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| 'THE REAL DEAL' BY JAMES CAAN, PUBLISHED 18 SEPTEMBER 2008 | |||
 James
Caan is a master of reinvention. Born as Nazim Khan in Pakistan, the
son on a textile merchant, he gives the reader his rag-trade to riches
story complete with tear-jerking estrangement and reunion, philanthropy
and healthy dose of schmaltzy business advice thrown in. His book
may be entitled "The Real Deal" but I am not sure he is
"The Real McCoy"! 'The Real Deal' is published on 18 September
2008. 
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| EDITOR'S HOT PICKS: BOOKS THAT WOULD MAKE GREAT FILMS | |||
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was recently asked to list books, by South Asian Authors, which I
thought would make great films. In typical fashion, this request has
now become the subject of the latest article on 'Editor's Hot Picks'.
I present you this list of 'Books that would make Great Films' as
my personal favourites only. I have not chosen every great book that
I have enjoyed, merely the ones that I believe can translate in cinematic
success.
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| FRESH FACES CROWD RUSHDIE OUT FROM BOOKER SHORTLIST | |||
Salman Rushdie failed to make the 2008 Man Booker Prize shortlist
for literature, but Amitav Ghosh and debutant Aravind Adiga stepped
in to fill the Indian shoes. Ghosh's widely-acclaimed "Sea of
Poppies" and Adiga's "The White Tiger" pipped Rushdie's
"The Enchantress of Florence" to make the shortlist full
of fresh faces.
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| A CASE OF EXPLODING MANGOES BY MOHAMMED HANIF, 5 JUNE | |||
 There
is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down.
"A Case of Exploding Mangoes" is the story of one such plane.
Why did a Hercules C130, the world's sturdiest plane, carrying Pakistan's
military dictator General Zia ul Haq, go down on 17 August, 1988?
Was it because of: mechanical failure; human error; the CIA's impatience;
the mango season Or could it be your narrator, Ali Shigri?
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| UNACCUSTOMED EARTH BY JHUMPA LAHIRI, OUT 2 JUNE 2008 | |||
 Beginning
in America, and spilling back over generations to India, "Unaccustomed
Earth" follows new lives forged in the wake of loss. These are
stories in which deeply sympathetic characters reach pivotal moments
in their frayed relationships and are forced to navigate their way
in unfamiliar landscapes. In the title story, the death of a mother
leaves a space neither daughter nor husband knows how to fill.
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| NAUGHTY INDIAN AFFAIRS BY SONNY SINGH KALAR, OUT 2 MAY | |||
Raj and Manjit get caught in a maelstrom of illicit lies and seedy
liaisons as the intensity of their 'naughty' affair threatens to explode
in this brutal story, exposing what really happens in some Asian relationships.This
powerful story will grip you by the throat from the first page and
take you on the darkest of journey's which will have you questioning
exactly how well you think you know your partner?
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| SEA OF POPPIES BY AMITAV GHOSH, OUT 1 MAY 2008 | |||
 At
the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an
old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across
the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways,
coolies and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown
together a truly diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, who come
to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship-brothers.
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| THE ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE BY SALMAN RUSHDIE, OUT 3 APRIL | |||
 A
young European traveller calling himself 'Mogor dell'Amore', the Mughal
of Love, arrives at the court of Emperor Akbar, with a tale to tell
that begins to obsess the whole imperial capital. The stranger claims
to be the child of a lost Mughal princess, the youngest sister of
Akbar's grandfather Babar: Qara Koz, 'Lady Black Eyes', a great beauty
believed to possess powers of enchantment and sorcery.
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| RUSHDIE'S 'MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN' VOTED BEST OF BOOKERS | |||
 Two
decades after death threats forced him into hiding, India-born writer
Sir Salman Rushdie was Thursday crowned with the prestigious Best
of Bookers award for his novel "Midnight's Children". Rushdie
won the backing of nearly 3,000 of 7,800 readers from across the world
who voted online and by text messages for a shortlist of six novels
for the special 40th anniversary award.
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| MAKING A FORTUNE: LEARNING FROM THE ASIAN PHENOMENON | |||
 For
two decades, entrepreneurs have been eulogised in the popular press.
At a time when real heroes are hard to find, it is the entrepreneur
who has become the hero of free enterprise. With immigration a hot
topic of conversation, in this book Dr Spinder Dhaliwal lays out the
contribution of Asians in the UK in terms of wealth creation and employment.
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| 'KING OF BOLLYWOOD:' BY ANUPAMA CHOPRA, 31 AUG 2007 | |||
 Here
is the astonishing true story of Bollywood, a movie industry that
changed the face of India and one man's struggle to become a star.
Shah Rukh Khan's larger than life tale takes us through the colourful
and idiosyncratic Bollywood movie industry, where fantastic dreams
and outrageous obsessions share the spotlight with extortion, murder
and corruption.
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| BOLLYWOOD CRAFTS FOR CHILDREN, OUT NOW | |||
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| REDHOTCURRY.COM GUIDE TO THE BEST JEWELLERY BOOKS | |||
 Overview
of the some of the hottest books on diamonds, gems, precious stones
and the jewellery of Asia including 'Jewelry of South East Asia' by
Ann Richter, 'Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the
Age of the Mughals' by Manuel Keene, 'Christie's Guide to Jewellery'
by Sarah Hue Williams and 'Great Diamonds of India' by Monisha Bhardwaj.
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| REDHOTCURRY.COM GUIDE TO THE BEST MEHNDI BOOKS | |||
 A
comprehensive review of some of the most useful and practical Mehndi
books available, ideal for novices and advanced artists alike. This
review features: 'The Art of Mehndi' by Sumita Batra, 'Mehndi - The
Timeless Art of Henna Painting' by Loretta Roome, 'Mehndi - Body Painting
Kit' by Zaynab Mira, 'Henna Body Art' by Mark Smith, 'Mehndi' by Carine
Fabius and 'Henna Body Painting' Sabine Kuhne.
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 Read
our overview of some of the hottest Bollywood Books, ranging from
the Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema by Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Bollyood
- The Indian Cinema Story by Nasreen Munni Kabir, Bollywood Cinema
by Vijay Mishra, Bollywood Pocket Essentials by Ashok Banker to Bollywood
Boy by Justine Hardy and Balham to Bollywood by Chris England.
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