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Recommended: All ages A book that I really really loved .This book has a depth that I really really loved. Prince Phillip loses his way in the Hemlock Forest where an evil robber king and his followers live. He must learn the lessons of the Golden Thread by turning aside from temptation and and following the Golden Thread to return home to
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Recommended :Young Adults Amartya Sen is a Nobel prize winning economist.And hence I was interested to read this book ,the book consists of his essays and his exploration on India’s past and present. I grew up in a very tolerant household where we were encouraged to think, question and talk different ideas .Even though Mr Sen holds a very different world
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Recommended : High school,Young Adults, Adults Alexander the Great is a wonderful history read.Jacob abbot does a great job keeping the book to the point and concise.The book has maps to trace Alexander’s journey Alexander was born at 356 bc in Macedonia.crowned at 20 ,his military career spanned for 12 years.He had created one of the worlds largest empire at
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Recommended : Middle school,High school,Young Adults, Adults Louisa May Alcott is currently my very favorite author.Her book tells compelling stories with hidden gems of wisdom.As a parent, I prize character training highly and Louisa May Alcott books does that with an engrossing plot.This book gives a good insight into the heart of homeschooling. Jack and Jill is tale of two
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Recommended age: 8 years and up An interesting book to understand Indian art and the history behind the art.A great book for both adults and children.Contains maps and information on museums where one can find the art of particular era and dynasty. Begins with the cave paintings in Madhya Pradesh to the European style paintings during British era.It contains beautiful
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Recommended age: High Schoolers ,Young Adults and Parents Click Here to see the Review Rose in a bloom is a clean young adult romance,that’s what makes this book endearing.The story follows Rose Campbell from eight cousins as a young adult, Her choices and aspirations and her finally meeting her prince charming. Young adult phase is truly one very confusing in
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Recommended age:Middle Schoolers ,High Schoolers and Parents Eight cousins is a heart warming tale about a healthy and happy Rose Campbell who is raised by her uncle Dr.Alex Campbell on unorthodox ideas of child rearing.The story revolves around the parenting of this little girl and her adventures with her cousins. As with all Louisa may Alcott books,the story is entertained
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Recommended Age: High School Being a South Indian,South Indian history intrigues me.Robert Sewell’s the forgotten empire does justice to this Forgotten Empire Vijayanagar. Sewell sources for this book have been the the chronicles from Nunez a Portuguese visitor and traveller Ibn Bhutia It gives account of the beginning of Vijayanagar empire with my very favorite king Kamipla Deva of Kampili
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Recommended age: Upper Middle school and High school. This is valuable book for those interested into intensive and thorough reading into South Indian history. The book begins with sources that were taken into account to writing of history (coins ,rock edicts and writings by foreign travellers) Goes on to explain the Geography of the south Then moves to chronologically describe
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Recommended Age:Middle school and High school This book was one I had to read,because this one is about my home state Tamil Nadu and very particularly the city where I live in Chennai whose previous name was Madras.It was an absolutely fascinating read,it helped me to look back a few centuries to see how Chennai looked like. Click Here to
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