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1. GOLDEN RULES FOR LIVING YOUR BEST LIFE

 

Author: Swami Mukundananda

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Print Length: 336 pages

Release Date: 15 November 2022

Price: ₹330.00 (price may vary)

Review

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The untapped potential of every individual is the biggest tragedy of the human race. The primary reason for this is our lack of awareness of the processes, tools and techniques needed to unleash it.

While life is a do-it-yourself project, there is no user rule book that teaches us to deal with thecomplexities of human life. Would it not be nice if there were a manual for life as well?

The Atharva Veda states: dve vidye veditavye … parā caivāparā ca(Mundakopanishad 1.1.4)

‘To triumph at life, one must possess both spiritual and material wisdom.’

Every successful person is either already blessed with this wisdom or has acquired it. This book not only bridges this gap, but also equips you with the proper knowledge needed to effectively navigate your life. Learning it will unleash your abilities and unlock your potential to thrive in your endeavours.

In this book, Swami Mukundananda brings together a hundred gems of wisdom to constantly elevate the quality of your life in five key areas—spiritual and emotional wellness, good health and well-being, harmony in relationships, professional fulfilment and financial abundance. If you can effectively manage these five dimensions of your life, all the other aspects are automatically transformed. This, in turn, will enable you to become the best you can be, today and every day,and win the game of life.

About The Author

Swami Mukundananda is a world-renowned spiritual teacher from India, an international authority on mind management and a bestselling author. He earned his degrees from the prestigious IIT-D and IIM-C but chose to enter monkhood, renouncing a promising corporate career. He studied the Vedic scriptures at the feet of Jagadguru Kripaluji Maharaj. For almost four decades now, he has been sharing his vast knowledge through his books, lectures and life-transformation programmes.

Every day, Swamiji meets hundreds, and even thousands, of people from all walks of life. His steadfast positivity exudes hope, clarity and a sense of purpose to those who connect with him. He has deeply affected the lives of millions of people who have been drawn by his profound integrity, charismatic personality and passion to serve. Despite his busy schedule, those who encounter him experience his genuinely caring and compassionate personality and feel deeply touched by him. Swamiji’s lectures are humorous, his arguments are logical and well laid-out, and most of all, his advice is practical. His lectures on social media platforms are loved and followed by millions. Swamiji divides his time between India and the US.

2. Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing

Author: Matthew Perry

Publisher:Headline

Print Length: 272 pages

Release Date: 10 November 2022

Price: ₹646.00 (price may vary)

Review

The beloved star of Friends takes us behind the scenes of the hit sitcom and his struggles with addiction in this candid, funny, and revelatory memoir that delivers a powerful message of hope and persistence.

'Hi, my name is Matthew, although you may know me by another name. My friends call me Matty. And

I should be dead.'

So begins the riveting story of acclaimed actor Matthew Perry, taking us along on his journey from childhood ambition to fame to addiction and recovery in the aftermath of a life-threatening health scare. Before the frequent hospital visits and stints in rehab, there was five-year-old Matthew, who travelled from Montreal to Los Angeles, shuffling between his separated parents; fourteen-year-old Matthew, who was a nationally ranked tennis star in Canada; twenty-four-year-old Matthew, who nabbed a coveted role as a lead cast member on the talked-about pilot then called Friends Like Us. . . and so much more.

In an extraordinary story that only he could tell - and in the heartfelt, hilarious, and warmly familiar way only he could tell it - Matthew Perry lays bare the fractured family that raised him (and also left him to his own devices), the desire for recognition that drove him to fame, and the void inside him that could not be filled even by his greatest dreams coming true. But he also details the peace he's found in sobriety and how he feels about the ubiquity of Friends, sharing stories about his castmates and other stars he met along the way. Frank, self-aware, and with his trademark humour, Perry vividly depicts his lifelong battle with addiction and what fuelled it despite seemingly having it all.

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is an unforgettable memoir that is both intimate and eye-opening - as well as a hand extended to anyone struggling with sobriety. Unflinchingly honest, moving, and uproariously funny, this is the book fans have been waiting for.

About The Author

Matthew Perry is a Canadian American actor, executive producer, and comedian.

3. The Light We Carry: Overcoming In Uncertain Times

Author: Michelle Obama

Publisher: Viking

Print Length: 336 pages

Release Date: 15 November 2022

Price: ₹1,014.00 (price may vary)

Review

Her life. Her learnings. Her toolkit to live boldly.

How do we build enduring and honest relationships?

How can we discover strength and community inside our differences?

What do we do when it all starts to feel like too much?

Michelle Obama believes that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress.

