Categories: Nonfiction

Indian Cricket: Then and Now

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<p style="padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Starting with the very first Test match that India played in 1932,&nbsp;<span class="a-text-italic" style="font-style: italic !important;">Indian&nbsp;</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="font-style: italic !important;">Cricket&nbsp;</span>chronicles a remarkable journey, highlighting key moments in the country's cricketing history over the last century or so: from the incredible Test wins in the 1970s and the thrilling World Cup wins of 1983 and 2011 to the emergence of the Indian Premier League, the evolution of women's cricket, the development of world-class ground facilities and the appearance of the 'superfit' Indian cricketer. Alongside, it celebrates some true cricketing legends: from C.K. Nayudu, Vijay Hazare, Vijay Merchant, Nari Contractor, Tiger Pataudi, Ajit Wadekar, Salim Durrani and the Spin Quartet to Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Vishwanath, Kapil Dev, Dilip Vengsarkar, Anil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Virat Kohli.</p><div><span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">A collection of fifty informative and anecdotal articles by cricketers as well as leading writers on cricket,&nbsp;</span><span class="a-text-italic" style="color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic !important;">Indian Cricket: Then and Now</span><span style="color: rgb(15, 17, 17); font-family: &quot;Amazon Ember&quot;, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">&nbsp;is a book that cricket aficionados of all ages will enjoy.</span><br></div>

We Also Make Policy: An Insider's Account of How the Finance Ministry Functions

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<p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;">Economic policy has a direct impact on how people live, eat, work and spend. It governs every aspect of life, and finance secretaries are central to how economic policy is made and implemented. In this book, Subhash Chandra Garg, former economic affairs secretary and finance secretary, tells the inside story of how economic policy is made, and unmade, at the highest levels in the Government of India.</p><p style="margin: 6px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; line-height: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: &quot;Open Sans&quot;, sans-serif;"><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: 0px 0px;">We Also Make Policy</em>&nbsp;is a fly-on-the-wall account of proceedings within the finance ministry. The book talks candidly about controversial decisions from the first tenure of the NDA government, such as the politics of ‘minimum support price’ to farmers, electoral bonds, recapitalizing of banks, monetizing national assets and the controversial resignation of RBI Governor Urjit Patel, among others. As the author of three Union Budgets, Garg also talks about what it takes to put the Budget together: the pressures, the processes, the calculations and, above all, the politics.</p>

HOW TO DRAW CATS & KITTENS

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<p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">Drawing is the cat’s meow! With the easy step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations, any cat lover can learn to draw 20 different lifelike kitties of all shapes and sizes.</span><br><br>As kids follow along with the clear illustrations, they’ll learn to develop their drawings from basic shapes to finished masterpieces. And fun facts about the featured breeds add extra entertainment value.<br><br>The&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step-by-step</span>&nbsp;projects showcase 20 popular cat breeds, including:</p><ul style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><li>Persian</li><li>Egyptian Mau</li><li>British Shorthair</li><li>Maine Coon</li><li>Ragdoll</li><li>Russian Blue</li><li>American Curl</li><li>Norwegian Forest</li><li>Siamese</li><li>Sphynx</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">With&nbsp;<em>How to Draw Cats &amp; Kittens,</em>&nbsp;kids will be drawing their own cattery full of cats and kittens in no time at all!</p>

HOW TO DRAW DOGS & PUPPIES

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<p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">Learn the secrets to drawing realistic dogs and puppies through step-by-step projects, focusing on techniques specific to drawing canines, from creating a variety of fur types and features to achieving accurate proportions. Facts and trivia add to the fun and learning along the way.</span><br><br><em>​How to Draw Dogs &amp; Puppies</em>&nbsp;is perfect for beginning artists who want to draw their best friends—the ones with four paws and fur, that is!&nbsp;The&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step-by-step projects</span>&nbsp;showcase 20 popular dog breeds, including:</p><ul style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><li>Golden Retriever</li><li>Pug</li><li>Pomeranian</li><li>Dachshund</li><li>Beagle</li><li>Siberian Husky</li><li>German Shepherd</li><li>Great Dane</li><li>Chihuahua</li><li>And&nbsp;more beautiful dogs and puppies!</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">Beginning with a basic shape</span>, young artists proceed step by step to a final piece of color&nbsp;artwork. Following the simple prompts, children will make beautiful renderings of their favorite canines; and with the featured&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">fun facts</span>,&nbsp;have more things to love about them!<br></p>

HOW TO DRAW HORSES & PONIES

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<p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">With<em>&nbsp;How to Draw Horses &amp; Ponies</em>, young artists learn to bring these sweet and majestic animals to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different breeds.</span><br><br>Simple instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike horses and ponies. Each drawing lesson&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">begins with a basic shape</span>&nbsp;and progresses,&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step by step</span>, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along.&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Information about the breeds&nbsp;</span>and&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">fun facts&nbsp;</span>provide inspiration and additional learning opportunities.<br><br>The breeds include:</p><ul style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><li>Hanoverian foal</li><li>Pinto</li><li>Welsh Mountain Pony</li><li>Clydesdale</li><li>Arabian</li><li>American Saddlebred</li><li>Thoroughbred</li><li>Friesian</li><li>Shetland Pony</li><li>Andalusian</li><li>And more!</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">Just start with a few ovals, circles, and triangles and follow the illustrated steps—you'll be creating you own amazing masterpieces in no time at all!<br></p>

