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Author: Balaji Venkataramanan
Publisher: Duckbill Books And Publications
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9789383331000
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Fast-Track Bullies delves into the life of a boy growing up in modern India, with all its pressures and expectations. The author manages to turn it into a beautiful work, mixed with some hilarity and a lot of maturity. 

Author: Marisha Pessl
Publisher: Random House
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9781400067886
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Night Film is a surreal experience that takes the reader through countless twists and turns. Combining the elements of mystery, drama and suspense, it is a great read for fans of these genres. 

Author: Gillian Flynn
Publisher: Weidenfield & Nicolson
Year: 2012
ISBN: 9780297859383
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An estranged couple is trying hard to make their marriage work and just then, the wife goes missing leaving behind incriminating evidences against the husband. Will they be able to save her?

Author: Umberto Eco
Publisher: Vintage Books
Year: 2010
ISBN: 9780547577531
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The Prague Cemetery is Italian writer Umberto Eco’s sixth novel, translated into English by Richard Dixon. It revolves around the darkest (true) events and conspiracies of the 19th century and is considered to be a re-narration of The Protocols Of The Elders Of Zion.

Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik is a writer, Chief Belief Officer, public speaker, story consultant and many other things. His primary interest is mythology, which he has been studying for 17 years now. He draws parallels between well-known story characters and modern management approaches in his books and talks. Here, we follow up on our previous conversation with him; there’s his USA tour, his most recent book, and more!

Author: Supriya Dravid
Publisher: Random House India
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9788184002034
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A fictional memoir dipped in intoxication, A Cool, Dark Place is an attempt to understand people curtained with layers and layers of secrets. The novel explores the dystopian relationship of Zef’s mother and the imaginatively composed character of Don, her grandfather.

Author: Ramachandra Guha
Publisher: Penguin
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9780670083879
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Gandhi before India is a biographical work on M.K. Gandhi. It weaves the story of his life, starting with his time in South Africa and leading on to his involvement in Indian politics. It depicts Gandhi as a lawyer, freedom fighter, philosopher, father and human being, and in vivid detail. 

Author: Paddy Rangappa
Publisher: Random House India
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9788184004335
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Been There Bungled That written by Paddy Rangappa is a story about Jagannath Srinivasan, who is fondly referred to as Jags. Jags is a caricature; we know many like him who set out to conquer the world, feeling superior with degrees from IIT and IIM rolled under their arms.

Author: John Grisham
Publisher: Hodder
Year: 2013
ISBN: 9781444779554
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Shobha Bondre is a famous writer and novelist who has won many awards for her contributions to Marathi literature. Some of her best-selling novels are Uncha Uncha Zoka, Not Only Potels, Sonachya Killa etc. Some of her novels have also been translated into Hindi, English and Gujarati. Her novel 'Saata Samudrapar' received Maharashtra's Best Novel Award in 1997.

Apart from writing novels she also writes columns, articles and short stories in journals such as the Maharashtra Times, Lokprabha, Loksatta etc. She is also very popular thanks to the dialogues she has scripted in many Marathi serials like Abhalmaya, Manasi, Ardhangini and Oon Paaus.