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Magic in You by Ratneshwar K. Singh
Winning is a pleasant and joyful experience. It justifies one’s existence. The formula for winning is the basis of the science of creation. Hence, winning is an easy, honest and natural process.
Winning needs neither the rat race nor the prop of life. Our very birth is the beginning of victory. We have been born to win. “Nobody is ever defeated; only the percentage of winning is more or less.”
The target of winning is to achieve true happiness. The target set by us leads us to true happiness. Therefore, without involving ourselves in any temptations, we should march on to our target. The very first move is the dawn of victory.
All we need is to create magic power in ourselves by believing and creating the magic of greatness, so let’s create magic.
‘Magic in You’ is a lively book dealing with the experiences of the author while he was living in solitude surrounded by nature, bereft of human presence and technology. The book presents to the readers many stories on self enlightenment which are motivational guides.
Magic of the Mind by Amritanshu Prasad
Magic of the Mind is an ode to life.
As we go through life with all its characteristic vicissitudes, we keep thinking about the innumerable aspects that life bares before us. It invokes the poet within us and makes us exclaim when we see a piece that touches us—“I also thought likewise”. Looking through life’s kaleidoscope, we discover variegated range of colours, sometimes brilliant, sometimes sombre. The march of time
takes each one of us through a unique journey which cajoles us, motivates us, inspires us, jolts
us, warns us, astonishes and
even regales us. We begin to understand the vast canvas of life that beckons and triggers the creative and innovative spirit in us, enthralls us with the little victories that we score, the little battles that we win using the magical force of the mind.
The power of the mind is ultimate. Properly leveraged, a simple idea fashioned by the mind can grow in strength, bringing the world to its feet.
All actions, interventions and strategies start with a simple idea, which like a rivulet, collects pebbles of credence, substance and significance, galloping, romancing and meandering through life, growing in size and making its impact on the world in its stride.
The book is an attempt to sparkle your mind with the magic wand of ideas.
Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. Douglas
Lloyd C. Douglas’s 1929 novel ‘Magnificent Obsession’ is about Robert Merrick, who is resuscitated by a rescue crew after a boating accident. The crew is thus unable to save the life of Dr. Hudson, a physician renowned for his ability to help people, who was having a heart attack at the same time on the other side of the lake. Merrick then decides to devote his life to making up for the doctor’s, and becomes a physician himself.
Mahabharata Quiz Book by Rajendra P Singh
Mahabharata has been called the Pancham Veda. The epic describes the story of Aryavrata or India’s entire history. It has been inspiring the life of the people of our country by the depiction of ideal male and female characters in it.
Although the number of people who know a little about the Mahabharata runs into millions, yet a lot about it remains unknown. To read, understand and absorb a voluminous epic like Mahabharata is tedious and time consuming. Mahabharata is like an ocean, the deeper you go the more you discover. It is an immeasurable treasure trove of knowledge.
There is well researched information about nearly 200 characters. ‘What was the name’, ‘Interesting information’, ‘How they got their names’, ‘An ocean of relationships’, ‘Boons and curses’, ‘Fate’, ‘Numbers’ are some of the prominent chapters which make up the total of fourteen chapters making this book a virtual dictionary about the Mahabharata. This book is not only important for the common man but also for writers, scholars, editors, researchers, teachers and students.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh by Manish Kumar
Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the founder of the Sikh empire in Punjab, was a pragmatic statesman. He had a great quality to distinguish between right and wrong. He neither fought a war with the British nor let their army enter into his territory owing to his skilful statesmanship. Maharaja Ranjit Singh is reckoned amongst the great figures of the 19th century despite the fact that he faced opposition from the Afghans, the British and some of the Sikh generals.
Maharana Pratap by Anil Kumar ‘Salil’
Maharana Pratap was born in May 1540 in Udaipur . His father, Rana Udai Singh, was the king of Kumbhalner, which is also known as Kumbhalgarh. It is said that Udai Singh had married 18 times and had 24 sons and 20 daughters out of those wedlocks. Pratap was the eldest amongst the sons. He was born to the first queen known as Jaiwantibai. She was also addressed as ‘Jayanti’, ‘Jaiwanta’, ‘Jaiwantabai’ etc.
Maharana Pratap Indias Warrior King by A.K. Gandhi
Maharana Pratap was a warrior. He fought battles and struggled all his life to preserve his self-respect. Perhaps, that could be the reason we have always seen Maharana Pratap in battle armour.
