergency she imposed.
“The Story of Indian Business Series” edited by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.399/- each.
Titles in the Series:
• ‘Merchants of Tamilakam’ by Kanakalatha Mukund
How did the Tamil merchant become India’s first link to the outside world?
• ‘Arthashastra’ by Thomas R. Trautmann
What is the secret of creating and sustaining wealth?
• ‘The East India Company’ by Tirthankar Roy
How did the East India Company change the way in which business was conducted in India?
By editing the original texts and answering these questions Gurcharan Das has successfully portrayed big ideas that have shaped business in South Asia.
“Balasaraswati: Her Art & Life” by Douglas M Knight Jr. @ Rs.599/- (pgs 325)
This book is a gripping account of the hereditary system of transmission in the performing arts through the biography of one of India’s greatest dancers, T. Balasaraswati. It illuminates many of the important issues associated with the emergence of Bharata Natyam in twentieth-century India in both its pre- and post-independence manifestations. The author unfolds many layers of the personal, social, artistic, national and international aspects of T. Balasaraswati’s life. This is a must-book for all those interested in Indian dance, music and cultural history.
“What Went Wrong and Why” by Kiran Bedi @ Rs.399/- (pgs 334)
The victims of society’s atrocities gather courage and find their voice to narrate their stories. These heart-rendering narratives bring alive the pain, the agony, the trauma and the humiliation suffered by the victims in their day-to-day life. This volume provides a revealing insight into the social and economic maladies that adversely affect present-day society in areas such as domestic problems, women’s issues, police harassment, addiction, juvenile matters and crime. The book also emphasizes that hope is not lost and we can take the appropriate actions to change our social problems.
“Urban Shots” by Paritosh Uttam @ Rs. 145/- (pgs 222)
This book offers a collection of wonderful carefully picked stories that talk about different aspects of Urban Life varying from relationships, lifestyles, love, depression, domestic Violence, longing and friendship. Turn the pages enjoying and evoking the urban spirit in this book keeping aside all preconceived notions, clichés and any emotional baggage you may have!
“The Other Side: Redefining Bharat” edited by Dominic Emmanuel, Francis Gonsalves and John Dayal @ Rs.495/- (pgs 211)
The essays written in this book by eminent authors like Mani Shankar Aiyar, Ambrose Pinto and Mark Tully focus on stark realities which India currently faces. This book looks at the traumas and shortcomings of Bharat while celebrating the achievements of India, juxtaposing narrative with some sharp questioning of the difference the nation’s successive government’s have made in the life of the people or failed to make! These essays draw roadmaps that India could follow for a brighter tomorrow!
“The Forest of Stories (Mahabharata Series Book One)” by Ashok K. Banker @ Rs.295/- (pgs 350)
From the Internationally acclaimed author of the Ramayana and Krishna Coriolis series comes another compelling book The Forest of Stories. Deep in the haunted jungle of Naimishavan, Suta a traveler reads out the epic narrative poem called the Maha Bharat to the ashram he has reached. As the night wears on the tales get darker, Suta can feel countless ghostly beings beyond the shadows of the flickering oil lamp, the restless souls of many millions butchered in the climactic war. Based on the original shlokas with an action-packed narration and vivid descriptions that give the reader the feel of a 3D Surround Sound experience!
“Shakti: Real- life stories Celebrating Women Power” by Maloy Krishna Dhar @ Rs.325/- (pgs 381)
Shakti is an exciting anthology which showcases 14 crisp and wonderful stories about varied women whom the author, Maloy Dhar, met during as he grew up. The author delves deep into his labyrinth of his sensitive chords and tries to encrypt the heroic stories of these women. All these stories are as varied as the women themselves and depict how these women fight their way out from the situations they encounter. From portraying the undying love of his friends from college days, to the harrowing account of a riot victim, a famous starlet’s fight for her real identity, the author has woven a beautiful tapestry which throws abundant light on the foundation of all creations- Shakti.
“Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy who became Legend” by Luca Caioli @ Rs.299/- (pgs 311)
Still only 24, Lionel Messi is on course to become the greatest footballer of all time. The 2009 and 2010 FIFA World Player of the Year, he is fast, elusive and mesmerizing. Luca Caioli draws on numerous exclusive testimonies to tell Messi’s story: his parents and extended family; his coaches; Frank Rijkaard and Zambrotta from Barcelona and many other players from Argentina and Manchester City. In the final chapter of this book Messi himself sizes up his own life.
“The Prisoner of Paradise” by Romesh Gunesekera @ Rs, 550/- (pgs 389)
It is 1825, and the age of slavery is coming to its messy end. Under the surface there is growing unease when Lucy, the protagonist arrives in Mauritius- this island paradise poised between Africa and India to live with her Aunt and Uncle. For everyone on the Island, a devastating storm is coming… Can they survive it? Put your Ear to the pages of this book and you can almost hear the Ocean whisper!
“No Country For Women” by Taslima Nasreen @ Rs. 325/- (pgs 301)
This book is a collection of Taslima Nasreen’s essays which revolt against the status of women in this man-made world. The author says that there is no place which belongs to women and hence they have to fight for every inch of ground to get their rightful place. Her fans laud her acuity of observation, sharpness of presentation and boldness of articulation. They are running fan clubs and blogs in her name of which even she is unaware. Even though critics consider her to be a misandrist, she boldly poses arguments like, ‘Who is guilty? Men or Patriarchy? You cannot say that men are good but patriarchy is bad’.
‘Between Democracy and Nation: Gender and Militarisation in Kashmir’ by Seema Kazi @ Rs.375/- (pgs 222)
Focusing on the militarization of a secessionist movement involving Kashmiri militants and Indian military forces in Jammu and Kashmir this book examines the relationship between state military processes at the national level and social transformations at the local/societal level. Seema Kazi underlines why militarism has failed both to ensure security for the state or security and justice for Kashmiris.
‘The Persistence of Caste’ by Teltumbde @ Rs.200/- (pgs 192)
While the caste system has been formally abolished under the Indian Constitution, according to official statistics, every eighteen minutes a crime is committed on a Dalit. This book uses the shocking case of Khairlanji, the brutal murder of four members of a dalit family in 2006, to explode the myth that caste no longer matters. Teltumbde demonstrates how caste has shown amazing resilience - surviving feudalism, capitalist industrialization and a republican Constitution- to still be alive and well today, despite all denial, under a neo-liberal globalization. Through this book the author has created a solid corpus of work that bears witness to the degradation of Indian democracy, and to the capacity of Indian socialism.
Other new books:
“Bali and the Ocean of Milk” by Nilanjan P Choudhury @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 306)
“Grandma’s bag of Stories” by Sudha Murthy @ Rs. 199/-
“Her piece of Sky” – Contemporary Hindi Stories by Deepa Agarwal @ Rs. 295/-
‘The Scattered Leaves of my Life: An Indian Nationalist Remembers Saraladebi Chaudhurani’ (Translated and edited by Sikata Banerjee) @ Rs. 500/- (pgs 195)
‘Writing Indian History: A View from below’ by Achuthan M Kandyil @ Rs.700/- (pgs 448)
‘Women, War and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971’ by Yasmin Saikia @ Rs.600/- (pgs 304)
‘Shabari: A Novel’ by Vibhavari Shirurkar (Translated by Yashodhara Deshpande Maitra @ Rs.325/- (pgs 181)
“Mindfulness: A Practical Guide” by Tessa Watt @ Rs.199/- (pgs 216)
“National Motoring Atlas: Get. Set. Explore!” by MapmyIndia @ Rs.350/- (pgs 274)
“Times Food Guide 2012: Pune” by Karen Anand @ Rs. 199/-
“Three Plays: Larins Sahib; Mira; 9 Jakhoo Hill” by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.250/- (pgs 205)
“Take Charge! - Building an Entrepreneur Mindset” by Gaurav Marya @ Rs.295/- (pgs 199)
“The Lords and The New Creatures” by Jim Morrison @ Rs.325/- (pgs 133)
“JS & the Times of my Life: A worm’s- eye view of Indian Journalism” by Jug Suraiya @ Rs.495/- (pgs 340)
Happy Reading and see you at the Store!
From the team at,
twistntales
Friday, March 23, 2012
Midnite Sale and Celebrations !
Hi all,
Greetings of Gudi Padwa, Ugadhi, Sindhi New Year!!!! May the New Year be prosperous and joyous for all of you and your families.
Thank you for your great response to our Sale.. Many of you timing your work hours to synchronise with our happy hours Makes us happy too!
And for all those of you who have not yet found the time, yes, there’s happy news for you too. Sat, 24th March is the last day of our Sale, and we will have happy hours from 10pm to 12 midnight. So, be there for our Midnight Sale, on Sat, 24th March when the Store will be open way past our normal working hours. And yes, there will be freebies too!
And please make time for us in the evening hours of 28th March, Wednesday when we actually complete our ten years. It’s been a long journey for us, and for many of you who have been a part of this magnificent journey for large parts of time. Do join us for the mega celebrations at the Store on Wed, 28th March.
For us behind the scenes in twistntales, it has been a joy and pleasure to connect with folks like you and build relationships and understand your book needs, both for you and your kids.
And our model of working mainly with students has been unique and extremely rewarding. Tnt-ians are now all over, accomplished in their respective fields and continue to stay in frequent touch or visit. You will see many of them on Wednesday, the 28th. All of us share wonderful memories of working together and twistntales has had the pleasure of handing over the “first salary cheque” to almost all these students. That these students have done brilliantly both in academics and in the real world is a matter of great pride and joy.
Many of these students are now returning “home” to join us in our party time.
Of them, Reshma Valliappan is one of them, who is truly a creative genius. Reshma is creating a unique graffiti abstraction on our shutter, which is a delight to see. We have been updating the progress on face book on a daily basis. For those who have not seen it on fb, you are most welcome to the Store before/ after Store working hours to see the shutter. We are sure that your kids and you can identify numerous characters on the shutter!
Books are not or have not been a profitable business. When you are faced with a scenario of bookstores closing down around the world, what is it that wants us to go on? Because we have you! Bookstores are a reflection of the times and cultures we live in.
Over time, twistntales has created a niche for itself and is an articulation of the “space” that we crave for. A safe place in the neighbourhood where you can be you, and we can be we. Some conversation, some activity, some re-charging. Something fresh, a liberal thought, a protest activity, a space for disconnects to connect. Yes, we have become a little more than a bookstore and it is your recognition and support for all these activities that makes us feel wanted and supported and gives us renewed energy to carry on.
Sometimes, when we think back and see how long ten years has been, well:
How come we have a hotmail id? Well, then there were only two! Yahoo or Hotmail! how come we have a yahoo group ? Well, msn didn’t have groups and google wasn’t born!
Do you remember a time when there was no google? Well, we have been around from before that?
Do you remember an Aundh with no DAV, no petrol pump, no Bonsai and no Crossword? Well, we have been around from before that!
In many things, we have been ahead of our times. Whether it was our mailer service, which is personally written and sent through yahoo groups or creating a net based book club. Long before Ecommerce became “happening”, our mailers through your inbox allowed you to select books and respond though mail. But we have been slow to allow freedom of purchasing on the net. Soon we shall have all books on the net, and give you the flexibility to browse from home and place orders with us.
We at twistntales feel robust and look to the future with confidence. Currently, we have no plans of adding more outlets anywhere. We prefer to stay small but do a good job. From the numerous responses that we receive from you, we know we are on the right track!
Thank you again for your support!
From the team at,
twistntales
Greetings of Gudi Padwa, Ugadhi, Sindhi New Year!!!! May the New Year be prosperous and joyous for all of you and your families.
Thank you for your great response to our Sale.. Many of you timing your work hours to synchronise with our happy hours Makes us happy too!
And for all those of you who have not yet found the time, yes, there’s happy news for you too. Sat, 24th March is the last day of our Sale, and we will have happy hours from 10pm to 12 midnight. So, be there for our Midnight Sale, on Sat, 24th March when the Store will be open way past our normal working hours. And yes, there will be freebies too!
And please make time for us in the evening hours of 28th March, Wednesday when we actually complete our ten years. It’s been a long journey for us, and for many of you who have been a part of this magnificent journey for large parts of time. Do join us for the mega celebrations at the Store on Wed, 28th March.
For us behind the scenes in twistntales, it has been a joy and pleasure to connect with folks like you and build relationships and understand your book needs, both for you and your kids.
And our model of working mainly with students has been unique and extremely rewarding. Tnt-ians are now all over, accomplished in their respective fields and continue to stay in frequent touch or visit. You will see many of them on Wednesday, the 28th. All of us share wonderful memories of working together and twistntales has had the pleasure of handing over the “first salary cheque” to almost all these students. That these students have done brilliantly both in academics and in the real world is a matter of great pride and joy.
Many of these students are now returning “home” to join us in our party time.
Of them, Reshma Valliappan is one of them, who is truly a creative genius. Reshma is creating a unique graffiti abstraction on our shutter, which is a delight to see. We have been updating the progress on face book on a daily basis. For those who have not seen it on fb, you are most welcome to the Store before/ after Store working hours to see the shutter. We are sure that your kids and you can identify numerous characters on the shutter!
Books are not or have not been a profitable business. When you are faced with a scenario of bookstores closing down around the world, what is it that wants us to go on? Because we have you! Bookstores are a reflection of the times and cultures we live in.
