Jay Shah

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A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom Standage

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Update on the Aryan Invasion Debate by Koenraad Elst

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Psychology of Prophetism - A Secular look at the Bible by Koenraad Elst

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The Chanakya Diar...

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The Chanakya Diaries | India’s Premier Magazine on Defence, National Security & Geopolitics | ISSUE 2 | SPRING 2025

by Major Gaurav Arya (Retd.)

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The Chanakya Diaries | India’s Premier Magazine on Defence, National Security & Geopolitics | Inaugural Issue | Monsoon 2024

by Major Gaurav Arya (Retd.)

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Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore's Interregnum (1760–1799)

by Vikram Sampath

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Book cover for Special Circumstances (Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez Mystery, #1)

Special Circumstances (Mike Daley/Rosie Fernandez Mystery, #1) by Sheldon Siegel

District attorneys in big cities are political, ceremonial and administrative lawyers. They don’t go to court.

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Biography, Business, Comics, Graphic novels, Historical fiction, History, Humor and Comedy, Memoir, Non-fiction, Science fiction, and Self help

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