Looking for books to read? Here are 4 new engaging titles
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Looking for books to read? Here are 4 new engaging titles

Live Mint  

Epic Loves: Stories from the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata, Ashok Banker, Speaking Tiger, 352 pages, ₹499 Ashok Banker, known for fiction based on Indian epics, now brings five great love stories from the Adi Parva, the Mahabharat’s first section. The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a Community, Barry O'Brien, Aleph Book Co., 568 pages, ₹999 This Barry O’Brien book dips into the culture, heritage and social lives of the Anglo-Indian community. Four sections traverse the beginnings of colonialism and spotlight the lives of those who left, and those who stayed and contributed to modern India. Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away, Annie Duke, Penguin Random House India, 336 pages, ₹799 Annie Duke’s new book draws from stories of leaders in entertainment, sport and the corporate world to suggest that quitting well can lead to success.

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