Over time, twistntales has created a niche for itself and is an articulation of the “space” that we crave for. A safe place in the neighbourhood where you can be you, and we can be we. Some conversation, some activity, some re-charging. Something fresh, a liberal thought, a protest activity, a space for disconnects to connect. Yes, we have become a little more than a bookstore and it is your recognition and support for all these activities that makes us feel wanted and supported and gives us renewed energy to carry on.
Sometimes, when we think back and see how long ten years has been, well:
How come we have a hotmail id? Well, then there were only two! Yahoo or Hotmail! how come we have a yahoo group ? Well, msn didn’t have groups and google wasn’t born!
Do you remember a time when there was no google? Well, we have been around from before that?
Do you remember an Aundh with no DAV, no petrol pump, no Bonsai and no Crossword? Well, we have been around from before that!
In many things, we have been ahead of our times. Whether it was our mailer service, which is personally written and sent through yahoo groups or creating a net based book club. Long before Ecommerce became “happening”, our mailers through your inbox allowed you to select books and respond though mail. But we have been slow to allow freedom of purchasing on the net. Soon we shall have all books on the net, and give you the flexibility to browse from home and place orders with us.
We at twistntales feel robust and look to the future with confidence. Currently, we have no plans of adding more outlets anywhere. We prefer to stay small but do a good job. From the numerous responses that we receive from you, we know we are on the right track!
Thank you again for your support!
From the team at,
twistntales
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
SALE !! SALE !! Tenth Anniversary Bonanza !!
Hi all,
Thank you again for your response to our Women’s Day event, which happened on Sat, 10th March.
As we have been shouting from the rooftops, our tenth birthday is fast approaching and we need you to participate in our joy. This series of events has been building towards more excitement. Last week, we had a special promotion for Libraries and Schools and we have had a great response from all the Schools, both near and far. A big thank-you to the teachers and Principals/ Directors who made the time to come and make their selections. Thank you very much.
And now it’s your turn! After having patiently waited, it is now your turn to visit us – Yes, it is ANNUAL SALE time, starting on Thurs, 15th March and on till Sat, 24th March. Do check in, and we are sure, you will love the selections as well as the discounts on offer. There will be happy hours announced every day, where additional discounts will be given, so keep in touch on Facebook, to check out happy hours every day.
So, do make sure as school ends and vacations begin, both you and the kids are well stocked up to last your summer break!
Happy Buying and see you at the Store!
From the team at,
twistntales,
Thank you again for your response to our Women’s Day event, which happened on Sat, 10th March.
As we have been shouting from the rooftops, our tenth birthday is fast approaching and we need you to participate in our joy. This series of events has been building towards more excitement. Last week, we had a special promotion for Libraries and Schools and we have had a great response from all the Schools, both near and far. A big thank-you to the teachers and Principals/ Directors who made the time to come and make their selections. Thank you very much.
And now it’s your turn! After having patiently waited, it is now your turn to visit us – Yes, it is ANNUAL SALE time, starting on Thurs, 15th March and on till Sat, 24th March. Do check in, and we are sure, you will love the selections as well as the discounts on offer. There will be happy hours announced every day, where additional discounts will be given, so keep in touch on Facebook, to check out happy hours every day.
So, do make sure as school ends and vacations begin, both you and the kids are well stocked up to last your summer break!
Happy Buying and see you at the Store!
From the team at,
twistntales,
"Songbird" in the Indian Express
http://epaper.indianexpress.com/28595/Indian-Express-Pune/12-March-2012#page/26/2
Sunday, March 11, 2012
"Songbird on my Shoulder" - Event photos !
Here are some snaps from the event "Songbird on my Shoulder - Confessions of an unrepentent madam". Saaz Aggarwal, the author was in conversation with noted columnist, Gouri Dange on the "changing role of the madam" - an International Women's Day event which happened on Sat, 10th March.
Saaz and Gouri answering questions from the audience
Saaz reading from her book
A section of the audience
Saaz and Gouri answering questions from the audience
Saaz reading from her book
A section of the audience
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Happy Holi and Women's Day Event !
Message sent to twistntales@hotmail.com on 05/2/2012
Happyyy Holi! Here’s welcoming spring with the festival of colours. Play safe, with natural colours and conserve water! In a city threatened with water cuts starting now for the next four months, Holi does seem a luxury ;-)
Also, all you women out there, hope you have plans to celebrate your day in fun and style! As part of twistntales celebrations of the International Women’s Day (8th March), we are having a reading and discussion with the author, Saaz Aggarwal. “Songbird on my Shoulder – Confessions of an unrepentant Madam” is the book released recently, and Saaz will be with us to read from her book (book is reviewed below)
As a take-off from the book, we will have noted columnist and author Gouri Dange in conversation with Saaz Aggarwal on the changing role of women today. Don’t miss this! All of us are experiencing this in one- way or the other, so please do attend – and this invite is for men and women!
This event is scheduled for 7pm, Saturday, 10th March. Do attend and make it a fun event!
New books at the Store:
“Travelling to Infinity – My Life with Stephen” by Jane Hawking @ Rs. 399/-
In this compelling memoir Jane Hawking, Stephen Hawking’s first wife relates the inside story of their extraordinary marriage. An open and moving memoir where Jane Hawking confronts not only the acutely complicated and painful dilemma’s of her first marriage, but also the faultlines exposed in a relationship by the pervasive effects of fame and wealth. The result thus is a book about optimism, love and change.
“Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo @ Rs. 499/-
Set in Mumbai, in the Annawadi slum near the Airport, the book explores the lives of Abdul, a reflective teenager and Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty. Both the characters are trying to find “the full joy” but face many obstacles and surprising consequences. This book is a beautiful account, told through real life stories, of the sorrows and joys, anxieties and stamina, in the lives of the precarious and powerless in Urban India, whom a booming city has failed to absorb and integrate. A brilliant book that simultaneously informs, agitates angers, inspires and instigates.
The Monk, the Moor & Moses Ben Jalloun” by Saeed Akhtar Mirza @ Rs.450/-
This book is a novel about a deliberately forgotten history- a history that remains hidden in the hallowed inner sanctums of Western academic institution. Four young students in an American university in 2008 set out to discover those truths on their own: not just because they need to know, but because they see how the past affects their own lives in very real ways. Using intersecting narratives, soliloquies, legends and a host of colourful characters, real and imagined, Mirza dismantles the carefully manufactured European myth about the making of the modern world. He brings to life an Islamic civilization that was flourishing, crackling centre of sciences and liberal arts.
“The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” With an Introduction by Lewis Leary @ Rs.175/-
Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.
Written initially to guide his son, Franklin’s autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life. Stylistically his best work, it has become a classic in world literature, one to inspire and delight readers everywhere.
“Ganesha on the Dashboard” by V. Raghunathan & M. A. Eswaran @ Rs. 299/-
Can the educated, smart and tech-savvy Indian be surprisingly unscientific in his daily life? This unsparingly critical and analytical book points out the shocking lack of scientific temper among the vast majority of Indians, and that is the hypothesis this book builds on. On reading this book you may just think differently about the Ganesha on your Dashboard!
“Bollywood Quiz Book” @ Rs. 150/-
Here’s a quiz book and that too on one of our favorite subjects - Hindi Cinema! Filled with fascinating titbits and trivia, this book travels through the Hindi Film Industry to give you an entertaining peek!
“Wilful Blindness: Why we ignore the obvious at our peril” by Margaret Heffernan @ Rs. 399/-
What makes us blind to the things around us? What is it in our human nature, in the structure of our brain and our institutions that makes us so prone to the weakness of Wilful Blindness? In this book Margaret Heffernan examines the answers to these questions. She also looks at the comforts and costs of our refusal to see and at the inspiring individuals who prove that we could see better. This thought provoking book forces us to open our eyes to the dangers of willful blindness.
“On Tagore: Reading the Poet Today” by Amit Chaudhuri @ Rs 399/-
This book comprises of a collection of masterly written essays On Tagore from one of India’s finest novelist and critics, Amit Chaudhari. Through his essays he illustrates on how Tagore’s real concern were with life, play and contingency, with the momentary as much as it was with the eternal. It is this strain of unacknowledged modernism as well as a revolutionary life- affirming vision that gives his work, the author argues, its immense power.
“The Puffin Book of Magic Stories for 8-Year-Olds” @ Rs. 150/- (pgs 111)
Meet Amar, the little boy who catches an infection of magic, Dewdrop the fairy who grants wishes and Mogu the magician who forgets his charms. Dragons, genii, fairies and many other extraordinary creatures are ready to bewitch you. So say Abracadabra and dive into a world of enchantment with these funny, amazing, magical stories.
“The Puffin Book of Funny Stories for 7-Year-Olds” @ Rs. 150/- (pgs 127)
Meet a cat named Jawaharlal who goes missing; a dragon called Blaze who spouts water; Gulab and Jamoon, dogs who eat recipes; and Shyam the boy who can bark and moo. It’s a comical world here. So if you are feeling blue, or just need a laugh or two grab The Puffin Book of Funny Stories for 7-Year-Olds.
“The Puffin Book of Animal Stories for 6-Year-Olds” @ Rs. 150/- (pgs 111)
This zooful of animal stories is a treat for all you animal lovers and those who share that special bond with your pets. There’s Aman whose visit to the zoo changes his views on animals; Adil who prevents his pet chicken Noor from being eaten at Eid; and Arthy whose tortoise-theme birthday party turns out to be a hit! So stop monkeying around and get safari with these animal stories!
“The Hunger Games” series by Suzanne Collins @ Rs. 295/-
“Catching Fire” series by Suzanne Collins @ Rs. 295/-
“Mocking Jay” series by Suzanne Collins @ Rs. 295/-
“Everything Begins Elsewhere” by Tishani Doshi @ Rs.299/-
In this, her first collection of poetry since the award-winning “Countries of the Body”, Tishani Doshi returns to the body- a theme she extends beyond the corporeal to challenge the more metaphysical borders of space and time. As much about reclamation as they are about loss, Doshi’s poems guide us through an ‘underworld of longing and deliverance’, where only through the act of vanishing can we be shaped into existence again.
“Emoti-coms: A Marketing Guide to Communicating Through Emotions; From Shouting to Singing your Message” by Xavier Quattrocchi- Oubradous and Charles Bal” @ Rs.295/-
The Marketing strategy is shifting from eyeballs to emotions. A share of heart, not a split second of attention must now be the goal of all marketers. Emoti-coms is the revolutionary guide to this new approach. Lucidly covering the theoretical ground work and introducing actionable ideas, hints and tips for your own emotion based campaigns; it also addresses the ethical dimensions of this new and powerful way of getting your message out to the world. This is a fascinating and provocative read for all marketing and communications professionals.
“Hot tea across India” by Rishad Saam Mehta @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 191)
Travel the length and breadth of India with Rishad Saam Mehta as he interacts with people, places and much more; enjoying honey and saffron infused tea, creating stories and collecting memories along the way! There’s a particular observation he made on his journeys which is that there isn’t a highway, road or dirt track in India where you can’t find a cup of Chai! Chai makes us happy and here’s a book which reinforces the average Indian’s ever willing aptitude for a cup of hot Chai!
“The Illustrated Lives in The Wilderness: Three Classsical Indian Autobiographies” @ Rs. 375/-
Rare Visuals- photographs, line drawings and sketches- this illustrated edition brings together the life stories of Jim Corbett, India’s most well-known hunter conservationist; Verrier Elwin- one of the greatest champions of India’s Tribal Peoples and Salim Ali, the celebrated ornithologist. So read these perennial Classics which rarely lose sight of the long term effects of Human Footprints in the Natural World!
Spartacus The Gladiator: Warrior, Slave, Hero” by Ben Kane @ Rs.550/-
As winter approaches in 74 BC, few traveller are abroad. But one man is making the long and weary last stage of his way home. Large parts of his homeland, Thrace, a land north of Greece, have fallen under the hated power of Rome. This Thracian has fought in the Roman Legions for nearly a decade. Skilled, hardened in battle, a sophisticated fighter: Spartacus. But home is no longer the safe haven of his imagination. When a Roman slave trader comes to the village in search of men who will fight as gladiators, Spartacus is betrayed and sold. His odyssey has begun. The legend that Spartacus has come down to us through the centuries- the story of a man who took on the might of Rome and nearly brought her down.
“The Songbird on my Shoulder: Confessions of an Unrepentant Madam” by Saaz Aggarwal @ Rs.300/-
Around the Occasion of Women’s Day comes this humorous take on life lived as a madam! It’s witty and a quick casual read as the book entails short articles on a wide variety of subjects, surprising perspectives and some wise or un-wise worldly wisdom! A man’s read to be proud of the women in their lives and a Woman’s book to enjoy and bask in the Flattery! A wonderful pick to read through any mood!
Read this book and be a part of the discussion with the Author Saaz Agarwal in conversation with Gauri Dange at twistntales this coming weekend!
‘A Second Sunrise’ Poems by Cheran: Edited and translated by Lakshmi Holmstrom and Sascha Ebeling @ Rs.195/- (pgs 158)
A Second Sunrise showcases some of Cheran’s best works, an accomplished poet of our times. The Sri Lankan civil war looms over much of his work. Poems of the precariousness of love are interwoven with poems of war:
The sea swallowed the sun
Splitting open, spraying
Crimson blood
Over the clouds.
