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PRINCE PHILIP - THE CROWNLESS KING When an eight-month-old baby Prince Philip was ferried off the shores of the Corfu Island in Greece in a fruit carton, nobody would have thought he would one day reach such heights as to occupy a distinguished position in the British royal family. Prince Philip's life from an abandoned, homeless little infant to being the Queen's consort is nothing short of legendary. When the reserved and coy 18-year-old Elizabeth told her father that the tall, handsome navy officer with blue eyes was the only man she could ever love King George VI was only bemused. But the Queen stood firm on her ground and the princess got her prince soon after she turned 21. That marria...
A posse of four unlikely retired friends set themselves to the mystery-solving in an opulent, sparsely populated countryside. A property developer is dead. Was he murdered? If yes, then who is the murderer? As the gang ruminates on the possibilities, their attention is inadvertently led to a brutal killing. Elizabeth, Joyce, Ibrahim, and Ron might be well ahead in their twilight years, but they are determined to solve the mysteries with élan. Richard Osman’s debut thriller book The Thursday Murder Club has been selling like hotcakes. Reserved, but witty, obscure, but friendly, Richard Osman, the Pointless guy, has been thrust to the spotlight after being a committed behind-the-scenes man....
A 20-year-old shy boy with ocean-like eyes is all set for his first Hollywood break, romancing the voluptuous beauty queen and actress diva, Jacqueline Bisset, living in her palatial Spanish bungalow, hobnobbing with the tinsel town’s who’s who- Andrew McCarthy’s life was straight out of a fantasy. One article in New York sufficed to tarnish the image that McCarthy was only striving to create and in one fell swoop, he was a Brat Packer. He ran to escape the brat pack tag, taking detours from acting, McCarthy ventured into travel and then writing. In his well-received book Brat: An 80s Story, the 58-year-old McCarthy attempts to relive his Brat Pack days from which he was relentlessly t...
From “Dearest Pa” to a “judgemental father-in-law”, how did Prince Philip’s and Princess Diana’s special bond wither away in the backdrop of a disastrous marital life between Prince Charles and her? Was Prince Philip critical of Princess Diana from the beginning or did their relationship go downhill after her and Charles’ separation and eventual divorce? The British Royals have repeatedly been in the eye of the storm, be it the abdication crisis of 1936, or the blazing interview Princess Diana gave in 1995, or the tell-all interview Prince Harry and his wife, the Duchess of Sussex gave to Oprah Winfrey, but Prince Philip has been resolutely by the Queen’s side, being her “s...
A book curated for the fans of English royals and their magnificent life, to satiate the hunger for the intimate details of one of the last greatest monarchies and the world’s most popular monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. From a carefully planned and disciplined childhood to the unexpected ascension to the throne, from falling head over heels for a blue-eyed European foreigner to an unbelievably long and committed married life, from the way the monarch has stood the test of time since the second world war, England’s longest-serving Queen has made it abundantly clear that she is here to stay and she will discharge her commitments like a sacred vow she has made with the Almighty. Prince Philip...
From hobnobbing with Orangs in Camp Leakey, Borneo, pursuing minke whales in the icy cold waters in Antarctica, perilously exploring the territory of a prehistoric-looking Shoebill bird that has just hatched its eggs, giving his imposing narration to the extraordinary event of grizzlies catching the salmons in Alaska, to the exquisite videos of polar bears foraging and hunting for walruses off the coasts of Arctic, Sir David Attenborough has been doing stellar service to generations of viewers like myself who were fortunate to get a glimpse of the unique world that nature hides within its mysterious bosom. Deep, dark Amazonian forests, the teal waters of beaches in the Aleutian Islands, the ...
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, UNDAZED AND UNCONFUSED Mathew McConaughey needs three things each day-Something to look upto, something to look forward to, and someone to chase after! Mathew McConaughey- an Oscar-winning actor, writer, seeker of truth, you-tuber, and father of three- is living an extraordinary life. Be it, Jake Brigance, in A Time to Kill, or Roger Baldwin in Amistad, or the womanizing Cassanova in Ghosts of Girlfriend Past, Mathew McConaughey pulls erudition and frivolity with equal elan. After landing in Steven Spielberg's movie in Amistad, by the turn of the millennium, Mathew McConaughey began acting in a slew of rom-coms that inevitably made him a household name. This book is a jo...
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Strikingly beautiful, graceful, and coy, the perfect fit for a royal bride, Lady Diana Frances. The world was in awe of the most charming couple and the romance of the century of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. The people were captivated by the breathtaking beauty of their brand new princess. The picture was perfect, only it was not! Behind the façade of a fairytale wedding of Princess Diana was a heartbreaking saga of marital betrayal, unbearable loneliness, and unspeakable agonies. Hurt, betrayed, and broken, Princess Diana was devastated first and then vengeful. What followed was a slew of sordid affairs, scandalous telephone conversations, and revelatory interviews. Divorced, humilia...