In The Light We Carry, the former First Lady shares her practical wisdom and powerful strategies for staying hopeful and balanced in today's highly uncertain world. A mother, daughter, spouse and friend, she shares fresh stories, her insightful reflections on change and the earned wisdom that helps her continue to "become." With her trademark humour, candour, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness.

The Light We Carry will inspire readers to examine their own lives, identify their sources of gladness, and connect meaningfully in a turbulent world.

Praise for her critically acclaimed, multi-million #1 bestselling memoir, Becoming:

'This is a rich, entertaining and candid memoir...it is as beautifully written as any piece of fiction' -- i

'In the best moments of Becoming, the miracle of Michelle Obama arises' -- Vanity Fair

'Intimate, inspiring and set to become hugely influential' -- Sunday Times

'Becoming serenely balances gravity and grace, uplift and anecdote' -- Observer

About The Author

Michelle Obama served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School, Mrs. Obama started her career as an attorney at the Chicago law firm Sidley & Austin, where she met her future husband, Barack Obama. She later worked in the Chicago mayor's office, at the University of Chicago, and at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Mrs. Obama also founded the Chicago chapter of Public Allies, an organization that prepares young people for careers in public service. She is the author of the #1 global bestseller Becoming and the #1 national bestseller American Grown. The Obamas currently live in Washington, D.C., and have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

4. It Was Always You

Author: Sudeep Nagarkar

Publisher: Penguin Metro Reads

Print Length: 256 pages

Release Date: 12 November 2022

Price: ₹142.00 (price may vary)

Review

Have you ever regretted a lost love?

Karan and Shruti are a happily married couple. Until Karan's ex resurfaces into his life one day. Soon Karan finds himself getting nostalgic over matters of the heart and thinking fondly of his first romance. Will he put his steady and seemingly perfect marriage at stake for his ex-girlfriend?

Meanwhile his best friend Aditya finds his own relationship with his wife Jasmine going through an emotional turmoil. Will both friends work towards keeping their marriage afloat, or make a decision they would later regret?

About The Author

Sudeep Nagarkar has authored nine bestselling novels and is the recipient of Youth Achievers Award. He has been featured on the Forbes India longlist of the most influential celebrities for three consecutive years. His books have been translated into various languages, including Hindi, Marathi and Telugu.

5. The Boys from Biloxi (SA and ANZ Only)

Author: John Grisham

Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton

Print Length: 464 pages

Release Date: 25 October 2022

Price: ₹524.00 (price may vary)

Review

Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller John Grisham returns to Mississippi in his most gripping thriller yet.

For most of the last hundred years, Biloxi was known for its beaches, resorts, and seafood industry. But it had a darker side. It was also notorious for corruption and vice, everything from gambling, prostitution, bootleg liquor, drugs . . . even contract killings. The vice was controlled by a small cabal of mobsters, many of them rumoured to be members of the Dixie Mafia.

Keith Rudy and Hugh Malco grew up in Biloxi in the sixties and were childhood friends. But as teenagers, their lives took them in different directions. Keith's father became a legendary prosecutor, determined to 'clean up the Coast.' Hugh's father became the 'Boss' of Biloxi's criminal underground. Keith went to law school and followed in his father's footsteps. Hugh preferred the nightlife and worked in his father's clubs. The two families were headed for a showdown, one that would happen in a courtroom.

Rich with history and with a large cast of unforgettable characters, The Boys from Biloxi is a sweeping saga of two sons of immigrant families who grow up as friends, but ultimately find themselves in a knife-edge legal confrontation in which life itself hangs in the balance.

In this novel, Grisham takes his powerful storytelling to the next level, his trademark twists and turns will keep you tearing through the pages until the stunning conclusion.

350+ million copies, 45 languages, 10 blockbuster films:

NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

About The Author

Beginning with The Firm in 1991, John Grisham has published at least one #1 bestseller every year. His books have been translated into 45 languages and have sold over 350 million copies worldwide. Ten have been adapted to film, including The Firm, The Pelican Brief, and A Time To Kill. His Theodore Boone series for young readers is now in development at Netflix. An avid sports fan, he has written two novels about football, one about baseball, and in 2021 he published Sooley, a story set in the world of college basketball. His lone work of non-fiction, The Innocent Man, was adapted into a six-part Netflix docuseries.

He is the two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize For Legal Fiction and was distinguished with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award For Fiction.

When he's not writing, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Innocence Project and Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his recent fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice systems.

A graduate of Mississippi State University and Ole Miss Law School, he lives on a farm in central Virginia, around the corner from the youth baseball complex he built in 1996. He still serves as its Commissioner.