I experienced with my own body that it is possible to get on with life in the worst of circumstances. Those who give up cheat themselves. Beautiful moments remain. We could not both go, for our children’s sake.” Anja Caspary. For most of us, the thought of losing a partner or getting a serious illness count amongst our greatest fears. How does one continue to live on when one is hit with both such catastrophic events in one’s life? In her autobiographic book, Anja Caspary writes on how life can continue when faced with such existential losses — and how love transcends death.

Surviving a plane crash […] introduces incongruous thoughts you never imagined could exist in your brain. You feel horrified and devastated by the tragedy surrounding you, yet simultaneously, you also feel relieved at your survival. And despite that relief, you question why you survived. And when that survivor’s guilt gains so much as a toehold in your mind, you find yourself wracked by it. […] It becomes a constant, unrelenting struggle-finding and coming to terms with grief and joy, pain and relief, depression and a renewed will to live-all at once.

What does it take to maintain integrity in a system rife with corruption? Tariq Khosa’s gripping memoir offers a rare, unfiltered look inside Pakistan’s corridors of power from a man who refused to compromise on his principles. Over four tumultuous decades, Khosa rose from a young police officer to head of the Federal Investigation Agency, facing down terrorists, crime lords, and political pressure at every turn. His unflinching account exposes the deep-rooted challenges within Pakistan’s criminal justice system while providing a masterclass in ethical leadership against seemingly insurmountable odds. This is not just another bureaucrat’s mundane recollection. Khosa’s narrative crackles with tension as he recounts high-stakes confrontations with the powerful. Walking a Tightrope goes beyond professional triumphs and setbacks. Khosa offers poignant reflections on the personal cost of his choices, the mentors who shaped him, and how he found meaning in service to his nation.

Iskander Mirza’s Memoirs could not be published in book form earlier for various reasons and have been published now in their totality after over half a century. The Memoirs lay open the facts for academics, historians and, indeed, the people of Pakistan to judge the man who was a trusted lieutenant of Quaid-e-Azam. While in Indian Political Service, Iskander Mirza worked secretly with Jinnah (who recognized the invaluable potential in the young deputy commissioner of Peshawar) on the most challenging task of achieving Pakistan from the British. In all fairness, General Ayub Khan might not have been entirely behind what happened but sycophants were busy outdoing each other in casting aspersions on Iskander Mirza’s financial propriety, integrity and character. An atmosphere was created that structured the average Pakistani’s mindset of their first President negatively. It is hoped that this book can help change it or at least initiate a debate on the historical distortions, disinformation and withholding of important documented accounts that may not have gone down well with the government of the time.