Author: Subhadra Sen Gupta
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 818475678X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Was king Ashoka fond of chewing paan? Mulligatawny was a soup, but what was pish-pash? Did they design jewellery in Harappa? Who played pachisi, chaupar and lam turki? Find the answers to all these weird, impossible question in this fascinating book about how people lived in the past. Go time travelling through the alleys of history and take a tour through the various ages—from Harappa to the Mauryan, Mughal to the British. Through short snapshots and wacky trivia, this book gives you a glimpse into the vibrant culture of India, as you learn about the life and times of kings, queens, viceroys and even ordinary children! Spend a day with Urpi as she tries selling pottery in exchange for a few beads at Mohen-jo-daro; step back into King Ashoka’s kingdom where Madhura prepares to be a warrior; watch Adil harbour hopes of becoming a khansama in British India.
Let's Go Time Travelling
Author: Subhadra Sen Gupta
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 818475678X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Was king Ashoka fond of chewing paan? Mulligatawny was a soup, but what was pish-pash? Did they design jewellery in Harappa? Who played pachisi, chaupar and lam turki? Find the answers to all these weird, impossible question in this fascinating book about how people lived in the past. Go time travelling through the alleys of history and take a tour through the various ages—from Harappa to the Mauryan, Mughal to the British. Through short snapshots and wacky trivia, this book gives you a glimpse into the vibrant culture of India, as you learn about the life and times of kings, queens, viceroys and even ordinary children! Spend a day with Urpi as she tries selling pottery in exchange for a few beads at Mohen-jo-daro; step back into King Ashoka’s kingdom where Madhura prepares to be a warrior; watch Adil harbour hopes of becoming a khansama in British India.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 818475678X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 141
Book Description
Was king Ashoka fond of chewing paan? Mulligatawny was a soup, but what was pish-pash? Did they design jewellery in Harappa? Who played pachisi, chaupar and lam turki? Find the answers to all these weird, impossible question in this fascinating book about how people lived in the past. Go time travelling through the alleys of history and take a tour through the various ages—from Harappa to the Mauryan, Mughal to the British. Through short snapshots and wacky trivia, this book gives you a glimpse into the vibrant culture of India, as you learn about the life and times of kings, queens, viceroys and even ordinary children! Spend a day with Urpi as she tries selling pottery in exchange for a few beads at Mohen-jo-daro; step back into King Ashoka’s kingdom where Madhura prepares to be a warrior; watch Adil harbour hopes of becoming a khansama in British India.
India Through the Ages
Author: Bharat Bhushan Gupta
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
India Through the Ages is a book that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey, exploring a fascinating country. The book brings alive India’s growth from an ancient to a modern, strong democracy in a vivid and detailed manner. It introduces readers to a panoramic view of her history and civilisation. It presents the saga of her sages and scientists, warriors and vagabonds, poets and philosophers, who at various periods in time scripted the destiny of the Indian subcontinent.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
India Through the Ages is a book that takes the reader on an unforgettable journey, exploring a fascinating country. The book brings alive India’s growth from an ancient to a modern, strong democracy in a vivid and detailed manner. It introduces readers to a panoramic view of her history and civilisation. It presents the saga of her sages and scientists, warriors and vagabonds, poets and philosophers, who at various periods in time scripted the destiny of the Indian subcontinent.
Let's Go Time Travelling Again!
Author: Subhadra Sen Gupta
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354920993
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A much-awaited follow-up to the bestselling Let's Go Time Travelling How did Indian mulmuls make it into Cleopatra's wardrobe? Who popularized the Mahabharata in households across the country? Did our ancestors really identify Jupiter and Saturn without even a telescope? Find the answers to these and many other unusual questions about the India of yesterday. Go time travelling through the alleys of history and explore the many occupations that have existed through time-from dancers and playwrights to farmers and doctors. Sift through snapshots of the rich life led by ordinary Indians and discover unexpected titbits about language, food and culture. Told through portraits of children growing up in the villages, towns and courts of our country, this sequel to the award-winning Let's Go Time Travelling is a vivid glimpse into our past.