Maharshi Aurbindo by Meena Manishika
Maharshi Aurobindo has been widely acclaimed as a nationalist and a high priest of nationalism. He is also known as a humanist, philosopher , revolutionary and a true yogi. Apart from his command over domestic languages such as Sanskrit, Bengali and Hindi, he had a remarkable grasp of some of the foreign languages like Greek, Italian, French, and English. He made a commendable effort to unify the spiritual thoughts of the East and the West.
Mahatma Buddha by Sunita Tripathi
In the sixth century B .C ., there was a small state , named Kapilavastu, at the foothills of the Himalayas. King Shuddhodhan of Shakya dynasty ruled Kapilavastu. Everybody was happy there but Shuddhodhan himself often felt unhappy . He had two queens but he had no issue . He prayed to God and gave away donations many times to beget a son. His prayers proved fruitful. After some time , one of his queens, Maya, gave birth to a son. This son, later, became famous as Mahatma Buddha.
Mahatma Gandhi and Bihar by Dr. Rajendra Prasad
Mahatma Gandhi’s visit to Champaran synchronized with the great push given to the Home Rule Movement by that great and indefatigable worker in the cause of Indian uplift. Throughout the country, a large number of workers were going about delivering lectures and rousing and organizing the people. Bihar too had its share of political agitation. We used to read reports in the papers how many of our friends and coworkers in other districts were busy going about holding meetings and delivering lectures, and sometimes felt tempted to follow the same course in Champaran also. But Mahatmaji had sealed his own as well as our lips and we were not permitted to deliver public speeches either on the Champaran situation or in connection with the Home Rule Movement. He used to tell us that by our very silence we were doing the highest kind of Home Rule work.
Mahatma Gandhi has often said that the people of Bihar are simple and instantaneously expressed their faith in him and in his method by their action on the very first contact they had with him. He transformed the Province by his short stay of a few months in 191718 and the occasional tours which he undertook in later years.
—From this book
An account of Mahatma Gandhi stay in Bihar by former President Dr. Rajendra Prasad which would infuse enthusiasm in the readers.
Mahatma Gandhi by Sachin Sinhal
William Shak espeare said, “some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. In fact one can achieve greatness only by ones deeds and not by ones birth. Such a person was Mahatma Gandhi, the father of the nation. His real name was Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi but he was popularly called ‘Mahatma Gandhi’ for his valuable deeds. Mahatma Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 at Porbandar in Rajk ot, Kathiawad in Gujarat. His father, Karamchand Gandhi, was the Diwan of Rajkot. He was very a honest and religious minded person. His mother, Putli Bai, was also a pious lady of refined sensibilities. She never took her meals without performing her prayers. His parents greatly influenced Gandhiji.
Maid in Waiting by John Galsworthy
An engaging novel by John Galsworthy, ‘Maid in Waiting’ was first published in 1931. “He lay in a room with mullion windows, an ascetic room in a sixteenth-century house, close to the Cathedral, whose scent of age was tempered but imperfectly by the September air coming in. Some zinnias in an old vase on the window-sill made the only splash of colour, and it was noticed by the nurse that his eyes scarcely left it, except to dose from time to time. About six o’clock they informed him that all the family of his long-dead elder brother had arrived.” -an excerpt
Maid Marian by Thomas Love Peacock
First published in the year 1822, the present historical fiction novel ‘Maid Marian’ was written by one of the Romantic era novelists Thomas Love Peacock. Although he had written written all but three chapters of the novel by 1818, Peacock was recruited to the East India Company in 1819, where his official duties delayed the completion and publication of the novella until 1822.
Main Street by Sinclair Lewis
“ON a hill by the Mississippi where Chippewas camped two generations ago, a girl stood in relief against the cornflower blue of Northern sky. She saw no Indians now; she saw flour-mills and the blinking windows of skyscrapers in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Nor was she thinking of squaws and portages, and the Yankee fur-traders whose shadows were all about her. She was meditating upon walnut fudge, the plays of Brieux, the reasons why heels run over, and the fact that the chemistry instructor had stared at the new coiffure which concealed her ears.” -an excerpt
Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw
It is after dinner on a January night, in the library in Lady Britomart Undershaft’s house in Wilton Crescent. A large and comfortable settee is in the middle of the room, upholstered in dark leather. A person sitting on it [it is vacant at present] would have, on his right, Lady Britomart’s writing table, with the lady herself busy at it; a smaller writing table behind him on his left; the door behind him on Lady Britomart’s side; and a window with a window seat directly on his left. Near the window is an armchair.
