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Srinagar in the winter of 1989 was an eerie ghost town witnessing the beginnings of a war dance. The dam burst the night JKLF boys were freed in exchange for the release of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of then Union home minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. As Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah had predicted, the government's caving in emboldened many Kashmiris into thinking that azaadi was possible. 'The price we will have to pay' were Farooq's prophetic words.

Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam had a great belief in the power of the youth. He met over 21 million children and young people in India and outside and spoke to them about the power of knowledge, ambition, moral behaviour and the need to bring about change in society. He travelled to almost every corner of the country meeting the youth in schools, universities and institutions and interacted with them like a committed teacher. In Learning How to Fly, some of his nearly 2,000 lectures have been compiled.

In this book, Virender Kapoor shows you how to speak, persuade and motivate like Narendra Modi. Starting with an analysis of his inspiring rise from humble origins to the post of prime minister, the author goes on to show how Modi always appears to speak from the heart; how he uses facts and figures to substantiate his arguments; how he makes optimum use of similes, metaphors and word puns; how he tailors his speeches according to his audience; and his unique ways of packaging and presenting ideas.

For The Penguin Book of Murder Mysteries, writer and anthologist Michael Sims did not summon the usual suspects. He sought the unfamiliar, the unjustly forgotten, and little-known gems by writers from outside the genre. This historical tour of one of our most popular literary categories includes stories never before reprinted, features rebellious early “lady detectives," and spotlights former stars of the crime field—Austrian novelist Auguste Groner and prolific American Geraldine Bonner among them.

Da sitzt der Baron Münchhausen also in einer Gastwirtschaft, ohne Geld für Speis und Trank, aber den Kopf voller Flausen. Und so tischt er seinem Publikum eine Geschichte nach der anderen auf. Natürlich ist nicht eines seiner halsbrecherischen Abenteuer geflunkert. Auf der Kanonenkugel ins feindliche Lager reiten? Kein Problem. Sich an den eigenen Haaren aus dem Sumpf ziehen? Mit links. Zum Mond klettern und wieder abseilen? Klar doch!

Sherlock Holmes lebt zurückgezogen auf dem Stammsitz seiner Familie in den sanften Downs von Sussex – doch das Denken, das Erinnern, das Kombinieren hört nie auf. Bei einem seiner Besuche blickt Dr. Watson gemeinsam mit dem gealterten Meisterdetektiv zurück auf drei besondere Episoden: Ein unschuldiger Brief weckt Erinnerungen an die frühen Tage in der Baker Street. Ein Sonderzug verschwindet spurlos auf dem Weg nach London – mitsamt allen Passagieren.