The translators treatment with the poems is both fresh in its particularity and as part of the poets oeuvre. Their English renditions capture the resonance and rhythms that connect Cheran to a long Tamil poetic tradition that spans over two hundred years.
New Books
“And all is Said” By Zareer Masani @ Rs. 299/-
“The Extras” by Kiran Nagarkar @ Rs. 599/-
“Her piece of Sky” – Contemporary Hindi Stories by Deepa Agarwal @ Rs. 295/-
“Inside Apple – The secrets behind the past and future success of Steve Job’s Iconic Brand” by Adam Lashinsky @ Rs. 499/-
“The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief” by V.S. Naipaul @ Rs.399/- (pgs 324) (Now in Paperback!)
“The Story of Indian Business Series” edited by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.399/-
Titles in the Series:
• ‘Merchants of Tamilakam’ by Kanakalatha Mukund
• ‘Arthashastra’ by Thomas R. Trautmann
• ‘The East India Company’ by Tirthankar Roy
Between Democracy and Nation: Gender and Militarisation in Kashmir’ by Seema Kazi @ Rs.375/- (pgs 222)
‘Women, War and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971’ by Yasmin Saikia @ Rs.600/- (pgs 304)
‘Shabari: A Novel’ by Vibhavari Shirurkar (Translated by Yashodhara Deshpande Maitra @ Rs.325/- (pgs 181)
‘The Persistence of Caste’ by Teltumbde @ Rs.200/- (pgs 192)
‘Making a Difference: Memoirs from the Women’s movement in India’ edited by Ritu Menon @ Rs. 3502/- (pgs 384)
‘Daughter Deficit: Sex Selection in Tamil Nadu’ by Sharada Srinivasan @ Rs.595/- (pgs 293)
“Anna: 13 Days that Awakened India” by Ashutosh @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 226)
“Mindfulness: A Practical Guide” by Tessa Watt @ Rs.199/- (pgs 216)
“The Other Side: Redefining Bharat” edited by Dominic Emmanuel, Francis Gonsalves and John Dayal @ Rs.495/- (pgs 211)
“Shakti: Real- life stories Celebrating Women Power” by Maloy Krishna Dhar @ Rs.325/- (pgs 381)
“Flight of the Hilsa” by Amit Shankar @ Rs.245/- (pgs 335)
“The Gods of Atlantis” by David Gibbins @ Rs.350/- (pgs 561)
“All about THE FLAG of India: Protocols, Rules, Etiquettes” by Lt. CDR. KV Singh @ Rs.199/- (pgs 108)
“National Motoring Atlas: Get. Set. Explore!” by MapmyIndia @ Rs.350/- (pgs 274)
“Times Food Guide 2012: Pune” by Karen Anand @ Rs. 199/-
“Three Plays: Larins Sahib; Mira; 9 Jakhoo Hill” by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.250/- (pgs 205)
“Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy who became Legend” by Luca Caioli @ Rs.299/- (pgs 311)
“The Prisoner of Paradise” by Romesh Gunesekera @ Rs, 550/- (pgs 389)
“Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose your Mind and create a New One” by Dr. Joe Dispenza @ Rs.399/- (pgs 329)
“TakeCharge! - Building an Entrepreneur Mindset” by Gaurav Marya @ Rs.295/- (pgs 199)
“Tea for Two and a piece of Cake” by Preeti Shenoy @ Rs. 125/- (pgs 265)
“The Forest of Stories (Mahabharata Series Book One)” by Ashok K. Banker @ Rs.295/- (pgs 350)
“The End of Illness” by Dr. David B. Agus @ Rs. 599/- (pgs 335)
“44 Charles Street” by Danielle Steel @ Rs. 350/- (pgs 381)
“The Mine” by Arnab Ray @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 282)
“The Buddha in the Attic” by Julie Otsuka @ Rs.399/- (pgs 130)
“My Way is the Highway” by Urvashi Gulia @ Rs.150/- (pgs 265)
“Kiss & Tell” by Nistula Hebbar @ Rs.150/- (pgs 189)
“No Country For Women” by Taslima Nasreen @ Rs. 325/- (pgs 301)
“The Lords and The New Creatures” by Jim Morrison @ Rs.325/- (pgs 133)
“JS & The Times of my Life: A worm’s- eye view of Indian Journalism” by Jug Suraiya @ Rs.495/- (pgs 340)
Happy reading and see you at the Store,
From the team at,
twistntales
Happyyy Holi! Here’s welcoming spring with the festival of colours. Play safe, with natural colours and conserve water! In a city threatened with water cuts starting now for the next four months, Holi does seem a luxury ;-)
Also, all you women out there, hope you have plans to celebrate your day in fun and style! As part of twistntales celebrations of the International Women’s Day (8th March), we are having a reading and discussion with the author, Saaz Aggarwal. “Songbird on my Shoulder – Confessions of an unrepentant Madam” is the book released recently, and Saaz will be with us to read from her book (book is reviewed below)
As a take-off from the book, we will have noted columnist and author Gouri Dange in conversation with Saaz Aggarwal on the changing role of women today. Don’t miss this! All of us are experiencing this in one- way or the other, so please do attend – and this invite is for men and women!
This event is scheduled for 7pm, Saturday, 10th March. Do attend and make it a fun event!
New books at the Store:
“Travelling to Infinity – My Life with Stephen” by Jane Hawking @ Rs. 399/-
In this compelling memoir Jane Hawking, Stephen Hawking’s first wife relates the inside story of their extraordinary marriage. An open and moving memoir where Jane Hawking confronts not only the acutely complicated and painful dilemma’s of her first marriage, but also the faultlines exposed in a relationship by the pervasive effects of fame and wealth. The result thus is a book about optimism, love and change.
“Behind the Beautiful Forevers” by Katherine Boo @ Rs. 499/-
Set in Mumbai, in the Annawadi slum near the Airport, the book explores the lives of Abdul, a reflective teenager and Asha, a woman of formidable wit and deep scars from a childhood in rural poverty. Both the characters are trying to find “the full joy” but face many obstacles and surprising consequences. This book is a beautiful account, told through real life stories, of the sorrows and joys, anxieties and stamina, in the lives of the precarious and powerless in Urban India, whom a booming city has failed to absorb and integrate. A brilliant book that simultaneously informs, agitates angers, inspires and instigates.
The Monk, the Moor & Moses Ben Jalloun” by Saeed Akhtar Mirza @ Rs.450/-
This book is a novel about a deliberately forgotten history- a history that remains hidden in the hallowed inner sanctums of Western academic institution. Four young students in an American university in 2008 set out to discover those truths on their own: not just because they need to know, but because they see how the past affects their own lives in very real ways. Using intersecting narratives, soliloquies, legends and a host of colourful characters, real and imagined, Mirza dismantles the carefully manufactured European myth about the making of the modern world. He brings to life an Islamic civilization that was flourishing, crackling centre of sciences and liberal arts.
“The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin” With an Introduction by Lewis Leary @ Rs.175/-
Few men could compare to Benjamin Franklin. Virtually self-taught, he excelled as an athlete, a man of letters, a printer, a scientist, a wit, an inventor, an editor, and a writer, and he was probably the most successful diplomat in American history. David Hume hailed him as the first great philosopher and great man of letters in the New World.
Written initially to guide his son, Franklin’s autobiography is a lively, spellbinding account of his unique and eventful life. Stylistically his best work, it has become a classic in world literature, one to inspire and delight readers everywhere.
“Ganesha on the Dashboard” by V. Raghunathan & M. A. Eswaran @ Rs. 299/-
Can the educated, smart and tech-savvy Indian be surprisingly unscientific in his daily life? This unsparingly critical and analytical book points out the shocking lack of scientific temper among the vast majority of Indians, and that is the hypothesis this book builds on. On reading this book you may just think differently about the Ganesha on your Dashboard!
“Bollywood Quiz Book” @ Rs. 150/-
Here’s a quiz book and that too on one of our favorite subjects - Hindi Cinema! Filled with fascinating titbits and trivia, this book travels through the Hindi Film Industry to give you an entertaining peek!
“Wilful Blindness: Why we ignore the obvious at our peril” by Margaret Heffernan @ Rs. 399/-
What makes us blind to the things around us? What is it in our human nature, in the structure of our brain and our institutions that makes us so prone to the weakness of Wilful Blindness? In this book Margaret Heffernan examines the answers to these questions. She also looks at the comforts and costs of our refusal to see and at the inspiring individuals who prove that we could see better. This thought provoking book forces us to open our eyes to the dangers of willful blindness.
“On Tagore: Reading the Poet Today” by Amit Chaudhuri @ Rs 399/-
This book comprises of a collection of masterly written essays On Tagore from one of India’s finest novelist and critics, Amit Chaudhari. Through his essays he illustrates on how Tagore’s real concern were with life, play and contingency, with the momentary as much as it was with the eternal. It is this strain of unacknowledged modernism as well as a revolutionary life- affirming vision that gives his work, the author argues, its immense power.
“The Puffin Book of Magic Stories for 8-Year-Olds” @ Rs. 150/- (pgs 111)
Meet Amar, the little boy who catches an infection of magic, Dewdrop the fairy who grants wishes and Mogu the magician who forgets his charms. Dragons, genii, fairies and many other extraordinary creatures are ready to bewitch you. So say Abracadabra and dive into a world of enchantment with these funny, amazing, magical stories.
“The Puffin Book of Funny Stories for 7-Year-Olds” @ Rs. 150/- (pgs 127)
Meet a cat named Jawaharlal who goes missing; a dragon called Blaze who spouts water; Gulab and Jamoon, dogs who eat recipes; and Shyam the boy who can bark and moo. It’s a comical world here. So if you are feeling blue, or just need a laugh or two grab The Puffin Book of Funny Stories for 7-Year-Olds.
“The Puffin Book of Animal Stories for 6-Year-Olds” @ Rs. 150/- (pgs 111)
This zooful of animal stories is a treat for all you animal lovers and those who share that special bond with your pets. There’s Aman whose visit to the zoo changes his views on animals; Adil who prevents his pet chicken Noor from being eaten at Eid; and Arthy whose tortoise-theme birthday party turns out to be a hit! So stop monkeying around and get safari with these animal stories!
“The Hunger Games” series by Suzanne Collins @ Rs. 295/-
“Catching Fire” series by Suzanne Collins @ Rs. 295/-
“Mocking Jay” series by Suzanne Collins @ Rs. 295/-
“Everything Begins Elsewhere” by Tishani Doshi @ Rs.299/-
In this, her first collection of poetry since the award-winning “Countries of the Body”, Tishani Doshi returns to the body- a theme she extends beyond the corporeal to challenge the more metaphysical borders of space and time. As much about reclamation as they are about loss, Doshi’s poems guide us through an ‘underworld of longing and deliverance’, where only through the act of vanishing can we be shaped into existence again.
“Emoti-coms: A Marketing Guide to Communicating Through Emotions; From Shouting to Singing your Message” by Xavier Quattrocchi- Oubradous and Charles Bal” @ Rs.295/-
The Marketing strategy is shifting from eyeballs to emotions. A share of heart, not a split second of attention must now be the goal of all marketers. Emoti-coms is the revolutionary guide to this new approach. Lucidly covering the theoretical ground work and introducing actionable ideas, hints and tips for your own emotion based campaigns; it also addresses the ethical dimensions of this new and powerful way of getting your message out to the world. This is a fascinating and provocative read for all marketing and communications professionals.
“Hot tea across India” by Rishad Saam Mehta @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 191)
Travel the length and breadth of India with Rishad Saam Mehta as he interacts with people, places and much more; enjoying honey and saffron infused tea, creating stories and collecting memories along the way! There’s a particular observation he made on his journeys which is that there isn’t a highway, road or dirt track in India where you can’t find a cup of Chai! Chai makes us happy and here’s a book which reinforces the average Indian’s ever willing aptitude for a cup of hot Chai!
“The Illustrated Lives in The Wilderness: Three Classsical Indian Autobiographies” @ Rs. 375/-
Rare Visuals- photographs, line drawings and sketches- this illustrated edition brings together the life stories of Jim Corbett, India’s most well-known hunter conservationist; Verrier Elwin- one of the greatest champions of India’s Tribal Peoples and Salim Ali, the celebrated ornithologist. So read these perennial Classics which rarely lose sight of the long term effects of Human Footprints in the Natural World!
Spartacus The Gladiator: Warrior, Slave, Hero” by Ben Kane @ Rs.550/-
As winter approaches in 74 BC, few traveller are abroad. But one man is making the long and weary last stage of his way home. Large parts of his homeland, Thrace, a land north of Greece, have fallen under the hated power of Rome. This Thracian has fought in the Roman Legions for nearly a decade. Skilled, hardened in battle, a sophisticated fighter: Spartacus. But home is no longer the safe haven of his imagination. When a Roman slave trader comes to the village in search of men who will fight as gladiators, Spartacus is betrayed and sold. His odyssey has begun. The legend that Spartacus has come down to us through the centuries- the story of a man who took on the might of Rome and nearly brought her down.
