Introduction
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This book is like Jamun Panna - unusual delicious and excellent for health at the same time!
- ISBN: 978-819-3391-204
- Genre: Non-Fiction/Self Help
- Publishers: Books that Inspire
- Price: Rs. 299/- ( I got the book for review from the author)
Sammy is an 80 year old billionaire, who finds himself at the peak of his success built on a mountain of sacrifices. He decides to participate in a life he missed to live. Eleven months in a year he leaves behind his identity and money and allows his curiosity and his willingness to experience anything - death even, to take him on life changing adventures and experiences across the world. Loaded with wisdom, surprise, humor and an eagerness to embrace life, The Wise Man Said is a collection of twelve such adventures of Sammy, where his journey becomes his greatest achievement - a life well lived.
Behind the Book |
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About the Author
Author of the national best seller, "I Am Another You", Priya Kumar's books have won six international awards. She is an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker, who has inspired over a million people across the globe toward peak performance through her Personal Breakthrough Workshops. Her writing, like her speaking, is an extension of her purpose-to make people's lives better.To read more about the author, please visit www.priya-kumar.com
I have been reading Priya Kumar's works since quite sometime (You can find my reviews on her other works HERE) and have always enjoyed her honest, straight from the heart writing that she manages to bring forward in her words very beautifully. However with her latest book The Wise Man Said, she managed to surprise me with a never experienced before depth in her words transcending me to another level of self-introspection.
Like all her works this story is also an inspirational story which can typically be categorized as real life experiences due to the extent which one can connect with the main protagonists. They are a reminder of how life should be lived and not just spent existing amidst things of lesser importance. This book is a collection of experiences of the main protagonist Sammy who is an 80 year old man wanting to live all that he had missed doing till now.
Taking us through exotic places and talking about life at a deeper, spiritual level the author Priya Kumar takes us through the crystal maze of life, decoding it at every step for us. In these 12 stories / experiences of Sammy she has covered almost every aspect that we can associate with "living life fully" and talked about it in a manner which leaves you thinking. The beauty of her writing is that she doesn't leave you with questions to ponder upon rather she gives you answers to questions you have been pondering on till now. She is like that guide who holds your hand tightly as she takes you on a journey of knowing your own self, albeit a bit more clearly this time.
What is different about this book is the powerful message it has. I couldn't stop smiling as a blessed feeling enveloped me on completing the book. This book is not a story to read merely, it is an experience to be felt first hand to know its real strength.
Strongly recommended to people who enjoy reading self help, motivational books. This is one author you should not be missing out at all!
Like all her works this story is also an inspirational story which can typically be categorized as real life experiences due to the extent which one can connect with the main protagonists. They are a reminder of how life should be lived and not just spent existing amidst things of lesser importance. This book is a collection of experiences of the main protagonist Sammy who is an 80 year old man wanting to live all that he had missed doing till now.
Taking us through exotic places and talking about life at a deeper, spiritual level the author Priya Kumar takes us through the crystal maze of life, decoding it at every step for us. In these 12 stories / experiences of Sammy she has covered almost every aspect that we can associate with "living life fully" and talked about it in a manner which leaves you thinking. The beauty of her writing is that she doesn't leave you with questions to ponder upon rather she gives you answers to questions you have been pondering on till now. She is like that guide who holds your hand tightly as she takes you on a journey of knowing your own self, albeit a bit more clearly this time.
What is different about this book is the powerful message it has. I couldn't stop smiling as a blessed feeling enveloped me on completing the book. This book is not a story to read merely, it is an experience to be felt first hand to know its real strength.
Strongly recommended to people who enjoy reading self help, motivational books. This is one author you should not be missing out at all!
Foodie Verdict
This book is like Jamun Panna - unusual delicious and excellent for health at the same time!
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| Source: Sanjeev Kapoor |