<p><strong>Indian Punter League</strong></p>.<p>Abhishek Bhatt</p>.<p>Westland, pp 246, Rs 399</p>.<p>This book unravels the story of an audacious con where a group of small-time conmen managed to dupe seasoned Russian gamblers by staging a fake IPL. A story so wildly improbable, it seems impossible for it to be true. Only, it is.</p>.<p><strong>All That Sizzles</strong></p>.<p>Sakshama Puri Dhariwal</p>.<p>Penguin, pp 328, Rs 295</p>.<p>Wedding planner Tanvi Bedi is all fired up about her latest project, the $100 million wedding of a media heiress. The only hitch is her high-profile client’s wishlist chef, Nik Shankar. </p>.<p><strong>The Kidnapping Of Mark Twain</strong></p>.<p>Anuradha Kumar</p>.<p>Speaking Tiger, pp 281, Rs 399</p>.<p>In 1896, Mark Twain arrives at the docks of Bombay, wife and daughter in tow, and, after attending a party in his honour, vanishes from his room at the iconic Watson’s Hotel in the dead of night.</p>.<p><strong>The Girl In The Magical Flute</strong></p>.<p>Meena Arora Nayak</p>.<p>Aleph, pp 192, Rs 599</p>.<p>Imaginatively retold and beautifully illustrated, this book gives classic folk tales and lore from India (and beyond) a contemporary flavour.</p>.<p><strong>The Eternal Religion</strong></p>.<p>Karan Singh</p>.<p>Speaking Tiger, pp 266, Rs 599</p>.<p>The author draws upon 70 years of his writing on aspects of Hinduism, to show why he believes that ‘the spiritual equality that [Hinduism] teaches is more egalitarian than perhaps any other concept known to man’.</p>
<p><strong>Indian Punter League</strong></p>.<p>Abhishek Bhatt</p>.<p>Westland, pp 246, Rs 399</p>.<p>This book unravels the story of an audacious con where a group of small-time conmen managed to dupe seasoned Russian gamblers by staging a fake IPL. A story so wildly improbable, it seems impossible for it to be true. Only, it is.</p>.<p><strong>All That Sizzles</strong></p>.<p>Sakshama Puri Dhariwal</p>.<p>Penguin, pp 328, Rs 295</p>.<p>Wedding planner Tanvi Bedi is all fired up about her latest project, the $100 million wedding of a media heiress. The only hitch is her high-profile client’s wishlist chef, Nik Shankar. </p>.<p><strong>The Kidnapping Of Mark Twain</strong></p>.<p>Anuradha Kumar</p>.<p>Speaking Tiger, pp 281, Rs 399</p>.<p>In 1896, Mark Twain arrives at the docks of Bombay, wife and daughter in tow, and, after attending a party in his honour, vanishes from his room at the iconic Watson’s Hotel in the dead of night.</p>.<p><strong>The Girl In The Magical Flute</strong></p>.<p>Meena Arora Nayak</p>.<p>Aleph, pp 192, Rs 599</p>.<p>Imaginatively retold and beautifully illustrated, this book gives classic folk tales and lore from India (and beyond) a contemporary flavour.</p>.<p><strong>The Eternal Religion</strong></p>.<p>Karan Singh</p>.<p>Speaking Tiger, pp 266, Rs 599</p>.<p>The author draws upon 70 years of his writing on aspects of Hinduism, to show why he believes that ‘the spiritual equality that [Hinduism] teaches is more egalitarian than perhaps any other concept known to man’.</p>