Major Defence Operations by Ranbir Singh Gp Capt
Through this twelve chaptered book the author highlights the evolution of the Armed Forces through the wars fought and, more importantly, the lessons which have not been learnt.
The book covers the four major wars with Pakistan besides the operations taken for integration of states—Hyderabad Police Action, Integration of Junagarh and Liberation of Goa, Daman and Diu.
It also analyses the blunders of the Sino-Indian Conflict and the Operation Pawan Sri Lankan Odyssey.
All the operations covered place on record the historical perspective and a critical analysis with a view to learn lessons. They effectively bring out the inside story of our loyal, brave and dedicated Jawans.
The book has been written in an easy and lucid style with a defence flavour to bring to light the bravery and intrepidiness of our Armed Forces to the common people
Major Dhyan Chand by Kumkum Khanna
Dhyan Chand is considered the greatest hockey player of all time! His name is to hockey what Bradman is to cricket, Mohammed Ali to boxing and Pele to football! All of them are great names in their own field. Dhyan Chand carved a niche not only in Indian but also in international hockey. In fact he was India’s gift to the world of hockey.
Major Happenings in Science by Vijaya Khandurie
Great science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was born on 2 January 1920. Every science-loving person knows about Asimov. But how many of you have heard about Nil Ratan Dhar, an Indian chemist, who was also born on 2 January 1892 – twenty eight years before Asimov was born? • In a computer laboratory at a satellite campus of the University of Central Missouri, a new Mersenne Prime Number is discovered on 7 January 2016 which is 274,207,281 – 1, i.e. 2 to the power of 72,207,281 minus 1! (you know 2 to the power 5 is 32). This number is not divisible by any positive integer except 1 and itself. The previous largest was 257,885,161 – 1, which has a mere 17 million or so digits. Mersenne primes are those that can be written in the form 2n – 1 where n is an integer. They are named after Marin Mersenne, a French theologian and mathematician who studied them in the early 17th century. • 12 October 1999 was celebrated as the Day of 6 Billion, since the 6 billion figure of human population was reached on that day. According to the United Nations, world population reached 7 Billion on October 31, 2011 and it is expected to reach 8 billion in the spring of 2024. These are few examples that help you understand how interesting is history of science which takes you to past and gives prediction of future happenings.
Make Mathematics Your Best Friend by Rajesh Kumar Thakur
As the name suggests, Make Mathematics Your Best Friend deals with around 140 questions which every student must know to understand the basic fundamentals and upgrade his mathematical skills. Topics include numerical operations, measurements and geometry, patterns and functions, probability and statistics, sets, inequalities, fundamentals of algebra, decimals, common fractions, motions, direct and inverse proportions, averages, divisi-bility, rational and radical expressions, degrees and radians, trigonometry, complex numbers, quadratic equations, transformations, circle rules and many more. The questions have been taken from different branches of mathematics with the aim of reducing the phobia and making it an entertaining and interesting subject.
This book is an attempt to make clear the basic fundamental concepts which you always wanted to know. It has been designed for students in the age group of 10-18 years who are inquisitive by nature and want to understand and master the basic reasoning of every why and how in mathematics. The beauty of this book is that its simple and logical explanations can be understood even by a layman.
Makers of Electricity by Brother Potamian and James J. Walsh
“This volume represents an effort in the direction of what may be called the biographical history of electricity. The controlling idea in its preparation was to provide brief yet reasonably complete sketches of the lives of the great pioneer workers in electricity, the ground-breaking investigators who went distinctly beyond the bounds of what was known before their time, not merely to add a fringe of information to previous knowledge, but to make it easy for succeeding generations to reach conclusions in electrical science that would have been quite impossible until their revealing work was done. The lives of these men are not only interesting as scientific history, but especially as human documents, showing the sort of men who are likely to make great advances in science and, above all, demonstrating what the outlook of such original thinkers was on all the great problems of the world around us.” -Preface
Making Money by Owen Johnson
The way to get more money is to learn how to attract money to you. In his book entitled “Making Money
” serial entrepreneur and author Omar Johnson shows you how to utilize the laws of the universe to attract money into your life.