Publisher: Penguin Random House India Private Limited
ISBN: 9354920993
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
A much-awaited follow-up to the bestselling Let's Go Time Travelling How did Indian mulmuls make it into Cleopatra's wardrobe? Who popularized the Mahabharata in households across the country? Did our ancestors really identify Jupiter and Saturn without even a telescope? Find the answers to these and many other unusual questions about the India of yesterday. Go time travelling through the alleys of history and explore the many occupations that have existed through time-from dancers and playwrights to farmers and doctors. Sift through snapshots of the rich life led by ordinary Indians and discover unexpected titbits about language, food and culture. Told through portraits of children growing up in the villages, towns and courts of our country, this sequel to the award-winning Let's Go Time Travelling is a vivid glimpse into our past.
Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight
Author: Alexandra Fuller
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0375758992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and of her headstrong, unforgettable mother. “This is not a book you read just once, but a tale of terrible beauty to get lost in over and over.”—Newsweek “By turns mischievous and openhearted, earthy and soaring . . . hair-raising, horrific, and thrilling.”—The New Yorker Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight is suffused with Fuller’s endearing ability to find laughter, even when there is little to celebrate. Fuller’s debut is unsentimental and unflinching but always captivating. In wry and sometimes hilarious prose, she stares down disaster and looks back with rage and love at the life of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time. From 1972 to 1990, Alexandra Fuller—known to friends and family as Bobo—grew up on several farms in southern and central Africa. Her father joined up on the side of the white government in the Rhodesian civil war, and was often away fighting against the powerful black guerilla factions. Her mother, in turn, flung herself at their African life and its rugged farm work with the same passion and maniacal energy she brought to everything else. Though she loved her children, she was no hand-holder and had little tolerance for neediness. She nurtured her daughters in other ways: She taught them, by example, to be resilient and self-sufficient, to have strong wills and strong opinions, and to embrace life wholeheartedly, despite and because of difficult circumstances. And she instilled in Bobo, particularly, a love of reading and of storytelling that proved to be her salvation. Alexandra Fuller writes poignantly about a girl becoming a woman and a writer against a backdrop of unrest, not just in her country but in her home. But Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight is more than a survivor’s story. It is the story of one woman’s unbreakable bond with a continent and the people who inhabit it, a portrait lovingly realized and deeply felt. Praise for Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight “Riveting . . . [full of] humor and compassion.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “The incredible story of an incredible childhood.”—The Providence Journal
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0375758992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A worthy heir to Isak Dinesen and Beryl Markham, Alexandra Fuller shares visceral memories of her childhood in Africa, and of her headstrong, unforgettable mother. “This is not a book you read just once, but a tale of terrible beauty to get lost in over and over.”—Newsweek “By turns mischievous and openhearted, earthy and soaring . . . hair-raising, horrific, and thrilling.”—The New Yorker Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight is suffused with Fuller’s endearing ability to find laughter, even when there is little to celebrate. Fuller’s debut is unsentimental and unflinching but always captivating. In wry and sometimes hilarious prose, she stares down disaster and looks back with rage and love at the life of an extraordinary family in an extraordinary time. From 1972 to 1990, Alexandra Fuller—known to friends and family as Bobo—grew up on several farms in southern and central Africa. Her father joined up on the side of the white government in the Rhodesian civil war, and was often away fighting against the powerful black guerilla factions. Her mother, in turn, flung herself at their African life and its rugged farm work with the same passion and maniacal energy she brought to everything else. Though she loved her children, she was no hand-holder and had little tolerance for neediness. She nurtured her daughters in other ways: She taught them, by example, to be resilient and self-sufficient, to have strong wills and strong opinions, and to embrace life wholeheartedly, despite and because of difficult circumstances. And she instilled in Bobo, particularly, a love of reading and of storytelling that proved to be her salvation. Alexandra Fuller writes poignantly about a girl becoming a woman and a writer against a backdrop of unrest, not just in her country but in her home. But Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight is more than a survivor’s story. It is the story of one woman’s unbreakable bond with a continent and the people who inhabit it, a portrait lovingly realized and deeply felt. Praise for Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight “Riveting . . . [full of] humor and compassion.”—O: The Oprah Magazine “The incredible story of an incredible childhood.”—The Providence Journal
The Lost Continent
Author: Bill Bryson
Publisher: Anchor Canada
ISBN: 0385674562
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the movies from his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs, which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Coma, and Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA, a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost: lost to itself because he found it blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.
