India is a land rich in history, tradition, and folklore. In this illustrated guide, you will find a treasury of folktales and urban legends about the astonishing necrodiversity of ghosts, monsters, and demons found in every corner of the country. \"I was not prepared for how deeply this book captivated me ... Ghosts, Monsters, and Demons of India is exemplary of what a book can be, how it can operate.

\"Both a heartbreaking and heart-warming story, Melody Razak\'s debut transports the reader into the home of a Brahmin family in 1940s Delhi. . . . The character portrayal is so intricate that as the plot twists and turns, you\'ll truly care what happens to them.\"--The Independent (UK)A Millions Most Anticipated Book of 2022 - An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novel of 2022 - A

Stone Barrington must battle a nasty opponent in this latest action-packed thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author. After returning home from a treacherous adventure, Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode. But when he\'s introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance, Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet.

Colorblindness has become an integral part of the national conversation on race in America. Given the assumptions behind this influential metaphor--that being blind to race will lead to racial equality--it\'s curious that, until now, we have not considered if or how the blind see race. Most sighted people assume that the answer is obvious: they don\'t, and are therefore incapable of racial bias--an

From the author of Bunny, which Margaret Atwood hails as \"genius,\" comes a \"wild, and exhilarating\" (Lauren Groff) novel about a theater professor who is convinced staging Shakespeare\'s most maligned play will remedy all that ails her--but at what cost?Miranda Fitch\'s life is a waking nightmare. The accident that ended her burgeoning acting career left her with excruciating chronic back pain,

A wealth of new data have been unearthed in recent years on African economic growth, wages, living standards, and taxes. In The Wealth and Poverty of African States, Morten Jerven shows how these findings transform our understanding of African economic development. He focuses on the central themes and questions that these state records can answer, tracing how African states evolved over time and the

A gripping memoir by one of the twentieth century\'s most celebrated Middle East journalists Eric Rouleau was one of the most celebrated journalists of his generation, a status he owed to his extraordinary career, which began when Hubert Beuve-M ry, director of Le Monde, charged him with covering the Near and Middle East. In 1963, Rouleau was invited by Gamal Abd al-Nasser to interview him in Cairo,

Welcome to Mr. Crafty\'s first ever activity book Here you will be able to catch some characters from the fiction novels such as Marco the villager, Steve, Alex, Xander the Warrior, and the Odd Enderman Ultimately, this book will help your child with the following: - Improve Concentration- Recognition of Color, Shapes etc.- Fine Motor Development- Hand-Eye Coordination- Sense of Personal Accomplishment-

IACP AWARD FINALIST - Indulge your thirst for new ways to enjoy tequila and mezcal with 60+ recipes for agave cocktails from a James Beard Award-nominated author and New York Times spirits writer. From riffs on classics such as the Mezcal Mule and Oaxaca Old-Fashioned to new favorites such as Naked and Famous or Smoke and Ice, discover how to use mezcal and tequila to create cocktails in nearly every

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From a \"born storyteller\" (Seattle Times), this playful and moving bestselling book of essays invites us into the miraculous and transcendent moments of everyday life. When Brian Doyle passed away at the age of sixty after a bout with brain cancer, he left behind a cult-like following of devoted readers who regard his writing as one of the best-kept secrets of the twenty-first century. Doyle writes

Now available in a fully revised and updated second edition, this practical manual is a detailed guide to the Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy programme (Palin PCI) developed at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering (MPC). Palin PCI builds on the principle that parents play a critical role in effective therapy and that understanding and managing stammering is a collaborative journey between

Far from the image of an apolitical, \"clean\" Wehrmacht that persists in popular memory, German soldiers regularly cooperated with organizations like the SS in the abuse and murder of countless individuals during the Second World War. This in-depth study demonstrates that a key factor in the criminalization of the Wehrmacht was the intense political indoctrination imposed on its members. At the instigation

Each book in this series focuses on a type of simple mechanism and examines how it is used to make different toys work. This book examines levers and uses simple language and labeled photographs to explain the scientific principles behind their

Harley Quinn\'s journey gets even more chaotic as she falls in love and embraces her inner Super-Villain in the thrilling second book of the Harley Quinn origin trilogy. \"Allen\'s Harley is a fierce, righteous, brilliant, and preternaturally brave ball of chaos. I loved and feared every single minute with her.\" -Dahlia Adler, author of Cool for the Summer When Harleen Quinzel wakes up in a hospital

In early 1618, Anne Cecil (nee Lake), Lady Roos, accused Frances Cecil, countess of Exeter, of having committed adultery and incest with her husband, the countess\'s step grandson, William Cecil, Lord Roos. The countess had attempted to poison her twice, first with a poisoned enema, and later with a poisoned syrup of roses. With the help of the countess, Lord Roos secretively fled England for Catholic

When Terry Ellis sees Eric Bell in town one day, he\'s puzzled because Eric\'s been dead for 18 months. Hoping to uncover the truth, Terry embarks on an event-filled quest that leads him to encounter a rich and varied cast of characters, each with their own story to tell. Based in and around a small city in the far north of England, Eric Bell explores how, in a community where everyone seems to know

On the development of emoji, from their creation by the legendary Japanese designer to their present-day global ubiquityCreated in 1998 by Shigetaka Kurita (born 1972), a young designer at the Japanese telecom company NTT DOCOMO, emoji act as the body language of online speech. Emoji--taken from the Japanese e for picture and moji for character--bring nuance to our online interactions and are a part

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