Incredible But True

Incredible But True
Author: Harish Yadav
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Total Pages: 150
Release: 2008-08-30
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9788122303506

Ever heard of man struck by lightning seven times.Or a man who flew in his easy chair up to three miles?Truth is stanger than fiction,goes an oft-repeated, but valid and sound observation.Reliving the age-old saying,the book is packed with anecdotes and excerpts of real-life facts which may appear all impossible but are stangely true!The book covers:*Incredible story of a man struck by lightning seven times: Sullivan survived each time. Later, he committed suicide after an unsuccessful love affair.*Balloon Flight: Larry Walers tied 42 balloons to his easy chair and up he went, in the sky. He travelled 3 miles in the air. But when he landed back, he found the police waiting for him. Larry did not have the licence to fly.*Crazy for horses: George Evar of Peru was so crazy about horses that he himself started living like one. With a bridle in his mouth he started pulling horsecart and even began to eat grass.Read on, for endless fascinating, intriguing but factual accounts.

Great Treasures

Great Treasures
Author: Abhay Kumar Dubey
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Total Pages: 156
Release: 1993
Genre:
ISBN: 9788122305425

This book on Great Treasures, is the 24th book in World Famous Series in English. For centuries treasure hunting has remained an exciting and unending pursuit of enterprising enthusiasts who often risked their lives to solve the mysteries of hidden treasures. On account of such enterprises today we know about the unearthing of the culture and lifestyles of many bygone civilisations. In this book all topics are based on facts and history and include everything important since the evolution of universe and life. The text is authentic and the language is lucid so that the reader unknowingly gets swayed into a new world of thrill without feeling the strain of reading.

Drawing and Painting Course

Drawing and Painting Course
Author: A.S. Hashmi
Publisher: Pustak Mahal
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2004-12
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9788122304879

The book is divided into 15 chapters, and as the title suggests, it is planned as a 15-days course wherein all the relevant aspects of drawing and painting have been explained in simple and lucid language with hundreds of illustrations and diagrams. The students while pursuing the course will gradually learn the importance of lines -- thin, thick, straight, dotted, curved, zigzag, horizontal, cross, slanting, etc. They will appreciate the role of shape, light, texture, balance, harmony, contrast, rhythm, tone, emphasis, span, colors, etc. They will develop a perspective and a point of view and will be able to distinguish between light and highlight, shade and shadow. The book, it is hoped, will be found useful by all those persons, young or old, professionals or amateurs, who have some taste, love for art and artistic creations.

Folklore

Folklore
Author: Joseph Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 622
Release: 1903
Genre: Electronic journals
ISBN:

Most vols. for 1890- contain list of members of the Folk-lore Society.

Publications

Publications
Author: Folklore Society (Great Britain)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 870
Release: 1903
Genre: Folklore
ISBN: