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A beautifully written account of the childhood of one of India's favourite writers'I am now over eighty years old. A very grand age, when I am allowed to sit back and listen to birds, examine the shapes of mountain ranges, and let my mind wander. These days I find my thoughts going back to my childhood all the time…We become like little children when we are old!'In this beautiful, heartfelt and often humorous mini-autobiography, beloved storyteller Ruskin Bond relives the days of his childhood and teenage. He writes of carefree days in the port city of Jamnagar where little boy Ruskin read books upside down, wandered into rambling empty palaces, went for rides on lurching boats and in swooping, looping aeroplanes, and listened to tall tales told by a loving ayah and a colourful cook. He also describes his schooldays in Shimla-being dressed up as Humpty Dumpty for his very first stage performance, making friends, planning pranks and discovering a secret tunnel. He remembers his days in Delhi, where he lived with his father for one magical year when they explored monuments and cinema halls and became each other's closest companions. And he recalls his time in Dehra when he developed his love of reading and writing, cycled far and wide and loafed in the bazaar with new-found friends, and finally set out on the path of becoming a writer.Funny and imaginative, nostalgic and tender, this timeless book-embellished with lovely colour illustrations-is a record of a very special childhood.

Dicky must have thought the General had something to do with his detention, or else he may have felt an explanation was due to him. Whatever his reasoning, he chose to alight on the General''s pith helmet, between the plumes.A myna that makes an army regiment its chosen home. A sneeze that comes at the wrong time. An annoying Bishop as a guest. The Regimental Myna is full of funny stories peopled with odd characters, creatures and situations. Whether you want to read something that is laugh-out-loud funny, or satirical, or filled with black humour, there''s every kind of story in this collection selected by Ruskin Bond, who is himself everyone''s favourite humour writer.

A series of biographies dedicated to the legends of India.""Charitavali is a series of biographies dedicated to the legendary figures of India. The series presents the lives of great kings, freedom fighters, political thinkers, social reformers, pioneers of industry, scientists, philosophers, artists, musicians, dancers, film stars, writers and sports people.The biographies have been written for the reader who is curious about the lives and achievements of these legends. Full of fascinating anecdotes and facts, written in an easy storytelling style, the biographies will make these great Indians and their times come alive for the reader.""

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The Ruskin Bond Horror Omnibus is a collection of some of the most frightening stories ever written by the masters of the genre. Including stories such as Bram Stoker's 'Dracula's Guest', Jerome K. Jerome's 'The Skeleton', C.A. Kincaid's 'The Werewolf' and Thomas Burke's 'The Hollow Man', this volume will startle even the most veteran horror-reader.

Part of the bestselling 'Little Book' series, a new title by India's favourite author Ruskin Bond What can a flower teach us about courage? Or a little red ant?When is speaking up brave, and when holding one's peace?Why must we look on with suspicion at all that comes easy? What is the ultimate measure of man?Ruskin Bond, India's favourite writer, draws from his own experiences, and those of some of the world's greatest thinkers and doers, to offer words of inspiration and wisdom. A Little Book of Courage is the perfect guide-to dip into and to gift-for the good times, and the tough.

Where does beauty live? Where should we travel to find it?Is a dawn without birdsong still beautiful?What might we see through the branches of a cherry tree at night?Can we crave the rose if we fear its thorns?What does the heart have to do with beauty?Few writers anywhere have celebrated the beauty of the world, of all creatures great and small, as magically as Ruskin Bond has done. This little anthology brings together his own ideas and images of beauty and those of writers and thinkers he has read and liked. This pocketbook is a thing of quiet beauty.

In that dim corner of the cafe was planned the perfect murder. Paul had long since realized that the affair was not so easy of accomplishment as he had so airily suggested. For the thing must be done without violence, without clues, without trace.Is the perfect murder ever possible? Find out, in this collection of stories where plenty of mysterious and strange crimes occur. Featuring some of the best writers of this genre, from Arthur Conan Doyle and Wilkie Collins to Edgar Allen Poe and Ruskin Bond, these stories will keep the reader hooked as they try to guess the motives, alibis and identity of the murderer. Baffling and exciting, this book is for those who enjoy pitting brains against some of the most accomplished writers of mystery stories.

