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| The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow | 
 enlarge | Author: Sanjay Patel
Publisher: Plume
Category: Book
List Price: $14.00 (32.96 RON)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 25278
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8 x 6.2 x 0.7
ISBN: 0452287758
Dewey Decimal Number: 704.948945211095496
EAN: 9780452287754
ASIN: 0452287758
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
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 Disrespectful December 25, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am a second generation Indian American and while raised Hindu do not consider myself very religious. I purchased this book for my two young nieces based on the reviews but after reading it am returning. I am all for humor and making things lighthearted for children but here are some quotes from the book. This is not what I want my nieces to learn about the Hindu religion:
Kali - "Just looking at her is enough to give you nightmares"
Saravati - "...Brahma chose to disinherit and kick her out of his house. So much for divorce court"
There is a lot of good information in this book. It is unfortunate about the tone and language the author chose to take.
Great Way for Anyone of Any Age to Learn About the Hindu Deities December 9, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Although this is not a children's book, my four-year old daughter loves it. The author is an animator with Pixar Studios, and has drawn hip, colorful drawings of all the major Hindu deities, along with brief descriptions. An entertaining way for anyone of any age to learn about the Hindu pantheon.
 Cute deities, annoying production August 23, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is a handy compendium of Hindu deities, with the gods and goddesses made cute in a self-confessed Hello Kitty kind of way. The idea is sort of sweet, and I'd love to see Patel do other religious figures this way.
What was profoundly irritating was how difficult some of the pages were to read - white text on pastel-colored pages. The dark-colored pages were fine, but white on pink? White on yellow? What was Penguin thinking?
I hope they'll correct this in the next edition.
 A lovely supplement to a guide to India August 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A friend gave us a copy of this book as a going away present for our trip to Northwest India. It made a great supplement to the earlier edition of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur (Eyewitness Travel Guide). The charming drawings complement the text in the same way Eyewitness's guides do so well.
Sanjay Patel has recently released Gods Stationery Set; the description of the product contains a link to the author's website.
Patel recently called his book "dorky" on BoingBoing. It is a little dorky, of course, but we found it delightful and educational as well.
Robert C. Ross 2008
Really enlightening! July 28, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book really mind-blowing. I grew up in India.However didn't get to know much about hinduism, because Mom was an athiest. But had the basic knowledge about Hindu Gods from different sources(Family, visiting Temples, Television,Movies etc). As I grew up, had lot of basic questions, and really felt bad about it. Thought it was too late for me to ask now. I read this book and it cleared all by grey areas. thanks to Sanjay.
Also, because he has presented very crisp information in a simple way, it is just so easy to understand.
Overall, it's a very handy book and am glad now I can pass some knowledge to the next generations to come.
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