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This is a book about ‘the guy who signed Michael Jordan at Nike’. And this is the line that most hosts who have interviewed Sonny Vaccaro have used to introduce the legendary sports executive to the audience. Now, as he decides to tell his own story, anecdotes abound. Vaccaro, who worked with Nike, Adidas and Reebok, shares how he became the father of summer basketball; his close relationships with NBA superstars; the deals and deal breakers; the litigations, high stakes dramas…

First in a series of two books, ‘The Rose Bargain’ is set in 1848 London. Ivy Benton’s debut season arrives with a shocking twist: a competition to secure the heart of the Queen’s fae son, Prince Bram. If this match materialises, it could save Ivy’s family from ruin… and free her sister from the bargain that destroyed her. Yet, every glittering fae deal has a rotting heart, and at the centre of this contest is a dark plot that could destroy everything.

First printed in 2022, these two books are aimed at giving young adults an insight into the Indian freedom movement. While ‘India’s Freedom Story’ traces the country’s extraordinary journey to attain freedom from the British, highlighting key events such as the arrival of the East India Company, the Great Indian Uprising, Salt Satyagraha, Partition and making of the Constitution, ‘Incredible Indians’ profiles men and women from various fields who played a key role in shaping the nation.