Man a Machine by Julien Offray de La Mettrie
The French text presented in this volume is taken from that of a Leyden edition of 1748, in other words, from that of an edition published in the year and in the place of issue of the first edition. The title page of this edition is reproduced in the present volume. The original was evidently the work of a Dutch compositor unschooled in the French language, and is full of imperfections, inconsistencies, and grammatical blunders. By the direction of the publishers these obviously typographical blunders have been corrected by M. Lucien Arréat of Paris.
Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy by Bernard Shaw
A satirical comedy by the renowned playwright George Bernard Shaw, ‘Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy’ was written in the year 1903. It is an unique play written by Shaw first time on Don Juan theme.
Man’s Place in Nature, and Other Essays by Thomas Henry Huxley
Let him be thought of as a devotee of truth, and a student of the more materialistic side of things, but never let him be thought of as a philosophical materialist or as one who abounded in cheap negations.—From this book
Man’s Place in the Universe by Alfred Russel Wallace
“This work has been written in consequence of the[ v] great interest excited by my article, under the same title, which appeared simultaneously in The Fortnightly Review and the New York Independent. Two friends who read the manuscript were of opinion that a volume, in which the evidence could be given much more fully, would be desirable, and the result of the publication of the article confirmed their view.” -Preface
Management Lesson from the Films of Big B by Harmik Vaishnav
Management Lessons from the Films of Big B is a book born out of sheer love and passion for the movies of the great legend—Amitabh Bachchan; and its journey began with the repeated watching of the films of Amitabh Bachchan, especially Deewar and the meeting-room scene where Vijay—the hero plunges into action and is given confidence by the Boss bringing a ‘Eureka!’. The films are entertaining, of course, as it is the primary objective of any film. They also throw light on the contemporary society. But extracting the lessons for management, leadership, day-to-day professional attitude and learning for the personal life as well has hardly been contemplated hitherto.
This book will give an insight into the diverse topics which Amitabh Bachchan’s movies are based on and will provide valuable input about his dialogues and memorable acting
Mangal Pandey by Harikrishna Devsare
In the history of Indian freedom struggle, we come across countless names like shining stars in the galaxy. Their deeds were dedicated to the same goal—to get the nation free from the humiliation of slavery in order to restore its pristine glory. Mangal Pandey is the name of one such lion amongst men, who roared just once to carve an immortal niche in history. He was the brave soldier to give a clarion call in the 1857 revolution.
Manifesto of the Communist Party by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
The Communist Manifesto is an 1848 political pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
Manik Sarkar : Real and the Virtual by Dinesh Kanji
What are the forces that have been zealously trying to portray the 19 years of anarchic rule, supported by dacoits, criminals, and murderers, as the regime of the ‘Messiah of the poor’? Isn’t it highly strange and surprising that none from the journalist community has even dared to write against Manik Sarkar, who has given patronage to political mafias and corrupt politicians in the state of Tripura? Why a person who have been enjoying a lavish lifestyle with the money of the poor is portrayed as someone as simple as Mahatma Gandhi? All these questions have been disturbing my mind. The purpose of this book is to seek the answers of these very questions. The real motto of this book is to expose, at the national level, the intellectual and ideological hollowness of the communist parties, to unravel the anti-national activities of the communists, to unveil the real face of so-called ‘Mr. Clean’ Manik Sarkar, and to highlight the crimes and misdeeds of the communists of Tripura in the last decades.
MANSFIELD PARK by Jane Austen
Mansfield Park’ is 19th century’s one of the best and controversial novelist Jane Austen’s third published novel. It got published in 1814. The novel tells the story of Fanny Price starting when her overburdened family sends her at age 10 to live in the household of her wealthy aunt and uncle, through to her marriage.
Mantras of Success by Sanjay Chadha
In this world of ever growing competition and the race for reaching successful heights in life, it has been the first and foremost ambition of each constituent of our Society to look for ways to achieve goals in a short span of time but also to reach them in a substantial extent also.
While embroiled in our day to day problems and the I innumerable nit-bits those are part of it, we spend our energy in always dreaming about these ambitions.
We are hardly ever active and energetic enough to achieve those dreams which, although are unbelievable, are always within one’s reach albeit with our perseverance, punctuality, hard work, diligence in general and honesty in particular.
The writer has made an effort to convey the message through this book, after experiencing its results in his own life with the sanguine hope and best wishes for similar results for all its Readers. The writer has also suggested a number of Mantras which are self-tried and hare shown successful results.
