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Author: Shahzad Rizvi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-03
Total Pages: 75
ISBN-13: 1300767642
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA cobra who can foretell the future unites an orphan boy with a princess. A boy who yearns to fly has his wish granted in a most astonishing way. A crocodile helps save a drowning village. Five magical tales of India and enchantment, illustrated with vivid watercolors by artist Laurie McLaughlin Ward.
Author: Shahzad Rizvi
Publisher:
Published: 2011-05-01
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781604818819
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFive fairy tales of India for children. A boy who dreamed of flying gets his wish in a most astonishing way. A child lost in an earthquake turns up in a jungle Eden. When a boy befriends a crocodile, the two overcome their neighbors' dread with an act of heroism. An orphan boy weds a princess with the help of a snake goddess. A talking dog guides his starving master to wealth and fame. Illustrated with watercolors by Laurie McLaughlin Ward.
Author: Shahzad Rizvi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-02
Total Pages: 94
ISBN-13: 130069579X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis lively collection of short stories, some set in India and some in contemporary America, explores love, loss, and the muddle between the two. In the title story, a student falls in love with his mysterious neighbor, who would be perfect... if she weren't dead. In "Rage," an actor discovers a wrenching truth about the boy he has killed in anger. And in "Break-up," a husband draws the wrong conclusion from his wife's emotional withdrawal.
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Publisher: Katha
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 36
ISBN-13: 9788189934750
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Shahzad Rizvi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-01-30
Total Pages: 142
ISBN-13: 130068996X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen a Mafia princess is found dead in her dorm, her roommate Sabby, the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, is arrested for murder. Both girls were rivals for the love of the same handsome classmate. And why is Sabby so fascinated with poisons? As the action moves from Pakistan to Sicily to Hollywood, international vendettas, double-crosses, and surprises abound, involving everyone from academics to Mafia molls to the President of the United States.
Author: Shahzad Rizvi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-01-30
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 1300690399
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRashida, an Indian Muslim woman with a questing spirit, falls in love with an author whose work she admires, though she's never laid eyes on him. She refuses other suitors, to the horror of her large, loving family. After years of political turmoil have convulsed India, with the author's fate unknown, he suddenly appears at her door. Rashida marries him at last, and sees him for the first time on their wedding night. His ugliness, slovenly habits, vanity--and finally, treachery--throw her emotions and her family's life into chaos. She begins a scandalous affair with a handsome teacher, defying her culture and destroying her family's honor. Rashida's story unfolds against a sweeping panorama of Indian history and culture, and a vivid, sensuous portrait of a changing India.
Author: Sophia Gholz
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 2019-03-15
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 1534138420
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs a boy, Jadav Payeng was distressed by the destruction deforestation and erosion was causing on his island home in India's Brahmaputra River. So he began planting trees. What began as a small thicket of bamboo, grew over the years into 1,300 acre forest filled with native plants and animals. The Boy Who Grew a Forest tells the inspiring true story of Payeng--and reminds us all of the difference a single person with a big idea can make.
Author: Shahzad Rizvi
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-01-31
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 1300691530
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTwo small-town girls, lifelong friends, make it to the the top in Washington, DC in very different ways. Gentle, conscientious Minnie finds love, while scheming, ambitious Maxie's relentless pursuit of wealth and influence attracts two powerful men: a grasping Senator, no stranger to dirty tricks, and the handsome, vapid President. A satirical look at politics, power, and sex in the nation's capital.
Author: Shahzad Rizvi
Publisher: Shahzad Rizvi
Published: 2011-01-11
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 1300693835
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMayu - A brilliant woman. A troubled past. Can she trust a man not to let her down again? Mayu, a divorced single mother, is juggling not only a career, but a defiant teenage son, a house full of dog hair, and those extra pounds that refuse to budge. Her trust has been shattered by an abusive alcoholic father and a chronically unfaithful ex-husband. Will this new man in her life break the cycle? One woman struggles to find love in a messy world.
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2000-05-22
Total Pages: 241
ISBN-13: 1101652950
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeven superb short stories from the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and The BFG! The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is coming soon to Netflix! Meet the boy who can talk to animals and the man who can see with his eyes closed. And find out about the treasure buried deep underground. A clever mix of fact and fiction, this collection also includes how master storyteller Roald Dahl became a writer. With Roald Dahl, you can never be sure where reality ends and fantasy begins. "All the tales are entrancing inventions." —Publishers Weekly
