hello junta
i'd really love to see more intimate loveaffairs with books being posted than long lists of books. its nice to see and hear and smell and taste a book from a diffrnt perspective. me has started off with john bunyan's the pilgrims progress. believe me this journey's gonna b a long one. any one been on this hi-way b-4.
mrs.zong

Mrs.Zong is right as she is abt most other things in her life i cud never fathom the desire or the use of simply posting a list of the books one has read. whats the use? it will never inspire anybody to pick it up......let others know how u found a book. how it affected u...

come on junta lets "smell and eat and drink" and make love to books out here

here's to ur journey Mrs.Zong:)
my journey remains in temporary abeyance meanwhile

cheers:)

hello junta
i'd really love to see more intimate loveaffairs with books being posted than long lists of books. its nice to see and hear and smell and taste a book from a diffrnt perspective. me has started off with john bunyan's the pilgrims progress. believe me this journey's gonna b a long one. any one been on this hi-way b-4.
mrs.zong

I agree with Madam Zong here.......personally, I'd like to see this thread being used to describe your favourite books and why they are so....give us more indepth reviews so we'll know if its worth the effort to take up the book too:smile: ...this should be the place to "see and hear and smell and taste a book" and not just come across lifeless long lists of books for which we wouldn't give two hoots:smile:

john bunyan's the pilgrims progress. believe me this journey's gonna b a long one. any one been on this hi-way b-4.

Yeah, I started on the highway a couple of times, but kept getting derailed ...if its not an abridged version you have, trust me, its going to be a tough journey to complete:smile: ....Let me give you an easier alternative, ....check out Enid Blyton's 'Land of Far-Beyond'. It's inspired by the original and is much easier to read:smile: ....Yo, Mr. Khota, Iam sure you'll love this book!

i amlil confused abt the fact abt the second story which apna pi patel tells --the japanese pointed out that the two stories had striking resemblences but which one do u tink is true--if the author wsa clearly pointing at somethin--the donkey has miissed it...Bertie n Simon HElppppppppppp...

Martel wasn't pointing at anything....and thats the beauty of the book, Mr.Khota!:grin: He leaves us with an open-ended book with a finish to be understood completely as per our interpretations......and how we interpret it would tend to define us, is how I feel.........if you believed in the animal story, I would say you're a romantic, with a strong belief in basic human integrity,.....on the other hand, if you think the human story was true, it would show you to be a cynic, a pragmatist, a capitalist,.....If this analysis sounds a little skewed, its 'cause I believed (or wanted to believe) in the animal story!
But also, Life of Pi isnt about the climax alone, is it?.....I just loved Pi's views on religion and his becoming an Islamic Christian Hindu , the strong case he put forward for animals liking it in zoos:smile: , and the way they all end up in contributing to his grand experience with Richard Parker!:smile:
And its tough talking about this book without comparing it to Hemingway's 'Old Man and the Sea'....both had a few common strains running through them......human emotions, the natural elements, faith and the relationship between the three:smile: ....and of course, both happen to be equally good!

I have hardly read any management books. Have read a lot of fiction though, and am beginning to read philosophy.
I like most Stephen King novels. The problem with horror or thriller movies is that usually visual depiction limits the fear factor. With books, it is different; A moderately good imagination can ensure a good experience. Stephen King exploits this to the fullest.
Crichton rocks. Jurassic Park & The lost world are the fastest novels i have read. The latest one "state of fear" isn't so great but is thought provoking. Something about the greenhouse effect not actually being supported by scientific evidence, inspite of which it has been widely accepted as a fact of life. Tries to show how the politico-legal-media nexus has been responsible for forming wrong beliefs.
Kahlil Gibran writes well, though I don't think many will like such stuff. Check out "The Prophet" & "Spirits Rebellious".
In philosophy, "The History of Western Philosophy" by Will Durant is really good for beginners,
Please tell if there are any intermediate level books that you know of.
If anybody doesn't read "Calvin & Hobbes" please do so. Nothing beats this.
Ayn Rand also makes for good reading, but i guess most of you would already have read her work.
Jhumpa Lahiri writes beautifully. "The namesake" is pretty good. She has a typical "reporter-style" of writing, i mean give the facts and don't give opinions. Apart from that, the issues discussed in the book are something i could identify with.

