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Bestsellers
Fiction
1. Harry Potter and
the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling. Scholastic.
Rs 795. The latest craze among children worldwide.
2. The Alchemist by
Paul Coehlo. Harper
Collins. Rs 195.
The magical story of a
boy who yearns to travel.
3. Salt & Sawdust
by R. K. Narayan. Penguin.
Rs 200.
A new collection of
stories and essays infused with wit and warmth.
4. Tamas by Bhisham
Sahni. Penguin. Rs 295.
Chilling memories of
the pains and trauma of the Partition.
5. Youth by J. M.
Coetzee. Vintage, UK.
`A33.15. Rs 255.
A taut novel, set in
the 1960s.
Non-fiction
1. The End of India by Khushwant
Singh. Penguin. Rs 200.
The agony of India's
most-read author about communalism.
2. Wicked Women of the
Raj by Coralie Younger. Harper
Collins. Rs 295.
The zenana world
of the rajas and sultans of India.
3. India Unbound by
Gurcharan Das. Penguin. Rs
295.
A ringside view of the
social and economic transformation of the nation.
4. Why Men Lie and
Women Cry by Allan Pease and Barbara Pease. Manjul.
Rs 195
Pop answers about
common queries.
5. India: What Can it
Teach Us? by F. Max Muller.
Rupa. Rs 150.
A collection of essays
by the famous Indiological scholar.
English Book Store,
Chandigarh
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