Sunday, February 2, 2003		Books

Bestsellers

Fiction

1) Prey by Michael Crichton. Harper Collins. Rs 195.
Crichton’s most compelling novel yet tells the story of a mechanical plague and the desperate efforts of a handful of scientists to stop it.

2) Crossroads of Twilights by Robert Jordon. Tor Fantasy. Rs 1,224. The world and the characters stand at crossroads, and the world approaches twilight, when the power of shadow grows stronger.

3) Life of Pi: A Novel by Yann Martel. Penguin. Rs 295.

Yann Martel’s imaginative and unputdownable life of Pi is an endless blue expanse of storytelling about adventure, survival and ultimately faith.

4) Sons of Fortune by Jeffrey Archer. Pan. Rs 220.

The author returns with a powerful tale of twins separated by fate and reunited by destiny.

5) A Married Woman by Manju Kapoor. Indiaink. Rs 395.

An honest and seductive story of love, set at a time of political and religious upheaval.

Non-fiction

1) To Be or Not To Be by Khalid Mohammed. Saraswati Creations. Rs 2,950. To Be or Not To Be looks at the life of Amitabh Bachchan who has been at the forefront of the Indian cinema for over three decades.

2) The Greatest Minds and Ideas of All Time by Will Durant. Simon & Schuster. Rs 713. A wise and witty compendium of the greatest thoughts, minds, and books.

3) Out of God’s Oven by Dorras Mores. Penguin. Rs 450.

Based on first hand accounts of terrible landmarks, in recent Indian history, such as the communal riots in Gujarat, the strife in Ayodhya, terrorism in Punjab, and caste wars in Bihar.

4) The Elephant Paradigm by Gurcharan Das. Penguin. Rs 295. A mixture of memoirs, economic analysis, social investigation, political scrutiny and managerial outlook.

5) The End of the Peace Process by Edward W. Said. Penguin. Rs 350. A new edition of the Oslo Accord and its aftermath, updated to include around 20 new essays about the events of 2000-01.

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