3. Ramayan and Mahabharat...not ramanand sagar's.

ahh.....
its so gud to b back in pG after a long time
ive read almost all the books suggested by homer (nice name!!) and i am ashamed of not reading these two yet!!!, ramayan aur mahabharat to must hai,(psst.. homer u seem 2 have gr8 likings for epics...HOMER IS THY NAME) i will do that now!!!


happy reading
prachi

Here is list of books i have read and am reading...take your pick

1. Autobiography of a Yogi.
2. Collected stories of Sherlock Holmes...Conan Doyle.
3. Ramayan and Mahabharat...not ramanand sagar's.
4. Chicken Soup for Soul.
5. Wonderful story of Henry Sugar...Roald Dahl.
6. Lincoln - The Unknown...Dale Carnegie.
7. Think and Grow Rich - Napolean Hill.
8. Bourne Identity...Robert Ludlum
9. Who moved my cheese? (short but thought provoking)
10. A Brief History of Time...(Stephen W. Hawking)
11. Secret History of USA (eBook)
12. The Fountain Head...Ayn Rand.
13. The Alchemist...Paulo Coelho.
14. The Monk who sold his Ferrari.
15. Sons of fortune (Jeffery Archer)

Tried to put them in chronological order.....
Can't think of others but feel have read more....hmmm...makes me wonder whether i need more time to ponder and assimilate???

hi
well if u really wanna get harvard expeirence then i shud say read the following two books
1)the class by erich seagel (super amazing book)
2)doctors by erich seagel (amazing book)

both books have regular pouring of emotions and harvard life

donno but i liked the first one more than da vinci.strange but TRUE

saurabh

u need button-eyes to miss'em buddy . no really. thats wat makes these books sell nowadays. most contemporary authors write abt sex and war.
.

good point lady zong --but i wsa asking specifically abt incest!!!! does not matter we all hav our doses of nancy friday n harold robbins..even sheldon,hadley chase,eric van lustbarder .....mostly all of em hav some sex in em but wat can u do!!1see plot demands it ...as far as button-eyes are conc it is zongish kinda ppl who havprob inthat department-- just jokin nothin personal......
let us not digress(and answer my specific incest source ques )
Puneet

--are u serious abt that word--how come i miss on it mostly plz clarify wheree tis kind of writin is so common....
Puneet

u need button-eyes to miss'em buddy . no really. thats wat makes these books sell nowadays. most contemporary authors write abt sex and war.
there are many to chose from, the sophisticated ones who lace their plots with subtle references and the all out shockers. take ur pick.

hey peeps
i hav this doubt abt THE LIFE OF PI which is rankling in my mind since a week ..yaar i did not get enuff time to go thru the ending more than once -- i amlil confused abt the fact abt the second story which apna pi patel tells --the japanese pointed out that the two stories had striking resemblences but which one do u tink is true--if the author wsa clearly pointing at somethin--the donkey has miissed it...Bertie n Simon HElppppppppppp...

And one req to MRS ZONG n CINTO2COOL ...PLZ when u post ur many views try to include em in the same posts avoid multiple posts..
and laso abt this

u have the usual dose of incest, crazy plots and crazier characters.hee hee, whats amazing is its this utter

--are u serious abt that word--how come i miss on it mostly plz clarify wheree tis kind of writin is so common....
Puneet

me has read hundred years of solitude. nice read if u have a penchant for remembering family trees. u have the usual dose of incest, crazy plots and crazier characters.hee hee, whats amazing is its this utter craziness in the book which makes it so readable

hello junta
i'd really love to see more intimate loveaffairs with books being posted than long lists of books. its nice to see and hear and smell and taste a book from a diffrnt perspective. me has started off with john bunyan's the pilgrims progress. believe me this journey's gonna b a long one. any one been on this hi-way b-4.
mrs.zong

I have read Deception Point .... quite a good read..... of course not as good a The Da Vinci Code but then again nothing can be as good as that book..... quite a good book if u wanna read.....

sorry bout that but its for u to read and find out the culprit. its not that its clear till the end but having read da vinci code i became aprehensive and that y i was able to pin point the culprit.

BTW has ne 1 read deception point by dan brown. how is it?

sorry bout that but its for u to read and find out the culprit. its not that its clear till the end but having read da vinci code i became aprehensive and that y i was able to pin point the culprit.

