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24 books with the same feel
Include books by the same authorA Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael
Elisabeth Elliot · 382 pages
A Chance to Die is a vibrant portrayal of Amy Carmichael, an Irish missionary and writer who spent fifty-three years in south India without furlough. There she became known as "Amma," or "mother," as she founded the Dohnavur Fellowship, a refuge for underprivileged children. Amy's life of obedience and courage stands as a model for all who claim the name of Christ. She was a woman with desires
Gandhi the Man: How One Man Changed Himself to Change the World
Eknath Easwaran · 213 pages
Grandfather Gandhi
Arun Gandhi, Bethany Hegedus · 48 pages
Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi And His Struggle With India
Joseph Lelyveld · 452 pages
Pulitzer Prize winner Joseph Lelyveld, the former executive editor of The New York Times, will visit us to discuss his acclaimed new book, Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India. This stirring book deepens our sense of Gandhi’s accomplishments and disappointments while examining the man as one of history’s most remarkable self-creations who oversaw a profound social and political t
Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary
Anita Anand · 432 pages
In 1876 Sophia Duleep Singh was born into Indian royalty. Her father, Maharajah Duleep Singh, was heir to the Kingdom of the Sikhs, one of the greatest empires of the Indian subcontinent, a realm that stretched from the lush Kashmir Valley to the craggy foothills of the Khyber Pass and included the mighty cities of Lahore and Peshawar. It was a territory irresistible to the British, who plundered
King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema
Anupama Chopra · 272 pages
I Dare
Kiran Bedi · 355 pages
On the life and achievements of Kiran Bedi, b. 1949, first woman officer of the Indian Police Service.
Gandhi and Churchill: The Epic Rivalry that Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age
Arthur Herman · 736 pages
In this fascinating and meticulously researched book, bestselling historian Arthur Herman sheds new light on two of the most universally recognizable icons of the twentieth century, and reveals how their forty-year rivalry sealed the fate of India and the British Empire.They were born worlds apart: Winston Churchill to Britain's most glamorous aristocratic family, Mohandas Gandhi to a pious middle
The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan
Robert Kanigel · 438 pages
A biography of the Indian mathematician Srinivasa Ramanujan. The book gives a detailed account of his upbringing in India, his mathematical achievements, and his mathematical collaboration with English mathematician G. H. Hardy. The book also reviews the life of Hardy and the academic culture of Cambridge University during the early twentieth century.
Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi
Katherine Frank · 567 pages
Chronicles the life of Indira Nehru Gandhi, providing information on her relationship with her father, her role as India's third prime minister, her assassination by her own bodyguards, and other related topics.
Victoria and Abdul: The True Story of the Queen's Closest Confidant
Shrabani Basu · 229 pages
"The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the Empress of India herself. Within a year, he was established as a powerful figure at court, becoming the queen's teacher, or Munshi, and instructing
1991: How P. V. Narasimha Rao Made History
Sanjaya Baru · 216 pages
Political biography of P.V. Narasimha Rao, 1921-2004, former prime minister of India.
My Name is Abu Salem
S. Hussain Zaidi · 248 pages
"Mumbai has produced many dons - but perhaps none so colourful as Abu Salem. The flamboyant ex-aide of Dawood Ibrahim is best known for his involvement in the Mumbai blasts of 1993 and for the murder of music composer Gulshan Kumar. But he became equally famous for his relationship with actress Monica Bedi and his close connection to Bollywood, leading to a number of attempted murders of the film
Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence
Jaswant Singh · 669 pages
Biography of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, 1876-1948, statesman and founder of Pakistan.
The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow
Sanjay Patel · 144 pages
Aghora: At the Left Hand of God
Robert E. Svoboda · 328 pages