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What Are You currently Reading?
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Apr 23, 2015 08:02AM
I am reading the free tamil ebooks from FreeTamilEbooks.com
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The Jeeves series is really good. I read Right ho jeeves sometime back and liked the kind of Wodehouse riot
Hi guys,Currently I am reading three books in parallel..
1. The Authoritative Calvin n Hobbes
This is my daily dose of humour to end the
day.
2. Sea of Poppies - Amitav Ghosh
This book has been nominated for the
Booker prize. The premise of the book is
India in the backdrop of oncoming Opium
war in China.
3. Brahmins & Bungalows : Travels through
South Indian History. By Kavita Watsa
Currently I am fascinated by history of
southern India. Got this book in British
Library.Started it. Its a good read.
@muthuvel I'm hunting for "the zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance ". I couldn't find it any of the bookshops in chennai. How is the book? I'm reading "Nine Lives" by William Dalrymple. It's a travelogue, the author visits nine ascetics from the different faiths of India. Brilliant so far!
Finished Night Train at Deoli and Other Stories by Ruskin Bond. Fantastic collection of short stories penned by Bond. Will melt one's heart! Became a fan of Bond's writing now.Three books going on now:
*The Rupa Book of Haunted Houses edited by Ruskin Bond
*Deception: Spies, Lies and How Russia Dupes the West by Edward Lucas
*100 Mistakes that Changed History by Bill Fawcett
I just finished reading A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry and am currently reading The Doomsday Conspiracy by Sidney Sheldon
Priyanka wrote: "Hi! Currently reading The firm by John Grisham. I am a great fan of legal thrillers and Grisham is the king! Haven't been able to stop since I started the book.. Amazingly paced.."If you like legal thrillers, don't miss the following ones:
THE LINCOLN LAWYER by Michael Connelly
PRESUMED INNOCENT by Scott Turow
Actually, I recommend all books by the above two authors!
R
I am reading Quiet by Susan Cain. It's manna for the introverts in a world currently tuned for extroverts. One cannot but relate to the aspects of life an introvert goes through in today's world. Highly relevant, with enough power to evoke epiphanies in every paragraph!!! Be ready for some goose flesh moments - "it's me she's talking about" moments to be specific!!
I am reading Quiet by Susan Cain. It's manna for the introverts in a world currently tuned for extroverts. One cannot but relate to the aspects of life an introvert goes through in today's world. Highly relevant, with enough power to evoke epiphanies in every paragraph!!! Be ready for some goose flesh moments - "it's me she's talking about" moments to be specific!!
I am reading Quiet by Susan Cain. It's manna for the introverts in a world currently tuned for extroverts. One cannot but relate to the aspects of life an introvert goes through in today's world. Highly relevant, with enough power to evoke epiphanies in every paragraph!!! Be ready for some goose flesh moments - "it's me she's talking about" moments to be specific!!
I am reading Quiet by Susan Cain. It's manna for the introverts in a world currently tuned for extroverts. One cannot but relate to the aspects of life an introvert goes through in today's world. Highly relevant, with enough power to evoke epiphanies in every paragraph!!! Be ready for some goose flesh moments - "it's me she's talking about" moments to be specific!!
I just read "Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage" and it was amazing. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1...?
Reading Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell.A different perspective to sucess and success stories of those who were praised by history.
Truly A revelation, an inspiration...!!
Doing Non Fiction currently. Freakonomics by Stephen Jones dubner. Talks about Unconventional significance of Economics and the like.
"Heavier than Heaven: The biography of Kurt Cobain" by Charles Cross and "The great Indian novel" by Sashi Tharoor.
Lata wrote: "Arul wrote: "OMG!! you are love with a movie over a book"Not necessarily, Arul. Sometimes you watch a movie without realising there's a book behind the film:)"
Lata wrote: "Arul wrote: "OMG!! you are love with a movie over a book"
Not necessarily, Arul. Sometimes you watch a movie without realising there's a book behind the film:)"
Still, I would say "The book thief" (book) was a masterpiece and I don't know, why she found it clumsy?? :-)
Lata wrote: "Raveesh wrote: "Doing Non Fiction currently. Freakonomics by Stephen Jones dubner. Talks about Unconventional significance of Economics and the like."Raveesh, it's an excellent book. I referenced..."
If you like such books, please read Nassim Taleb's book. They are amazing. The best on I liked is "The Black Swan", though "Fooled by Randomness" is great too.
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Shashi
Author of Songs of the Mist
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
Arul wrote: "I am currently reading "The remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro"An amazing book, with simple language but many layers ... I am currently finished reading his "The Buried Giant" - a totally different approach of his and I liked it too. It has the potential to become iconic after few decades, as nostalgic trip.
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Shashi
Author of Songs of the Mist
ॐ नमः शिवाय
Om Namah Shivaya
Lata wrote: "Shashi wrote: "Lata wrote: "Raveesh wrote: "Doing Non Fiction currently. Freakonomics by Stephen Jones dubner. Talks about Unconventional significance of Economics and the like."Raveesh, it's an ..."
Same here Lata, but then I am fan of many writers like him...
Hi Everyone ! Am in need of typical realistic fiction writings related to 'Surrogacy In India" for my upcoming project. If anyone is interested to support in writing and discuss about the topic with me kindly Inbox me Thank You
Hello. I have been reading Paul Krugman's Peddling Prosperity. Now, those who have read this, know what this is about - A period in American Economy where the Conservatives took centre stage and their policies not really helping US to come out of slowdown. Is there a book which talks on Indian Economy on similar lines? More importantly, is there one written by someone who wasn't involved but wrote it as objectively as he can?
I am presently working my way down a list - BBC's the big read top 100 books https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...Just finished number 37, A town like Alice by Nevil Shute and moving on to #38, Persuasion by Austen. I am new here and this is my first post. Have been trying to attend the get togethers. But have been out of town for the past two... Hopefully, see some of you during the next one.
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