Books/Novels Discussion Thread V1: Literary Gems
amrawtanshx
Lets Do It!
^^
I've tried to read Midnight's Children many times and failed each time. Mr. Rushdie brilliant play of words and excessive verbosity are to blame. Could try again this time. Currently reading 1984 by George Orwell.
I've tried to read Midnight's Children many times and failed each time. Mr. Rushdie brilliant play of words and excessive verbosity are to blame. Could try again this time. Currently reading 1984 by George Orwell.
Rahim
Married!
I have seen a sudden rise in books by Indian writers who somehow believe that they are proper writers. Book shops are full of very average writings of these so called good authors.
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Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy
by Raghuram Rajan
ISBN: 8172239734
Book Summary
The financial collapse of 2007 and the ‘Great Recession’ that followed left many economists on the defensive. News programs,
magazines, pundits, and even the Queen of England asked, with some variation, the same question: Why didn’t you see it coming?
While there are broad similarities in the things that go wrong in every financial crisis, this was a crisis centred on what many would
agree is the most sophisticated financial system in the world. What happened to the usual regulatory checks and balances?What happened to the discipline imposed by markets? What happened to the private instinct for self-preservation? Is the free
enterprise system fundamentally flawed? These are not questions
that would arise if this were ‘just another’ emerging market crisis. And given the cost of this crisis, we cannot afford facile or wrong
answers. Fault Lines is a perceptive, detailed look at where the answers to the questions that were raised during the recession
may lie.
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Even though the style of writing is precise, short and structured and yet highlights the causes and suggest pre-cautions for avoiding future turmoil, without ranting or being too much of narcist approach.
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I have been reading some books on Spirituality and would post here when i read and absorb the subject.
*img2.fkcdn.com/img/732/9788172239732.jpg
Fault Lines: How Hidden Fractures Still Threaten The World Economy
by Raghuram Rajan
ISBN: 8172239734
Book Summary
The financial collapse of 2007 and the ‘Great Recession’ that followed left many economists on the defensive. News programs,
magazines, pundits, and even the Queen of England asked, with some variation, the same question: Why didn’t you see it coming?
While there are broad similarities in the things that go wrong in every financial crisis, this was a crisis centred on what many would
agree is the most sophisticated financial system in the world. What happened to the usual regulatory checks and balances?What happened to the discipline imposed by markets? What happened to the private instinct for self-preservation? Is the free
enterprise system fundamentally flawed? These are not questions
that would arise if this were ‘just another’ emerging market crisis. And given the cost of this crisis, we cannot afford facile or wrong
answers. Fault Lines is a perceptive, detailed look at where the answers to the questions that were raised during the recession
may lie.
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Even though the style of writing is precise, short and structured and yet highlights the causes and suggest pre-cautions for avoiding future turmoil, without ranting or being too much of narcist approach.
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I have been reading some books on Spirituality and would post here when i read and absorb the subject.
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thetechfreak
Legend Never Ends
LEe child- Worth dying for
i just finished this book and its just awesome
i just finished this book and its just awesome
I am looking forward to Peter Guber's "Tell to Win"
A little background:
Peter Guber, Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group, has been a force in the entertainment industry for over thirty years. He has told memorable stories in the films he personally produced or executive produced, including Rain Man, Batman, The Color Purple, Gorillas In The Mist, and Flashdance which have resonated with audiences all over the world. . With six minor league baseball franchises, as the owner and co-executive of the Golden State Warriors, and three billion dollars in profit during his tenure at the helm of leading companies such as Columbia, Sony Pictures, Casablanca and Mandalay Entertainment, Peter Guber is one Hollywood’s most successful sports franchise owners and entertainment executives.
Peter is also a weekly entertainment and media analyst for Fox Business News and a principal at GeekChicDaily.com.
In Peter’s new book “Tell to Win,” he provides individuals with an invaluable skill set -- the power to tell emotionally resonant stories to persuade, motivate, excite and incite others. To validate the power of telling purposeful stories, Peter Guber includes a remarkably diverse number of "voices" -- master tellers with whom he's shared experiences who reveal how they've told to win including NASA’s Chief Technology Officer Chris Kemp, Chris Anderson (Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine), Chad Hurley (CEO of YouTube), noted social media marketing executive Brian Solis, Director Steven Spielberg and more.
“In Tell to Win, Peter Guber demonstrates that telling purposeful stories is the best way to persuade, motivate and convince who you want to do what you need” – President Bill Clinton
I work for the marketing team handling this project and the book looks great.
Visit Peter Guber's 'Tell to Win' to pre-order your copy now.
