Half - Lion
Half - Lion

Author: Vinay Sitapati

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2016-06-27

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 9386057727

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When P.V. Narasimha Rao became the unlikely prime minister of India in 1991, he inherited a nation adrift, violent insurgencies, and economic crisis. Despite being unloved by his people, mistrusted by his party, and ruling under the shadow of 10 Janpath, Rao transformed the economy and ushered India into the global arena. With exclusive access to Rao’s never-before-seen personal papers and diaries, this definitive biography provides new revelations on the Indian economy, nuclear programme, foreign policy and the Babri Masjid. Tracing his early life from a small town in Telangana through his years in power, and finally, his humiliation in retirement, it never loses sight of the inner man, his difficult childhood, his corruption and love affairs, and his lingering loneliness. Meticulously researched and brutally honest, this landmark political biography is a must-read for anyone interested in knowing about the man responsible for transforming India.

How to Hide a Lion
How to Hide a Lion

Author: Helen Stephens

Publisher: Scholastic UK

Published: 2014-10-03

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1407156306

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How does a very small girl hide a very large lion? It's not easy, but Iris has to do her best, because mums and dads can be funny about having a lion in the house. Luckily, there are lots of good places to hide a lion - behind the shower curtain, in your bed, and even up a tree. A funny, heart-warming story about a very special friendship.

Renato and the Lion
Renato and the Lion

Author: Barbara DiLorenzo

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2017-06-20

Total Pages: 23

ISBN-13: 0698405080

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The touching, magical story of a boy in a war-torn country and the stone lion that rescues him. Renato loves his home in Florence, Italy. He loves playing with his friends in the Piazza della Signoria. He loves walking home by the beautiful buildings and fountains with his father in the evenings. And he especially loves the stone lion who seems to smile at him from a pedestal in the piazza. The lion makes him feel safe. But one day his father tells him that their family must leave. Their country is at war, and they will be safer in America. Renato can only think of his lion. Who will keep him safe? With luminous watercolor paintings, Barbara DiLorenzo captures the beauty of Florence in this heartwarming and ultimately magical picture book.

Half a Lion
Half a Lion

Author: Palle E.K Oswald

Publisher:

Published: 2022-01-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781737799917

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Half a Lion, the first in a new epic fantasy trilogy, follows the tale of three siblings - the warrior, the worker and the accursed - as they struggle for survival, embrace forbidden magic, and clash for thrones in the shadow of an enemy that threatens to drown their world in blood. Sakhan fights captivity, shamans, and shapeshifters - all while caring for an ailing mother and vowing to win a throne he does not want. Betrayed, hunted and alone, Haikachi dreams of revenge as he puts his trust in the loyalty of sworn enemies. His destiny is a chief - if his allies do not kill him first. Helpless husband to a murdered wife, Neneh is free of expectations. With nothing else to lose, he is at an advantage - but nothing is a double-edged blade. As folklores come alive and dark clouds gather, amid tragedy and victory, honor and betrayal, everyone must gamble for that most elusive of places - survival.

How Loud is a Lion?
How Loud is a Lion?

Author: Clare Beaton

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13: 9781846860003

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Different animals of the jungle are presented through descriptive adjectives and repeating text.

Jugalbandi
Jugalbandi

Author: Vinay Sitapati

Publisher: Penguin/Viking

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780670091072

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Narendra Modi has been a hundred years in the making. Vinay Sitapati's Jugalbandi provides this backstory to his current dominance in Indian politics. It begins with the creation of Hindu nationalism as a response to British-induced elections in the 1920s, moves on to the formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 1980, and ends with its first national government, from 1998 to 2004. And it follows this journey through the entangled lives of its founding jugalbandi: Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani. Over their six-decade-long relationship, Vajpayee and Advani worked as a team despite differences in personality and beliefs. What kept them together was fraternal love and professional synergy, of course, but also, above all, an ideology that stressed on unity. Their partnership explains what the BJP before Modi was, and why it won. In supporting roles are a cast of characters-from the warden's wife who made room for Vajpayee in her family to the billionaire grandson of Pakistan's founder who happened to be a major early funder of the BJP. Based on private papers, party documents, newspapers and over two hundred interviews, this is a must-read for those interested in the ideology that now rules India.