“The Songbird on my Shoulder: Confessions of an Unrepentant Madam” by Saaz Aggarwal @ Rs.300/-
Around the Occasion of Women’s Day comes this humorous take on life lived as a madam! It’s witty and a quick casual read as the book entails short articles on a wide variety of subjects, surprising perspectives and some wise or un-wise worldly wisdom! A man’s read to be proud of the women in their lives and a Woman’s book to enjoy and bask in the Flattery! A wonderful pick to read through any mood!
Read this book and be a part of the discussion with the Author Saaz Agarwal in conversation with Gauri Dange at twistntales this coming weekend!
‘A Second Sunrise’ Poems by Cheran: Edited and translated by Lakshmi Holmstrom and Sascha Ebeling @ Rs.195/- (pgs 158)
A Second Sunrise showcases some of Cheran’s best works, an accomplished poet of our times. The Sri Lankan civil war looms over much of his work. Poems of the precariousness of love are interwoven with poems of war:
The sea swallowed the sun
Splitting open, spraying
Crimson blood
Over the clouds.
The translators treatment with the poems is both fresh in its particularity and as part of the poets oeuvre. Their English renditions capture the resonance and rhythms that connect Cheran to a long Tamil poetic tradition that spans over two hundred years.
New Books
“And all is Said” By Zareer Masani @ Rs. 299/-
“The Extras” by Kiran Nagarkar @ Rs. 599/-
“Her piece of Sky” – Contemporary Hindi Stories by Deepa Agarwal @ Rs. 295/-
“Inside Apple – The secrets behind the past and future success of Steve Job’s Iconic Brand” by Adam Lashinsky @ Rs. 499/-
“The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief” by V.S. Naipaul @ Rs.399/- (pgs 324) (Now in Paperback!)
“The Story of Indian Business Series” edited by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.399/-
Titles in the Series:
• ‘Merchants of Tamilakam’ by Kanakalatha Mukund
• ‘Arthashastra’ by Thomas R. Trautmann
• ‘The East India Company’ by Tirthankar Roy
Between Democracy and Nation: Gender and Militarisation in Kashmir’ by Seema Kazi @ Rs.375/- (pgs 222)
‘Women, War and the Making of Bangladesh: Remembering 1971’ by Yasmin Saikia @ Rs.600/- (pgs 304)
‘Shabari: A Novel’ by Vibhavari Shirurkar (Translated by Yashodhara Deshpande Maitra @ Rs.325/- (pgs 181)
‘The Persistence of Caste’ by Teltumbde @ Rs.200/- (pgs 192)
‘Making a Difference: Memoirs from the Women’s movement in India’ edited by Ritu Menon @ Rs. 3502/- (pgs 384)
‘Daughter Deficit: Sex Selection in Tamil Nadu’ by Sharada Srinivasan @ Rs.595/- (pgs 293)
“Anna: 13 Days that Awakened India” by Ashutosh @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 226)
“Mindfulness: A Practical Guide” by Tessa Watt @ Rs.199/- (pgs 216)
“The Other Side: Redefining Bharat” edited by Dominic Emmanuel, Francis Gonsalves and John Dayal @ Rs.495/- (pgs 211)
“Shakti: Real- life stories Celebrating Women Power” by Maloy Krishna Dhar @ Rs.325/- (pgs 381)
“Flight of the Hilsa” by Amit Shankar @ Rs.245/- (pgs 335)
“The Gods of Atlantis” by David Gibbins @ Rs.350/- (pgs 561)
“All about THE FLAG of India: Protocols, Rules, Etiquettes” by Lt. CDR. KV Singh @ Rs.199/- (pgs 108)
“National Motoring Atlas: Get. Set. Explore!” by MapmyIndia @ Rs.350/- (pgs 274)
“Times Food Guide 2012: Pune” by Karen Anand @ Rs. 199/-
“Three Plays: Larins Sahib; Mira; 9 Jakhoo Hill” by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.250/- (pgs 205)
“Messi: The Inside Story of the Boy who became Legend” by Luca Caioli @ Rs.299/- (pgs 311)
“The Prisoner of Paradise” by Romesh Gunesekera @ Rs, 550/- (pgs 389)
“Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose your Mind and create a New One” by Dr. Joe Dispenza @ Rs.399/- (pgs 329)
“TakeCharge! - Building an Entrepreneur Mindset” by Gaurav Marya @ Rs.295/- (pgs 199)
“Tea for Two and a piece of Cake” by Preeti Shenoy @ Rs. 125/- (pgs 265)
“The Forest of Stories (Mahabharata Series Book One)” by Ashok K. Banker @ Rs.295/- (pgs 350)
“The End of Illness” by Dr. David B. Agus @ Rs. 599/- (pgs 335)
“44 Charles Street” by Danielle Steel @ Rs. 350/- (pgs 381)
“The Mine” by Arnab Ray @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 282)
“The Buddha in the Attic” by Julie Otsuka @ Rs.399/- (pgs 130)
“My Way is the Highway” by Urvashi Gulia @ Rs.150/- (pgs 265)
“Kiss & Tell” by Nistula Hebbar @ Rs.150/- (pgs 189)
“No Country For Women” by Taslima Nasreen @ Rs. 325/- (pgs 301)
“The Lords and The New Creatures” by Jim Morrison @ Rs.325/- (pgs 133)
“JS & The Times of my Life: A worm’s- eye view of Indian Journalism” by Jug Suraiya @ Rs.495/- (pgs 340)
Happy reading and see you at the Store,
From the team at,
twistntales
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Photos from the event - "Mulgi Zali Ho" - street play on 24th Feb 2012
Lokayat, a Pune based self funded activists group presented "Mulgi Zali Ho" at twistntales on Friday evening.
"Mulgi Zali Ho" was first staged in 1982 in Bombay by Stree Mukti Sangatana. Since then the play has been contemporised and staged by many women's activists across the country. It is a powerful and forces reflection on all. Celebrating thirty years of the play, it is a tragedy of our times that the play continues to be relevant to this day.
Getting the event rolling :
A section of the audience
Introducing Lokayat
Street Play in progress
Thanks to all, especially Alka tai of Lokayat.
"Mulgi Zali Ho" was first staged in 1982 in Bombay by Stree Mukti Sangatana. Since then the play has been contemporised and staged by many women's activists across the country. It is a powerful and forces reflection on all. Celebrating thirty years of the play, it is a tragedy of our times that the play continues to be relevant to this day.
Getting the event rolling :
A section of the audience
Introducing Lokayat
Street Play in progress
Thanks to all, especially Alka tai of Lokayat.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
New Books and Events that give you joy !
Hi all,
In a blink, we are past the first month in this year, and inching towards our tenth anniversary. A series of events planned over the next two months leading to our birthday.
But first, the good news! Yes, we are back to our regular hours from Tues, 7th Feb. So, for all those customers who used to be here regularly in the mornings, please be informed that we are now open in the mornings as well. We close for a break (afternoons 2 to 4pm) and on Mondays. As soon as we identify somebody suitable for the afternoons, we will soon be open all day.
But we are short of good people who like to work in bookstores. So, if you know of folks who will like to work in bookstores, please ask them to get in touch with us (twistntales@hotmail.com). We are looking for persons who will like to work full time, long term part time, any combo and flexibility can be worked out. Most of you know Lijya already, and Malhar has joined us recently. We need a couple of more smart, peppy persons to add to the team. Do spread the word!
Thank you for your enthusiastic response to “Walking Along” presented in twistntales in Jan by LOK, a Kolkatta based students collective (Check our blog for snaps). Continuing our “protest” agenda, we now have Lokayat presenting “Mulgi Zali Ho”, a street play in Marathi. This play was originally presented by Stree Mukti Sanghatana in 1982, and has been successfully running for 30 years. Many of you who have been in Maharashtra for long will be familiar with this. This play is in its 30th year and is a powerful narration of the status of women today.
Lokayat is an NGO based in Pune and takes up different social and civic issues. The members are mostly students, software professionals who give their time voluntarily.
Do not miss this. “Mulgi Zali Ho” is a musical play about the plight of the girl child, with powerful and biting humour and a simple form. It has touched the chords of the masses. This group has been performing this for years. The play raises questions and problems but also ends with solutions to the problems. It starts with making obeisance to the work of those who fought for injustice to women like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Maharshi Karve, Raja Rammohan Roy, Dr.Ambedkar etc. “Mulgi Zali Ho” gives courage to women to stand up and fight back.
“Mulgi Zali Ho” will be presented in twistntales on Fri, 24th Feb’11 at 7pm.
And now for new books:
“Heart to Heart: Remembering Nainaji” by Vidya Rao @ Rs.199/-
Heart to Heart traces Naina Devi’s incredible story as told to her disciple, Vidya Rao. It describes the changes in the world of Indian classical music, women singers and women in Indian Society over the last century. Like an exquisite duet between historical record and memory, and between Naina Devi’s voice and Rao’s own, it illuminates the power and beauty of music, and the deep bond between Rao and her beloved Guru, truly heart to heart!
“The World in our Time” A Memoir by Tapan Raychaudhuri @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 365)
In the year 2007, Professor Tapan Raychaudhuri published his memoirs in Bengali, Bangal-nama. Here is the English version. The author thoughtfully but selectively borrows from the original, keeping in mind the interests of Non-Bengali Anglophiles. This book is not an autobiography of a single man but that of a Nation from its inception to maturation. The wide arc of the book which recounts tempestuous times is sure to leave you fascinated!
“The 100 Best Business books of all Time: What they Say, Why they matter and how they can help you” by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten @ Rs. 550/-
Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten with a combined thirty-five years in the business book industry have taken pains and joy to filter the endless stream of new books to find those 100 gems! They have highlighted important takeaways and put each book in context so that you can quickly find solutions to your current situation. At the end of each review, they recommend other books that you should read next some of which may surprise you or compel you to take a fresh look at the classics! So pick this book and the books mentioned herein as most of these are right here with us- yourneighbourhoodbookstore!
“The Etymologicon (Inky Fool blog): A Circular stroll through the hidden Connections of the English language” by Mark Forsythe @ Rs. 499/- (pgs 252)
Finding strange connections between two words and their origin, Mark Forsyth’s book The Etymologicon takes you to a circular stroll through the hidden connections of the English language. The book originates from Mark Forsyth’s “Inky Fool” blog. It’s an occasionally ribald and frequently witty tour of secrets that lurk beneath the English language. From this interconnection between words, the author explores more complex connections like comparison between monks and monkeys, film buffs and buffaloes and explaining precisely what the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
“Bantaism” by Bhai Niranjan Singh ‘Amrikawale” @ Rs. 140/- (pgs 150)
The sardar jokes in Bantaism have an unmatched originality and versatility, with a strong aura of a wild balle- balle undercurrent. From history of Banta Singh the author tries to throw light on the philosophy of sardar jokes by adding commentaries after each joke. Capturing all affection and abandon that accompanies its best renditions, funny but not tawdry, this eclectic collections introduces readers to an unexplored dimension of Sardar humor. Through the hilarious stories of Banta Singh and his friends, we are gently reminded that the joke is really on us, and all our pretensions.
“Emerging India: Economics, Politics and Reforms” by Bimal Jalan @ Rs. 599/-
This book is a definitive collection of writings on the changing face of economics, politics and reforms in India with a view to the future by Bimal Jalan- one of the country’s well known economists and former Governor of the R.B.I. Highlighting the need for further reforms in the running of India’s politics and administration to seize the opportunities that lie ahead of India, Bimal Jalan argues his points thoughtfully with precision and exactness. Makes essential reading for anyone interested in the history and future of India’s development as a Nation!
“Didi: A Political Biography” by Monobina Gupta @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 217)
A compelling biography of Mamata Banarjee, the woman who defeated the longest-serving democratically elected communist government in the world. Strongly derided for her ‘theatricality’ and rhetoric, Mamata Banarjee became the first woman chief minister of West Bengal. The book describes her as many things from a ‘performer’ on the stage of Indian politics to a spirited women who despite having no male patrons, a leader who was tested to the limit and emerged on top. Monobina Gupta has used her experience as a journalist and commentator on politics, to paint a fabulous portrait of one of the most important political leaders in Indian history.
“Grandeur Of the Lion” by Carl Muller @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 173)
In the third book of his acclaimed series on Sri Lanka’s history, Carl Muller recounts the glorious days of Dhutta Gamini’s reign as he transforms Anuradhapura into the greatest Buddhist city of ancient times. He is blessed by the gods- with a son and mysterious treasures like flowers with gems and caves with silver. With these divine treasures he builds enduring wonders of Buddhism like the colossal Maha Thupa and Ridi Vihara in Anuradhapura. Vividly told, full of rich mythology ‘Grandeur of the Lion’ is a brilliant invocation of the cultural heritage of Sri Lanka.
“Ashoka” by Charles Allen @ Rs.750/- (pgs 460)
Charles Allen reviving the greatest ruler India has ever known; the epic- Ashoka, tells his story through a wide ranging, multi layered journey of discovery ingeniously pieced together. ‘Ashoka’ is thus a fitting testament to a forgotten epic! So, those of you who relish India’s antiquity… this book is for you!
