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Silent Saturday

Book Review: Murder at Castle Rock by Anne Marie Stoddard

Introduction As the manager and booking agent for Atlanta’s famous Castle Rock concert venue, Amelia “Ame” Grace is ready for the most exciting week of her career: she’s booked three shows and a live DVD-filming for the comeback tour of none other than the eighties Pop Rock Prince himself, Bobby Glitter! Before the rock star can take a bow on the first night, however, trouble steals the show as Castle Rock’s owner takes a deadly tumble from atop the venue’s rear tower. To make matters worse, the police suspect foul play—and all signs point to two of Castle Rock’s own employees. Ame is in a race against time to clear the names of her friends and uncover the truth before the killer decides it’s curtains for her too!     Behind The book   Source: Google Images

Book Review: The Bed of Procrustes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Introduction ISBN : 978-1-4000-6997-2 Genre: Non Fiction Publisher: Random House Price:   $10.95 (This book has been given by the publisher requesting for a review)) Pages: 113 pages Quotes and aphorisms is something I simply love for I believe they have secrets hidden in them. I thoroughly enjoy reading them and always keep one such book handy with me just incase life throws up some surprise and I am unable to decipher it, I might need it. Such books have never failed to surprise me, however many I read I still feel there are many secrets out there waiting to be read and experienced. Behind The book Source: Google Images   The most prophetic voice of all- GQ

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Book Review: Because I am a girl

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-8-184-00156-3 ·          Genre : Non-Fiction ·          Price: Rs. 299/-   (I got this book from the publisher for a review) ·          Pages: 175 ·          Publishers: Random House Publishers I am a girl and I am proud to be one. But in our country this statement is not something each girl can say with pride in her voice. With changing times we are witnessing a storm which is brewing up and slowly will engulf the whole country in this tide of change. Because I am girl – Seven girls, seven lives is a wonderful collection of true stories of such girls who despite all odds changed the way the world saw them. Well for reasons of my chosing this book – there are many – First it being about women, second it being based in India, third it being nonfiction, fourth it having some very prominent women narrating the stories and last but not the least the cover page. This book is definitely a HIGHLY RECOMMENDED read for ea

Book review: Demons in Big Easy by Jamie Marchant

Introduction   Adventurous in her youth, Cassandra built gateways between Domhan and its parallel realm of Earth. Now she’s too old for that kind of thing. But something is making it easier for demons to pass into Domhan. Not only that, but their behavior becomes inexplicable: whenever Cassandra banishes one, it laughs at her rather than resists, and it promises it will soon devour her essence and that of every resident of her small village. Cassandra is certain such a thing is impossible, for strong wards protect her village. But then Cassandra’s granddaughter Aine falls through an unstable gateway. Cassandra is the only one within a hundred miles capable of creating a gateway and bringing Aine back. Despite her aching joints, Cassandra goes after her, and the gateway lands her in New Orleans. But something goes wrong with her tracking spell, which indicates Aine exists in four different places at once. As Cassandra struggles to find the true location of her granddaughter

Book review: Words to inspire the winner in YOU by Dr. Roopleen

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-93-81206-09-6 ·          Genre : Self help ·          Price: Rs. 200/- [ I received this book from Blog Adda for review] ·          Pages: 160 ·          Publishers: Power Publishers I am sure by now you must have guessed that I love quotes and one liners. Be it my FB profile or my blog here, I am either sharing them or trying my hand on them. This book was a had-to-be-read for me simply because it promised to be a collection of one liners from the author.More often than not if observed closely all of life’s questions are answered in such one liners. And this book, Words to Inspire the Winner by Dr. Roopleen in you is also one such answer.

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Book review: The Mysterious Mr. Jacob by John Zubrzycki

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-81-8400-126-6 ·          Genre : Non-Fiction ·           Price: Rs.  399/- [ This book was given by the publisher for a review] ·          Pages : 354 ·          Publishers: Random House India Since childhood suspense and mystery has been my genre in reading. I have devoured greedily on Nancy Drew, Famous Five, Hardy boys as much as I have on Sherlock Holmes, Sidney Sheldon and Agatha Christie. And add to it history my favourite subject and make it a biography, it’s like a never before offer for me to difficult to resist. No wonder when read the blurb of this book I knew I had to read it for obvious reasons. Behind the Book: Source: Google Images The scandal that rocked the Raj

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Book review :Uff ye Emotions – A collection of Award Winning Love stories Edited by Vinit K Bansal

Introduction ·          ISBN: 9789350880388 ·          Genre : Fiction ·          Price: Rs. 139/- ·          Pages: 206 ·          Publishers: Mahaveer Publishers  By now all of you who read my blog/s would be aware I am sucker for love stories. Hence when this one came out I had to grab it undoubtedly the added attraction being my fellow bloggers being there in the author’s list. Love stories somehow make me feel all mushy mushy however sad ending they have. I love reading them purely to witness the beauty and magic of love in its full grandeur and believe me this book did not disappoint me. It has stories one beautiful than the other making it one mega epic to read. Behind The book Source: Google Images  

Book review : Jugaad Innovation by Navi Radjou, Jaideep Prabhu & Simone Ahuja

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-8-184-00205-8 ·          Genre : Business ·          Price: Rs. 499/- ( This book has been received from the publisher for a review) ·          Pages: 317 ·          Publishers: Random House India Jugaad is something I could claim mastery on till the time I read this book. This book is a collection of all those wonderful Jugaad innovations that are beyond imagination yet have been created by people like us showcasing their sheer brilliance. The Jugaad technology as referred to by the authors in the book has the much needed WOW factor as you turn page after page.

Book review : Because Shit Happened by Harsh Snehanshu

Introduction ·          ISBN: 978-8-184-00348-2 ·          Genre : Fiction ·          Price: Rs. 150/- ( This book has been received from the publisher for the review) ·          Pages: 298 ·          Publishers: Random House Publishers As you might be aware by now I am an investment banker by profession and I get to meet a lot of entrepreneurs in my profession. I always wondered what goes on in their minds something on the lines of before and after. This book attracted me for the sole reason as it seemed to have all the answers to my questions.   Because shit happened by Harsh Snehanshu is a befitting reply to the before and after and perhaps even in-between as to what do these entrepreneurs think while they are dreaming larger than life dreams. Behind The book Source: Google Images  What NOT to do in a start-up!