Manu to Mandal by N.P.Singh
It is my endeavour to present before the reader a lucid account of the Om () Civilisation from a completely new angle. This is the story of the Om (also Aum) World, which once held sway beyond the Indian subcontinent, in Afghanistan, most of Central Asia from the Caspian Sea to Chinese frontier, China, Tibet, Mongolia, Korea, Japan, the whole of south-east Asia, Burma and Sri Lanka. The term ‘India’ denotes geographical boundaries, but Bharatvarsha represents a concept, culture and civilisation which essentially encompasses the philosophy and religion of the various Om cults which the Hindus prefer to denote by the omnibus nomenclature of ‘Hinduism’. While this may create some confusion, it may be unacceptable or unintelligible to the vast peoples outside the Indian subcontinent. For the purpose of this book ‘Om World’ or ‘Hindutva’ a term which has become current of late, will denote primarily Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism as well as other associated cults which have a common Vedic, Brahmanic or Sramanic source and mythology. The quintessence of this primordial culture lies in free religious debate and association, including an unfettered change of belief and in love, compassion, non-violence and peaceful co-existence; and in abhorrence of the use of sword for imposing religious belief or forcing conversion.
Maoism in India by Arun Srivastava
Maoism in india is an attempt to study and analyse the movement. already a number of left intellectuals and scholars have studied the movement and written about it. my attempt has been to find out the difference between the naxalite and cpi (maoist) movements. is there any difference as such? though the naxalite movement took birth in naxalbari in 1967, it is still striving to find a sustainable support base. the naxalite movement got its name from naxalbari village where the first major uprising took place. also, through the merger of the people’s war and the maoist communist centre (mcc), communist party of india (maoist) was formed in 2004 which aims to overthrow the government of india through people’s war. why an organization which was perceived as the forum of the “deprived and alienated sections of the population” was described as “the single biggest internal security challenge”. usually, people confuse themselves over maoists and naxalities and cannot exactly trace the difference between the two terminologies. media simply adds to the confusion. the communist party of india
(maoist) aims to overthrow the government of india through people’s war. i also tried to find out the reasons which made the maoists in recent times to focus more on arms intervention than taking to organizing mass resistance movement.
March to Victory by Acharya Mahapragya
March to Victory’ is an outstanding collection of the prose-lyrics written by Muni Nathmal (Acharya Mahapragya). In these poems, the poet has beautifully and successfully expressed the message of Lord Mahavira in a lyrical form. Under the lyrics philosophical illumination has been given, which help the readers in grasping the essence of the lyrics.
Life is a journey, which succeeds when the traveler reaches his destination. Muni Nathmal (Acharya Mahapragya) has given an inspiring expression to this eternal truth by depicting the journey of spiritual victory of Lord Mahavira, in which the Lord valiantly annihilated the enemies of soul like anger, pride, deceit, lust, passion, attachment and aversion and finally attained the supreme goal
Marching Ahead by Ram Naik
After a childhood spent in three different accommodations at Atpadi, in Pune I had to repeatedly shift from one place to another, in six-monthly terms, during my four years there because of the paucity of funds and out of compulsion. I had stayed at six different places in Pune, before shifting into Gadimaa’s Panchavati bungalow. Furthermore, I shifted my residence to seven places in Mumbai and three in Delhi. Today, I reside at the Raj Bhavan, Lucknow.
In all, I have resided at twenty different places over the past eighty years. Although unstable in terms of shelter, I have remained stable in terms of character – still looking forward and moving ahead.
(Page 35)
Life often takes unexpected turns and the direction one has in mind is completely transposed. My life has witnessed many such twists and turns and every bend has posed a new challenge. I have had to face them all and continue to move ahead.
(Page 37)
Wishing me a long and healthy life, Atal jee said, “Just consider why you have been brought back from the brink of death. We have dreamt of a glorious Bharat. You have been reborn to fulfill this task.”
I promised Atal jee that I would spend my bonus life for and only for serving the society.
(Page 231)
One of my favourite poems by Atal jee may be translated as, “I am not deterred by defeat, nor elated by victory. Whatever comes my way on the path of duty is right.”
I had never imagined that this would resonate within the reality of my own life – that I would ever be defeated. But I had to swallow two election defeats. These unexpected losses were not a deterrent, since I had entered public life with the firm conviction that the electoral process offered one an effective medium with which to serve the people and I faced this reality with Atal jee’s pragmatic words; ‘not deterred by defeat’.