BTW has ne 1 read deception point by dan brown. how is it?

its quite informative as usual but u kinda make out the culprit quite a while bfore the end.

heyyy cintooo ... aise nahi bolte.. we dont discuss the stories remember..

Story to tumne bataa hi deee... ...

if u want the e-book pm me and i will give it to u.

HI guys.... can u tell me how is Angels and Demons by Dan Brown... planining to take it up next..... also has anyone read any good books on The Da Vinaic code like the Da Vinci Code explained or something like that?


I read Da Vinci code and loved it so wanna know more about it like more info on the Holy Grail and stuff like that...... can any of you guys recommend something?

its quite a good book but not that gud as the Da vinci code. it doesnt have those twists and turns. its quite informative as usual but u kinda make out the culprit quite a while bfore the end.

one more thing is what does dan brown have with robert langdon, he features in both the books and yeah one more thing HOW COME HE MAKES OUT WITH THE LEAD FEMALE OF THE BOOK IN END?

i m really waiting gor the movie on his first book, neone know when it is coming?

hi d00d
abt angels n demons it is better than DA Vinci code acc to moi ,,so go ahead --it has a better ending and well is better written..No wone small point i wud like to add is that i remember some ppl hav alreday given their opines on it this thread --so use the search feature ..
moreover chck out http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?t=5515

Angels and Demons is a very good book - you will find all the thrill and adrenalin that one associates with a Dan Brown book. It is a very good book. But, having read A&D;, Da Vinci Code, Digital Fortress and Deception Point, I personally feel that DVC is his best work till now. I can't pinpoint why exactly, but it has that element of intrigue that keeps a reader in sway that was not there to the same extent in his other books.... But hey, get hold of Deception Point too! Its a good read...

Also recently i went thru one book which i wanted to rea since long back--LAJJA by Taslima Nasreen --ahem now this book has seen gr8 reviews but frankly speaking i did not find it that much gr8 -- in fact after redaing each word of the first 10 pages i just sort of glimpsed thru the nxt 100--True the book is real sad stor ntragic portrayal n blah blah blah but as a reader u need somethin more grippig i did not find those 100s of examples every chapter that interesting--moreover the plot and the fow of the novel was sleep-inducing......

Puneet

Lajja .... Well, I thought it portrayed the pain that the author felt amazingly well... She has presented cold hard facts wound together with fiction without attempting to stretch the plot to make it gripping.

Cheers!!

anyone tried this beautiful book-
sons and lovers by D.H .LAWRENCE?

would like to thank steppenwolf for pointing out the fab combo of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child

who r they..ppl might ask (as i did once)

IMHO, these guys are the best thriller writers that i have read in a long-long time. the theme is usually archeological/related to ancient tribes and their practices. full of pretty good (but useless ) info, these guys manage to weave a web of fact and fiction ; they write stuff which feels like paranormal, but ends up quite believable.

i have read Relic & Cabinet Of Curiosities, both of them great reads. fortunately i have seven more lined up. so i hope this week is not gonna be boring

one more thing..i would like to punch the guy who recommended "Artemis Fowl" as a good read..and even went on to compare it with harry potter. with all respect removed, its one of the trashiest magic books that has ever been my misfortune to read. the storyline sucks..literally. there is no plot whatsoever, the author is confused as to whether portray Artemis as a villain or a hero..or just about anything. the denoument is as interesting as a cut-off lizard's tail. i have heard my cousins making up far superior stories than this.

HI guys.... can u tell me how is Angels and Demons by Dan Brown... planining to take it up next..... also has anyone read any good books on The Da Vinaic code like the Da Vinci Code explained or something like that?
?

hi d00d
abt angels n demons it is better than DA Vinci code acc to moi ,,so go ahead --it has a better ending and well is better written..No wone small point i wud like to add is that i remember some ppl hav alreday given their opines on it this thread --so use the search feature ..
moreover chck out http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?t=5515

Also recently i went thru one book which i wanted to rea since long back--LAJJA by Taslima Nasreen --ahem now this book has seen gr8 reviews but frankly speaking i did not find it that much gr8 -- in fact after redaing each word of the first 10 pages i just sort of glimpsed thru the nxt 100--True the book is real sad stor ntragic portrayal n blah blah blah but as a reader u need somethin more grippig i did not find those 100s of examples every chapter that interesting--moreover the plot and the fow of the novel was sleep-inducing......

