In my quest to understand the world economics, this book was a must read. However, I was left disappointed. If you like conspiracy theorists & portrayal of America as the mean green machine you get your worth. Fundamentally, this book lets the readers down on facts. If only John Perkins, the author put down...
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It was years ago that a friend of mine narrated an anecdote. He was at a dhaba and the bacchu in there seemed less than 10 years old. Taking pity he asked the kid why he is serving instead of studying. The little fellow retorted – “Sir, if you can, help me study; instead...
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Powder Room made me wait. Powder Room made me read (and review) many other books. I wanted to lay my hands on it the moment I saw it in the list of books Random House India wanted me to review. It came to me after a while, and was worth the wait. Shefalee Vasudev’s...
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I finished reading Peter Bergen’s Manhunt: From 9/11 to Abottabad – The Ten Year Search For Osama Bin Laden a couple of days ago, and although the book said so much to me, I find there is not much I have to say about it. These current affairs/general knowledge-y books are quite wasted on...
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The Wretched of the Earth – Frantz Fanon A fantastic read if a reader is interested in understanding the effects of Colonialism. The word “Profound” can be used aptly to underline the impact this book has on the reader. It’s amazing to see the level of dissection Frantz Fanon has achieved with respect to...
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What do plane crashes and Math geniuses have in common? What is the common binding thread between Bill Gates and The Beatles? How much of a role does your IQ play in your subsequent success in life? And how much is your success dependent solely on your own abilities? These and more questions are...
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“I look up. I’m lying on the floor beside the bed. I remember now. I moved from the bed to the floor in the middle of the night. I do that most nights. Better for my back. Too many hours on a soft mattress causes agony. I count to three, then start the long,...
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Commenting on this book would be a minor crime, for there are perhaps few equals to Iravati Karve’s Yuganta – The end of an epoch. Commentaries and commentaries have been written about the ‘Mahabharat’, and continue to be written today, such is the mystery and vastness of that epic. But few have dared autopsied...
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Frankly, the only time I’d heard of Max Müller before I bought this book was with reference to one Max Müller Bhavan in Pune where German is supposedly taught. All I knew was that he was some hotshot Western thinker and that I ought to read him sometime. (Yes, scoff all you want. So...
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Author : Chris Majer with John Brant Publisher : Rodale Price : $25.99 US, $32.99 CAN Unlike many self-help books, The Power to Transform does not promise to turn you into a super achiever overnight. However, what the book does seek to do is to give you more of yourself, not with a sudden...
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