HOW TO DRAW ANIMAL FRIENDS

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<p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;"><em>How to Draw Animal Friends</em>&nbsp;provides all the information kids need to begin creating inspired drawings of all their favorite family pets, including step-by-step instructions and fun animal facts.</span><br><br>Aspiring artists begin each drawing with&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">basic shapes</span>, then follow the instructions,&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step by step</span>, to finish with a&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">realistic rendering</span>&nbsp;of an animal. They’ll also discover<span style="font-weight: bolder;">&nbsp;fun facts&nbsp;</span>about the featured animals along the way.<br><br>Among the 20 animal friends:</p><ul style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><li>Cat</li><li>Dog</li><li>Guinea pig</li><li>Snake</li><li>Turtle</li><li>Fish</li><li>Bunny</li><li>Frog</li><li>Ferret</li><li>Iguana</li></ul><p><span style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">With&nbsp;</span><em style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">How to Draw Animal Friends</em><span style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">, budding artists will be drawing masterpieces of their favorite pet animals in no time at all!</span><br></p>

HOW TO DRAW ZOO ANIMALS

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<p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">With&nbsp;<em>How to Draw Zoo Animals</em>, young artists learn to bring their favorite creatures to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different animals found at the zoo.</span><br><br>Now anyone can learn to draw realistic animals! Simple&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step-by-step instructions</span>&nbsp;make it fun and easy to draw a lifelike animals, including:</p><ul style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><li>Panda bear</li><li>Giraffe</li><li>Elephant</li><li>Tiger</li><li>Cheetah</li><li>Toucan</li><li>Hippopotamus</li><li>Kangaroo</li><li>Orangutan</li><li>Zebra</li><li>and more!</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">Each drawing lesson&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">begins with a basic shape</span>&nbsp;and progresses,&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step by step</span>, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along.&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Trivia</span>,&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">fun facts</span>, and the&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">conservation status</span>&nbsp;for each animal provide&nbsp;inspiration and additional learning opportunities.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>Just start with basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples—you'll be creating your own amazing masterpieces in no time at all.</p>

HOW TO DRAW MILITARY MACHINES

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<p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">Each drawing lesson&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">starts with a basic shape</span>, such as a rectangle or oval, and then progresses&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step by step&nbsp;</span>to a&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">realistic rendering</span>&nbsp;of the featured subject, including a color final.&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">Engaging text&nbsp;</span>tells a little bit about each subject, while<span style="font-weight: bolder;">&nbsp;fun facts</span>&nbsp;about these impressive military machines educate children as they draw for an enjoyable, well-rounded artistic experience.<br><br>Kids will enjoy the 32 pages of drawing instructions for a variety of super-powered vehicles, including:</p><ul style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><li>Twin-engine attack helicopter</li><li>B-52 bomber</li><li>M1 Abrams battle tank</li><li>Stealth fighter jet</li><li>F-14</li><li>F-16</li><li>Guided missile submarine</li><li>M36 tank destroyer&nbsp;</li><li>Nuclear-powered supercarrier</li><li>and more!&nbsp;</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">Just start with the basic shapes and follow the illustrated examples—you'll be creating you own masterpieces in no time!</p>

HOW TO DRAW SEA CREATURES

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<p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">Few artistic subjects can compete with the vibrant, colorful splendor of the ocean and its inhabitants. Now kids can learn to re-create their own underwater world with&nbsp;<em>How to Draw Sea Creatures,</em>&nbsp;where they’ll find easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for drawing 20 different aquatic creatures of all shapes and sizes.</span><br><br>Starting with&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">basic shapes</span>&nbsp;and following through,&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step by step</span>, to finished illustrations, kids will learn to draw a variety of ocean animals, including:</p><ul style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><li>Octopus</li><li>Sea horse</li><li>Dolphin</li><li>Shark</li><li>Puffer fish</li><li>Sea star</li><li>Humpback Whale</li><li>Sea otter</li><li>Clown fish</li><li>and many more!</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">Fascinating facts&nbsp;</span>about the featured animals provide additional inspiration and learning opportunities along the way.<br>With&nbsp;<em>How to Draw Sea Creatures</em>, kids will soon be rendering their own astounding aquatic world!</p>

HOW TO DRAW DINOSAURS

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<p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: bolder;">With&nbsp;<em>How to Draw Dinosaurs</em>, young artists learn to bring these incredible creatures to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different dinosaur species. Fascinating facts throughout provide inspiration and learning opportunities.</span><br><br>The book opens with a brief description of how to get started, using basic drawing tools. Each drawing lesson&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">begins with a basic shape</span>&nbsp;and progresses,&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">step by step</span>, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along. Children will be enthralled by the&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">life-like depiction of each dinosaur</span>&nbsp;accompanied by&nbsp;<span style="font-weight: bolder;">incredible facts</span>&nbsp;about its weight, size, diet, and appearance.<br><br>Kids will enjoy the 32 pages of drawing instruction for a variety of dinosaurs, including:</p><ul style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;"><li>Tyrannosaurus rex</li><li>Stegosaurus</li><li>Triceratops</li><li>Velociraptor</li><li>Pteranodon</li><li>Brachiosaurus</li><li>Iguanadon</li></ul><p style="color: rgb(58, 70, 80); font-family: SharpSans-Book, Arial, sans-serif;">With a mix of art instruction and fun trivia,&nbsp;<em>How to Draw Dinosaurs&nbsp;</em>is the perfect way for children to discover more about their favorite dinosaurs, in addition to developing their artistic talents.<br></p>