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The City of Devi

A Novel

by Manil Suri ...

From the author of The Death of Vishnu, "a big, pyrotechnic…ambitious…ingenious" ( Wall Street Journal) novel.Mumbai has emptied under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation; gangs of marauding Hindu and Muslim thugs rove the desolate streets; yet Sarita can think of only one thing: buying the last pomegranate that remains in perhaps the entire city. She is convinced that the fruit holds the ... Read more

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From the author of The Death of Vishnu, "a big, pyrotechnic…ambitious…ingenious" ( Wall Street Journal) novel.Mumbai has emptied under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation; gangs of marauding Hindu and Muslim thugs rove the desolate streets; yet Sarita can think of only one thing: buying the last pomegranate that remains in perhaps the entire city. She is convinced that the fruit holds the
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The Age of Shiva

A Novel

by Manil Suri ...

"A stunning novel, proof that Manil Suri is a major storyteller of heart and intelligence." —Amy TanThe Age of Shiva is at once a powerful story of a country in turmoil and an "unflinchingly honest" portrait of maternal love—"intricately interwoven with the ancient rites and myths" ( Booklist) crucial to India's history. Meera, the narrator, is seventeen years old when she catches her first ... Read more

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"A stunning novel, proof that Manil Suri is a major storyteller of heart and intelligence." —Amy TanThe Age of Shiva is at once a powerful story of a country in turmoil and an "unflinchingly honest" portrait of maternal love—"intricately interwoven with the ancient rites and myths" ( Booklist) crucial to India's history. Meera, the narrator, is seventeen years old when she catches her first
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The Death of Vishnu

A Novel

by Manil Suri ...

A National Bestseller"Enchanting…Suri's novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence." — TimeIn Manil Suri's debut novel, Vishnu, the odd-job man, lies dying on the staircase of an apartment building while around him unfold the lives of its inhabitants: warring housewives, lovesick teenagers, a grieving widower. In a fevered state, Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive ... Read more

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A National Bestseller"Enchanting…Suri's novel achieves an eerie and memorable transcendence." — TimeIn Manil Suri's debut novel, Vishnu, the odd-job man, lies dying on the staircase of an apartment building while around him unfold the lives of its inhabitants: warring housewives, lovesick teenagers, a grieving widower. In a fevered state, Vishnu looks back on his love affair with the seductive
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The Big Bang of Numbers

How to Build the Universe Using Only Math

by Manil Suri ...

**Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award"What a fun escape! Reminds me of math books I read when I was coming of age." —Neil deGrasse TysonAn "exhilarating" (Steven Strogatz) tour through the fundamental mathematical concepts—from arithmetic to infinity—that form the building blocks of our universe.**Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths ... Read more

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**Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award"What a fun escape! Reminds me of math books I read when I was coming of age." —Neil deGrasse TysonAn "exhilarating" (Steven Strogatz) tour through the fundamental mathematical concepts—from arithmetic to infinity—that form the building blocks of our universe.**Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths
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A Room in Bombay

A Memoir

by Manil Suri ...

A best-selling novelist turns to memoir in this compelling story of a son’s love, a mother’s obsession, and the malevolent grip of the past.Indian American author Manil Suri grew up in a large crumbling apartment in Bombay (now Mumbai) which his parents, who were Hindu, shared with three Muslim families. Their single room, at times a refuge from the religious and territorial tensions pervading the ... Read more

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A best-selling novelist turns to memoir in this compelling story of a son’s love, a mother’s obsession, and the malevolent grip of the past.Indian American author Manil Suri grew up in a large crumbling apartment in Bombay (now Mumbai) which his parents, who were Hindu, shared with three Muslim families. Their single room, at times a refuge from the religious and territorial tensions pervading the
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A Room in Bombay

A Memoir

by Manil Suri ...

Narrated by Arnold Chon ...

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9 hours 39 min

'Rooms in Bombay are not big in size, but huge in heart. Manil Suri's memoir will make you want to hug your mother. Written in clean, direct prose and without sentimentality, it explores all the dimensions of the complicated bond between parent and child -- while also being laugh-out-loud funny. If you were born of a mother, read this book.' -- Suketu Mehta'Written with a rare blend of compassion ... Read more

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'Rooms in Bombay are not big in size, but huge in heart. Manil Suri's memoir will make you want to hug your mother. Written in clean, direct prose and without sentimentality, it explores all the dimensions of the complicated bond between parent and child -- while also being laugh-out-loud funny. If you were born of a mother, read this book.' -- Suketu Mehta'Written with a rare blend of compassion
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The City of Devi

by Manil Suri ...

