Posted on November 21, 2009 by shivanandpb
I heard about this Rujuta’s book in a post by Rashmi Bansal. I’m for last three years trying to get into mode of slimming. All I’ve succeeded is to increase my waist line from 32 to 33 inches. All I do about exercises and diets is follow hearsay. I thought reading this book will be [...]
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Posted on September 22, 2009 by shivanandpb
A Thousand Splendid Suns is Khaled Hosseini’s second book. His first book Kite Runner is a classic. I regard him to be one of the best storytellers I’ve read. Kite Runner is a must read, for any book lover.
I do not regard A Thousand Splendid Suns to be as good as Kite Runner, but [...]
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Posted on July 23, 2009 by shivanandpb
I’ve always liked Amit Varma’s wacky humor. He is no stranger to netizens, his blog India uncut is very popular in the blogophere. This is Amit Varma’s first book. Its a wholesome entertainer. This is the kind of book that one can start with a cup on tea on a lazy Sunday morning and finish [...]
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Posted on March 24, 2009 by shivanandpb
I have read a lot about Malcom Gladwell and his three books. I finally decided to buy his latest book Outliers. I must say it was a good pleasure read. I particularly enjoyed reading the trivia part of the successful people. Bill Gates, Bill Joy, Joe Folm, Chris Langan, Robert Oppenheimer, The Beatles to mention [...]
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Posted on March 4, 2009 by shivanandpb
I bought this book last weekend. I was intrigued by the description of bubblegums and candies given on the back cover of the book. Seemed like it would make a good, fun read.
This book authored by an avid blogger Preeti Shenoy. The book is a collection of 34 incidents (bubblegums and candies) that happened [...]
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