In this candid memoir, Lav Bhargava embarks on a self-reflective journey, sharing heartfelt anecdotes that blend humour with insightful introspection. Rather than a recounting of triumphs or regrets, the narrative focuses on the people and moments that shaped a life well-lived.
The author muses on life’s deeper truths, touching on the subtle workings of karmic destiny and the limitations of human control. With warmth and honesty, the memoir traces the gradual arc towards contentment, highlighting the lessons learnt along the way.
Far from a conventional tale of success, this is a story of personal evolution—embracing flaws, unexpected teachings, and the wisdom that emerges over time. It is a testament to the enduring commitment to authenticity and the peace found in simply being oneself.
At a pivotal moment in his seventies, Lav Bhargava reflects on the many roles he has played—politician, actor, social activist, husband, father—offering an honest self-appraisal shaped by decades of public service and personal growth. This is his memoir.
The thoughts we hold about ourselves reflect in who we see ourselves as and how we allow people to treat us. A change in how we feel often starts with how we think of ourselves.
Change from a self-critic into your biggest cheerleader.
Transform Your Self-Talk is all about changing the narrative you’ve told yourself your entire life, which is probably disempowering and robbing you of the belief you should have in yourself.
Quit self-sabotage and stop your negative thoughts before they happen.
You are what you believe. Learn how to rebuild your self-talk from the ground up:
• The science of self-talk and how it affects your body
• The root causes of negative self-talk and low self-esteem—and what you can do about them
• How cognitive behavioral therapy can help change self-talk
• Techniques for thought replacement and positive scripting
• Everyday self-care practices and exercises
The last love, is like the last hanging threads of hope; at times dearer than life. Can it ever be forgotten?
Eylül, a young lawyer, within the turn of a night moved to Istanbul from Germany, after her mother’s sudden drowning. Her beautiful mother left behind a prestigious law firm; and a daunting legacy.
As life pulls Eylül in tethers, the demands of the law firm highlight her unpreparedness, but she can only obsess over her mother’s unconvincing drowning thanks to an old letter which seems to belong to her mother.
What begins is a complex odyssey as she chases after an Izmirli with one thought: did Izmirli cause her mother’s death?
As Eylül delves deeper into the mysteries of her mother’s past and her love life, it becomes unclear, what is Izmirli? Is her mother’s past and Eylül’s present one of the same, has memory and reality merged into one. Each discovery reveals a bigger and darker hole in a seemingly endless tunnel.
Izmirli is a compelling psychological thriller and romance, and a gripping narrative of personal discovery but also an exploration of the complexities of human relationships.
- Highly gripping psychological thriller
- An engaging read with unpredictable twists and turns
- An intense drama transporting away from reality
- Perfect for reads who enjoy books like The Gone Girl and The Silent Patient
- Perfect read for the weekend nights and a reading group
‘Who is bigger than the King?’
Dawood Ibrahim went undercover after the serial blasts of 12 March 1993 in Mumbai. Nobody knew how he had managed to escape from India while his D Company had proven links to the blasts. Yakub Memon was subsequently executed, resulting in the bloody split of the Mumbai Mafia.
What happened to Dawood Ibrahim then? Where is he now? As these questions began to surround, S. Hussain Zaidi’s riveting investigation led to Karachi, where Dawood is now the Kingmaker. Fiercely protected and valiantly denied by the Pakistani government, he has come to become the protector of the country’s dwindling economy and tumultuous polity. Yet, Dawood Ibrahim remains untouched by either of the governments across the Line of Control.
From the lanes of Dongri to becoming world’s most wanted fugitive and a powerbroker for the Pakistani government, Dawood has come a long way. Thrilling and jaw dropping, From Dubai to Karachi is a much-awaited sequel to Black Friday, uncovering his last thirty years as S. Hussain Zaidi pens a definitive end to the Dawood saga.
Who’s yo’ Granny?
Deepu’s Nani is old and cranky by day . . . and a Ninja by night! Follow their hilarious adventures as they battle mad mummies, zany zombies and the town’s greatest Pug warrior.
Enter the Naniverse!
The box set includes 4 books:
1. Ninja Nani and the Bumbling Burglars
2. Ninja Nani and the Zapped Zombie Kids
3. Ninja Nani and the Mad Mummy Mix-up
4. Ninja Nani and the Freaky Food Festival
Why should you buy this box set?
- A fresh take on superhero adventures with a young boy, a quirky pug with digestive issues, and a grandmother who is not a traditional hero.
- With fun and quirky illustrations sure to delight young readers.
- A humour-filled universe where mummies, demons, and zombies come to life, offering endless excitement.
When Abu disappears one night, Bram Bram Chok comes to live inside Sajad’s heart, making him hop in anger and stomp to its tunes. Does Sajad want him to stay? Can anything make him go away?
