Ruskin Bond: 10 books

Over sixty years, for numerous readers—of all ages; in big cities, small towns and little hamlets—Ruskin Bond has been the best kind of companion. He has entertained, charmed and occasionally spooked us with his books and stories, and opened our eyes to the beauty of the everyday and the natural...

The finest non-fiction by Ruskin Bond, a singular writer who has inspired and comforted three generations of readers, collected in a single volume. A lifetime of reading and writing, observation and contemplation is distilled in this comprehensive volume of the best essays, profiles and sketches...

Exploring bookshelves in some of the most amazing places-Simla's Ripon Hospital, Hampstead General Hospital in London, and The Select Bookshop of Mr Rao and Ms Murthy in Bangalore among others-Ruskin Bond opens a window to his earliest encounters with incredible writers and their wonderful writings...

‘To find happiness, look halfway between too little and too much.’ —Ruskin Bond *• Why be happy and how, and why not to worry if you think you are not. * *• Why it is easy to be happy, and how you can miss happiness even if it stands before you. * *• How a bird can fill you with joy...

Intimate, exhilarating writings on adventure, meditation, and life in the captivating wildness of the Himalayan Mountains—with contributions from Amitav Ghosh, Mark Twain, Rabindranath Tagore, Peter Matthiessen, and more. For some, the Himalaya is a frontier against which people test themselves....

• Why you must pause, look up and out of the window. • Why a geranium flowering on the windowsill and wind soughing in the pines is serenity • How rain drumming on the roof can still the mind as effectively as a night of meditation • How to recognize serenity once you...

Since he was a young boy, Ruskin Bond has made friends easily. And some of the most rewarding and lasting friendships he has known have been with animals, birds and plants—big and small; outgoing and shy. This collection focuses on these companions and brings together his finest essays and stories,...

‘There is nothing to keep me here, Only these mountains of silence And the gentle reserve of shepherds and woodmen Who know me as one who Walks among trees.’   One of India’s finest and most popular writers, Ruskin Bond is loved as much for the lyricism...

'Mist fills the Himalayan valleys, and monsoon rain sweeps across the hills. Sometimes, during the day, a bird visits me-a deep purple whistling thrush. She perches on the window sill, and looks out with me at the rain.' This personal diary records the many small moments that constitute a life of...

• What is the first rule of love, and what the last? • How can love or friendship be good if it must end? • Is a book as good a companion as a person? • Is it sensible to love at all? India’s most beloved writer collects his own observations and those by some...