20th
December
2006
Over 150 years have passed since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced his inimitable sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, to the world and his popularity has never waned.
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Novels contains the 4 novels— A Study in Scarlet, The Sign of Four, The Hound of the Baskervilles, and The Valley of Fear—annotated by Leslie S. Klinger (a lawyer and a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and one of the foremost Holmes authorities in the world). Klinger manages the difficult feat of appealing both to those new to the world of Sherlockian scholarship and to those who are the preachers there. Ample use of illustrations, some from the novels’ original appearances, adds to the experience and enjoyment.
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20th
November
2006
Over 150 years have passed since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle introduced his inimitable sleuth, Sherlock Holmes, to the world and his popularity has never waned. This book contains all the 56 stories written about Sherlock Holmes, both before and after the creator’s attempt to dispatch him in print.
The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Short Stories contains the 56 short stories annotated by Leslie S. Klinger (a lawyer and a member of the Baker Street Irregulars and one of the foremost Holmes authorities in the world). Thousands of annotations covering each and every aspect of the story appear alongside each story. These annotations, pictures, photographs, and historical perspectives will enrich and enthrall you irrespective of whether you are reading it the first time or hundredth time.
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22nd
March
2006
How Opal Mehta Got Kissed Got Wild And Got A Life is a really hilarious, witty, fast-paced, well-written yet thought provoking maiden novel by 18 year old Harvard student Kaavya Viswanathan.
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29th
October
2005
ON@CC is the second novel by the ‘Five Point Someone’ fame Chetan Bhagat. It is about the life and work of six people working in a call center in Gurgaon. The story starts at 8.32PM and ends in the early morning next day (less than 12 hours!). The book captures the various issues, fears, frustrations, ambitions and objectives of the call center employees. It also reveals the indignation and condescending treatment that they have to face every night from their customers living on the other side of the globe.
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