But hey another goood book is LOVE n LONGING in BOMBAY by VIKRAM CHANDRA ...It is a combiantion of 5 stories namely KAMA , ARTHA , DHARMA ,SHANTI n one more based in mumbai and covering a wide range of emotions--fantabalous book and a gr8 read..The stories are all told bya chap called Subramanian who himself stars in the last one ..go read this one --u will love it!!!!
till nxt post
happy reading
Puneet

Hi guys..

read The Monk Who sold his ferrari 3 times in past 2 weeks.. a damn great book..
with real practical real life fundas for self help... give it a try.. u will b shocked to see the results...reading men r from mars.. and the gin drinkers currently.. looking forward for the converstion with god..

:-)
rahul

In recent times

1) Angels and Demons
2)Six Thinking Hats
3)Lateral Thinking
4) The Da Vinci Code
5)The Fountain Head


am lookin forward to

1) The Alchemy of Desire
2) Thousand miles without a single cloud
3)The Future of Knowledge
4)Conversations with god
5)The Last Juror

Cheers
God Speed
Yogesh

i recently read JHUMPA LAHIRI`S INTERPERTER OF MALADIES.
too good.it is a collection of short stories.some nine stories in all.bit emotional but lahiri has etched out each character and situation so well that u personally feel the pain....
a must read for all who like more realistic kinda novels(wud put god of small things,life of pi also in the same bracket)....

well any naipaul fans out here????

anyone here read Liar's poker????.........a gr8 book abt an ibanker at Salomon brothers......

yippeeee...mine's 1000th post at this thread.....

hi,

i am busy wading thru 'A suitable boy' by vikram seth. have got past a third of the 1400 odd pages:wow: , but am hooked! never thought indian authors could write such good books in english,( leaving aside r. k. narayan f course). read this book ppl. its fun.

rahul

Just finished reading Harvard Buisness Review on Brand Management..... not a great book..... but a good read none the less as it has some good examples and case studies (they have a case study and a number of big-shots from the world of marketing give their views about it)...... so it maybe helpful for all GD's which are in the form of case studies as the case studies in this book were similar to the ones that we encounter in IIM gd's.............. wanna start Catch-22 as I have heard rave reviews about it... but before that I have to finish The Day After Tomorrow... I am just not getting enough time ...anywaya happy reading to all you guys

soory dude i don't think that there are any special search engines.... atleast not that I am aware of.... most of these link are form simple searches on google....... also when people forward you any e-book th ebook always has the link of the site from which it was downloaded..... so slowly u can gather the name of many such sites all u need is a keen eye and a little effort and of course a great forum like PG i'll keep posting more links as and when i find them ....... happy reading.....

hey i luv reading books on my box. so keep sending those links.

n tell me how do u manage to find all those russian sites with free e-books. any spl search engine? do tell

cheers:)

man i would love to get my hands on it looks like a great sfotware.... well i think i'll get it over the wekkend.... thanks for the great help mate

i m extremely sorry but the oxford genie CD-ROM comes with the oxford advance learner's dict ....... i don't think there would be any link from which u kud download it because it is not a freeware and it is more than 250MB.

i got it from my friend so contact ur friends or buy an oxford advance learner's dict..or

;-) look into the grey market

once again....sorry

PS: it also gives u the pronounciation by actually speaking the word aloud

Though I don't quite enjoy reading books on the computer..................... I thought I would post the above link or all the people who don't mind......... it's going to save quite a bit of moolah for everyone ....


so guys please do keep posting such links and of course the great reviews taht we all have been posting about all the books that we have read..........

as for me i'll get back to The Day After Tomorrow by Alan Folsom.............. good old harbound copy

hey i luv reading books on my box. so keep sending those links.

n tell me how do u manage to find all those russian sites with free e-books. any spl search engine? do tell

cheers:)

anytime dude.......................
Also please can u tell me or preferably give me the link from you downloaded the Oxford genie would love to get my hands on it as well.......... u see my vocab is not that great and this would really help ..... keep posting and keep reading

i m extremely sorry but the oxford genie CD-ROM comes with the oxford advance learner's dict ....... i don't think there would be any link from which u kud download it because it is not a freeware and it is more than 250MB.

i got it from my friend so contact ur friends or buy an oxford advance learner's dict..or

;-) look into the grey market

once again....sorry

PS: it also gives u the pronounciation by actually speaking the word aloud

moi read recently "night over water"
by ken follett
a nice fast read,thrilling one.
Has a very nice climax,similar to a hollywood film.

