Prodigy Books

A romantic comedy by Shakespeare retold in simple prose.A popular play by Shakespeare it is widely performed across the world. Written in simple prose, it portrays the strange events that take place...

Master statesman, warrior, architect and visionary―Akbar was a ruler ahead of his time. He not only conquered large territories during his rule but also united them under one supreme power with...

Alexander is considered by far as the greatest military genius of all time. His empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west to what is Pakistan in the east, and from Egypt in Africa in the...

This is the story of Microsoft as much as that of Bill Gates and the daring decision by him and his friend Paul Allen to strike out on their own turning their backs on college education. It tells us...

Starting a journey into the world of cell phones, the author delves into its history and presents it in the form of a stroy. The technology behind communication, network and the working of cell...

Explorers of yore travelled the seas in search of new land for the sole purpose of commercial gain. These ancient explorers were the ones who discovered many of the present day countries and...

Time magazine called him the 'Man of the 20th Century'. His enormous contributions to physics made him one of the greatest scientists of all time. A German born theoretical physicist, Albert Einstein...

Our earth is getting hotter and hotter. As a result, the polar ice caps are melting, the water levels in the oceans are rising, soon low-lying, small islands will vanish, there will be less and less...

A Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer, his improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution. A genius par excellence, he transformed the...

Born in an affluent family, Jawaharlal grew up as a pampered child. A keen observer of news, he was deeply interested in Indian nationalism even while he was studying at Cambridge. Slowly, he got...

People around us are aplenty and we need to have some skills to develop interpersonal relationship with the others. The author stresses on thr need for relationships in life to develop them and...

We make decisions all the time. From simple and quick ones like when to cross the road, or what to order in a restaurant, to complex and analytical ones like which college to attend, selecting a life...

Creative thinking helps students look beyond their personal experience. It enables students to explore all possible alternatives together with their consequences.As the author rightly says, "Creative...

Emotions do not have a from or shape but can only be felt. Empathy is one such feeling author N chokkan writes about in this book with a plethora of example from daily life thrown in. Narrating...

Life is fascinating, but when did life on our earth begin? The story begins with a simple microbe. To understand how life exists on earth we have to delve into the world of atoms, microbes, DNA and...

A brief biography of one of the greatest military conquerors in history, who rose fromobscurity to become Napoleon 1 - Emperor of the French.Nicknamed the ' Little Corporal ', he led his armies to...

Sofware expert par excellence, Narayana Murthy strongly believed in putting India on the global map of software technology. He and his friends struggled hard to earn wealth through fair and honest...

The South African struggle for freedom.Nelson Mandela, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993, was among the great leaders of what is today, an equal South Africa. Read about his life, his struggles...

Oliver Twist is an unfortunate young noy who orphaned immediately after his birth. He is sent to a workhouse and labours all day with very little to eat. He runs aways to Landon and joins a household...

Planet Earth, has been a wonderful home for us. A planet that has within it seas and oceans, icy plains and sandy deserts, and many, many, interesting places and features.But how did the Earth become...

The bold and fearless Manikarnika was given in marriage to Raja Gangadhar Rao of Jhansi at the age of fourteen. After marriage she was given the name Lakshmi Bai. Following the death of Raja...

A sensitives stubborn, self-willed child from a poor tamil family, srinivasa ramanujan grew up to be one of india's greatest mathematicians, whose discoveries continue to puzzle experts the world...

Just imagine how many things Television brings to us - cartoons, movies, games, songs, scenery, general knowledge and much more. From the very first models of television that were invented,...

Our earth is getting hotter and hotter. As a result, the polar ice caps are melting, the water levels in the oceans are rising, soon low-lying, small islands will vanish, there will be less and less...

This biography of Tipu Sultan, is a tribute to the Tiger of Mysore who waged wars against the British his entire life, and died a martyr - fighting to save his land. Was he a villain, as some...

A man who redefined the nation.A bright child and the top of his class, Naren was famous for asking questions. He always had to know the truth. Little did he know that his quest for the truth would...