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This story centres on 12 year old Alan Parrish who accidentally found this board game called #Jumanji which took him and his friend Sarah on a wild ride. As they started playing the game they found out that whatever happened in the game, took place in reality too! They got attacked by bats and chased by wild elephants and then suddenly Alan got pulled inside the board. Sarah got scared and ran away never looking back. Twenty six years later, Peter and Judy found the game. What happened next? Did they win the game? Or did they get trapped in the game too? Let us find out!

One of the greatest Hindu epics, Mahabharata is about human relationships and family dynamics. Each character in the epic tale has something to teach us. While Bhishma teaches us the virtues of commitment, Duryodhana teaches us the pitfalls of unchecked ambition. While Gandhari teaches us the beauty of spousal love and sacrifice, Draupadi teaches us about the powers of a woman. Krishna is the epitome of enlightenment, while Arjuna signifies the constant battle between the head and the heart. These stories are as relevant today as they were when written, and mirror the societal interface through the times.

This revised edition of A Timber Framer s Workshop has over 150 new photos and includes updated engineering specifications for pegged joinery, along with expanded in-depth technical information on the joinery, design and construction of Traditional Timber Frames. The major portion of A Timber Framer's Workshop was first written back in 1983. Over a period of a number of years several revisions and additions took place, as it was used as the handout workshop manual for Fox Maple Timber Framing Workshops. At last, it was published for general distribution in 1998. When this book was first published in 1998, scientific testing results for pegged mortise and tenon joinery simply did not exist. The corollaries that could be made at that time were drawn from testing results for bolted connections. This is common in engineering as the essential physical laws concerning force and motion, primarily Newtonian physics, are symmetrical. However, nothing ever beats a direct test for a specific condition as the results end with an emphatic exclamation point. In the past five or six years testing has at last been carried out for a number of the most common pegged joinery conditions and the results have been published. The impetus for this revision was in large part to update and to include these new testing results so that the readers would be privy to the latest engineering results available for timber frame joinery. Along the way, over 150 new photos and drawings were added and editorial additions were made to clarify specific conditions, or to more fully explain a critical aspect of timber framing. While the essential book is the same, virtually every element is expanded in some way to paint a more vibrant picture of the technical aspects of how to build a traditional timber frame. In addition, there is an expanded element of color and nuance to help the reader more fully understand the magic of timber framing... and that timber framing really is the Jazz of building. Illustrated with over 500 photos and CAD drawings.

This book consists of interesting stories about Tenali Raman, the Vikatakavi in the court of King Krishnadeva Raya during his reign in South India. Each tale in this book reveals some or all facets of Tenali’s character-wit, wisdom and fair play. He was the favourite courtier of King Krishnadeva Raya, advising him in matters of the state along with being a poet by profession. These stories will teach valuable morals to children through humourous anecdotes.

This story is of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism and the first of the ten Gurus of the Sikhs. This is a story about a man called Kauda. Who was Kauda? What did he do? This story tells us all this. This story also tells us how Guru Nanak changed Kauda's life. One afternoon, Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana were crossing through a forest. They had been walking in the forest for two days. Both Guru Nanak and Bhai Mardana were very hungry, as they had not eaten anything for the past two days. Bhai Mardana said to Guru, “Guru Nanak, please do something. I will die of hunger. Please find me something to eat. I cannot go on walking like this.”Guru Nanak said, “Bhai Mardana, please wait for some time. We are very near to a village. I am sure we will find something to eat in that village.” What happened next?

The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological traditions.Krishna is a Hindu deity, worshipped across many traditions of Hinduism in a variety of different perspectives. Krishna is recognized as the complete and eighth avatar of the God Vishnu or as the Supreme God in own right. Krishna is one of the most widely revered and popular of all Hindu deities.We have all heard stories of good versus evil. This is one such story. Little Krishna was born as the eighth son of Devaki and it was known that Kansa, the evil brother of Devaki, would be killed by the eighth son of Devaki. Kansa had imprisoned his sister Devaki and her husband Vasudeva and he used to kill all her children. Will he manage to kill Krishna too? Or will evil be defeated by good once again? Let us find out! This 16-page richly illustrated book is a part of our Classic tales collection, which consists of stimulating and enthralling stories for children.

Midas was once a very rich king who ruled the land of Phygia. He lived in a huge castle with his wonderful daughter called Zoe. Midas thought that his huge pile of gold made him happiest of all. Once, God Dionysu’s friend fell asleep in King Midas garden. When King Midas saw him, he treated Silenus very well. When God saw this he became very happy and said to Midas, “You can ask me for anything.” In an instant Midas replied, “I wish that everything that I touch would turn to gold!” Dionysus frowned, “Are you sure that’s what you want?” “Oh yes,” Midas answered, “Very well,” said Dionysus. Read the complete story of king Midas from ebook.

Ramayana is the story of Lord Rama written by Valmiki. Set in the backdrop of the city of Ayodhya, this story depicts the victory of good over evil. The King of Ayodhya, Dashratha, had four sons named Rama, Laxmana, Bharata and Shatrughana. This book narrates the journey of Lord Rama in the wilderness with wife Sita and brother Lakshaman and his quest to find Sita who gets kidnapped by Ravana-the ten headed king of Lanka. Ramayana is also meant to preach notions of Dharma. This book retells the story of Lord Rama with colourful illustrations and in a simple language for the better understanding of the young children.

Once upon a time, there lived a Crow in a jungle near a town. This Crow had been travelling for a very long time and therefore was very thirsty. He looked around for water, but could not find any. The Crow started feeling very weak without water. But, still he continued to look for water. He flew all over the jungle and the nearby town. When the Crow was flying over the town, he saw a house. He thought, “I am sure that there will be some water over here.” He flew to the roof of the house and sat down. Then, he looked around. All of a sudden, he saw a pot. He went to the pot and looked inside. What happened after that? Was the Crow able to get water from pot ? Let us read the story and find out.

This book consists of interesting tales of the mighty king Vikram and the willful ghost Betaal, which have enchanted the young and the old alike. Through these tales children will learn about the myriad of tricky questions that Betaal poses while riding the king’s back, and the quick, witty and thoughtful answers that king Vikram gives with his presence of mind. The book is replete with colourful pictures to give wings to the children’s imagination.