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RICHARD OSMAN’S THURSDAY MURDER CLUB 4 BOOKS BOXSET: The Thursday Murder Club, The Man Who Died Twice, The Bullet That Missed and The Last Devil to Die | BESTSELLING SERIES | For Fans of Agatha Christie

* A New York Times Bestselling Series *

* Soon to be a major motion picture from Steven Spielberg *

Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club series is a must-read for anyone who loves a clever mystery with a healthy dose of humor and heart. Follow four unlikely detectives – a group of retirees – as they solve cold cases with sharp minds and plenty of humour. The charm of the series lies in the lovable, eccentric characters and the mix of suspense and comedy that keeps readers hooked from start to finish. With an upcoming TV series adaptation by Steven Spielberg, this series is your perfect next read!

What’s Inside This Box Set?

1. Thursday Murder Club – Meet the original four members as they team up to solve a long-forgotten case in their peaceful retirement village.

2. The Man Who Died Twice – The second installment sees our amateur sleuths dive into a new mystery involving a stolen diamond and a cold-blooded murder.

3. The Bullet That Missed – The third book takes a thrilling turn as the team investigates the elusive mystery of a missing bullet and more.

4. The Last Devil to Die – The fourth book brings the grand conclusion, with the gang facing a dangerous criminal and solving their most intricate case yet.

Why You’ll Love This Collection:

✅ A Must-Read for Mystery Lovers
✅ Perfect for Fans of Cozy Mysteries and Thrillers
✅ Hollywood Bound
✅ Ideal Gift for All Ages
✅ Sharp and Hilarious

The Thursday Murder Club series is more than just a mystery—it’s an unforgettable experience. Get your hands on this boxset today and discover why it’s become a global phenomenon.

ELIF SHAFAK 4 BOOKS BOXSET: The Forty Rules of Love, The Bastard of Istanbul, The Architect’s Apprentice and The Island of Missing Trees | A LITERARY TREASURE!

Discover the Magic of Elif Shafak – A Master Storyteller of Love, History, and Identity
Step into the enchanting world of Elif Shafak with this beautifully curated 4-book boxset, featuring her most beloved and critically acclaimed novels. Blending rich historical detail, lyrical prose, and unforgettable characters, these stories explore love, belonging, memory, and the complexities of East and West.

What’s Inside This Box Set?
1. The Forty Rules of Love – A global bestseller. Follow Ella Rubinstein’s transformative journey as she reads about Rumi and the wandering dervish Shams of Tabriz. A novel within a novel, this is a soul-stirring exploration of Sufism, divine love, and self-discovery.
2. The Bastard of Istanbul – A powerful story of two families—one in Istanbul, one in America—bound by secrets, memory, and the weight of history. A compelling look at identity, heritage, and the Armenian genocide through generations of women.
3. The Architect’s Apprentice – Set in the grandeur of the Ottoman Empire, this is the tale of a young boy who becomes the apprentice to the great architect Sinan. A sweeping, cinematic novel of ambition, artistry, and wonder.
4. The Island of Missing Trees – A beautifully told love story between a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, divided by war but connected through memory, nature, and a fig tree that holds the secrets of the past.

Why You’ll Love This Collection:
🌿 Timeless Themes – Love, faith, history, trauma, and healing told with deep empathy and beauty.
🌍 East Meets West – Explore the cultural crossroads of Istanbul and beyond through Shafak’s unique lens.
📚 Perfect for Book Clubs – Thought-provoking, emotional, and full of discussion-worthy themes.
🎁 A Meaningful Gift – For lovers of literary fiction, historical depth, and lyrical storytelling.

Uncover the beauty and sorrow of human connection across time and borders—this boxset is a literary treasure you’ll return to again and again.

Satvic Revolution Hindi / Satvic Jeevanshaili / सात्विक जीवनशैली

जिन बीमारियों से हम लंबे समय से जूझ रहे हैं। उपचार पर पानी की तरह पैसा बहा रहे हैं, उन्हें दैनिक जीवनचर्या में थोड़ा-सा बदलाव करके ठीक किया जा सकता है। यह सुनने में अवश्य अजीब लग सकता है, लेकिन है बिल्कुल सच। ‘सात्विक जीवनशैली’ में द्वय लेखकों ने इसे स्वयं पर तथा अनेक लोगों पर किए प्रयोग से सिद्ध कर दिखाया है। हमारे सवेरे उठने से लेकर रात में बिस्तर में जाने तक छोटे-छोटे से बदलाव हमारे जीवन में क्रांतिकारी परिवर्तन ला सकते हैं। बहुत ही सरल भाषा में लिखी तथा उदाहरणों के माध्यम से समझाई यह पुस्तक निश्चित ही हर आयु वर्ग के लोगों के लिए लाभकारी सिद्ध होगी। सूर्योदय से पूर्व उठने से लेकर दूध के सेवन, मांसाहारी भोजन तथा सोने के नियमों को लेकर दैनिक जीवन के सात क्रिया-कलापों के बारे में इस पुस्तक में पूरे तथ्यों के साथ ऐसे उदारण प्रस्तुत किए हैं, जो पाठकों की कई जिज्ञासाओं का समाधान करते हैं।

My First Family Stories: Ruskin Bond Boxset (Set of 4) | Illustrated Family Stories with Nature, Relationships, and Life Lessons | Perfect for Bedtime Reading and Gifting

A delightful first collection of favourite family stories from India’s most beloved writer!