Publisher: Anchor Canada
ISBN: 0385674562
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to." And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the movies from his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs, which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Coma, and Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA, a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He discovered a continent that was doubly lost: lost to itself because he found it blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
Author: Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488077215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
PREORDER YOUR COPY OF BEFORE WE FORGET KINDNESS, the fifth book in the best-selling and much loved series, NOW! *NOW AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER* *OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD* *AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* If you could go back in time, who would you want to meet? In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time. Over the course of one summer, four customers visit the café in the hopes of making that journey. But time travel isn’t so simple, and there are rules that must be followed. Most important, the trip can last only as long as it takes for the coffee to get cold. Heartwarming, wistful, mysterious and delightfully quirky, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s internationally bestselling novel explores the age-old question: What would you change if you could travel back in time? Meet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating Before the Coffee Gets Cold series: Tales from the Cafe Before Your Memory Fades Before We Say Goodbye And the upcoming BEFORE WE FORGET KINDESS
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 1488077215
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
PREORDER YOUR COPY OF BEFORE WE FORGET KINDNESS, the fifth book in the best-selling and much loved series, NOW! *NOW AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER* *OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD* *AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* If you could go back in time, who would you want to meet? In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. Local legend says that this shop offers something else besides coffee—the chance to travel back in time. Over the course of one summer, four customers visit the café in the hopes of making that journey. But time travel isn’t so simple, and there are rules that must be followed. Most important, the trip can last only as long as it takes for the coffee to get cold. Heartwarming, wistful, mysterious and delightfully quirky, Toshikazu Kawaguchi’s internationally bestselling novel explores the age-old question: What would you change if you could travel back in time? Meet more wonderful characters in the rest of the captivating Before the Coffee Gets Cold series: Tales from the Cafe Before Your Memory Fades Before We Say Goodbye And the upcoming BEFORE WE FORGET KINDESS
Let's Go Time Travelling Again!
Author: Tapas Guha
Publisher: India Puffin
ISBN: 9780143447412
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Publisher: India Puffin
ISBN: 9780143447412
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Let's Time Travel : Zooming Into the Science of Space-time with General Relativity
Author: Chris Ferrie
Publisher: Sourcebooks eXplore
ISBN: 9781492680734
Category : General relativity (Physics)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Red Kangaroo ate too much junk food and now she has a stomachache! Can she go back in time to fix her mistake? Dr. Chris says, "Yes!" All Red Kangaroo needs to understand are the basics of general relativity. Once she masters them, she has the knowledge she needs to make herself feel better! In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has for him about what things are made of and how things work using real-world and practical examples. Young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of the "why" questions they may have"--
Publisher: Sourcebooks eXplore
ISBN: 9781492680734
Category : General relativity (Physics)
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
"Red Kangaroo ate too much junk food and now she has a stomachache! Can she go back in time to fix her mistake? Dr. Chris says, "Yes!" All Red Kangaroo needs to understand are the basics of general relativity. Once she masters them, she has the knowledge she needs to make herself feel better! In this new series, Chris Ferrie answers all the questions Red Kangaroo has for him about what things are made of and how things work using real-world and practical examples. Young readers will have a firm grasp of scientific and mathematical concepts to help answer many of the "why" questions they may have"--
Let's Go New York City
Author: Perseus
Publisher: Let's Go
ISBN: 9781598803105
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Welcome to New York City -- Let’s Go style. We’ve sent our student researchers all over the Big Apple to bring you fresh, exciting coverage of the trendiest neighborhoods, the chicest shopping, the best bars, the most amazing attractions, and the most delicious dining in the city that never sleeps. Our fully-updated coverage includes everything the student traveler could ever want to know about New York City, with hands-on advice on where to stay, what to eat, what not to miss, and how to party in America’s most fast-paced city. Discover the best vantage points of the city’s famous skyline, chow down at 4 a.m. at a 24-hour burger-and-pizza joint, sing along with a musical on Broadway, or simply walk until you drop as you discover a city you’ll never forget with Let’s Go New York City.