Narrated by Vikas Adam, Priya Ayyar ...

Unabridged

14 hours 19 min

A dazzling, multilayered novel that not only encompasses a searing love story but—with its epic reach from quarks to mythology to geopolitics—also encapsulates the fate of the entire world.As Mumbai empties under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation, Sarita, a thirty-three-year-old statistician, can only think of one thing: being reunited with Karun, her physicist husband. Why has he ... Read more

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A dazzling, multilayered novel that not only encompasses a searing love story but—with its epic reach from quarks to mythology to geopolitics—also encapsulates the fate of the entire world.As Mumbai empties under the threat of imminent nuclear annihilation, Sarita, a thirty-three-year-old statistician, can only think of one thing: being reunited with Karun, her physicist husband. Why has he
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The Big Bang of Numbers

How to Build the Universe Using Only Math

by Manil Suri ...

Narrated by Eric Jason Martin ...

Unabridged

8 hours 52 min

Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we leave those behind and start from nothing—no matter, no cosmos, not even empty space—could we create a universe using only math? Irreverent and boundlessly creative, The Big Bang of Numbers invites us to try.In this new mathematical origin story, mathematician and novelist Manil Suri ... Read more

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Our universe has multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to the Big Bang of scientists. But if we leave those behind and start from nothing—no matter, no cosmos, not even empty space—could we create a universe using only math? Irreverent and boundlessly creative, The Big Bang of Numbers invites us to try.In this new mathematical origin story, mathematician and novelist Manil Suri
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A Room in Bombay

A Memoir

by Manil Suri ...

Narrated by Neil Shah ...

Unabridged

10 hours 42 min

A best-selling novelist turns to memoir in this compelling story of a son’s love, a mother’s obsession, and the malevolent grip of the past.Indian-American author Manil Suri grew up in a large, crumbling apartment in Bombay (now Mumbai), which his parents, who were Hindu, shared with three Muslim families. Their single room, at times a refuge from the religious and territorial tensions pervading ... Read more

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A best-selling novelist turns to memoir in this compelling story of a son’s love, a mother’s obsession, and the malevolent grip of the past.Indian-American author Manil Suri grew up in a large, crumbling apartment in Bombay (now Mumbai), which his parents, who were Hindu, shared with three Muslim families. Their single room, at times a refuge from the religious and territorial tensions pervading
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Mr. Churchill in the White House

The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents

by Robert Schmuhl ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer ...

Unabridged

13 hours 46 min

Well into the twenty-first century, Winston Churchill continues to be the subject of scores of books. Biographers portray him as a soldier, statesman, writer, painter, and even a daredevil, but Robert Schmuhl, the noted author and journalist, may be the first to depict him as a demanding, indeed exhausting White House guest. Drawing on years of research, Schmuhl not only contextualizes the ... Read more

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Well into the twenty-first century, Winston Churchill continues to be the subject of scores of books. Biographers portray him as a soldier, statesman, writer, painter, and even a daredevil, but Robert Schmuhl, the noted author and journalist, may be the first to depict him as a demanding, indeed exhausting White House guest. Drawing on years of research, Schmuhl not only contextualizes the
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Beyond Measure

The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants

by James Vincent ...

Narrated by James Vincent ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day.From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking listeners from ancient Egypt, ... Read more

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A vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day.From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful tool that humans invented to make sense of the world. In this revelatory work of science and social history, James Vincent dives into its hidden world, taking listeners from ancient Egypt,
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Living I Was Your Plague

Martin Luther's World and Legacy

by Lyndal Roper ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

6 hours 45 min

From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life imageMartin Luther was a controversial figure during his lifetime, eliciting strong emotions in friends and enemies alike, and his outsized persona has left an indelible mark on the world today. Living I Was Your Plague explores how Luther carefully ... Read more

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From the author of the acclaimed biography Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet, new perspectives on how Luther and others crafted his larger-than-life imageMartin Luther was a controversial figure during his lifetime, eliciting strong emotions in friends and enemies alike, and his outsized persona has left an indelible mark on the world today. Living I Was Your Plague explores how Luther carefully
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