All's Fair In Lion And War
All's Fair In Lion And War

Author: Krystal Shannan

Publisher: KS Publishing

Published: 2021-04-19

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13:

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He’d already had his great love and lost it. So when a twist of fate throws him into a situation with a women who is glowing with the soul call, Saul doesn’t know what to believe. Especially when said woman is being held captive by the very same tribe that murdered his first mate—the Ka’lagh. All bets are off and all Saul’s claws come out. The tribe is under attack. Their secrets. Their lives. Not only do they have to deal with a cruel tyrant leading a band of marauding lions across Denali, they have an entire clan of dragons following behind the lions, threatening chaos and destruction in their wake. The Ka’lagh are stealing females. But the only female Saul is interested in is already mated. And she’s a queen and would never have anything to do with him. Then there’s the problem of her damaged memory and the fact that she can’t remember the last three hundred and sixty-five days of her life on earth. She thinks she’s still on Reylea. Still the queen of La’Tar. All’s Fair In Lion and War is the seventh book in the Soulmate Shifters in Mystery, Alaska series. It’s a full-length, action-packed standalone fantasy paranormal lion-shifter romance story featuring a queen who never gives up and a slightly gruff and stoic alpha male lion from another world with a compulsion to protect and pleasure his second chance at happiness. Happily-ever-after and more guaranteed! Perfect for those readers who love sexy, strong, protective heroes, high action stories, small town vibes, fated mate romances. If you enjoy books by T. S. Joyce, Roxie Ray, Jen L. Grey, Leia Stone, Elizabeth Briggs, and Lana Pecherczyk.

The Man Who Remade India
The Man Who Remade India

Author: Vinay Sitapati

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2018-04-03

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 0190692863

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When P.V. Narasimha Rao became the unlikely prime minister of India in 1991, he inherited economic catastrophe, violent insurgencies and a nation adrift. Yet because he was unloved by his people and mistrusted by his own party-a minority in Parliament and ruling under the shadow of Sonia Gandhi-Rao lacked the mandate to combat these crises. Yet, Rao was not just able to last a full five years as Prime Minister, he reinvented India, at home and abroad. Few world leaders have achieved so much with so little power. With exclusive access to Rao's never-before-seen personal papers as well as over a hundred interviews, Vinay Sitapati's definitive biography tells the story of India's makeover in the 1990s and the story of the Deng Xiaoping-like figure who did it. Assuming power over an ossified, quasi-socialist economy burdened by inefficient industrial behemoths, Rao was instrumental in driving through a broad set of liberalizing economic reforms that transformed India. Rao's career is the ideal window through which to understand how India became a force in the global economy almost overnight. Sitapati traces Rao's life from a village in Telangana through his years in power and-afterward-his humiliation in retirement. Yet the book never loses sight of the inner man-his difficult childhood, his corruptions and love affairs, and his lingering loneliness. Meticulously researched and honestly told, this landmark political biography is a must-read for anyone interested in the man responsible for transforming India.

Lion Hunting & Other Mathematical Pursuits: A Collection of Mathematics, Verse and Stories
Lion Hunting & Other Mathematical Pursuits: A Collection of Mathematics, Verse and Stories

Author: Ralph P. Boas Jr.

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 2020-07-31

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 088385323X

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In the famous paper of 1938, “A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting”, written by Ralph Boas along with Frank Smithies, using the pseudonym H. Pétard, Boas describes sixteen methods for hunting a lion. This marvelous collection of Boas memorabilia contains not only the original article, but also several additional articles, as late as 1985, giving many further methods. But once you are through with lion hunting, you can hunt through the remainder of the book to find numerous gems by and about this remarkable mathematician. Not only will you find his biography of Bourbaki along with a description of his feud with the French mathematician, but also you will find a lucid discussion of the mean value theorem. There are anecdotes Boas told about many famous mathematicians, along with a large collection of his mathematical verses. You will find mathematical articles like a proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra and pedagogical articles giving Boas' views on making mathematics intelligible.

The Scarlet Lion
The Scarlet Lion

Author: Elizabeth Chadwick

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2010-03-01

Total Pages: 578

ISBN-13: 1402247788

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"Everyone who has raved about Elizabeth Chadwick as an author of historical novels is right."—Devourer of Books on The Greatest Knight In another remarkable work of medieval fiction, Elizabeth Chadwick continues the tale of The Greatest Knight, and shares a story of power, chaos, and the price of loyalty. William Marshal's skill with a sword and loyalty to his word have earned him the favor of kings, the lands of a magnate, and the hand of Isabelle de Clare, one of England's wealthiest heiresses. But he is thrust back into the chaos of court when King Richard dies. The vindictive new king clashes with William, claims the Marshal lands for the Crown—and takes two of William's sons hostage. The price of his loyalty to the Crown suddenly seems too high and the very heart of William and Isabelle's family is at stake. Fiercely intelligent and fearing for the man and marriage that light her life, Isabelle plunges with her husband down a rebellious path that will lead William to more power than he ever expected. Brilliantly researched and deeply compelling, Elizabeth Chadwick delivers another masterpiece of medieval historical fiction, with favor, drama, and damaged loyalty that will keep you rapt until the very end. "Elizabeth Chadwick is a gifted novelist and a dedicated researcher; it doesn't get any better than that."—Sharon Kay Penman, New York Times bestselling author More Novels of Elizabeth Chadwick's William Marshal: The Greatest Knight The Scarlet Lion For the King's Favor Templar Silks To Defy a King