Family comes in many forms—sometimes with paws and sometimes with roots in our hearts. This box set features four beloved Ruskin Bond stories filled with warmth and wisdom: a tiger cub finds a home in The Day Grandfather Tickled a Tiger, a boy and his granny embark on an adventurous journey in Getting Granny’s Glasses, little Rakesh encounters nature’s quiet wonders in The Cherry Tree, and The Tree Lover reminds us that trees, like family, are our safe space.

A heart-warming and timeless collection of books that are perfect for sharing and cherishing with our loved ones.

My First Animal Stories: Ruskin Bond Boxset (Set of 4) | Fun, Adventurous Animal-themed Humorous Tales | Perfect for Bedtime Reading and Classroom Storytelling | Ages 7+

A delightful first collection of favourite animal tales from India’s most beloved writer!

Step into the playful world of Ruskin Bond where animals, mischief and unforgettable characters come alive on every page. Have you ever started a zoo at home with a motley crew of pets or met a crocodile who enjoys a cricket match? Have you heard of a white mouse plotting the perfect sweet revenge or a house that is a lively haven for animals?

Meet adorable, fun-loving, furry and feathered friends in My First Animal Stories with Ruskin Bond, a charming collection of the author’s most delightful and humorous tales that are perfect for young readers!

The Day the Chariot Moved

Subroto Bagchi uses his crossover experience from being an acknowledged leader of the Indian information technology (IT) industry to working full-time with the Government of Odisha in the rank of a cabinet minister, on a mission mode, to set up one of the stellar success stories of skill development in India. A bestselling author of several books, Bagchi uses his keen observation and experience to present stories of how the government works, of leadership at the bottom of the pyramid and the nature of transformational change in established systems. Along the way, he shows you the many facets of India that you have perhaps never seen before.

The Day the Chariot Moved is a tribute to people who make permanent change happen in one lifetime. A unique book on the imperatives for institutional leadership that is relevant across sectors, it humanizes the development agenda for policymakers in the government. It makes change agents from the social sector rethink their conventional approach and makes corporate leaders understand the complexities of making large-scale change. The stories in this book, told in a language that grips you, will help you understand the many notions of development.

The Day the Chariot Moved will move you and help you understand the how lives can be transformed at the grassroots.

India in Triangles: The Incredible Story of How India was Mapped and the Himalayas Measured | Explore the History and Science Behind The Great Trigonometrical Survey | Ages 11+

Step into the boots of fearless surveyors as they trek across forests, mountains and monsoons—facing disease, wild animals and gruelling terrain—to chart the subcontinent with astonishing precision.

This was the Great Trigonometrical Survey, an ambitious mission to map India using triangulation—a brilliant method that helped them measure every inch with accuracy. Along the way, they calculated the height of the world’s tallest mountain and revealed the true shape of the earth.

Packed with adventure, ingenuity, mishaps and the unsung heroes of science, this is the epic true story of mathematics, grit and discovery.

The Gallery of Upside-Down Women

Arundhathi Subramaniam’s poems map a wobbling world, trying to find its axis in the season of change. Fabric tear, lands splinter, stances harden, loved ones die, names dissolve. But wandering through these pages are some extraordinary women – women who vault nimbly over borders, walk naked, walk aslant and sometimes upside down. Leaping from the past into global present, these exuberant voices offer tips on how to retain one’s spine through life’s giddiest rollercoaster rides.

Blurring the divide between the mundane and the magical, the historical and the imaginary, they point to a new world that might lie within the folds of the old. A world that requires a new set of skills: how to find the right nicknames, ‘how to gatecrash into the present’, how to ‘go skinny-dipping in the self’. These are songs of bewilderment, insight and startling freedom.

Forgotten Heroes of Indian Science

Upendranath Brahmachari conjured a potent drug to vanquish the spectre of kala-azar, saving millions from the deadly disease. Ram Nath Chopra explored ancient ayurvedic knowledge, extracting a natural compound from sarpagandha to treat seizures and high blood pressure. Azizul Haque and Hem Chandra Bose etched a novel cipher for fingerprints, birthing the science of forensics with their elegant method. Though pilfered by Scotland Yard, it found mention in the intricate plot of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of the Four. Yellapragada Subbarow sculpted five monumental discoveries that reshaped modern medicine, saving countless lives—yet, in a poignant twist of fate, could not save his own.

These stories are not mere chronicles of inventions, but sagas of lives devoted to the pursuit of brilliance. They bring alive the history and sociocultural milieu of the times these men lived in, how they changed the landscape of Indian science and how they proved that the only difference between the ordinary and the great is this: the ordinary think they are great and the great think they are ordinary.

The World of Butterfingers

Chaotic Butterfingers, aka Amar Kishen, and his misadventures return in this second collection of comic stories. From saving bees to catching bank robbers to solving the mystery of a haunted house to pulling off a wildly ambitious history exhibition— Butterfingers does it all!

  • The Heebee Jeebees are set to perform, but can Amar help them find the secret ingredient for their show?
  • A trip to Ooty during Halloween takes a rather unexpected turn with a bank robbery and a haunted house mystery!
  • Disaster strikes when Amar and his friends are tasked with setting up a history exhibition, leaving everyone with a case of the giggles.

So, drop everything and jump into this book . . . it’s no surprise that where there’s Butterfingers, there’s bound to be fun, thrills and, of course, spills.

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