“Karma Sutra” by Rajendar Menen @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 191)
This is a powerful document of the Indian Street – a journey into the murky urban underbelly. It’s about the lives of the marginalized, and their heroic battle against the enormous odds stacked against them every single day of their lives. It’s about how they surmount it all without complaint: the true heroes of a karma that has shackled them. It endures to instill hope in us; in even the bleakest of moments, to come out much stronger and more evolved! Pulsating with raw realism and energy, the book tells gripping, heroic stories of heartbreak and hope, of exploitation and the will to survive.
Other new books at the Store:
“Travelling to Infinity – My Life with Stephen” by Jane Hawking @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 488)
“Confessions of a Serial Dieter – A weightloss memoir” by Kalli Purie @ Rs. 250/-
“Bollywood Quiz Book” @ Rs. 150/- (pgs 150)
“Bali and the Ocean of Milk” by Nilanjan P Choudhury @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 306)
“The Chilled Parent” by Rita Offen @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 139)
“A Saint in the Board Room” by R. Durgadoss and B. Yerram Raju @ Rs. 295/-
“The 5 levels of Leadership” by John C Maxwell @ Rs. 650/- (pgs 408)
“Corruption in India – The DNA and the RNA” by Bibek Debroy and Laveesh Bhandari @ Rs. 350/- (pgs 191)
“Hot tea across India” by Rishad Saam Mehta @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 191)
“Urban Shots” by Paritosh Uttam @ Rs. 145/- (pgs 222)
“Read Write Right – Common Errors in English” by Terry O’Brien @ Rs. 140/-
“Miss New India” by Bharati Mukherjee @ Rs. 295/- (pgs 325)
“The Illustrated Lives in The Wilderness” @ Rs. 375/- (pgs 315)
“The Newsroom Mafia” by Oswald Pereira @ Rs. 245/- (pgs 259)
“Wah Dhoni” by Arun Kumar Thakur @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 160)
“Hope Soars – Life after Cancer” Ed. by Jyotsna Govil @ Rs. 395/- (pgs 214)
“The Habit of Love” by Namita Gokhale @ Rs. 250/- (pgs 250)
“The Hunger Games” series by Suzanne Collins @ Rs. 295/-
Other titles in the series
“Catching Fire”
“Mocking Jay” (both also are at Rs. 295/-)
“Nocturnes” by Kazou Ishiguro @ Rs. 350/-
“Success secrets of Sherlock Holmes” by David Acor @ Rs. 499/-
“Grandma’s Bag of Stories” by Sudha Murthy @ Rs. 199/-
“And all is Said” By Zareer Masani @ Rs. 299/-
“The Extras” by Kiran Nagarkar @ Rs. 599/-
“Her piece of Sky” – Contemporary Hindi Stories by Deepa Agarwal @ Rs. 295/-
“Inside Apple – The secrets behind the past and future success of Steve Job’s Iconic Brand” by Adam Lashinsky @ Rs. 499/-
“Your Complete Forecast 2012 Horoscope” by Began Daruwalla @ Rs.325/- (pgs 528)
“The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief” by V.S. Naipaul @ Rs.399/- (pgs 324) (Now in Paperback!)
“The Songbird on my Shoulder: Confessions of an Unrepentant Madam” by Saaz Aggarwal @ Rs.300/-
“The Story of Indian Business Series” edited by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.399/-
Titles in the Series:
· ‘Merchants of Tamilakam’ by Kanakalatha Mukund
· ‘Arthashastra’ by Thomas R. Trautmann
· ‘The East India Company’ by Tirthankar Roy
“Popular Penguins” - On the Occasion of Penguin’s 125th Birthday, they have brought together 25 titles as the Popular penguins. They are a one time print edition priced at wonderfully wow (low) prices! Grab, read and enjoy! The following titles in stock:
‘Everybody loves a good drought: Stories from India’s poorest Districts’ by P.Sainath
‘The Ramayana’ translated by Arshia Sattar
‘My Experiments with Truth’ translated by Mahadev Desai
‘Life of Pi’ Yann Martel
‘Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found’ by Suketu Mehta
‘The God of Small Things’ by Arundhati Roy
‘Train to Pakistan’ by Khuswant Singh
“Haroun and the Sea of Stories’ by Salman Rushdie
‘The idea of India’ by Sunil Khilnani
‘In an Antique Land’ by Amitav Ghosh
‘The Village by the Sea’ by Anita Desai
‘The Inheritance of Loss’ by Kiran Desai
‘The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian Culture, History and Identity’ by Amartya Sen
‘The Room on the Roof’ by Ruskin Bond
‘The Discovery of India’ by Jawaharlal Nehru
‘Ignited Minds’ by A. P.J Abdul Kalam
‘The Guide’ by R.K. Narayan
Happy Reading and enjoy all that you read!
See you at the Store,
From the team at,
twistntales
In a blink, we are past the first month in this year, and inching towards our tenth anniversary. A series of events planned over the next two months leading to our birthday.
But first, the good news! Yes, we are back to our regular hours from Tues, 7th Feb. So, for all those customers who used to be here regularly in the mornings, please be informed that we are now open in the mornings as well. We close for a break (afternoons 2 to 4pm) and on Mondays. As soon as we identify somebody suitable for the afternoons, we will soon be open all day.
But we are short of good people who like to work in bookstores. So, if you know of folks who will like to work in bookstores, please ask them to get in touch with us (twistntales@hotmail.com). We are looking for persons who will like to work full time, long term part time, any combo and flexibility can be worked out. Most of you know Lijya already, and Malhar has joined us recently. We need a couple of more smart, peppy persons to add to the team. Do spread the word!
Thank you for your enthusiastic response to “Walking Along” presented in twistntales in Jan by LOK, a Kolkatta based students collective (Check our blog for snaps). Continuing our “protest” agenda, we now have Lokayat presenting “Mulgi Zali Ho”, a street play in Marathi. This play was originally presented by Stree Mukti Sanghatana in 1982, and has been successfully running for 30 years. Many of you who have been in Maharashtra for long will be familiar with this. This play is in its 30th year and is a powerful narration of the status of women today.
Lokayat is an NGO based in Pune and takes up different social and civic issues. The members are mostly students, software professionals who give their time voluntarily.
Do not miss this. “Mulgi Zali Ho” is a musical play about the plight of the girl child, with powerful and biting humour and a simple form. It has touched the chords of the masses. This group has been performing this for years. The play raises questions and problems but also ends with solutions to the problems. It starts with making obeisance to the work of those who fought for injustice to women like Mahatma Jyotiba Phule, Maharshi Karve, Raja Rammohan Roy, Dr.Ambedkar etc. “Mulgi Zali Ho” gives courage to women to stand up and fight back.
“Mulgi Zali Ho” will be presented in twistntales on Fri, 24th Feb’11 at 7pm.
And now for new books:
“Heart to Heart: Remembering Nainaji” by Vidya Rao @ Rs.199/-
Heart to Heart traces Naina Devi’s incredible story as told to her disciple, Vidya Rao. It describes the changes in the world of Indian classical music, women singers and women in Indian Society over the last century. Like an exquisite duet between historical record and memory, and between Naina Devi’s voice and Rao’s own, it illuminates the power and beauty of music, and the deep bond between Rao and her beloved Guru, truly heart to heart!
“The World in our Time” A Memoir by Tapan Raychaudhuri @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 365)
In the year 2007, Professor Tapan Raychaudhuri published his memoirs in Bengali, Bangal-nama. Here is the English version. The author thoughtfully but selectively borrows from the original, keeping in mind the interests of Non-Bengali Anglophiles. This book is not an autobiography of a single man but that of a Nation from its inception to maturation. The wide arc of the book which recounts tempestuous times is sure to leave you fascinated!
“The 100 Best Business books of all Time: What they Say, Why they matter and how they can help you” by Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten @ Rs. 550/-
Jack Covert and Todd Sattersten with a combined thirty-five years in the business book industry have taken pains and joy to filter the endless stream of new books to find those 100 gems! They have highlighted important takeaways and put each book in context so that you can quickly find solutions to your current situation. At the end of each review, they recommend other books that you should read next some of which may surprise you or compel you to take a fresh look at the classics! So pick this book and the books mentioned herein as most of these are right here with us- yourneighbourhoodbookstore!
“The Etymologicon (Inky Fool blog): A Circular stroll through the hidden Connections of the English language” by Mark Forsythe @ Rs. 499/- (pgs 252)
Finding strange connections between two words and their origin, Mark Forsyth’s book The Etymologicon takes you to a circular stroll through the hidden connections of the English language. The book originates from Mark Forsyth’s “Inky Fool” blog. It’s an occasionally ribald and frequently witty tour of secrets that lurk beneath the English language. From this interconnection between words, the author explores more complex connections like comparison between monks and monkeys, film buffs and buffaloes and explaining precisely what the Rolling Stones have to do with gardening.
“Bantaism” by Bhai Niranjan Singh ‘Amrikawale” @ Rs. 140/- (pgs 150)
The sardar jokes in Bantaism have an unmatched originality and versatility, with a strong aura of a wild balle- balle undercurrent. From history of Banta Singh the author tries to throw light on the philosophy of sardar jokes by adding commentaries after each joke. Capturing all affection and abandon that accompanies its best renditions, funny but not tawdry, this eclectic collections introduces readers to an unexplored dimension of Sardar humor. Through the hilarious stories of Banta Singh and his friends, we are gently reminded that the joke is really on us, and all our pretensions.
“Emerging India: Economics, Politics and Reforms” by Bimal Jalan @ Rs. 599/-
This book is a definitive collection of writings on the changing face of economics, politics and reforms in India with a view to the future by Bimal Jalan- one of the country’s well known economists and former Governor of the R.B.I. Highlighting the need for further reforms in the running of India’s politics and administration to seize the opportunities that lie ahead of India, Bimal Jalan argues his points thoughtfully with precision and exactness. Makes essential reading for anyone interested in the history and future of India’s development as a Nation!
“Didi: A Political Biography” by Monobina Gupta @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 217)
A compelling biography of Mamata Banarjee, the woman who defeated the longest-serving democratically elected communist government in the world. Strongly derided for her ‘theatricality’ and rhetoric, Mamata Banarjee became the first woman chief minister of West Bengal. The book describes her as many things from a ‘performer’ on the stage of Indian politics to a spirited women who despite having no male patrons, a leader who was tested to the limit and emerged on top. Monobina Gupta has used her experience as a journalist and commentator on politics, to paint a fabulous portrait of one of the most important political leaders in Indian history.
“Grandeur Of the Lion” by Carl Muller @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 173)
In the third book of his acclaimed series on Sri Lanka’s history, Carl Muller recounts the glorious days of Dhutta Gamini’s reign as he transforms Anuradhapura into the greatest Buddhist city of ancient times. He is blessed by the gods- with a son and mysterious treasures like flowers with gems and caves with silver. With these divine treasures he builds enduring wonders of Buddhism like the colossal Maha Thupa and Ridi Vihara in Anuradhapura. Vividly told, full of rich mythology ‘Grandeur of the Lion’ is a brilliant invocation of the cultural heritage of Sri Lanka.
“Ashoka” by Charles Allen @ Rs.750/- (pgs 460)
Charles Allen reviving the greatest ruler India has ever known; the epic- Ashoka, tells his story through a wide ranging, multi layered journey of discovery ingeniously pieced together. ‘Ashoka’ is thus a fitting testament to a forgotten epic! So, those of you who relish India’s antiquity… this book is for you!
“Karma Sutra” by Rajendar Menen @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 191)
This is a powerful document of the Indian Street – a journey into the murky urban underbelly. It’s about the lives of the marginalized, and their heroic battle against the enormous odds stacked against them every single day of their lives. It’s about how they surmount it all without complaint: the true heroes of a karma that has shackled them. It endures to instill hope in us; in even the bleakest of moments, to come out much stronger and more evolved! Pulsating with raw realism and energy, the book tells gripping, heroic stories of heartbreak and hope, of exploitation and the will to survive.
Other new books at the Store:
“Travelling to Infinity – My Life with Stephen” by Jane Hawking @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 488)
“Confessions of a Serial Dieter – A weightloss memoir” by Kalli Purie @ Rs. 250/-
“Bollywood Quiz Book” @ Rs. 150/- (pgs 150)
“Bali and the Ocean of Milk” by Nilanjan P Choudhury @ Rs. 199/- (pgs 306)
“The Chilled Parent” by Rita Offen @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 139)
“A Saint in the Board Room” by R. Durgadoss and B. Yerram Raju @ Rs. 295/-
“The 5 levels of Leadership” by John C Maxwell @ Rs. 650/- (pgs 408)
“Corruption in India – The DNA and the RNA” by Bibek Debroy and Laveesh Bhandari @ Rs. 350/- (pgs 191)
“Hot tea across India” by Rishad Saam Mehta @ Rs. 195/- (pgs 191)
“Urban Shots” by Paritosh Uttam @ Rs. 145/- (pgs 222)
“Read Write Right – Common Errors in English” by Terry O’Brien @ Rs. 140/-
“Miss New India” by Bharati Mukherjee @ Rs. 295/- (pgs 325)
“The Illustrated Lives in The Wilderness” @ Rs. 375/- (pgs 315)
“The Newsroom Mafia” by Oswald Pereira @ Rs. 245/- (pgs 259)
“Wah Dhoni” by Arun Kumar Thakur @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 160)
“Hope Soars – Life after Cancer” Ed. by Jyotsna Govil @ Rs. 395/- (pgs 214)
“The Habit of Love” by Namita Gokhale @ Rs. 250/- (pgs 250)
“The Hunger Games” series by Suzanne Collins @ Rs. 295/-
Other titles in the series
“Catching Fire”
“Mocking Jay” (both also are at Rs. 295/-)
“Nocturnes” by Kazou Ishiguro @ Rs. 350/-
“Success secrets of Sherlock Holmes” by David Acor @ Rs. 499/-
“Grandma’s Bag of Stories” by Sudha Murthy @ Rs. 199/-
“And all is Said” By Zareer Masani @ Rs. 299/-
“The Extras” by Kiran Nagarkar @ Rs. 599/-
“Her piece of Sky” – Contemporary Hindi Stories by Deepa Agarwal @ Rs. 295/-
“Inside Apple – The secrets behind the past and future success of Steve Job’s Iconic Brand” by Adam Lashinsky @ Rs. 499/-
“Your Complete Forecast 2012 Horoscope” by Began Daruwalla @ Rs.325/- (pgs 528)
“The Masque of Africa: Glimpses of African Belief” by V.S. Naipaul @ Rs.399/- (pgs 324) (Now in Paperback!)
