Happy Birthday, World!

Happy Birthday, World! PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Red Panda
ISBN: 9789389152128
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Happy Birthday, World!

Happy Birthday, World! PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Red Panda
ISBN: 9789389152128
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Notes From A Small Room

Notes From A Small Room PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184754426
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 126

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‘It’s the simple things in life that keep us from going crazy;’ Ruskin Bond writes in this enchanting collection of essays; a celebration of the uncomplicated pleasures of a life well-lived. In ‘A Good Philosophy’ we learn of Bond’s life philosophy; or the lack of it; and ‘In Search of the Perfect Window’ we join him in meditating on the qualities of a good window and its importance to a room. Whether contemplating the sound of a tropical downpour; on the fragrance of lime trees in the Himalayas or on a year spent with his cat Suzie; Ruskin Bond transports us to a quieter; more elegant world where time moves at a gentle pace. He invites us to revel in the intricacies of life and to poke fun at its absurdities; with insight; wisdom and wit.

Looking for the Rainbow

Looking for the Rainbow PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9386651505
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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‘When we are small we need someone to hold our hand in the dark.’ At age eight, Ruskin escapes his jail-like boarding school in the hills and goes to live with his father in Delhi. His time in the capital is filled with books, visits to the cinema, music, and walks and conversations with his father—a dream life for a curious and wildly imaginative boy, which turns tragic all too soon. For years, Ruskin Bond has regaled and mesmerized readers with his tales. In Looking for the Rainbow, Bond travels to his past, recalling his favourite adventures (and misadventures) with extraordinary charm, sprinklings of wit, a pinch of poignance and not a trace of bitterness. What you’re holding, dear reader, is a classic in the making.

How to Be a Writer

How to Be a Writer PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9353579384
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 93

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Writing for me is the simplest and greatest pleasure in the world. How to be a Writer is peppered with nuggets of practical advice for every person who is aspiring to write and be published, all told in Ruskin Bond's characteristic understated, tongue-in-cheek, humorous style. So, what is it that a person requires the most to become a writer? A love of books, of language, of life, an observant eye and a good memory along with enthusiasm, optimism and persistence. This book is an exclusive glimpse into the writing credo of Ruskin Bond, an author who has had an incredibly successful writing career spanning over seventy years.

Cestus of Aglaia

Cestus of Aglaia PDF Author: John Ruskin
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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The Room on the Roof

The Room on the Roof PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin Books India
ISBN: 0143332309
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120

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The Cherry Tree

The Cherry Tree PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 8184757093
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Rakesh plants a cherry seedling in his garden and watches it grow. As seasons go by, the small tree survives heavy monsoon showers, a hungry goat that eats most of the leaves and a grass cutter who splits it into two with one sweep. At last, on his ninth birthday, Rakesh is rewarded with a miraculous sight—the first pink blossoms of his precious cherry tree! This beautifully illustrated edition brings alive the magical charm of one of Ruskin Bond’s most unforgettable tales.

The Four Humors

The Four Humors PDF Author: Mina Seckin
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1646221605
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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This wry and visceral debut novel follows a young Turkish-American woman who, rather than grieving her father's untimely death, seeks treatment for a stubborn headache and grows obsessed with a centuries-old theory of medicine. "[A] humane and refreshingly astringent novel." —Lauren LeBlanc, The New York Times Book Review Twenty-year-old Sibel thought she had concrete plans for the summer. She would care for her grandmother in Istanbul, visit her father’s grave, and study for the MCAT. Instead, she finds herself watching Turkish soap operas and self-diagnosing her own possible chronic illness with the four humors theory of ancient medicine. Also on Sibel’s mind: her blond American boyfriend who accompanies her to Turkey; her energetic but distraught younger sister; and her devoted grandmother, who, Sibel comes to learn, carries a harrowing secret. Delving into her family’s history, the narrative weaves through periods of political unrest in Turkey, from military coups to the Gezi Park protests. Told with pathos and humor, Sibel’s search for strange and unusual cures is disrupted as she begins to see how she might heal herself through the care of others, including her own family and its long-fractured relationships.

Hop On

Hop On PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789389958485
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 64

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Description A little boy goes riding on a boat. He has been told many fearful stories of sea monsters and strange sea creatures. But what really happens on the boat? Then he is taken high up, far above the land in a tiny plane. The pilot loves to take his plane up and down, diving and swooping. Is that fun? On a train, the boy goes slowly up a hill, amidst piles of snow, through an amazing winterland. But this is no ordinary train, for it is taking a whole load of schoolboys to their boarding school. Can such a train ride really be exciting? Find out in this set of stories where a young Ruskin Bond travels by train, plane and boat, and tells us all the marvellous adventures from his childhood days. Charmingly illustrated, written in simple language that will delight younger readers, Hop On is the perfect introduction to the wonderful world of Ruskin Bond's stories.

Death under the Deodars

Death under the Deodars PDF Author: Ruskin Bond
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 938599039X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 88

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‘Colonel Bakshi burst in, looking very agitated. “Something’s happened to Mrs Basu,” he said. “She’s lying outside in a fl ower bed. I think she’s dead . . .”’ In this marvellous collection of thrilling new stories set in the Mussoorie of a bygone era, Ruskin Bond recounts the deliciously sinister cases of a murdered priest, an adulterous couple, a man who is born evil, and a body in the box-bed, not to forget the strange happenings involving arsenic in the post, strychnine in the cognac, a mysterious black dog, and the Daryaganj strangler. As the elderly Miss Ripley-Bean, her Tibetan terrier, Fluff, the hotel pianist, Mr Lobo, and the owner of the Royal, Nandu, mull over these curious incidents, the reader will be enthralled and delighted—until the very end.