Jelalludin Rumi (1207-1273) led the quiet life of
an Islamic teacher in the central Anatolia (modern Turkey) until the
age of thirty-seven, when he met a wandering dervish named Shams
Tabriz—through whom he encountered the Divine Presence in a way that
utterly transformed him. The result of ..
From Harper Lee comes a landmark new novel set two decades after her beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece, To Kill a Mockingbird.
Maycomb, Alabama. Twenty-six-year-old Jean Louise Finch—"Scout"—returns
home from New York City to visit her aging father, Atticus. Set against
the backdrop o..
The new heart-warming and hilariously brilliant story from number
one bestselling author David Walliams. Beautifully illustrated by
artistic genius, Tony Ross. Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes.
There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. There are
young ones and old..
The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, co-creator and co-star of the multi-award-winning Little Britain.
Dennis was different. Why was he different, you ask? Well, a small clue
might be in the title of this book! Charming, surprising and hilarious—The Boy in the Dress is every..
In the blink of an eye everything changes.
Seventeen year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only
recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being
taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the
pieces- to figure out what she has lost..
When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls
named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is
always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. On a road trip miles
from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand
dollars in hi..
This book analyses the growth of sectarian-based terrorist violence
in Pakistan, one of the Muslim majority states most affected by
sectarian violence, ever since it was established in 1947.Sectarian
violence among Muslims has emerged as a major global security problem
in recent years. The a..
This book historically maps and examines the evolving, contemporary
geostrategic and geopolitical imperatives of the United States within
Pakistan and the South Asian region, especially after September 11,
2001. It offers a detailed and theoretical account of the rapidly
changing context of ..
From No. 1 bestselling children’s author, David
Walliams comes his biggest and most epic adventure yet! Illustrated by
the artistic genius Tony Ross. This is the story of a ten-year-old
orphan and a 10,000-year-old mammoth… Read all about it! Read all about it!
ICE MONSTER FOUND IN ARCTIC! W..
Another hilarious and moving novel from David
Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in
the country. A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly
words, this new book has all the hallmarks of David’s previous
bestsellers. Our hero Ben is bored bey..
A gripping portrayal of London's dark criminal underbelly, published in Penguin Classics with an introduction by Philip Horne.The
story of Oliver Twist - orphaned, and set upon by evil and adversity
from his first breath - shocked readers when it was published. After
running away from the work..
Salman once described Pakistan as a ‘poorly imagined country’.
Indeed, Pakistan has meant different things to different people since
its birth seventy years ago. Armed with nuclear weapons and dominated by
the military and militants, it is variously described around the world
as ‘dangerous’,..
In 1978, when Michael Hart’s controversial book The 100 was first
published, critics objected that Hart had the nerve not only to select
who he thought were the most influential people in history but also to
rank them according to their importance. Needless to say, the critics
were wrong, an..
"An exceptional account of the life of an exceptional woman, so talented and gone too soon. Savor is moving, heartbreaking, and defiantly hopeful."-Mohsin Hamid "A young chef whose dreams were cut short savors every last minute as she explores food and adventure, illness and mortality in Savor, an i..
FROM THE TWICE MAN BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED AUTHOR OF THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST AND EXIT WEST, A STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, AND REDISCOVERY IN A TIME OF UNSETTLING CHANGE. One morning, Anders wakes to find that his skin has turned dark, his reflection a stranger to him. At first he tells only Oona, an ..
There have been many political philosophies published throughout the time of literate man, but few have made such an impact in so few words as Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince. This eminently quotable treatise on the nature of rulers is unsettling in that it does not merely discuss the specific poli..
In
2005, Saleena Karim raised controversy when she proved that a famous
quote of M.A. Jinnah used in Chief Justice Munir's From Jinnah to Zia
(1979) was a fake. In this much-anticipated sequal to Secular Jinnah
(2005), the author provides an in-depth analysis of the 'Munir quote'
and its e..
In Taboo!
Fouzia Saeed has given us a valuable socio-cultural interpretation of a
subject that was once touched upon and portrayed by Manto. Fouzia has
described the historic context of prostitution in the subcontinent in a
way that has never been done before. Going to the Shahi Mohalla has ..
This book explores
the post-9/11 relations between the US and Pakistan. The growing
divergence between Washington and Islamabad has taken an already uneasy
alliance to a point of estrangement. Yet, a complete breakup is not an
option. The underlying cause of the tension, within the partnersh..
Ranging from the fall of Singapore in 1942 to the assassination of
Mahatma Gandhi in 1948, this book provides a vivid behind-the-scenes
look at Britain’s decision to divest itself from the crown jewel of its
empire. The author, a leading authority on Indian history, paints
memorable portrait..
This is a comprehensive one-volume history of Pakistan, a country that
lies at the centre of the world’s strategic concerns. The book covers
contemporary crises in the perspective of the subcontinent’s ancient and
medieval history to explain how Muslim nationalism emerged and how the
communi..
Despite the
advantage of hindsight, India and Pakistan have stumbled through one
crisis after another and have navigated their way through a process of
trial and error. Learning is a cognitive process and thus difficult to
quantify; however, its manifestations in the form of establishment of..
This book undertakes a comprehensive study of Pakistan’s judicial
history since Independence. It includes detailed discussion of the act,
lives, and judgments of significant Pakistani judges, with their
continuing effects on the life of the nation.One of the three
primary organs of the state..
This insightful
analysis into the prevailing economic situation in Pakistan has three
distinguishing features. It is an exhaustive, analytical history of
economic development in Pakistan during the last seventy years; it
provides an explanation of Pakistan’s economic performance in the
pol..
Pakistan’s diversity and resilience have rarely figured in the
single-issue focus of recent literature on the country. This book
presents an alternate paradigm and a deeper understanding of the
country’s dynamics through an analysis of the Pakistan’s political,
economic, social, foreign poli..
Pakistan,
since its independence in 1947, had to face tumultuous years for the
first four decades. Despite the many challenges, both internal and
external, the country was able to register a 6 percent average annual
growth rate during the first forty years of its existence. The country
was..