“The Songbird on my Shoulder: Confessions of an Unrepentant Madam” by Saaz Aggarwal @ Rs.300/-
“The Story of Indian Business Series” edited by Gurcharan Das @ Rs.399/-
Titles in the Series:
· ‘Merchants of Tamilakam’ by Kanakalatha Mukund
· ‘Arthashastra’ by Thomas R. Trautmann
· ‘The East India Company’ by Tirthankar Roy
“Popular Penguins” - On the Occasion of Penguin’s 125th Birthday, they have brought together 25 titles as the Popular penguins. They are a one time print edition priced at wonderfully wow (low) prices! Grab, read and enjoy! The following titles in stock:
‘Everybody loves a good drought: Stories from India’s poorest Districts’ by P.Sainath
‘The Ramayana’ translated by Arshia Sattar
‘My Experiments with Truth’ translated by Mahadev Desai
‘Life of Pi’ Yann Martel
‘Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found’ by Suketu Mehta
‘The God of Small Things’ by Arundhati Roy
‘Train to Pakistan’ by Khuswant Singh
“Haroun and the Sea of Stories’ by Salman Rushdie
‘The idea of India’ by Sunil Khilnani
‘In an Antique Land’ by Amitav Ghosh
‘The Village by the Sea’ by Anita Desai
‘The Inheritance of Loss’ by Kiran Desai
‘The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian Culture, History and Identity’ by Amartya Sen
‘The Room on the Roof’ by Ruskin Bond
‘The Discovery of India’ by Jawaharlal Nehru
‘Ignited Minds’ by A. P.J Abdul Kalam
‘The Guide’ by R.K. Narayan
Happy Reading and enjoy all that you read!
See you at the Store,
From the team at,
twistntales
Friday, February 3, 2012
Join the citizens campaign - Every Child Counts !
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
LOK performing "Walking Along"
The programme getting underway !
Soumyajit in action !
Soumyajit on song !
The crowd spilling over on all sides
The audience in rapt attention
tnt-ians - new and old !
The LOK friends with tnt friends !
Monday, January 9, 2012
New Street Performance and Happy Sankranti !
Hi all,
Best wishes for a beautiful harvest season and may the festivals of Sankranti/ Pongal fill you with abundance and joy! As the Sun begins its journey, we in twistntales embark on a series of events building up to our tenth anniversary celebrations!
As starters, we have “LOK”, a theatre group from Kolkata performing in twistntales on Sat, 14th Jan. For those of you who attended their show “Dear Ragini” at the same time last year, Soumyajit comes this year with a new offering!
LOK is a national creative arts group for the youth and by the youth. LOK has travelled extensively all over the country (Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Tuljapur, Raipur) performing severally in these cities in alternative spaces like campuses, bookstores, art galleries, shopping malls, cafes, lawns, parks, streets, amphitheatres thus creating a personal idiom of using spaces for live –act exploration. Soumyajit, founder of LOK specializes in musicals and installation theatre, focuses on “arts for change”.
“LOK” was formed by artistically and creatively inclined students mostly from St.Xaviers College, Jadavpur University, Presidency College, Loreto College and some other premiere schools and colleges of Kolkata. It involves young minds engaged in photography, filmmaking, music, theatre, dance, creative writing, fine arts etc. The aim is to connect the Indian youth on a common platform and facilitate interaction and exchange among them.
LOK is embarking on it's 2nd annual national road trip PROJECT YUVA with its performance “Walking Along" (a solo musical play by Soumyajit Majumdar dedicated to the late Badal Sircar - the pioneer of alternative theatre in India who passed away last year).
WALKING ALONG fuses baul, kirtan, doha - Indian folk music forms and experimentally narrates a contemporary tale of a young dreamer standing against all odds and walking alone, yet walking along. It seeks to inspire all those individuals who want to walk differently in the journey of life and all those who still believe that art can be a voice of dissent, art reach the spirit of everyone, inspire individuals to work together, create visions & heal.
Be there for the event, Sat 14th Jan, at 7pm at twistntales!
And now for our books:
Indian Writing
“The Rivered Earth” by Vikram Seth @ Rs.399/-
‘The Rivered Earth’ is a collection of Four Libretti which Vikram Seth wrote for the composer Alec Roth and Violinist Philippe Honore. The First three were about places- China during the Tang Dynasty, the Salisbury house of the English Poet George Herbert and India. And the fourth was about the elements. Accompanied by the poet’s own calligraphy; here is a work of immense beauty. Read it.
“The Average Indian Male” by Cyrus Broacha @ Rs.199/-
Here’s a riotous account of Indian men from India’s favorite funny man! Cyrus is back. And this time as agony aunt and master critic, he has set out to deconstruct a subject we are all familiar with - the average Indian male/ manush/ purush/ aam aadmi/ or Bunty! Pick up; and laugh!
“The Kashmiri Storyteller” by Ruskin Bond @ Rs.250/-
The oral tradition of storytelling may have just about died out, but the written word is still around. In this brilliantly illustrated collection, Ruskin Bond brings alive unforgettable folk tales from the misty hills of Kashmir that are sure to delight and enchant you. And so the Kashmiri Storyteller lives again, telling his ageless stories!
“Narcopolis” by Jeet Thayil @ Rs. 499/-
Narcopolis is a rich, hallucinatory dream of a novel that captures the Bombay of the 1970s in all its compelling squalor. Stretching across three decades, with an interlude in Mao’s China, it portrays a city in collision with itself. With a cast of pimps, pushers, poets, gangsters and eunuchs, it is a journey into a sprawling underworld written in electric and utterly original prose! Completely fascinating, read it!
“The man who would be Queen: Autobiographical Fictions” by Hoshang Merchant @ Rs.250/-
The man who would be Queen is a collection of lyric essays on the self that flaunts itself as autobiographical fiction! Lyrical, erudite, playful and sometimes provocative Hoshang Merchant’s new book is a significant landmark in Indian Writing.
“Krishna Coriolis Series” by Ashok K. Banker
The fantastic adventures of the Hindu God Krishna have entertained and inspired people for millennia and this series sets out to do just that. Playful Cowherd, Mischievous lover, feared demon slayer- the legendary exploits of this super being in human form rival the most rousing fantasy epics! After Slayer of Kamsa (Book 1); Ashok K Banker works his magic again through these second and third books! Read them!
Book 2: Dance of Govinda @ Rs.199/-
Govinda, God-child, redeemer of the World takes on the might of Kamsa in the second of the Krishna Coriolis Series.
Book 3: Flute of Vrindavan @ Rs.199/-
The mischievous God Child weilds the Flute to make Evil dance to his tune in Book 3 of the Krishna Coriolis Series.
“Too Asian, not Asian enough: Fiction from the new Generation” edited by Kavita Bhanot @ Rs.399/-
Here you shall find startlingly diverse and original range of stories; some too Asian, while others not Asian enough. A Frightened traveller wanders the twilit streets of Jerusalem; an argument erupts at a cocaine- fuelled party and a miniaturist unwittingly precipitates the downfall of David Beckham; a jilted lover takes a foodie revenge on his ex- wife and a nosy Grandmother takes spying on her neighbours too far… Here is an anthology of twenty- one stories in which writers such as Gautam Malkani, Nikesh Shukla, Niven Govinden and Bidisha sit alongside thrilling new voices published for the first time!
“Wild Child and other Stories” by Paro Anand @ Rs.150/-
Here is a collection of short stories put together for young teens by Paro Anand. The stories here aim to sensitize and broaden the perspectives of these children who are in the in between stage, to becoming adults. Along the way it leaves them inspired, only to learn and grow!
Other Fiction:
“Death comes to Pemberley” by P.D. James @ Rs.499/- (pgs 310)
Combining a sensitive insight into the happy but threatened marriage of the Darcys and the excitement of a brilliantly crafted detective story Death Comes to Pemberley enshrines psychological and emotional richness of characterization, vivid evocation of place and a credible and superbly structured plot. Recreating the magic of Pride and Prejudice P.D James elegantly fuses her passion for the work of Jane Austen with her talent for writing detective fiction. And the result is extraordinary!
“The Prague Cemetery” by Umberto Eco @ Rs.550/- (Translated by Richard Dixon)
Nineteenth century Europe from Prague to Paris abounds with mysterious plots. There are forgeries, massacres, French criminals, Italian Priests and conspiracies. But what if, behind all these conspiracies both real and imagined, lay just one man? Here is a novel inspired by History and Fiction by Umberto Eco whose first book ‘The Name of the Rose’ was a bestseller.
“The Sea is my Brother: The Lost Novel” by Jack Kerouac @ Rs.699/-
Kerouac began this novel shortly after his first tour in 1942 where he kept a journal detailing the gritty daily routine of Life at Sea and the character traits of his fellow shipmates. After his return to shore, he wove these spontaneous observations into a manuscript which was lost during his Lifetime. Now published in its entirety along with fragments of early stories & letters, ‘The Sea is my Brother’ gives us a unique insight into the young Kerouac and the formation of this Genius. So, here is Jack Kerouac’s first Novel; inspired by his love affair with the Sea.
Biographies/ People/ Places
“Pakistan: A Personal History” by Imran Khan @ Rs.599/- (pgs 389)
Recounting his country’s history through the prism of his own memories, here is a unique insider’s perspective. Commenting on the many subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world, the wars with India in 1965 and 1971, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan, throughout herein we see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but through those of ordinary Pakistanis. Pakistan: a Personal History is also Imran’s personal life history interwoven into the narrative - his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his marriage to Jemima, his current philanthropic and political activities.
“Jerusalem: The Biography” by Simon Sebag Montefiore @ Rs.695/-
‘Simon Sebag Montefiore’ reveals here the ever changing city Jerusalem in its many incarnations, bringing every epoch and character blazingly to life. Jerusalem’s biography is told through the wars, love affairs, the authors’ own family papers and lifetime’s study and the many revelations of the Men and Women- kings, empresses, prophets and poets who created, destroyed, chronicled and believed in it! Read and discover how Jerusalem became ‘Jerusalem’- the only city that exists twice, in heaven and on earth!
“Letters to Friends, Family and Editors” by Franz Kafka (translated by Richard and Clara Winston) @ Rs.299/-
This volume presents Kafka as Son, Brother, Student, Friend, Lover, Writer, Critic and reveals his fascination for life in its entire complex, absurd and tragic manifestations. These letters dated from 1900 onwards follow Kafka’s life from his student years through his experience as an insurance clerk to his final days, exploring his many friendships and confirming his place as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century!
“Inside Steve’s Brain: Business Lessons from Steve Jobs, the Man who Saved Apple” by Leander Kahney @ Rs.399/-
‘Inside Steve’s Brain’ explores the principles that guided Jobs when he launched his killer products, attracted fanatically loyal customers [the way we do ;-)] and managed the World’s most powerful brand. Part biography and part leadership manual, here is a fascinating insight into one of the critical business and cultural figures of our time!
“Gandhi: A Manga Biography” by Kazuki Ebine @ Rs.499/-
The life of a true twentieth-century hero told in a vibrant graphic novel format.
Through his quietly powerful leadership and influential use of nonviolent resistance in India's struggle against the British Raj, Mahatma Gandhi became one of the most revered figures of the modern era. While history has recorded Gandhi's words and deeds, the man himself has been eclipsed by maxims of virtuosity that seem to have little resonance in our everyday lives. In Gandhi, the exciting new manga biography, Kazuki Ebine combines a gripping narrative with stunning illustrations to share Gandhi's inspiring and deeply human story with a whole new generation of readers.
“Deep Focus” – Reflections on Cinema – by Satyajit Ray, (edited by Sandip Ray, Foreword by Shyam Benegal) @ Rs. 450/- Pgs 168
Satyajit Ray’s “Our Films, Their Films” published in 1976 remains the only collection of essays articulating his thoughts of Cinema. Published by the Society for the Preservation of Satyajit Ray Films, Deep Focus brings together His Master’s Voice and some of his most cerebral writings on film. The selection of his essays have been done by his son Sandip Ray in association with his favourite actor, Dhritiman Chaterji, Arup K. De, Deepak Mukherjee, Debasis Mukhopadhyay and some of his writings even predates his film making. A wonderful collection, and is a valuable addition to the worthwhile books on Indian Cinema. Must Buy and Keep. Read and Re-read.
