Reading a quarrel (they like calling it that way) between a professor and his former student regarding art and life by itself is an interesting theme. And when you have experienced a glimpse of that quarrel live in person the book becomes quite dear to you. David Shields is the author of fifteen books and Writer in residence at the University of Washington and Caleb Powell … Continue reading I Think You’re Totally Wrong – A Quarrel
I had not read Albert Camus before; but last week I got “The Stranger” from the library… a masterpiece on the Philosophy of the absurd… As we follow the title character ‘Meursault’ attending his mother’s funeral, committing a murder, standing trial and awaiting verdict we are made to think over and over again… about Life, Death, Correctness, wrong doing, the world, justice, friendship, love…. and … Continue reading You Should Read Camus’ ‘The Stranger’ If you have not yet
The Publishing industry always had an attire that identified itself differently for the author and the reader…. What happened in recent years with the self-publishing and ‘publish on demand’ services coming up is that attire was removed…. In fact Publishing industry just got out of its shell and became accessible to a wider audience….. Readers transformed to writers…. Even people who never read much but … Continue reading The writer in every reader – Books, Blogs and Print on demand
Reading Ellen DeGeneres’s book ‘seriously…..I am kidding.’ Interesting so far…funny…a few thought from the book (not necessarily the exact words) to give you a glimpse… ‘we are so addicted to stuff, we buy so much of it…why should there be so many different types of lotions…one for face, one for hand and another one for feet….what will happen if you put the hand cream on … Continue reading Ellen DeGeneres’s new book “Seriously…. I am Kidding”
8 pieces of empire is a twenty year journey through the Soviet collapse. Written by Lawrence Scott Sheets who was the National Public Radio NPR’s Moscow bureau chief from 2001 to 2005. The book traces history of the region in the wake of the ten minute December 25th 1991 address that in his opinion made 300 million people ‘the citizens of other countries’ without them … Continue reading 8 pieces of empire – Book Review
I had the pleasure to read the poems of Marjorie Agosin, poet and Human Right Activist. When you read a varied set of subjects that pertain to your interests you often stumble upon something that sticks with you. Something that leave you wanting more and makes you think such that you are forced out of your own self. That is what Marjorie’s poems did to … Continue reading Marjorie Agosin and her Poems
Mustafa Akyol’s “ISLAM without Extremes” is a must read for every muslim and non-muslim. A relevant and important book for our times that takes you through the historical and political terrain on which many interpretations have been made. I hope this book will be followed by more strong voices from the liberal camp that will emerge and bring forth the needed harmony in thought and … Continue reading Islam Without Extremes – Book Review
David Sloan Wilson’s “The Neighborhood Project” is his attempt to study and change his neighborhood, his town of Binghamton in New York. As an evolutionary biologist and the professor of Biological sciences and Anthropology at the Binghamton University he has been in the forefront of the concept of Group Selection or multilevel selection in evolution which argues that though genes are the means of how … Continue reading The Neighborhood Project by David Sloan Wilson
Sir Ken Robinson became a household name when his first TED Video went viral on the internet and social networks. His second video made the same viral impact. Reading his book was in my agenda for a while and when the completely new edition of his Best seller “Out of Our Minds” came out, it was time to feel his writing. The new edition is … Continue reading Out of Our Minds By Sir Ken Robinson
Gabriel Thompson’s “Working In The Shadows” explores the work life that is hidden behind the glitters of our economy, but contributes to it every equal bit. As a Journalist Gabriel embarks on a one year journey to take up three separate jobs that a typical American will not be ready to take. This was his attempt to work and know first hand what it means … Continue reading Working In The Shadows – A Review
Vinod Narayan 