Download or read book The Golden Mongoose written by LUIS M. FRNANDES and published by Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 1971-04-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How important is a guest who visits one's home? What could be more important than achieving knowledge through meditation? These tales taken from the Mahabharata tell of age old values that emphasize the divine status of a guest and the importance of dharma or duty above all else and teaching these lessons are simple creatures like a mongoose, a crane and a pigeon.
Download or read book The Golden Mongoose written by Luis Fernades and published by . This book was released on with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories in this Amar Chitra Katha are retold from the Mahabharata, which is an Indian epic that has had a profound influence on the culture and philosophy of people over the ages. Besides the main story of the feud between the Pandavas and the Kaurava
Download or read book Indian Mythology written by Devdutt Pattanaik and published by Inner Traditions / Bear & Co. This book was released on 2003-04-24 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a fresh understanding of the Hindu spirtual landscapes and pantheon of gods and goddesses through 99 classic myths.
Download or read book One Legged Mongoose written by Marc J Straus and published by Made For Success Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-14 with total page 339 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Marc Straus has written an astonishing memoir full of humor and hilarity, heart and vision. This year’s sleeper hit, I predict. A must read!”—Mary Karr, author of The Liars’ Club It's June 1953, and 10-year-old Marc Straus is in his mother's car, getting sick from her cigarette smoke on his way to a Hebrew lesson. He and his brother, Stephen, are transferring from public school to a Yeshiva. His parents haven't said why-the family isn't religious. All Marc knows is he'll have to protect Stephen, a delicate kid other kids pick on. Marc's a street fighter who knows how to wall off pain. So begins One-Legged Mongoose, Marc Straus's vivid, compelling, you-are-there memoir of two years in the life of a precocious, scrappy Jewish kid carrying a dark secret as he embarks on the journey to young manhood in 1950s New York. When school starts, Marc begins commuting four hours daily to a different world, where kids are smart like him and a caring principal takes the troubled truant under his wing. On Sundays, Marc works at his dad's textile store, learning about honor and hard work. At home, he faces his volatile mother. A perceptive, courageous kid, Marc encounters anti-Semitism in public school, the community, and the Boy Scouts. On a camping trip, his troop leader asks the boys to search for a half-man-half-beast predator called the One-Legged Mongoose who devours human prey. "Why not?" Marc reasons. "I know all about monsters." Sidelined too often by illness and accidents, including a bout with polio and being hit by a car, Marc starts rethinking his risk-taking way of life and realizes he's not invincible. Life will wound him, but the rest is up to him. One-Legged Mongoose is a warm, funny, searing memoir about the challenges of crossing from childhood to young adulthood. It's an inspiring story of one boy's struggle to survive an abusive home, understand the world around him, and embrace responsibility for his own life.
Download or read book The golden sand written by DR. KASHIRAJ UPADHAYA and published by Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 1971-04-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Sakhwal accidentally gets some sand, intended for the king, he has no idea that it will turn to gold and change his life.Dravyashah uses his wits to win the kingdom of Liglig in the Himalayas. He is horrified when his brother demands the kingdom from him. When Dravyashah refuses to give up his kingdom, it looks like war will break out between the two brothers and their kingdoms. The stories in this collection come from the mountain country of Nepal. Though Nepal is very close to India and shares so much of its culture, these stories have a flavour all their own.
Download or read book The Serpent s Revenge written by Sudha Murty and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-10-26 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How many names does Arjuna have? Why was Yama cursed? What lesson did a little mongoose teach Yudhisthira? The Kurukshetra war, fought between the Kauravas and the Pandavas and which forced even the gods to take sides, may be well known, but there are innumerable stories set before, after and during the war that lend the Mahabharata its many varied shades and are largely unheard of. Award-winning author Sudha Murty reintroduces the fascinating world of India’s greatest epic through the extraordinary tales in this collection, each of which is sure to fill you with a sense of wonder and bewilderment.
Download or read book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Pulitzer Prize Winner written by Junot Díaz and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2008-09-02 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of: The Pulitzer Prize The National Book Critics Circle Award The Anisfield-Wolf Book Award The Jon Sargent, Sr. First Novel Prize A Time Magazine #1 Fiction Book of the Year One of the best books of 2007 according to: The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, The Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, People, The Village Voice, Time Out New York, Salon, Baltimore City Paper, The Christian Science Monitor, Booklist, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly, New York Public Library, and many more... Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants. Blame the fukú—a curse that has haunted Oscar’s family for generations, following them on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the USA. Encapsulating Dominican-American history, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao opens our eyes to an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.