Socio Eco Pol
“Moral Materialism: Sex and masculinity in Modern India” by Joseph S Alter @ Rs.499/-
A strikingly new interpretation of Indian ‘maleness’; this book offers an elegant and inventive perspective on the multiple meanings of Indian masculinity. Through the distinct yet interrelated lenses of Nationalism, Yoga, Wrestling, Male Chastity and the concept of Brahmacharya, Alter examines the moral, material and biological roots of Indian Masculinity in this modern age with immense clarity of thought evident throughout this book!
“The Other Country – Dispatches from the Mofussil” by Mrinal Pande @ Rs.350/- (pgs 210)
The huge divide between Bharat and India troubles most of us as we grapple with the issues, whether it is Retail FDI or Rs. 32/- a day. Not since “Butter Chicken in Ludhiana” (1995) by Pankaj Mishra and “Great Indian Middle Class” by Pavan Varma (1998) has an author attempted seriously to straddle the two worlds. No person is better qualified to do this than Mrinal Pande. Having been deeply involved in editing national newspapers in both Hindi and English, she is the most suitable to tell us both about news as we heard it and the phenomenon of “paid” news from the hinterland. The Other Country is incisive, insightful and deeply compassionate. Through chronicle, anecdote and hard hitting reportage, Mrinal traces the many, ever widening fault lines between Bharat and shining India, the small town and the metropolis.
“My Father Baliah” by Y.B. Satyanarayana @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 211)
An extraordinary story of a Dalit family in southern India. Dr. Y.B Satyanarayana hails from a poor Dalit family. A keen academic, he has been a part of several governing bodies including the executive councils of Kakatiya and Osmania Universities. This social history chronicles the life of a family of the Dalit Madiga community of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh. But it is not just a family chronicle. It is a depiction of the lived experiences of the members of the Madiga community over several decades in different places, settings and situations, making it a unique social history of our times. Relying extensively on oral contributions of members of his family and community, Dr. Y. B. Satyanarayana has given us and future generations a treasure trove of history.
Inspiration
“The Bartenders Guide” @ Rs.395/-
The cocktails of today are made with fresh, high quality ingredients, with the intention of producing sometimes subtle, sometimes startling flavour combinations and this book is happy to help you! ‘The Bartenders Guide’ is informative, educational, entertaining, elegantly designed and holds the key to consuming less but tasting more in our health and lifestyle- conscious world! A must have for any aspiring Bartender and equally useful behind the counter of a top city bar or even your coffee table at home!
“Open the Windows to the World around you” by Sukant Ratnakar @ Rs.299/-
This powerful book on self- empowerment and leadership principles offers a wealth of ideas and techniques for achieving success. ‘Open the Window to the World around you’ will unleash the power of your observations and make you look at the World differently. The Author ‘Sukant Ratnakar’ conveys the fundamental principles of Management and the Art of Living in a lucid manner and eventually relates his experiences to India, and talks about how we can grow and refresh ourselves! Read it and kick start the New Year on a positive note!
“The Maths Handbook: Everyday Maths Made Simple” by Richard Elwes @ Rs.299/-
Fret No more at your inability to do even simple mathematical tasks as ‘The Maths Handbook’ is here. Along with elucidating the language of mathematics the book draws our attention to the Basics of Mathematics like Angles, Algebra, Powers, Fractions, Trigonometry, Triangles etc to name a few and works to change the mind of the ubiquitous person who says- ‘I was never any good at Mathematics’. Come, Brush your math skills!
“The Best Thing About You is YOU!” by Anupam Kher @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 228)
Bollywood Superstar Anupam Kher in a new role for you, speaking from the heart and no written script. Using examples from his own life and based on numerous interactions, his basic simple mantras will help you counteract the negativity and stress that exists in this world. Acquiring a positive outlook and realizing the power within you is easier said than done and Anupam Kher uses soothing insightful guidance with practical advice to help you sail through those difficult times!
Others
“SEAL Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden” by Chuck Pfarrer @ Rs.499/-
SEAL Target Geronimo is the story of the relentless hunt for the terrorist mastermind. After talking to members of the SEAL Team involved in the raid, Pfarrer, a former assault element commander of SEAL Team 6, shares never before revealed details of the historic raid and the men who planned and conducted it in an exclusive boots on the ground account of what happened during each minute of the mission- both inside the building and outside. Here is an explosive story of unparalleled valour, clockwork military precision and deadly accuracy, carried out by one of the most elite fighting forces in the World- the U.S Navy’s SEAL Team 6.
“Understanding Michael Porter” by Joan Magretta @ Rs.795/-
Competitive Advantage. Value Chain. Five Forces. Industry structure. Differentiation. Relative Cost – If you want to understand how companies achieve and sustain competitive success, Michael Porter’s frameworks are the Foundation! But while everyone in Business may know Porter’s name, many managers misunderstand and misuse his concepts. The Essential Michael Porter sets the record straight, providing the first concise, accessible summary of Porter’s revolutionary thinking. Written with Porter’s full Co-operation by Joan Magretta, his former editor at Harvard business Review, this new book delivers fresh, clear examples to illustrate and update Porter’s ideas. An added feature is an original Q & A with Porter himself, which includes answers to Managers’ FAQ’s!
Others:
“The Lives we have Lost: Essays & Opinions on Nepal” by Manjushree Thapa @ Rs.350/-
“Girl Meets Boy” by Ali Smith @ Rs.225/-
“How to Love your Body and get the Body you Love” by Yaana Gupta @ Rs.199/-
“Can Love Happen Twice” by Ravinder Singh @ Rs.125/-
“Being Ethical- Ethics as the Foundation of Business” by S. Manikutty @ Rs.299/-
“The Slap: Whose side are you on?” by Christos Tsiolkas @ Rs.350/-
“The Complete Harry Potter Collection” by J.K. Rowling @ Rs.3299/-
“Postcards from Ladybird: 100 Classic ladybird covers in One Box” @ Rs.599/-
“Demand: Creating What People Love before They Know They Want It” by Adrian J. Slywotzky with Karl Weber @ Rs.299/-
“The Marriage Plot” by Jeffrey Eugenides @ Rs.399/-
“Heart to Heart: Remembering Nainaji” by Vidya Rao @ Rs.199/-
“Sold: Can she ever be Free” by Patricia McCormick @ Rs.245
“Delirious Delhi: Inside India’s Incredible Capital” by Dave Prager @ Rs.399/-
“Bird Songs From Around the World: Featuring Songs of 200 Birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology” by Les Beletsky @ Rs.1295/- (pgs 368)
“The Guitar Chord Composer: A Mix and Match Music Guide to Practicing and Composing Music” by Ernie Jackson @ Rs.495/- (pgs 128)
“Great American Kitchens Collection: Real Solutions from Award Winning Designs” @ Rs.695/- (pgs 288)
“100 Things to Make and Do”@ Rs.395/-
“Developing Intuition: Practical Guidance for Daily Life: Complete book on CD” by Shakti Gawain @ Rs.595/-
“Why Pandas Do Handstands and other Curious truths about Animals” by Augustus Brown @ Rs.450/- (pgs 301)
“History of Art: Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, Design” @ Rs.1295/- (pgs 704)
“The Complete Idiot’s guide to Social Media Marketing” @ Rs. 699/- (pgs 332)
“Offshore – How India got back on the Global Business Map” by Gaurav Rastogi and Basab Pradhan @ Rs. 499/- (pgs 225)
“The World in our Time” A Memoir by Tapan Raychaudhuri @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 365)
“Travelling to Infinity – My Life with Stephen” by Jane Hawking @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 488)
“Tao – The State and the Art” by OSHO @ Rs. 399/- (Pillars of Consciousness series)
“Zen – Its history and teachings and Impact on Humanity” @ Rs. 399/- (Pillars of Consciousness Series)
“Confessions of a Serial Dieter – A weightloss memoir by Kalli Purie @ Rs. 250/- (pgs 225)
“Let me tell you about Quinta” by Savia Viegas @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 254)
Happy Reading, and see you at the Store,
From the team at,
twistntales
Best wishes for a beautiful harvest season and may the festivals of Sankranti/ Pongal fill you with abundance and joy! As the Sun begins its journey, we in twistntales embark on a series of events building up to our tenth anniversary celebrations!
As starters, we have “LOK”, a theatre group from Kolkata performing in twistntales on Sat, 14th Jan. For those of you who attended their show “Dear Ragini” at the same time last year, Soumyajit comes this year with a new offering!
LOK is a national creative arts group for the youth and by the youth. LOK has travelled extensively all over the country (Kolkata, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, Pune, Tuljapur, Raipur) performing severally in these cities in alternative spaces like campuses, bookstores, art galleries, shopping malls, cafes, lawns, parks, streets, amphitheatres thus creating a personal idiom of using spaces for live –act exploration. Soumyajit, founder of LOK specializes in musicals and installation theatre, focuses on “arts for change”.
“LOK” was formed by artistically and creatively inclined students mostly from St.Xaviers College, Jadavpur University, Presidency College, Loreto College and some other premiere schools and colleges of Kolkata. It involves young minds engaged in photography, filmmaking, music, theatre, dance, creative writing, fine arts etc. The aim is to connect the Indian youth on a common platform and facilitate interaction and exchange among them.
LOK is embarking on it's 2nd annual national road trip PROJECT YUVA with its performance “Walking Along" (a solo musical play by Soumyajit Majumdar dedicated to the late Badal Sircar - the pioneer of alternative theatre in India who passed away last year).
WALKING ALONG fuses baul, kirtan, doha - Indian folk music forms and experimentally narrates a contemporary tale of a young dreamer standing against all odds and walking alone, yet walking along. It seeks to inspire all those individuals who want to walk differently in the journey of life and all those who still believe that art can be a voice of dissent, art reach the spirit of everyone, inspire individuals to work together, create visions & heal.
Be there for the event, Sat 14th Jan, at 7pm at twistntales!
And now for our books:
Indian Writing
“The Rivered Earth” by Vikram Seth @ Rs.399/-
‘The Rivered Earth’ is a collection of Four Libretti which Vikram Seth wrote for the composer Alec Roth and Violinist Philippe Honore. The First three were about places- China during the Tang Dynasty, the Salisbury house of the English Poet George Herbert and India. And the fourth was about the elements. Accompanied by the poet’s own calligraphy; here is a work of immense beauty. Read it.
“The Average Indian Male” by Cyrus Broacha @ Rs.199/-
Here’s a riotous account of Indian men from India’s favorite funny man! Cyrus is back. And this time as agony aunt and master critic, he has set out to deconstruct a subject we are all familiar with - the average Indian male/ manush/ purush/ aam aadmi/ or Bunty! Pick up; and laugh!
“The Kashmiri Storyteller” by Ruskin Bond @ Rs.250/-
The oral tradition of storytelling may have just about died out, but the written word is still around. In this brilliantly illustrated collection, Ruskin Bond brings alive unforgettable folk tales from the misty hills of Kashmir that are sure to delight and enchant you. And so the Kashmiri Storyteller lives again, telling his ageless stories!
“Narcopolis” by Jeet Thayil @ Rs. 499/-
Narcopolis is a rich, hallucinatory dream of a novel that captures the Bombay of the 1970s in all its compelling squalor. Stretching across three decades, with an interlude in Mao’s China, it portrays a city in collision with itself. With a cast of pimps, pushers, poets, gangsters and eunuchs, it is a journey into a sprawling underworld written in electric and utterly original prose! Completely fascinating, read it!
“The man who would be Queen: Autobiographical Fictions” by Hoshang Merchant @ Rs.250/-
The man who would be Queen is a collection of lyric essays on the self that flaunts itself as autobiographical fiction! Lyrical, erudite, playful and sometimes provocative Hoshang Merchant’s new book is a significant landmark in Indian Writing.
“Krishna Coriolis Series” by Ashok K. Banker
The fantastic adventures of the Hindu God Krishna have entertained and inspired people for millennia and this series sets out to do just that. Playful Cowherd, Mischievous lover, feared demon slayer- the legendary exploits of this super being in human form rival the most rousing fantasy epics! After Slayer of Kamsa (Book 1); Ashok K Banker works his magic again through these second and third books! Read them!
Book 2: Dance of Govinda @ Rs.199/-
Govinda, God-child, redeemer of the World takes on the might of Kamsa in the second of the Krishna Coriolis Series.
Book 3: Flute of Vrindavan @ Rs.199/-
The mischievous God Child weilds the Flute to make Evil dance to his tune in Book 3 of the Krishna Coriolis Series.
“Too Asian, not Asian enough: Fiction from the new Generation” edited by Kavita Bhanot @ Rs.399/-
Here you shall find startlingly diverse and original range of stories; some too Asian, while others not Asian enough. A Frightened traveller wanders the twilit streets of Jerusalem; an argument erupts at a cocaine- fuelled party and a miniaturist unwittingly precipitates the downfall of David Beckham; a jilted lover takes a foodie revenge on his ex- wife and a nosy Grandmother takes spying on her neighbours too far… Here is an anthology of twenty- one stories in which writers such as Gautam Malkani, Nikesh Shukla, Niven Govinden and Bidisha sit alongside thrilling new voices published for the first time!
