Author: Rajmohan Gandhi
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520255708
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 762
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The author, the grandson of Mohandas Gandhi, describes the life of the Indian leader as well as the history of India during Gandhi's time.
Author: Ramchandra Guha
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9351183165
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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Compelling, incisive and wonderfully readable. Whether writing about politics or culture, whether profiling individuals or analyzing a social trend, Ramachandra Guha displays a masterly touch, confirming his standing as India’s most admired historian and public intellectual.
Author: Stanley A. Wolpert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780195678598
Category : Statesmen
Languages : en
Pages : 421
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This Is The First Scholarly Biography Of One Of The Most Important Political Figure Of The Modern World.
Author: Jon Dorenbos
Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 1982101253
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
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“Jon Dorenbos is a magical person. Life Is Magic shows how we can all choose happiness in the face of overwhelming odds.” —Ellen DeGeneres An extraordinary and empowering story of resilience, forgiveness, and living a life of purpose in the face of unfathomable obstacles. You may know him as an NFL All-Pro or as a world-class magician who made the finals of America’s Got Talent, but Jon Dorenbos says that what he does is not who he is. He is someone who coached himself, at the most tender of ages, to turn tragedy to triumph. One morning in August 1992, when Jon was twelve years old and living a seemingly idyllic childhood in suburban Seattle, he woke up for baseball camp. His dad waved goodbye. Later that day, Jon heard the news: his father had murdered his mother in the family’s three-car garage. In an instant, his life had shattered. He’d essentially been orphaned. Thrust into foster care while his father stood trial for murder, Jon struggled. Left to himself, he discovered an unlikely escape performing magic tricks. If you found a way to alter your reality, after your dad—your hero—killed your mom, wouldn’t you cling to it too? Then came football, which provided a release for all of his pent-up anger. Together, magic and football saved him, leading to fourteen NFL seasons on the gridiron and raucous sleight of hand performances to packed houses across the globe. In 2017, he was diagnosed with a life-threatening heart condition leaving him with a choice. To either break down or—as he’d by now long taught himself—bounce back. “Life Is Magic shows how we can all choose happiness in the face of overwhelming odds” (Ellen DeGeneres) and provides a roadmap for overcoming even the darkest of times. Jon’s story is poignant and powerful, told by a charismatic and optimistic man who has overcome life-or-death challenges with grace, persistence, a childlike sense of wonder…and jaw-dropping card tricks.
Author: Narottam Gaan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Author: A. M. A. Muhith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 524
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Chiefly documents.
Author: Jisha Menon
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107000106
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 273
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Jisha Menon's book explores the mimetic relationships between history and political performance and between India and Pakistan.
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Category : Socialism
Languages : en
Pages : 818
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Author: Madhusree Mukerjee
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 935305009X
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 371
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Winston Churchill has been venerated as a resolute statesman and one of the great political minds of the last century. But, as Madhusree Mukerjee reveals in this groundbreaking historical investigation, his deep-seated bias against Indians precipitated one of the world's greatest man-made disasters -- the Bengal Famine of 1943 -- resulting in the deaths of over four million Indians. Combining meticulous research with a vivid narrative, Churchill's Secret War places this overlooked tragedy into the larger context of World War II, India's freedom struggle and Churchill's legacy.
Author: Katherine Mayo
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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