and the other book that i -- south asian book takes place in calcutta, and it's called sacred games, and it's by vikram chan chandra, and it's in the tradition of life imitating art. what happened in mumbai last year was almost as though they were following a script from sacred games. and sacred games is dominated by two major characters, an underworld boss who has all kinds of ties to nationalist groups, and so although he's interested in money, he's also doing the will of some of the fundamentalist, hindu fundamentalist politicians. and then the good guy in the book is a police detective who is on the side of virtue and goodness and democracy. and they're pitted against each other in this huge novel which is a wonderful book to take away on a trip. so those are my recommendations. i could go on and on and on, by tried to narrow it down, and thank you for asking me. >> to see more summer reading lists and other program information, visit our web site at booktv.org. >> the publishing imprint twelve publishes 12 books a year. cary goldstein is publicity directer, what are some of the