“Wild Child and other Stories” by Paro Anand @ Rs.150/-
Here is a collection of short stories put together for young teens by Paro Anand. The stories here aim to sensitize and broaden the perspectives of these children who are in the in between stage, to becoming adults. Along the way it leaves them inspired, only to learn and grow!
Other Fiction:
“Death comes to Pemberley” by P.D. James @ Rs.499/- (pgs 310)
Combining a sensitive insight into the happy but threatened marriage of the Darcys and the excitement of a brilliantly crafted detective story Death Comes to Pemberley enshrines psychological and emotional richness of characterization, vivid evocation of place and a credible and superbly structured plot. Recreating the magic of Pride and Prejudice P.D James elegantly fuses her passion for the work of Jane Austen with her talent for writing detective fiction. And the result is extraordinary!
“The Prague Cemetery” by Umberto Eco @ Rs.550/- (Translated by Richard Dixon)
Nineteenth century Europe from Prague to Paris abounds with mysterious plots. There are forgeries, massacres, French criminals, Italian Priests and conspiracies. But what if, behind all these conspiracies both real and imagined, lay just one man? Here is a novel inspired by History and Fiction by Umberto Eco whose first book ‘The Name of the Rose’ was a bestseller.
“The Sea is my Brother: The Lost Novel” by Jack Kerouac @ Rs.699/-
Kerouac began this novel shortly after his first tour in 1942 where he kept a journal detailing the gritty daily routine of Life at Sea and the character traits of his fellow shipmates. After his return to shore, he wove these spontaneous observations into a manuscript which was lost during his Lifetime. Now published in its entirety along with fragments of early stories & letters, ‘The Sea is my Brother’ gives us a unique insight into the young Kerouac and the formation of this Genius. So, here is Jack Kerouac’s first Novel; inspired by his love affair with the Sea.
Biographies/ People/ Places
“Pakistan: A Personal History” by Imran Khan @ Rs.599/- (pgs 389)
Recounting his country’s history through the prism of his own memories, here is a unique insider’s perspective. Commenting on the many subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world, the wars with India in 1965 and 1971, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks to the current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan, throughout herein we see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but through those of ordinary Pakistanis. Pakistan: a Personal History is also Imran’s personal life history interwoven into the narrative - his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his marriage to Jemima, his current philanthropic and political activities.
“Jerusalem: The Biography” by Simon Sebag Montefiore @ Rs.695/-
‘Simon Sebag Montefiore’ reveals here the ever changing city Jerusalem in its many incarnations, bringing every epoch and character blazingly to life. Jerusalem’s biography is told through the wars, love affairs, the authors’ own family papers and lifetime’s study and the many revelations of the Men and Women- kings, empresses, prophets and poets who created, destroyed, chronicled and believed in it! Read and discover how Jerusalem became ‘Jerusalem’- the only city that exists twice, in heaven and on earth!
“Letters to Friends, Family and Editors” by Franz Kafka (translated by Richard and Clara Winston) @ Rs.299/-
This volume presents Kafka as Son, Brother, Student, Friend, Lover, Writer, Critic and reveals his fascination for life in its entire complex, absurd and tragic manifestations. These letters dated from 1900 onwards follow Kafka’s life from his student years through his experience as an insurance clerk to his final days, exploring his many friendships and confirming his place as one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century!
“Inside Steve’s Brain: Business Lessons from Steve Jobs, the Man who Saved Apple” by Leander Kahney @ Rs.399/-
‘Inside Steve’s Brain’ explores the principles that guided Jobs when he launched his killer products, attracted fanatically loyal customers [the way we do ;-)] and managed the World’s most powerful brand. Part biography and part leadership manual, here is a fascinating insight into one of the critical business and cultural figures of our time!
“Gandhi: A Manga Biography” by Kazuki Ebine @ Rs.499/-
The life of a true twentieth-century hero told in a vibrant graphic novel format.
Through his quietly powerful leadership and influential use of nonviolent resistance in India's struggle against the British Raj, Mahatma Gandhi became one of the most revered figures of the modern era. While history has recorded Gandhi's words and deeds, the man himself has been eclipsed by maxims of virtuosity that seem to have little resonance in our everyday lives. In Gandhi, the exciting new manga biography, Kazuki Ebine combines a gripping narrative with stunning illustrations to share Gandhi's inspiring and deeply human story with a whole new generation of readers.
“Deep Focus” – Reflections on Cinema – by Satyajit Ray, (edited by Sandip Ray, Foreword by Shyam Benegal) @ Rs. 450/- Pgs 168
Satyajit Ray’s “Our Films, Their Films” published in 1976 remains the only collection of essays articulating his thoughts of Cinema. Published by the Society for the Preservation of Satyajit Ray Films, Deep Focus brings together His Master’s Voice and some of his most cerebral writings on film. The selection of his essays have been done by his son Sandip Ray in association with his favourite actor, Dhritiman Chaterji, Arup K. De, Deepak Mukherjee, Debasis Mukhopadhyay and some of his writings even predates his film making. A wonderful collection, and is a valuable addition to the worthwhile books on Indian Cinema. Must Buy and Keep. Read and Re-read.
Socio Eco Pol
“Moral Materialism: Sex and masculinity in Modern India” by Joseph S Alter @ Rs.499/-
A strikingly new interpretation of Indian ‘maleness’; this book offers an elegant and inventive perspective on the multiple meanings of Indian masculinity. Through the distinct yet interrelated lenses of Nationalism, Yoga, Wrestling, Male Chastity and the concept of Brahmacharya, Alter examines the moral, material and biological roots of Indian Masculinity in this modern age with immense clarity of thought evident throughout this book!
“The Other Country – Dispatches from the Mofussil” by Mrinal Pande @ Rs.350/- (pgs 210)
The huge divide between Bharat and India troubles most of us as we grapple with the issues, whether it is Retail FDI or Rs. 32/- a day. Not since “Butter Chicken in Ludhiana” (1995) by Pankaj Mishra and “Great Indian Middle Class” by Pavan Varma (1998) has an author attempted seriously to straddle the two worlds. No person is better qualified to do this than Mrinal Pande. Having been deeply involved in editing national newspapers in both Hindi and English, she is the most suitable to tell us both about news as we heard it and the phenomenon of “paid” news from the hinterland. The Other Country is incisive, insightful and deeply compassionate. Through chronicle, anecdote and hard hitting reportage, Mrinal traces the many, ever widening fault lines between Bharat and shining India, the small town and the metropolis.
“My Father Baliah” by Y.B. Satyanarayana @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 211)
An extraordinary story of a Dalit family in southern India. Dr. Y.B Satyanarayana hails from a poor Dalit family. A keen academic, he has been a part of several governing bodies including the executive councils of Kakatiya and Osmania Universities. This social history chronicles the life of a family of the Dalit Madiga community of Telangana in Andhra Pradesh. But it is not just a family chronicle. It is a depiction of the lived experiences of the members of the Madiga community over several decades in different places, settings and situations, making it a unique social history of our times. Relying extensively on oral contributions of members of his family and community, Dr. Y. B. Satyanarayana has given us and future generations a treasure trove of history.
Inspiration
“The Bartenders Guide” @ Rs.395/-
The cocktails of today are made with fresh, high quality ingredients, with the intention of producing sometimes subtle, sometimes startling flavour combinations and this book is happy to help you! ‘The Bartenders Guide’ is informative, educational, entertaining, elegantly designed and holds the key to consuming less but tasting more in our health and lifestyle- conscious world! A must have for any aspiring Bartender and equally useful behind the counter of a top city bar or even your coffee table at home!
“Open the Windows to the World around you” by Sukant Ratnakar @ Rs.299/-
This powerful book on self- empowerment and leadership principles offers a wealth of ideas and techniques for achieving success. ‘Open the Window to the World around you’ will unleash the power of your observations and make you look at the World differently. The Author ‘Sukant Ratnakar’ conveys the fundamental principles of Management and the Art of Living in a lucid manner and eventually relates his experiences to India, and talks about how we can grow and refresh ourselves! Read it and kick start the New Year on a positive note!
“The Maths Handbook: Everyday Maths Made Simple” by Richard Elwes @ Rs.299/-
Fret No more at your inability to do even simple mathematical tasks as ‘The Maths Handbook’ is here. Along with elucidating the language of mathematics the book draws our attention to the Basics of Mathematics like Angles, Algebra, Powers, Fractions, Trigonometry, Triangles etc to name a few and works to change the mind of the ubiquitous person who says- ‘I was never any good at Mathematics’. Come, Brush your math skills!
“The Best Thing About You is YOU!” by Anupam Kher @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 228)
Bollywood Superstar Anupam Kher in a new role for you, speaking from the heart and no written script. Using examples from his own life and based on numerous interactions, his basic simple mantras will help you counteract the negativity and stress that exists in this world. Acquiring a positive outlook and realizing the power within you is easier said than done and Anupam Kher uses soothing insightful guidance with practical advice to help you sail through those difficult times!
Others
“SEAL Target Geronimo: The Inside Story of the Mission to Kill Osama Bin Laden” by Chuck Pfarrer @ Rs.499/-
SEAL Target Geronimo is the story of the relentless hunt for the terrorist mastermind. After talking to members of the SEAL Team involved in the raid, Pfarrer, a former assault element commander of SEAL Team 6, shares never before revealed details of the historic raid and the men who planned and conducted it in an exclusive boots on the ground account of what happened during each minute of the mission- both inside the building and outside. Here is an explosive story of unparalleled valour, clockwork military precision and deadly accuracy, carried out by one of the most elite fighting forces in the World- the U.S Navy’s SEAL Team 6.
“Understanding Michael Porter” by Joan Magretta @ Rs.795/-
Competitive Advantage. Value Chain. Five Forces. Industry structure. Differentiation. Relative Cost – If you want to understand how companies achieve and sustain competitive success, Michael Porter’s frameworks are the Foundation! But while everyone in Business may know Porter’s name, many managers misunderstand and misuse his concepts. The Essential Michael Porter sets the record straight, providing the first concise, accessible summary of Porter’s revolutionary thinking. Written with Porter’s full Co-operation by Joan Magretta, his former editor at Harvard business Review, this new book delivers fresh, clear examples to illustrate and update Porter’s ideas. An added feature is an original Q & A with Porter himself, which includes answers to Managers’ FAQ’s!
Others:
“The Lives we have Lost: Essays & Opinions on Nepal” by Manjushree Thapa @ Rs.350/-
“Girl Meets Boy” by Ali Smith @ Rs.225/-
“How to Love your Body and get the Body you Love” by Yaana Gupta @ Rs.199/-
“Can Love Happen Twice” by Ravinder Singh @ Rs.125/-
“Being Ethical- Ethics as the Foundation of Business” by S. Manikutty @ Rs.299/-
“The Slap: Whose side are you on?” by Christos Tsiolkas @ Rs.350/-
“The Complete Harry Potter Collection” by J.K. Rowling @ Rs.3299/-
“Postcards from Ladybird: 100 Classic ladybird covers in One Box” @ Rs.599/-
“Demand: Creating What People Love before They Know They Want It” by Adrian J. Slywotzky with Karl Weber @ Rs.299/-
“The Marriage Plot” by Jeffrey Eugenides @ Rs.399/-
“Heart to Heart: Remembering Nainaji” by Vidya Rao @ Rs.199/-
“Sold: Can she ever be Free” by Patricia McCormick @ Rs.245
“Delirious Delhi: Inside India’s Incredible Capital” by Dave Prager @ Rs.399/-
“Bird Songs From Around the World: Featuring Songs of 200 Birds from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology” by Les Beletsky @ Rs.1295/- (pgs 368)
“The Guitar Chord Composer: A Mix and Match Music Guide to Practicing and Composing Music” by Ernie Jackson @ Rs.495/- (pgs 128)
“Great American Kitchens Collection: Real Solutions from Award Winning Designs” @ Rs.695/- (pgs 288)
“100 Things to Make and Do”@ Rs.395/-
“Developing Intuition: Practical Guidance for Daily Life: Complete book on CD” by Shakti Gawain @ Rs.595/-
“Why Pandas Do Handstands and other Curious truths about Animals” by Augustus Brown @ Rs.450/- (pgs 301)
“History of Art: Architecture, Painting, Sculpture, Graphics, Design” @ Rs.1295/- (pgs 704)
“The Complete Idiot’s guide to Social Media Marketing” @ Rs. 699/- (pgs 332)
“Offshore – How India got back on the Global Business Map” by Gaurav Rastogi and Basab Pradhan @ Rs. 499/- (pgs 225)
“The World in our Time” A Memoir by Tapan Raychaudhuri @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 365)
“Travelling to Infinity – My Life with Stephen” by Jane Hawking @ Rs. 399/- (pgs 488)
“Tao – The State and the Art” by OSHO @ Rs. 399/- (Pillars of Consciousness series)
“Zen – Its history and teachings and Impact on Humanity” @ Rs. 399/- (Pillars of Consciousness Series)
“Confessions of a Serial Dieter – A weightloss memoir by Kalli Purie @ Rs. 250/- (pgs 225)
“Let me tell you about Quinta” by Savia Viegas @ Rs. 299/- (pgs 254)
Happy Reading, and see you at the Store,
From the team at,
twistntales
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