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Get booked at the Penguin book exhibition
If you’re looking to add to your library collection,here are two good reasons to pore over — the Penguin book exhibition and good discounts on almost all books at the Capital Book Depot. With as many as 3,500 titles to choose from,this is going to be an absorbing trip. On till December 5,it’s a collection that’ll get varied sensibilities reading between the lines — history,anthology,food,fiction,essays,good ol’ romance,thrills and chills. The latest to catch our eye — William Dalrymple’s Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India tells the story of nine people,nine lives. Each one taking a different religious path,each one with a story. Dalrymple explores how traditional forms of religious life in South Asia have been transformed in the region’s rapid change. For those who are still uncovering the Secrets in their lives,Rhonda Byrne’s back with The Secret,Teen Power,while Elizabeth Noble’s Things I Want My Daughters to Know is a mother’s open letters to her three daughters about love and life. Those who are in sync with graphic novels,a must-check is Satyajit Ray’s Feluda Mysteries in comic books. Feluda is a professional detective with a super-sharp brain. His cousin Topshe and friend Lalmohan Ganguli team up with him to capture devious culprits and solve puzzling mysteries. Ray’s adventures of Feluda have been read by children for years and now Feluda appears in an comic book series. Film critic MK Raghvendra’s eclectic collection of essays on 50 Indian Film Classics is a pick for all film buffs,who can trace cinema from Prem Sanyas to Rang De Basanti. Mitch Albom’s back with Have a Little Faith,In Have a Little Faith,story of a remarkable eight-year journey between two worlds,two men,two faiths,two communities,one that promises to inspire readers everywhere…And yes,there’s more than 20 per cent off on almost all books here,with many bargain deals to look forward to. Read on.