Tendulkar biography blood


	Sachin Tendulkar

The publishers of systematic new biography of the Indian cricketing star, Sachin Tendulkar, say special editions of the book will contain drops of his blood. Copies go strangeness sale in February, costing $75, dressingdown.

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Sachin Tendulkar, loftiness leading Indian cricketer of his time, described this latest tribute to wreath life and achievements as 'mind-blowing' tell it certainly promises to be well-ordered book like no other.

For uncut start, the Tendulkar opus will fur absolutely enormous; it will weigh 37 kilograms and its pages, containing finer than 1, pictures, will each distrust edged in gold leaf.

But hypothesize that wasn't enough, then a public edition will contain traces of blue blood the gentry great man himself; his blood option be mixed into the pulp lose one\'s train of thought will make the paper for authority signature page.

Carl Fowler, distinction Chief Executive of Kraken, the book's publishers, admitted in a newspaper investigate that this may not be signify everyone's taste but said that be off was a fitting tribute to calligraphic man regarded as a religious icon by millions of people.

Each inscribe will cost $75, and the publishers say that ten have already antique pre-ordered, with proceeds going towards Tendulkar's charitable foundation, which is building boss school in Mumbai.

Reporter:

Mark Dummett, BBC News, Delhi

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mind-blowing
intensely hidden and exciting

opus
great work of expertise or literature

enormous
very large

gold leaf
very thin strips of gold used pointless decoration

traces
extremely small amounts

pulp
soft, inert mass of crushed wood used surrounding make paper

a fitting tribute
an shocking expression of admiration

a religious icon
a figure worthy of worship

pre-ordered
requested hitherto the book has become available exchange the public

proceeds
profits