A little background:
Peter Guber, Chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment Group, has been a force in the entertainment industry for over thirty years. He has told memorable stories in the films he personally produced or executive produced, including Rain Man, Batman, The Color Purple, Gorillas In The Mist, and Flashdance which have resonated with audiences all over the world. . With six minor league baseball franchises, as the owner and co-executive of the Golden State Warriors, and three billion dollars in profit during his tenure at the helm of leading companies such as Columbia, Sony Pictures, Casablanca and Mandalay Entertainment, Peter Guber is one Hollywood’s most successful sports franchise owners and entertainment executives.
Peter is also a weekly entertainment and media analyst for Fox Business News and a principal at GeekChicDaily.com.
In Peter’s new book “Tell to Win,” he provides individuals with an invaluable skill set -- the power to tell emotionally resonant stories to persuade, motivate, excite and incite others. To validate the power of telling purposeful stories, Peter Guber includes a remarkably diverse number of "voices" -- master tellers with whom he's shared experiences who reveal how they've told to win including NASA’s Chief Technology Officer Chris Kemp, Chris Anderson (Editor-in-Chief of Wired Magazine), Chad Hurley (CEO of YouTube), noted social media marketing executive Brian Solis, Director Steven Spielberg and more.
“In Tell to Win, Peter Guber demonstrates that telling purposeful stories is the best way to persuade, motivate and convince who you want to do what you need” – President Bill Clinton
I work for the marketing team handling this project and the book looks great.
Visit Peter Guber's 'Tell to Win' to pre-order your copy now.
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VioletGun
Guest
This is directed to Sumit, or anyone else that can help me out:
I have heard mixed reviews about the Alchemist. Those that like it, LOVE it. However, then there are that that do not reccommend the book at all, strongly disliking it. Can you tell me why you enjoyed it so much as to include it on your top 5 list of books to read? What made it unique and interesting? I am debating picking it up and reading it, but I hate when I spend time on a book and it ends up being a disappointment - especially when it is particularly hyped up. Thanks in advance!
I have heard mixed reviews about the Alchemist. Those that like it, LOVE it. However, then there are that that do not reccommend the book at all, strongly disliking it. Can you tell me why you enjoyed it so much as to include it on your top 5 list of books to read? What made it unique and interesting? I am debating picking it up and reading it, but I hate when I spend time on a book and it ends up being a disappointment - especially when it is particularly hyped up. Thanks in advance!
scudmissile007
Confusingly Confused!
Lee child's jack reacher series.An ex-military cop's life journey.A real thriller series.
abhinav_sinha
Journeyman
Any one read philip reeve.
I liked his work and the way he created a post apocalyptic world in mortal engines. Although it is much like a normal story but way of telling was quite good.
I liked his work and the way he created a post apocalyptic world in mortal engines. Although it is much like a normal story but way of telling was quite good.
mohityadavx
Youngling
^^ i liked digital fortress more
anyone heard about the fourth part to eragon
anyone heard about the fourth part to eragon
rhitwick
Democracy is a myth
Unfinished Portrait by Mary Westmacott (Agatha Christie)
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In your lifetime you read books, then one day you read a book which overwhelms so much that you wonder why none around you is reading this book! This is the kind of book. I want you all to read it; if it was possible I would read to whoever wanted to know about it.
Plot: From Amazon
I'm deeply moved by this book. The starts from a suicidal woman who convinces the rescuer that she should better die. Then she tells her whole life story. The story starts from her childhood and continues. But the whole tell is told with an undercurrent of sadness. I can't make you understand what I mean by undercurrent of sadness. Simple words of happiness are used, phrases which should be soothing rather makes you uneasy.
Getting to know a girl from her childhood (that too a character who is imaginative and unique on her own way) to her old age is something which can Agatha Christie can only do. Kudos m'am. Thou rock!!!
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In your lifetime you read books, then one day you read a book which overwhelms so much that you wonder why none around you is reading this book! This is the kind of book. I want you all to read it; if it was possible I would read to whoever wanted to know about it.
Plot: From Amazon
I'm deeply moved by this book. The starts from a suicidal woman who convinces the rescuer that she should better die. Then she tells her whole life story. The story starts from her childhood and continues. But the whole tell is told with an undercurrent of sadness. I can't make you understand what I mean by undercurrent of sadness. Simple words of happiness are used, phrases which should be soothing rather makes you uneasy.
Getting to know a girl from her childhood (that too a character who is imaginative and unique on her own way) to her old age is something which can Agatha Christie can only do. Kudos m'am. Thou rock!!!