(Page 305)
For me, the Raj Bhavan has not been a place of rest or retirement. This forty-seven acre landmass has a beautiful garden, numerous trees, a cowshed and tiny farms. The building is about two hundred years old and is a heritage structure. The weather here inspires me to work, so that the reputation of this precinct is enhanced.
Every bathroom in Raj Bhavan is larger than my first two-room residence in Mumbai, with the trappings fit for a king. It would not be exaggerating to say that Raj Bhavan is like a palace. But I am unable to relish these luxuries, as I prefer being a commoner, to be among people.
(Page 343)
Marching Men by Sherwood Anderson
Marching Men book;best book of Sherwood Anderson; FICTION / General book;Classics Book
Mardi: and a Voyage Thither by Herman Melville
Not long ago, having published two narratives of voyages in the Pacific, which, in many quarters, were received with incredulity, the thought occurred to me, of indeed writing a romance of Polynesian adventure, and publishing it as such; to see whether, the fiction might not, possibly, be received for a verity: in some degree the reverse of my previous experience.
This thought was the germ of others, which have resulted in Mardi. New York, January, 1849.
Marie And Other Women by Lajos Biró
The hotel was recommended by my friends, it was a kind of modest little hotel – maison meublée – on Rue Victor Massé, not far from the boulevard and very close to all the mansions of Montmartre. When my car stopped in front of me, a suitman in brown cotton blues took down my suitcase. At the gate was greeted by a handsome, laughing, fat gentleman: monsieur Bodouin, the farmer, the hotel owner. He knew my income, he spoke my name well, my friends also wrote which room I wanted, Mr. Bodouin treated me kindly, guided me to the bureau, introduced him to his wife, showed her ten-year-old daughter, then took me by the arm and took me up to the first floor.
I was delighted with the room, staring respectfully at the velvet ceiling of the bed, and the fireplace was downright enchanting, because then I had no idea how much more than such an romantic room decoration was worth an ordinary, banal but zealous iron stove. And Mr Bodouin said more and more:
– Marie brings things up… Marie keeps the room tidy… Marie takes care of breakfast…
Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman by Josephine Chase
“What am I going to do without you, Marjorie?” Mary Raymond’s blue eyes looked suspiciously misty as she solemnly regarded her chum.
“What am I going to do without you, you mean,” corrected Marjorie Dean, with a wistful smile. “Please, please don’t let’s talk of it. I simply can’t bear it.”
“One, two—only two more weeks now,” sighed Mary. “You’ll surely write to me, Marjorie?”
“Of course, silly girl,” returned Marjorie, patting her friend’s arm affectionately. “I’ll write at least once a week.”
Mark Zuckerberg by Kalyani Mookherji
Born as Mark Elliot Zuckerberg on May 14, 1984, in White Plains, New York, to Edward and Karen Zuckerberg, the brains behind Facebook, was one of couple’s four children. Mark’s father ran a successful dental practice while his mother was a psychiatrist. The rest of the family was made up of three sisters named Randi, Donna and Arielle.
Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field in Six Cantos by Walter Scott
Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field in Six Cantos’ is an epic poem by the renowned novelist Sir Walter Scott. It was first published in the year 1808. This epic poetry is about the Battle of Flodden that took place in 1513. It is considered to be his second major work and carries his genius at historical drama in a different form which is poetry instead of novel.
Marshal Arjan Singh by Manish Kumar ‘Santosh’
The pride of the Indian Air Force, Air Marshal Arjan Singh was born on 15 May 1890 at a place called Layalpur in Punjab. At present, Layalpur is in Pakistan and is known as Faislabad.
Arjan Singh belonged to a farmer family and spent his childhood in the fields. Being the son of a farmer , he was fond of his village soil.
Marshal Arjan Singh Dfc : Life and Times by Ranbir Singh
This book profiles the life and times of Marshal Arjan Singh, DFC, who was made the first ever Marshal of the Indian Air Force in recognition to his extraordinary services, on January 25, 2002.
The first four chapters give an insight into the life of the Marshal who, inspite of having been a high profile public figure, yet has been a very very private person. He has always let his performance speak for him.
The fifth chapter records Marshal Arjan Singh’s reminiscences and his candid views on a wide range of subjects.