Download or read book Mongooses written by H.E. Hinton and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1967. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived
Download or read book The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao written by Junot Diaz and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Things have never been easy for Oscar. A ghetto nerd living with his Dominican family in New Jersey, he's sweet but disastrously overweight. He dreams of becoming the next J.R.R. Tolkien and he keeps falling hopelessly in love. Poor Oscar may never get what he wants, thanks to the Fukú - the curse that has haunted his family for generations. With dazzling energy and insight Díaz immerses us in the tumultuous lives of Oscar; his runaway sister Lola; their beautiful mother Belicia; and in the family's uproarious journey from the Dominican Republic to the US and back. Rendered with uncommon warmth and humour, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao is a literary triumph, that confirms Junot Díaz as one of the most exciting writers of our time.
Download or read book The Icicles A Christmas Wedding written by R.W. Clinger and published by JMS Books LLC. This book was released on 2020-12-23 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It’s about time writer Jonah Icicle takes Sandy Keye’s hand in marriage ... on Christmas Day! The Icicle family is upside down again and who better to rescue them? Jonah, of course. As a blizzard builds outside, his fiancé Sandy becomes concerned the storm might threaten their wedding day. No fear, though -- Jonah gears up and plows forward, ready to face the snow and the Icicles. A new addition to the family surprises him -- Magnum McKee, a snow buddy who happens to be his brother-in-law Bobo’s sexual therapy partner. Magnum causes a rift between Jonah’s two younger siblings, Jake and Willa. The brother and sister are in a face-off concerning Magnum’s position in Willa’s “threesome” marriage. Can Jonah smooth out their sibling rivalry before his happy day? His mohter Pam is hiding a secret. Where is she running off to again? Something is going on and Jonah must get to the bottom of it. And his father Bill hangs out in the neighbor’s basement. Jonah has to help put a stop to his straying before he ends up in the next town over. Throw a blizzard into the mix, Jonah’s bottom catching on fire, matching Christmas-themed briefs between Magnum and Bobo, a human snowman, and a wedding coordinator on cocaine. Despite all this, will Jonah have the perfect wedding on Christmas Day? Will he have the chance to marry the man he loves or not?
Download or read book Jaya Short Stories of the Pandavas written by SA Krishnan and published by SA Krishnan. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mahabharatha is the largest epic in the world. It speaks of the surrounding circumstances and the subsequent war of Kurukshetra fought between the five Pandava brothers against their hundred Kaurava cousins. Despite starting with a smaller army, the five Pandavas won the war with the help of Krishna, the Dark Lord of Dwaraka. Here are a collection of small stories of the Pandavas brothers from the Mahabharatha: 1. Dhaumya, the priest of the Pandavas 2. Bheema and the Saugandhika flowers 3. Uloopi 4. The Golden Mongoose 5. Upa-Pandavas, the sons of the Pandavas
Download or read book Stories and Fables from The Mahabharata written by Dr. R.K. Sinha and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2021-01-19 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mahabharata is the “book of books”. It is an encyclopedia of ancient Bharat (India). That is why it is said; “What is not in the Mahabharata is not in Bharat (India)”. Expanse and depth of thoughts and ideas in this book are bewildering; The highest and lowest of human nature are painted in glowing colors. The stories of gods; men; demons; birds; beasts; insects and plants are spread on a big canvas. Conflicts of emotions and call of duty; the wisdom and foolishness of human endeavors described in the Mahabharata; stun the readers. The variety of characters and situations are perennial source of inspiration for politicians; poets; writers and scholars. Even for saints and sages. The Mahabharata is full of interesting and instructive fables. Much before the Aesop’s fables; and the Panchtantras; the Mahabharata presented gems of political; diplomatic and humanitarian thoughts and ideas through the fables. They are used to impart valuable ethical and social lessons. The fables from the Mahabharata provide us practical knowledge and also elevate us to higher ethical standards.
Download or read book Mongooses written by A. M. S. Dunn and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Bag Of Gold Coin written by SHANTIDEVI MOTICHANDRA and published by Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 1971-04-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The precious bag contains the fruits of a lifetime of hard work. Thieves and scoundrels lay claim to it, but foolishness and downright dishonesty snatches their dream away. As these tales reveal, fate eventually favours only the honest. But before that, the bag of gold enjoys some strange adventures, and seems to like only the kind-hearted.
Download or read book Mongooses of the World written by Andrew Jennings and published by Whittles. This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book for over 50 years that is entirely devoted to all mongooses. It provides a comprehensive and thorough overview and describes the most up-to-date and scientifically-sound information about all 34 mongoose species. The current conservation status of each mongoose species is highlighted and the threats that they face are described, as well as the role that mongooses have played in human culture, mythology and folklore.
Download or read book An Eastern Love story written by Alagiyavanna Mukaveṭi and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Eastern love story Kusa J takaya a Buddhistic legend rendered into Engl verse by T Steele written by Alagiyavanna Mukaveṭi and published by . This book was released on 1871 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