'There is nothing to keep me here,Only these mountains of silenceAnd the gentle reserve of shepherds and woodmenWho know me as one whoWalks among trees.' One of India's finest and most popular writers, Ruskin Bond is loved as much for the lyricism of his verses as for his classic stories. Tender and unsparing, understated but powerful, his poems reveal a deep connection with nature and appreciation for a surprising range of human emotions. This definitive collection of his poems, written over a lifetime, brings together themes as diverse as love, nostalgia, humour, family and friends, solitude and, of course, the joys to be found in spending time with nature. A timeless classic to enjoy or share, I Was the Wind Last Night: New and Collected Poems is a treasured addition to every poetry lover's bookshelf.

The finest non-fiction by Ruskin Bond, a singular writer who has inspired and comforted three generations of readers, collected in a single volume.A lifetime of reading and writing, observation and contemplation is distilled in this comprehensive volume of the best essays, profiles and sketches by Ruskin Bond, the masterly and compassionate chronicler of the small details and lambent moments that capture the essence of a meaningful life. By turns thoughtful, humorous, keenly observed and wise, these essays span more than sixty years of his writing-from reflections on companionship and solitude, to lyrical yet finely honed appreciations of nature, to nostalgic evocations of bygone people and ways of life. As an essayist, he brings to his travel narratives about the major pilgrimage centres of the Himalaya, or the story about searching for the gravestone of a long-forgotten author, the same empathy and sense of wonder that mark his accounts of glimpsing an elusive leopard, or watching the mist rise in a forest of pines. A Time for All Things contains the finest non-fiction of a singular writer who has inspired and comforted three generations of readers with his sustained, steady and affectionate engagement with life in a world that grows ever more hectic.

Roads to Mussoorie is a memorable evocation of a writer's surroundings and the role they have played in his work and life. Ruskin Bond describes his many journeys to, from and around Mussoorie, delving with gusto into the daily scandals of this not so sleepy hill town. The pieces in this collection are characterized by Bond's incorrigible sense of humour and eye for detail, as well as his enduring affection and nostalgia for the home he has lived in for over forty years.

This collection by Ruskin Bond has stories that are mostly autobiographical, based on the themeof nature. In these heart-warming stories, Bond talks of the various elements of nature as if theyare members of his family. He also endows the flora and fauna that he encounters with distinctpersonalities, and himself recedes into the background as a silent observer.From the mountains to the trees, from the birds that fly to his cottage, bringing a whiff of thefaraway forests they come from, to the winding paths that lead to charming gardens, Petals on theGanga will take you to nooks and corners, opening up scenes of myriad beauty.

There is an inexplicable pull that we feel towards stories about horror and mystery. The fear ofthe unknown, coupled with the thirst to know the 'truth', keeps us turning page after page. Thisis a collection of mysterious horror stories that will make you hold your breath at every turn andgasp with shock at every twist.From a duel gone horribly wrong, and a lodger who conducts mysterious experiments in the deadof night; to a fiendish cat who is out for revenge, and a waxwork that eerily seems alive-thesetales will make your hair stand on end.Written by the masters of the genre and selected and compiled by Ruskin Bond, here are gemsfrom Wilkie Collins, Arthur Conan Doyle, Bram Stoker and Rudyard Kipling, among others.Dare to read The Duel when you are home alone?

