The Biggerers

Introducing a witty and unique voice poised to take the literary world by storm. For fans of The Borrowers, Munmun and The Truckers. Everybody became a bit mean. A bit individual. Units. That's all humanity could say for itself – well, it couldn't actually, because it was made up of too many, um, units. And then there were the elderly, who could never bear to be so isolated, yet isolated they were. It was cruel, really it was. And kids – not that many people had them any more – they seemed to be born sitting in one of those egg-shaped chairs, only seeing what was right in front of them. So, the government asked a doctor, that famous one, to get a team together and figure it all out. He did. Everyone got a playmate. Well, everyone who wanted one, could buy a playmate. About a foot tall, they stood, naked (except in winter), very affectionate, not too intelligent. Mute, but cute - exactly what every home needs. Something to love, little units of love. The Biggerers is set in a dystopian future where our two heroes, Bonbon and Jinx, spend their days gathering stones and feathers for their basket, and waiting to be fed by their owners. But it’s not long before getting sick, falling in love and wondering why they can’t eat with a spoon pushes them to realise they are exactly the same as their owners…only smaller.

Quintessential Anne Serre—this restless, prowling novel explores love as a form of greed, and confused need as one shape of bereftness Anna has been living happily for twenty years with loving, sturdy, outgoing Guillaume when she suddenly (truly at first sight) falls in love with Thomas. Intelligent and handsome, but apparently scarred by a terrible early emotional wound, he reminds Anna of Jude the Obscure. Adrift and lovelorn, she tries unsuccessfully to fend off her attraction, torn between the two men. “How strange it is to leave someone you love for someone you love. You cross a footbridge that has no name, that’s not named in any poem. No, nowhere is a name given to this bridge, and that is why Anna found it so difficult to cross.” Anne Serre offers here, in her third book in English, her most direct novel to date. The Beginners is unpredictable, sensual, exhilarating, oddly moral, perverse, absurd—and unforgettable.

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Marketing Management is one of the fundamental subjects in business management curriculum. However, this subject often become challenging course for the students as they have varying degree of knowledge and command over it, some having studies it as a subsidiary paper and others not having studied it at all. Keeping all levels in mind, this book starts with explaining the basic concepts of marketing in simple, yet interesting way. Most of the available textbooks on marketing management deal with an explanation of theoretical concepts with few examples. But, the real challenge for a student of management lies in understanding and applying the theoretical concepts in real world. The key strength of this book lies in introducing the basic concepts in simple words with an objective of making readers appreciate the value of marketing principles as a tool of business decision making. Thus this book is written with a twin purpose. First, to equip the students with a complete understanding of basic concept of marketing and they will develop the decision making skills faced by the marketers, consumers, managers. I feel indebted to those who have made a significant value addition to the final product with their comments and constant support. Specially, I would like to thanks Ajay, my husband whose support has been the driving force towards the writing this book. Narayan Chhandra Haldar, my father whose language skill has made the text book more interesting. Discussion with colleagues also helped me in improving the content. Piali Haldar

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