City of Djinns, William DalrympleCity of Djinns is the portrait of a city as has never been attempted before. Meeting an extraordinary array of characters, from the city's elusive eunuchs to the embattled descendants of the great Moghuls, from the nouveauriche Punjabis to the last witnesses of the British Raj, and investigating the resonances of these people and their ways with the India of the past, this is a unique and dazzling feat of research and adventure by one of the finest

"Far and away the most curious novel I've read in a long time

During his investigation into the dark side he spoke to countless gangsters

They work at home as freelance writers

'Sensationally good' Guardian 'A very important play' The New York Times

This is a modern-day adventure story featuring Paulo's supernatural encounter with angels -- who appear as warrior women and travel through the Mojave desert on their motorbikes

Improve your understanding of these biases and form strategies to get your own way and defend yourself against those trying to get one over on you

in person she has wicked sense of humor

With accessible

This book covers the early years of his life and is an affecting an inspirational book of the horrors of child abuse and the steadfast determination of one child to survive

I once spent an hour convincing a group of exchange students from Berlin that

While working to solve the enigmatic riddle

In this second revised edition