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January 2016

Pentagon releases new title

Pentagon Press recently released their latest title Through Orphaned Eyes in New Delhi. The book was released by General G D Singh and General Ata Hasnain, who also spoke on their own experiences. Gen Hasnain, said that the book drew strong…

JACK MA

Founder and CEO of the Alibaba Group Author: Chen Wei; Publisher: Pigeon Books (An imprint of GBD Books)(Pp 246, ISBN 9789384401788, Rs 295) This is an inspiring biographical piece sequentially sketched about the life and works of Jack…

The True Story of The Bilderberg Group

Author: Daniel Estulin; Publisher: Pigeon Books (An imprint of GBD Books) ISBN: 9789384401368; Pp: 406; Price: Rs 399 What the ‘world superpowers’ are thinking and planning for their global policies discussed in an absolutely undisclosed…

Truth Behind the Rainbow

Author: Vidhi Singh Vaide Publisher: Laxmi Publications, New Delhi (Pp 114, ISBN: 9789385750243, Rs 295) This book may seem at first – a story of a singular life and of those connected to it, but as it progresses it will reveal itself to be…

KISMETWALI And Other Stories

Author: Reetika Khanna Nijhawan Publisher: Om Books International (Pp 313, ISBN 978-93-85031-72-4, Rs 295) KISMETWALI And Other Stories are told from the perspectives of people often left unheard. The characters are real to life and easily…

KUMBH MELA Mapping the Ephemeral MEGACITY

Editors: Rahul Mehrotra and Felipe Vera Publisher: Niyogi Books (Pp 450, ISBN 978-93-85285-07-3, Rs 1995) Allahabad is an ancient city of India, considered holy because it is built on the confluence (Sangam) of the rivers Ganga, Jamuna and…

What is happening to the eBook?

That’s the question every publisher seems to ask? Here, Vivek Mehra, managing director & CEO, SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd, shares his views on the same. When books were first digitised, the world thought printing would die. It was…

Taking ‘desi khaana’ to Japan

For nearly three decades, she’s been associated with Indian cuisine and cooking. Meet Kaoru Katori, a Japanese writer and cooking instructor, who has been trying to help Japanese know more about Indian cuisine through her books. Kaoru…

New concept a success @Frankfurt Book Fair 2015

The most political, but also the most youthful book fair in years, the new concept has been successful at the 67th Frankfurt Book Fair 2015, which was held from October 14-18, 2015. The visitor numbers increased marginally by two percent…