They Laughed at Galileo
By: Albert Jack
Pages: 251
Publisher: Hachette
Price: Rs 399
From the wireless to the computer, and from hula hoops to interplanetary travel, inventions and discoveries have changed our lives in ways that would have astounded our ancestors. Each of them was developed by visionaries who dreamt of the impossible, but who were opposed by experts who declared “It can’t be done.”
Delhi: Unknown Tales of a City
By: R V Smith
Pages: 224
Publisher: Roli
Price: Rs 295
Among the capital’s most ardent lovers, RV Smith travels across Delhi examining the big and small curiosities seamlessly juxtaposing the past with the present. This anthology features short essays on the Indian sultanate, its fall after the British Raj and its resurrection to become the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Winning Instinct: Decoding the Power Within
By: Virender Kapoor
Pages: 260
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Price: Rs 299
Winning Instinct: Decoding the Power Within is a book that intutively connects your sun sign to your emotional quotient for effective transformation. Passion, purpose, potential, perseverance are the qualities required to make great achievers and leaders.
The Wright Brothers: The Dramatic Story-Behind-the-Story
By: David McCullough
Pages: 336
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Price: Rs 699
Two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, David McCullough draws on the immense riches of the Wright Papers, including private diaries, notebooks, scrapbooks and letters to tell the human side of the Wright Brothers’ story.
Indian Kitchen: Secrets of Indian Home Cooking
By: Maunika Gowardhan
Pages: 256
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Price: Rs 999
Growing up in Mumbai, Maunika Gowardhan learned the secrets of home cooking, Indian-style. Now living in the UK, she is often asked, “What do Indians cook on a day-to-day basis?” The answer is in chapters of this book.