The next nine chapters are devoted to his life with No. 1 Squadron, and their exploits, followed by the major operations during his times—the 1962 and the 1965 Wars.
The last three chapters cover some historical themes which are of contemporary relevance—
Appeasement and Complacency, our indifferent approach to history, and the turns we have taken at the crucial crossroads.
The book has been written in an easy and fluid style which makes it immensely readable, and the simple language, though with a defence flavour, should find favour with men-in-uniform as well as civilians.
It is a welcome addition to the books on defence themes of which there is an acute dearth. It is hoped that with the present trend of greater transparency in Defence Forces, increasing number of defence personnel will share their experiences before they undeservedly get lost in the shifting sands of time.
Martin Eden by Jack London
First published in the year 1909, the present novel ‘Martin Eden’ by famous novelist Jack London tells the story of a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. The central theme of Eden’s developing artistic sensibilities places the novel in the tradition of the Künstlerroman, in which is narrated the formation and development of an artist.
Martin Luther: Student, Monk, Reformer. by John Rae
A great epoch in the history of the German nation, powerfully affecting- and shaping the history c£ the civilised world, was, humanly speaking, created by Martin Luther.
Marvels of Scientific Invention by Thomas W. Corbin
Most people are afraid of the word explosion and shudder with apprehension at the mention of dynamite. The latter, particularly, conjures up visions of anarchists, bombs, and all manner of wickedness. Yet the time seems to be coming when every farmer will regard explosives, of the general type known to the public as dynamite, as among his most trusty implements. It is so already in some places. In the United States explosives have been used for years, owing to the exertions of the Du Pont Powder Company, while Messrs Curtiss’ and Harvey, and Messrs Nobels, the great explosive manufacturers, are busy introducing them in Great Britain.
Mary Barton by Elizabeth Gaskell
Three years ago I became anxious (from circumstances that need not be more fully alluded to) to employ myself in writing a work of fiction. Living in Manchester, but with a deep relish and fond admiration for the country, my first thought was to find a frame-work for my story in some rural scene; and I had already made a little progress in a tale, the period of which was more than a century ago, and the place on the borders of Yorkshire, when I bethought me how deep might be the romance in the lives of some of those who elbowed me daily in the busy streets of the town in which I resided. I had always felt a deep sympathy with the care-worn men, who looked as if doomed to struggle through their lives in strange alternations between work and want; tossed to and fro by circumstances, apparently in even a greater degree than other men. A little manifestation of this sympathy, and a little attention to the expression of feelings on the part of some of the work-people with whom I was acquainted, had laid open to me the hearts of one or two of the more thoughtful among them; I saw that they were sore and irritable against the rich, the even tenor of whose seemingly happy lives appeared to increase the anguish caused by the lottery-like nature of their own. Whether the bitter complaints made by them, of the neglect which they experienced from the prosperous—especially from the masters whose fortunes they had helped to build up—were well-founded or no, it is not for me to judge. It is enough to say, that this belief of the injustice and unkindness which they endure from their fellow-creatures, taints what might be resignation to God’s will, and turns it to revenge in too many of the poor uneducated factory-workers of Manchester.
Mary Kom by Rachna Bhola ‘Yamini’
It has been rightly said that those who want to fly high do not need strong wings, but strong determination. This statement suits boxer Mary Kom appropriately. Known as ‘Magnificent Mary,’ Mary Kom belongs to Manipur.
Boxing may not exactly be to the fancy of women, but Mary Kom has, by her own admission, shown that gender is immaterial if one has the will to succeed.
Mary Lee by Geoffrey Pomeroy Dennis
I was born at Tawborough on March the Second, 1848.
It seems to have been a great year in the history books. Fires of revolution sweeping over Europe; half the capitals aflame. From Prague to Palermo, from Paris to Pesth, the peoples rising against their rulers. Wars and rumours of wars; civil strife everywhere. Radicals in Prussia, revolutionaries in Italy, rebels in Austria, republicans in France. Even in old England we had our chartists.
All such troubles failed to touch Tawborough. What did she know of it all, or care if she knew? She was a good old peaceful English country town, with her own day’s work to do. The great world might go its way for all she cared—a wild and noisy way it seemed. She would go hers.
Mary Louise in the Country by L. Frank Baum
First published in the year 1916, the present book ‘Mary Louise in the Country’ by famous children’s books writer L. Frank Baum is one of his books in the Blue Bird books series. This book involves the struggle for Irish independence from Britain.