To the Point

There are many ways to describe Herschelle Herman Gibbs. Of those, ‘the most talented sportsman of his generation' is the most accurate. Famous as an explosive batsman whose instinctive stroke-making is able to dismantle any bowling attack - whether he is opening an innings or batting down the order - Gibbs could have chosen any number of sports in which to make his name. At high school he was regarded as the best rugby flyhalf in the land and was described by legend Naas Botha as the next Springbok flyhalf. He was, it is said, even better at football: according to those he played with as a junior, Gibbs would have made it to the top European football leagues. But Herschelle chose cricket.

Steve Smith is a former editor of Sports Illustrated magazine and current editor of The Red Bulletin. He is rare among sports writers in that he has always been far more interested in the people - the athletes, the players, the fans - than he has been in on-field results. Steve has interviewed and written about South Africa's top sports personalities over the past twelve years, and has contributed to GQ, the Mail & Guardian, TopCar, British Airways Horizons, Cosmopolitan and many other publications.

There’s something about Herschelle Gibbs – a certain quality that has endeared him to cricket fans in South Africa and around the world. Despite the frustrating on-field inconsistencies of this towering talent, and the messy and very public off-field personal troubles that have tracked him through the years, Herschelle remains one of South African cricket’s best-loved sons. In his own, very frank, words, Herschelle Gibbs chronicles the ups and downs of his personal and professional life, and describes what it’s been like to be part of the Proteas set-up for the past fourteen years, through the controversies of its various captains, coaches and administrators. To the Point is, of course, a spicy story of excess – women, alcohol, money … and plenty of runs – but underlying it all is a warm and generous man who wears his heart on his sleeve.

ISBN: 9781770221314
Author: Herschelle Herman Gibbs & Steve Smith
Published by: RANDOM HOUSE PUBLISHERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
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The Raja of Harsil

Robert Hutchison studied at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, majoring in economics and political science. He interrupted his studies to travel and begin a career in journalism. A native of Quebec, he has lived in Switzerland for many years. He is fluent in English and French.

From 1961 to 1976, Hutchison was a correspondent of the Sunday and Daily Telegraph of London. His articles in The Financial Post of Toronto on international fraud and corruption surrounding the sale of Canadian nuclear reactors to Argentina, won him the National Business Writing Award and three citations for outstanding investigative reporting in Canada. He has also contributed articles to The Sunday Times ( London) and The Smithsonian (Washington). His photos have appeared in leading publications around the world. He is the author of the following works: Vesco, Off The Books, Juggernaut, In the Tracks of the Yeti and Their Kingdom Come.

When not writing or photographing his favourite pastimes are ski-touring in the alps and trekking in the Himalayas. While researching a feature article on the Garhwali activist Sunderlal Bahuguna in 1987 he fell in love with India’s Garhwal region and visited the area many times since. ‘Mussoorie’ he says, ‘is my second home.’

A young British officer deserted during the First Afghan war (1839-42) and went to ground in the wilds of Tehri Garhwal. Frederick ‘Pahari’ Wilson changed the face of the region forever and became a Himalayan legend. He played a daring role in the Great Game, was witness to the Anglo Sikh War of 1845 – when the British nearly lost India – and became a pioneering force in the great Indian Railways adventure. Capturing the humour of the petty world of officers’ clubs in Meerut, Mussoorie, and Shimla, the chill of stiff winds on the high passes into Tibet, and the hardships of life in the remote valleys of Garhwal, The Raja of Harsil is a thrilling account of that tumultuous and exciting period.

Driven by personal ambition, Fredrick Wilson introduced commercial timbering to the Himalayas and became India’s first timber magnate. An avid hunter, ornithologist and botanist, he settled at Harsil, and shared the lives and destinies of the Garhwali people. He acquired enormous wealth – becoming the richest man in Northern India – and fame as ‘raja’ of Harsil before falling into disfavour – a pariah for plundering Garhwal of its wildlife and natural resources.

ISBN: 9788174367969
Author: Robert Hutchison
Published by: Roli Books
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From XL to XS

Payal Gidwani Tiwari is the most famous fitness and yoga trainer of Bollywood. Her clients include Kareena Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Jacqueline Fernandes, Farah Khan, Tusshar Kapoor, Amrita Arora, Priya Dutt, Suzanne Roshan, Maria Goretti, Tulip Joshi, Zoa Morani, etc. while her husband Manish Tiwari trains Sridevi and Katrina Kaif.

Can you change the shape of your body? Yes, you can. Payal Gidwani Tiwari, Bollywood’s most celebrated yoga expert, tells you how to go From XL to XS. With simple and easy to follow principles and exercise routines, learn how to lose (or gain) weight, stay fit, and transform your body structure. And that’s not all! Learn how to look ten years younger and about other invisible factors like stress, sleep, etc. that affect the way you look. So now you don’t need to envy your favourite stars. You can look like them. With photographs, celeb workouts, and useful tips by stars, From XL to XS is the best gift you can give yourself.

ISBN: 9788184001471
Author: Payal Gidwani Tiwari
Published by: RANDOM HOUSE PUBLISHERS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
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