Holidays are starting—and that is especially joyful for Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar who hates school. But even the holidays are ruined because his uncle, C.V. Raman, is coming to stay.
Raman Chithappa is a world-renowned scientist, and he likes to talk about himself and about science. He bulldozes the eight kids in the family to participate—with varying degrees of enthusiasm–in a series of adventures and experiments in physics. These disrupt the household, anger the adults, terrify the domestic helps and outrage the neighbours. And for Chandra, they provide a glimpse of a world he finds he might want to be a part of.
Filled with rollicking humour and intense physics, this meticulously researched novel imagines one magical holiday in Madras. The unusual nature of the family—comprising two Nobel laureates, and other science luminaries—leads to some unique and hilarious adventures. Priya Kuriyan’s cheery illustrations capture the riot and rumpus in striking detail.
The Great Minds at Work series looks at the childhoods of people who made history against the backdrop of the times and places they grew up in.
This book provides expert, example-driven guidance on the crash-beating capital cycle approach to investing, successfully deployed by Marathon Asset Management over the past two decades.
We live in an age of serial asset bubbles and spectacular busts. Economists, policymakers, central bankers and most people in the financial world have been blindsided by these busts, while investors have lost trillions. Economists argue that bubbles can only be spotted after they burst and that market moves are unpredictable. Yet Marathon Asset Management, a London-based investment firm managing over $50 billion of assets has developed a relatively simple method for identifying and potentially avoiding them: follow the money, or rather the trail of investment. Bubbles whether they affect a whole economy or merely a single industry, tend to attract a splurge of capital spending. Excessive investment drives down returns and leads inexorably to a bust.
This was the case with both the technology bubble at the turn of the century and the US housing bubble which followed shortly after. More recently, vast sums have been invested in mining and energy. From an investor’s perspective, the trick is to avoid investing in sectors, or markets, where investment spending is unduly elevated and competition is fierce, and to put one’s money to work where capital expenditure is depressed, competitive conditions are more favourable and, as a result, prospective investment returns are higher. Some of Marathon’s most successful investments have come from obscure, sometimes niche operations whose businesses are protected from the destructive forces of the capital cycle. Capital Returns is a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practical implementation of the capital cycle approach to investment. Edited and with an introduction by Edward Chancellor, the book brings together 60 of the most insightful reports written between 2002 and 2014 by Marathon portfolio managers.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Cognitive decline is not your destiny. You can improve your brain function through small steps taken every day.
Heal Your Gut, Save Your Brain by gastroenterologist and health advocate Dr. Partha Nandi highlights the latest research on the gut-brain connection, gives you a clear protocol for maintaining brain health, and slowing or reducing the effects of neurodegenerative diseases as you age. This book details:
THE VITAL GUT-BRAIN CONNECTION
Discover the profound link between your gut and brain, and explore how this connection shapes your emotions, cognitive abilities, and overall mental health.
NUTRITION’S ROLE IN GUT AND BRAIN HEALTH
Unlock the secrets of a diet that nurtures your gut microbiome, paving the way for enhanced brain function, reduced inflammation, and a shield against cognitive decline.
A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF LEAKY GUT SYNDROME
Dive deep into the causes and consequences of leaky gut, or increased intestinal permeability, learning how it can trigger systemic inflammation and affect brain health.
A HOLISTIC APPROACH
Embrace Dr. Nandi’s five pillars of health—nutrition, movement, community, spirituality, and purpose—for a comprehensive strategy that nurtures gut health and, in turn, boosts cognitive function and overall vitality.
THE IMPACT OF THE MICROBIOME ON NEURODEGENERATION
Learn about the critical role of your gut’s microbiome in preventing and battling neurodegenerative diseases like stroke, Alzheimer’s, and Parkinson’s.
A new manga adaptation of Musashi’s legendary BOOK OF FIVE RINGS!
Miyamoto Musashi is the greatest swordsman who ever lived. He is renowned for his fighting prowess and famous for having never having been defeated. Then he mysteriously disappeared at the relatively young age of 29 to meditate and study.
This book tells the fascinating story of Musashi’s return from isolation as he pens his great masterpiece on military tactics, The Book of Five Rings, and begins to train a new generation of Samurai warriors.
The exciting events recounted in this book include:
How and why Musashi wrote The Book of Five Rings, a revolutionary work that has become the most widely-read book on swordsmanship and Samurai strategy ever written The important lessons he provides including the idea of “no mind”, or what we now call “flow”, which involves endless practice emptying your mind of thoughts to move intuitively without thinking
Musashi’s school for young Samurai warriors where students flock to study with the great master and his final days as he passes the torch to a new generation and solidifies his legacy as Japan’s greatest swordsman
Miyamoto Musashi’s Book of Five Rings: The Manga Edition is a beautifully-illustrated look at the life and legacy of Japan’s greatest warrior in graphic novel form.