KPax was a cool movie... very touchin too. it certainly helps reading the book after watchin the movie because it helps in conjuring up the world Prot lives in. i loved both the movie and the book:)

yup Mr.Donkey, Life of Pi is extremely well written. moi not so hot abt the plot as abt the language. and i am sure if u enjoyed the book, chasin the monsoon will be a treat:)

cheers:)

another good book on management theory is

the witch doctor by a couple of economist authors
, it debunks all other management theory books

Hi All

A bunch of books on management & related stuff.

1) Tom Peters - Circle of Innovation
2) Maverick - Ricardo Semler
3) Managing Radical Change - Sumantra Ghoshal
4) Every Business is a growth business - Ram Charan
5) Getting to Yes - William Ury
6) Getting past NO - William Ury & Gang
7) The Ffth Discipline - Peter Senge
8 ) Made in Japan - Akio Morita ( A very simplistic book though )
9) First, Break all the rules - Marcus Buckingham
10) Best Practices - Arthur Andersen

My favourite fiction author is - Eric Van Lustbader - Works include Ninja, Dark Homecoming and few others.

How about yours ?[/QUOTE Thanks for posting some good reads........Investment Biker - JIm roger worth in ur collection if ur bike freak or for matter dreaming to go around world for worldly wisdom.........Loosing My Virginity-Richard Branson too belong to same genre........hope u'll enjoy these Charlie and tango, freaking around the world and making money too.....happy reading.

Lee

And another amazing read(it seems i read only good stuff recently ) was THE LIFE OF PI by YANN MARTEL --a very good book--humorous and informative abbt certain animals and zookeeping as well.... I liked the indian touch--tis rare when a phoren author writes abt INdia....
those books are recommended!!!

Puneet

I agree with Puneet..
The Life Of Pi is a wonderful book...Among my 10 faves...I love the way its written, with little quirky things throughout like how the boy gets his name from a swimming pool in Paris! Its also science-fictionish (esp towards the end with the floating island..) And best of all, it makes you think a lot about life as a whole...Brilliant!

I don't know how I didn't mention this earlier, but have any of you read K-PAX by Gene Brewer? Its about prot, who tells the loony doctor to whom he is referred to, that he is from a planet called K-PAX...And he provides extremely scientific reasons to back his story! The rest of the book is how the doctor tries to find out if prot is telling the truth or not, and how he(prot) influences the patients( and the doctors!) during his stay at the 'mental health facility' (By the way, there is a movie based on the book with Kevin Spacey LIVING the character of prot.In fact, I read the book after watching the movie on HBO, and could visualise prot so much better) Highly recommended!

Also,all those who read detective fiction, I wonder if there are any fans here of Rex Stout..
He's the one who wrote about Nero Wolfe, 'the greatest detective in the free world.'
Wolfe is my second favourite fictional detective(as if I know all the REAL ones) after Sherlock Holmes..He is overweight(weighs a seventh of a tonne according to his confidential secretary and chief baiter Archie Goodwin), is a self confessed gourmet and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of wines. He is also obsessed with Orchids,and grows 10000 varieties in the upper floor of his New York brownstone..But most of all, he is a genius, and has read innumerable books and remembers almost everything he's read..The cases are usually short (a-la most of the Sherlock Holmes stories), and the dialogue between Goodwin and Wolfe is always a delight..A must read for every Holmes fan!

PS: i enjoy reading books on my comp because everytime i encounter a unknown word i don't hav to waste time finding it in dict ...jus point your cursor on the word ....and oxford genie will show u its meaning.

moi also don't like reading books on pc but that
thing the unknown word makes me to read on comp.