''The first time I saw a train, I was standing on a wooded slope outside a tunnel, not far from Kalka. Suddenly, with a shrill whistle and great burst of steam, a green and black engine came snorting out of the blackness... "A dragon!" I shouted. "There''s a dragon coming out of its cave!"''The charm of travelling by a train as it speeds its way out of a tunnel or a jungle and passes through nondescript villages and towns is unmatched. There also exists a joyful curiosity in unfolding the mysterious lives and destinations of its passengers.Ruskin Bond has been writing tales about the hinterland for decades, but this is the first time his stories revolving around trains and railway stations of small-town India have been brought together in a single collection. Classics such as ''The Eyes Have It'' and ''The Night Train at Deoli'' rub shoulders with tales of big cats taking refuge in railway tunnels and strangers who strike up a friendship while waiting at a platform.

Since he was a young boy, Ruskin Bond has made friends easily. And some of the most rewarding and lasting friendships he has known have been with animals, birds and plants-big and small; outgoing and shy. This collection focuses on these companions and brings together his finest essays and stories, both classic and new. There are leopards and tigers, wise old forest oaks and geraniums on sunny balconies, a talking parrot and a tomcat called Suzie, bears in the mountains and kingfishers in Delhi, a family of langurs and a lonely bat-and many more 'wild' friends, some of an instant, others of several years. Beautifully illustrated by Shubhadarshini Singh, this is a gift for nature-and book-lovers of all ages.

Sherlock Holmes is the ingenious detective of 221 B Baker Street, London. He is renowned for his keen observation, logical reasoning and intellectual prowess. He is aided in his mysterious and queer cases by Dr John Watson, his friend and chronicler. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes and Selected Stories is a collection of some of his most famous and perplexing cases. This collection also includes ?The Final Problem?, where Holmes meets his nemesis Professor James Moriarty whom he considers ?the Napoleon of crime?. Fascinating and intriguing, this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories will make you an ardent fan of crime fiction.

Unhurried Tales: My Favourite Novellas brings together, for the very first time, Ruskin Bond's favourite (and finest) novellas. The stories in this book include Time Stops at Shamli (written in 1956 and published for the first time in 1987); The Blue Umbrella, which has been a bestseller for the last forty years; Angry River, which was a longer work when it was first written; Bus Stop, Pipalnagar; Night of the Leopard; The Last Tiger and Tales of Fosterganj, his latest novella, which was published in 2013. These stories speak of a world that has long vanished, but it is a world that has lost none of its power to enchant. Whether we are accompanying Sita on her perilous journey down the angry river or Bisnu as he gets the better of a dangerous leopard, whether we delight in Binya's joy at owning her blue umbrella or are saddened by the fate of the last tiger.

About ten yards in front of him, crawling along the floor, was a man''s hand. Eustace stared at it in utter amazement. It was moving quickly in the manner of a geometer caterpillar, the fingers humped up one moment, flattened out the next; the thumb appeared to give a crablike motion all the while. While he was looking, too surprised to stir, the hand disappeared round the corner.''Terror lurks where you least expect it!This is a collection of hair-raising horror stories that are bound to make your flesh creep, written by the undisputed masters of the genre. Selected and compiled by Ruskin Bond, these are stories by Rudyard Kipling, W.F. Harvey, Marjorie Bowen and Thomas Burke, among others.From a ghostly animated hand and the walking dead to haunted cemeteries and dressing tables-these tales will send a chill down your spine. Featuring phantoms, beasts and monsters, The Beast with Five Fingers makes for the perfect read when the moon is up!

''I had placed one [owl] on a branch of the mango tree, and was stooping to pick up the other, when I received quite a heavy blow on the back of my head. A second or two later, the mother owl swooped down at Grandfather, but he was agile enough to duck out of its way.''This is a collection of Ruskin Bond''s ''small town'' stories. Meet Ranji''s wonderful bat which is his lucky charm, along with wacky parrots, ostriches, owls and a number of idiosyncratic characters in other stories. Hold your breath as Romi cycles through a raging forest fire and follow the Boy Scouts on delightful adventures. Lose yourself in timeless romantic classics ''The Eyes Have It'' and ''Time Stops at Shamli'' and savour the bittersweetness of ''The Blue Umbrella''.Owls in the Family will take you on a journey through childhood and youth-through romance and thrill, leaving you enchanted with Bond''s beautiful world.