Publisher: Let's Go
ISBN: 9781598803105
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Welcome to New York City -- Let’s Go style. We’ve sent our student researchers all over the Big Apple to bring you fresh, exciting coverage of the trendiest neighborhoods, the chicest shopping, the best bars, the most amazing attractions, and the most delicious dining in the city that never sleeps. Our fully-updated coverage includes everything the student traveler could ever want to know about New York City, with hands-on advice on where to stay, what to eat, what not to miss, and how to party in America’s most fast-paced city. Discover the best vantage points of the city’s famous skyline, chow down at 4 a.m. at a 24-hour burger-and-pizza joint, sing along with a musical on Broadway, or simply walk until you drop as you discover a city you’ll never forget with Let’s Go New York City.
Let's Go Europe 2019
Author: Harvard Student Agencies
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781612370538
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
So, you want to go to Europe? But how could you not? There's something awfully romantic about spending midnight in Paris, watching the lights shine on the famed La Seine. There's something special about hearing the growls and grunts of cars on the vias and around the piazzas of Rome. There's something magical about walking on the streets of London in front of Buckingham Palace as the roads close down for the iconic Changing of the Guard. Europe--rich with history, culture, art, and adventure-- is the ultimate destination for any backpacker from any background. For all the hullabaloo around this small piece of land attached to Asia, the fairytale-like legends that you hear from old men in the park, friends, and parents are, for most part, true stories. Well, maybe all except for that one time Uncle Marty claimed he found an old manuscript of Ulysses on a Dublin pub crawl. Pub crawls and pretentious reading material aside, Europe awaits you. Paraglide in the mountains of Gimmelwald, shimmy your way into the most exclusive clubs of Berlin, or scuba dive between two tectonic plates in Iceland. When in Dubrovnik, find love on Lokrum Island and, in Athens, find your Adonis or Aphrodite. Get blown away by the beat of the Pamplona's Running of the Bulls and cheer on European sports teams in Munich's beer gardens. Europe has been, and will continue to be, the starting point for the adventures of students all around the world. Join the company of your fellow wanderlust-stricken adventure seekers and set your trip apart from the rest. Ready, set, Let's Go!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781612370538
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
So, you want to go to Europe? But how could you not? There's something awfully romantic about spending midnight in Paris, watching the lights shine on the famed La Seine. There's something special about hearing the growls and grunts of cars on the vias and around the piazzas of Rome. There's something magical about walking on the streets of London in front of Buckingham Palace as the roads close down for the iconic Changing of the Guard. Europe--rich with history, culture, art, and adventure-- is the ultimate destination for any backpacker from any background. For all the hullabaloo around this small piece of land attached to Asia, the fairytale-like legends that you hear from old men in the park, friends, and parents are, for most part, true stories. Well, maybe all except for that one time Uncle Marty claimed he found an old manuscript of Ulysses on a Dublin pub crawl. Pub crawls and pretentious reading material aside, Europe awaits you. Paraglide in the mountains of Gimmelwald, shimmy your way into the most exclusive clubs of Berlin, or scuba dive between two tectonic plates in Iceland. When in Dubrovnik, find love on Lokrum Island and, in Athens, find your Adonis or Aphrodite. Get blown away by the beat of the Pamplona's Running of the Bulls and cheer on European sports teams in Munich's beer gardens. Europe has been, and will continue to be, the starting point for the adventures of students all around the world. Join the company of your fellow wanderlust-stricken adventure seekers and set your trip apart from the rest. Ready, set, Let's Go!