When twins Lindy and Kris find a ventriloquist's
dummy in a Dumpster, Lindy decides to "rescue" it, and she names it
Slappy. But Kris is green with envy. It's not fair. Why does Lindy get
to have all the fun and all the attention? Kris decides to get a dummy
of her own. She'll show Lindy. Th..
On Max's birthday, he finds a kind of magic
mirror in the attic. It can make make him become invisible. So Max and
his friends start playing "now you see me, now you don't." Until Max
realizes that he's losing control. Staying invisible a little too long.
Having a harder and harder time comi..
When Basim declines a lucrative job offer in London, choosing to return to Lahore and serve his country, he thinks he has won half the battle. But once he actually tries to enforce change for the good, he discovers that the battle has only just started, even something as small as improving the worki..
'I could see that she was still terribly afraid,
but I didn't soften anything; instead, seeing that she was afraid I
deliberately intensified it.' In this short story, Dostoyevsky masterfully depicts desperation, greed, manipulation and suicide. Introducing
Little Black Classics: 80 books for ..
Civil-military
relations is the study of how the military interacts with the state and
society. The management of civil-military relations is a key to
effective governance, particularly in states undergoing the transition
to democracy like Pakistan. Military is generally held in high esteem ..
Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in
his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, he says. But Margaret
and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when
they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there. Then they
notice that their father is developing pla..
In 1921 at Harappa, a small town in the Punjab, and in 1922 at
Mohenjo-daro in Sind, evidence was discovered of an evolved urban
culture nearly two thousand years older than any previously recognized
in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent. From the distribution of the sites
first explored, the cu..
Within a few centuries after the death of Mohammed (PBUH) in A. D. 632 the Islamic creed had spread across half the world and obtained a permanent and power hold over millions of people. In this book the author traces the origins and the history of this religion. He recognizes almost for the first t..
In writing this short history of the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the author has aimed at the compilation of a work which, complete in itself, should narrate the causes as well as the consequences of a movement unforeseen, undreamt of, sudden and swift in its action, and which taxed to the utmost the ener..
The idea of a book on Lahore is hardly new. A
number of books have been written on this wonderful city that has seen
the ebb and flow of time through the centuries. But, there is a need for
many more. For Lahore remains a virtually inexhaustible treasure of
stories that inspire, instruct and..
The narrative of the history of the Punjab has been full of romance, sensation and heroism as well as of treachery, tragedy and cruelty. This monograph aims at removing to some extent the obscurity that enveloped the people and personalities treated of in this work. The work is an exceedingly broad ..
Pakistan claims that it is an ideological state ad therefore, it can survive as long as its ideological integrity is maintained. The ideology is based on the two-nation theory on which is raised the edifice of our nationhood. Therefore, it is the source and expression of our political, economic, cul..
Pakistan and India have a 71 years history of conflict marred by three wars and at least two major escalations. This book is an attempt to identify and manage the spoilers between India and Pakistan. There are six main spoilers which have been identified by the author.Basing on the hypothesis that “..
Salman Rashid is a travel writer with the mind
of a story teller. In this book, he invites us into his world, a world
that he built through his experiences, his journeys, and his sense of
adventure. It covers his writings up till 1991 and gives us a view of
Pakistan through the eyes of one o..
Ali Raza Khan Is A Social Entrepreneur, Speaker, Activist And Author. He
Is Responsible For The Rise Of The Phrase 'Youth As A Solution', A
Concept That Has Initiated A Change In The Role Of Young People In
Society. Ali Is The Founder And CEO Of Youth Engagement Services (YES)
Network Pakist..
Considered to be one of Agatha Christie's
greatest, and also most controversial mysteries, 'The Murder Of Roger
Ackroyd' breaks the rules of traditional mystery. The peaceful
English village of King’s Abbot is stunned. The widow Ferrars dies from
an overdose of Veronal. Not twenty-four hours..
In Hercule Poirot's Christmas, the holidays are
anything but merry when a family reunion is marred by murder and the
notoriously fastidious investigator is quickly on the case. The wealthy
Simeon Lee has demanded that all four of his sons one faithful, one
prodigal, one impecunious, one sens..
First, there were ten a curious assortment of
strangers summoned as weekend guests to a little private island off the
coast of Devon. Their host, an eccentric millionaire unknown to all of
them, is nowhere to be found. All that the guests have in common is a
wicked past they're unwilling to ..
When Alice Asher is murdered in Andover, Hercule
Poirot is already looking into the clues. Alphabetically speaking, it's
one letter down, twenty-five to go.There's a serial killer on
the loose. His macabre calling card is to leave the ABC Railway Guide
beside each victim's body. But if A is ..
Self and Sovereignty examines the shifts in Muslim thought and politics in response to colonial rule in India through to the period of decolonization and partition. Commencing in colonial times, this book explores and interprets the historical processes through which the perception of the Muslim ind..
Steve Jobs, adopted in infancy by a family in
San Francisco, packed a lot of life into fifty-six short years. In this
Who Was…? biography, children will learn how his obsession with
computers and technology at an early age led him to co-found and run
Apple, in addition to turning Pixar into ..
As a child he dreamt of changing South Africa;
as a man he changed the world. Nelson Mandela spent his life battling
apartheid and championing a peaceful revolution. He spent twenty-seven
years in prison and emerged as the inspiring leader of the new South
Africa. He became..
Named Temujin at birth by his nomadic family in
early Mongolia, the great Genghis Khan used his skill and cunning to
create the Mongol Empire and conquer almost the entire continent of
Asia. As ruler of the largest empire in human history, he was as
respected as he was feared. Learn more abo..
Learn more about Napoleon Bonaparte, the
decorated French military leader who conquered much of Europe in the
early nineteenth century.Born in the Mediterranean island of
Corsica, Napoleon Bonaparte felt like an outsider once his family moved
to France. But he found his life's calling after ..
On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the
moon and, to an audience of over 450 million people, proclaimed his step
a "giant leap for mankind." This Eagle Scout built his own model planes
as a little boy and then grew up to be a test pilot for experimental
aircraft before becoming an as..