Recently i read two books by Ashok K banker

1) Prince of ayodhya
2) siege at mithila

it is a seven part series of story of ramayana . well you may what so interesting about ramayana . everybody know the story .. but the books are really interesting . it moves like a thriller and the way banker writes it its really good .

i would definitley recommend them

another good one is

vernon god little .. by dbc pierre , booker prize 2003

but as i have not finished it yet i wouldnt be able to offer any substantial views on it , but highly entertaining till now

i would recommend

the hitchikers guide to the galaxy .... by douglas adams ..

absolutely hilarious and not at all overrated .. all books within the omnibus are great , i personally prefer

the restaurant at the end of the universe

i suggest the pappillion by henri charriere...........

Anish

anytime dude.......................
Also please can u tell me or preferably give me the link from you downloaded the Oxford genie would love to get my hands on it as well.......... u see my vocab is not that great and this would really help ..... keep posting and keep reading

thanx CATastrophy....
that link is great......i jus downloaded Da Vinci Code and
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman
keep posting such links .
PS: i enjoy reading books on my comp because everytime i encounter a unknown word i don't hav to waste time finding it in dict ...jus point your cursor on the word ....and oxford genie will show u its meaning.

Aw ! last time I came here was in Jan!
Now i got to see just how many pages to keep up with the recommended list!

Hey reading 7 habits of highly effective ppl....have we already had a discussion about it ?
Must've ....catch ya!

Prasun.

thanx CATastrophy....
that link is great......i jus downloaded Da Vinci Code and
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman
keep posting such links .

PS: i enjoy reading books on my comp because everytime i encounter a unknown word i don't hav to waste time finding it in dict ...jus point your cursor on the word ....and oxford genie will show u its meaning.

Though I don't quite enjoy reading books on the computer..................... I thought I would post the above link or all the people who don't mind......... it's going to save quite a bit of moolah for everyone ....


so guys please do keep posting such links and of course the great reviews taht we all have been posting about all the books that we have read..........

as for me i'll get back to The Day After Tomorrow by Alan Folsom.............. good old harbound copy

Gus check this link............ it's very very good:


http://hotmix.narod.ru/english/lib.html

it has books like Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman, The Da Vinci Code, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, Harry Potter Series, ....


a real treat

i liked "Catch ur chiken before they hatch" by arindam chaudary

dunno if that was an attempt at sarcasm or a genuine goofup, but I love the title, .....rhyme scheme and all!

And Mr. Khota, about 'Life of Pi', yeah, great book! ..........the humorous tone throughout, the thought-provoking ideas, culminating in that brilliant twist in the plot....... ...a must read!

hi peeps

now i read a gr8 book recently and that was RK narayan's autobiography--My LIFE or something--can not recall the name of the book exactly..
now this book is abt his life since he was akid to when he has a grandkid..very well written it is full of witticisms and sarcasms---very good read...
Another good book that i just went thru was FAMOUS PLAYS BY OSCAR WILDE ----i liked especially The imporatnce of being earnest and An ideal husband---osacr wilde is very sarcastic and amkes numerous hits at old english society.....
And another amazing read(it seems i read only good stuff recently ) was THE LIFE OF PI by YANN MARTEL --a very good book--humorous and informative abbt certain animals and zookeeping as well.... I liked the indian touch--tis rare when a phoren author writes abt INdia....
those books are recommended!!!

cataddict06 wrote

looking for
made in japan, mein kemf....anyone having ebook format plz. mail me at
cataddict06@yahoo.com

apna e-mail ID amt likho yaar nahi allowed hai go see
http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?t=1863 nn
http://www.pagalguy.com/cat/showthread.php?t=35
enjoyyyyy
Puneet

hi,
i liked "Catch ur chiken before they hatch" by arindam chaudary.....very gud thats why able to complete in 5 hrs of continous reading...rearly liked i management concept..... does indian industry need it really???? it highlight the root cause of failure i most indian industries...no passion, no patriotism, do it tommorrow mood etc.

looking for
made in japan, mein kemf....anyone having ebook format plz. mail me at
cataddict06@yahoo.com

cya

me read douglas adams........ hitch hiker's guide to the galaxy......... man this guy has the weirdest and the most vivid imagination........plz read it guys totally worth it

1. Mein Keimf- Hitlers Autobiography
2. One Minute Manager
3. Snapshots from hell- My Favourite

well!!

here are some books which i have read and found them very heart warming and inspiring...........:) .
they are .......tuesdays with morrie......by mitch albom .....and " mr god this is anna " by fynn.............................plz do check them out sometime ...they absolutely superlative ...................

well just wanted to add some books between all those management books talked about so far .............................talking about management boooks .............."jack welch and the ge way" ....and "in search of exellence " are also worth mentioning .....................

so guys keep reading ........... and keep discovering !!!!!!!!!!!!!

In Mumbai ? Then assemble a book list and give Churchgate/Fountain a visit. To get books at a good bargain price, you can visit

www.strandbookstall.com

They have shops in Mumbai & Bangalore. This is my official supplier of books

Hi guys.... just found out about this thread and it's mind blowing.......


simply love it... so much to read and so little time.......

I would recommend The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brwon... simply a bind-blowing book a MUST read..........


I am currently reading The Day After Tommorrow by Allan Folsom..... looks like a good read too........

If there was a thread dedicated to good books, i guess i had to be there.


How to win friends and influence people by Dale carnegie (believe me - THE book ever writtne on human relationships)

it is a gem of a book

i believe everybody who wants to be a manager should read tat book.

reading a book called Chasing The Monsoon by Alexander Frater. What a book my dear fellows. what a book...

rather old book. nearly 15 years old since it was first published. but whatever
its about this writer (the author himself) who, having grown up in the South Pacific is head over heels with the torrential downpour and is lured into India to follow the path of the monsoon right from the tip of the south upto the Himalayas and into Cherapunji in the year 1987. very well written, humourous and simply amazing. i bet it would teach any of us indians more abt india than we ever cud manage

cheers:)

Any John Grisham fans here. I read "Rainmaker" and "The Summons". Rainmaker is definately worth a read. I am a proud owner of a limited series hard cover Rainmaker.

man where the hell was i ....why didnt i come across this post earlier ..its 2 yrs old
this thread is mind blowing
i have realised the most lonely and unhappy times in my life have been when i havent had time to read. chilched as it sounds a book is really a great friend

will add some of my favs ahead ...some may b mentions some may no t...but they are all my fav

1. Roots
   
2. To kill a mocking Bird
   
3. Sybil --Rheta Garbler --A mind blowing true story abt a woman with 16 split personalities
   
4. 80/20 Principle
   
5. Memeoirs of a Giesha
   
6. Love in the time of cholera
   
7. one flew over a cuckoos nest
   
8. City of Joy
   
9. Midnights children
   
10. God of small things
    
11. Vernon God little
    
12. Life of Pi
    
13. All Of John Grisham esp Painted House
    
14. Selected Short Stories Of O'Henry
    
15. Selected Short Stories of Franz Kafka
    
16. Leadership & Self deception-- Arbinger
    
17. Angela's Ashes - Frnk Mcourt
    
18. Tis - Frank Mcourt
    
19. All Of Jhumpa Lahiri
    
20. Maverick - Ricardo Semlor
    
21. Seven Day Weekend - Ricardo Again
    
22. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy -- Doughlas Adams-- Crazy but amazing
    
23. Stanger Beside Me - Ann Rule -- True story abt serial killer mind blowing
    
24. Circle of Reason - Amitav Ghosh
    
25. A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry - Unput downable
    
26. English Transaltions o f-- Premchand
    
27. Tuesdays with Morrie -- couldn tstop crying ..but muuust Read !!!!!!
    
28. All of Jamies Herriot amazing aniaml books -- life of a Vet
    
29. Seven habits of highly sucessful teens
    

hey i still have some more will put them up next time

enjoy

If there was a thread dedicated to good books, i guess i had to be there.

Some books that i have read and would recommend are

Freedom at Midnight by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre

7 habits of highly effective teenagers (though i am no more a teen)

How to win friends and influence people by Dale carnegie (believe me - THE book ever writtne on human relationships)

FOr FICTION - has anyone of u read Wilbur Smith. i swear by it and believe me when i say i HAVE read a lot of fiction but his novels are pure gold. Plots are based in African Wild.

Hi
Soumicruise(nice name:smile: )

thnx..

I read it twice(No!No! its not tht i like it very much ...its bcoz i read All novels twice)its good read for all boyz who experienced hostel life .... my BRO for instance, a well written hilarious book no doubt
errr. .... Mr. Chetan Bhagat seems to b inspired by LOTS and LOTS of authors (i read before) But its still one of the gud book in my collection
keep reading gud books
happy reading

prachi

its very true that he is inspired by lots of other authors....but really worth for 95s