Books

Yesterday I read the book “IKIGAI” by Hector Garcia and Francesc Mirallesand I must say it was a delightful read. The book is based on the Japanese philosophy “IKIGAI”, secret to lead a long, happy and healthy life. The authors of this book did research on the supercentenarians (people above 100 years of age) residing in Okinava, […]

Thus Spoke Chanakya This book is a pure motivational book focusing on the overall success of an individual. The book is written in a very easy language. When Dr. Radhakrishnan Pillai was approached by his publisher to come up with a new book on Chanakya’s teaching, instead of writing about Chanakya’s teaching, Dr. Pillai thought of writing

A lesson in Life from a beggar Meena was a good friend of Sudha Murty and despite having all the luxuries in her life she would always be sad and cynical. The author felt depressed in her company, so she would always avoid her presence. Meena was working in Bangalore in LIC and one day

 “Steve Jobs” is a biography of Steven Paul Jobs, the late co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple. The author, Walter Isaacson is well known for writing biographies of famous people like Benjamin Franklin and Albert Einstein. The book starts with Apple’s “Think Different” commercial of 1997, “The people who are crazy enough to think they

Book: Elon Musk – How the billionaire CEO of SpaceX and Tesla is shaping our future Author: Ashlee Vance Elon Musk is the biography of a genius and an innovator, who started successful ventures such as PayPal, Tesla, Space X, and Solar City. He is the real-life Tony Stark for some people and the present-day Steve jobs

Healing the Anima is a delight to read. It offers a heart-wrenching journey of an actor.  The story focuses on his difficult childhood, initial struggle, his rise and fall in film industry. How he goes into depression and deals with it is the core of the story.   This book is the debut novel of Kshitij Joshi. His frank

Messages from the Masters is a spiritual guide that focuses on the healing power of love. The author, Dr. Brian Weiss is a psychiatrist by profession from Florida, USA. In this book, he has narrated several cases that he came across during his medical career. He has discussed various topics including reincarnation, NDE, destiny, past lives,

Into the Wild, is based on a real story of a boy and his journey into the wildlife of Alaska. The book presents the dark side of an adventurous wild experience. In April 1992, a young boy named Chris McCandless from a well-to-do family from Washington D.C. hitchhiked into the Alaskan wildlife alone. After four

Today I finished reading “Becoming” by Michelle Obama. I enjoyed reading this book. Becoming is about the chronicle of experiences of Michelle Obama’s life’s journey right from her childhood to her days in the White House. It feels that you are entering into her world through this book. This book cannot be finished quickly as there are about

Book : The Silent Patient Author: Alex Michaelides Language: English Genre: Thriller mystery I just finished this book and could not wait to share my experience with everyone. “The Silent Patient” by” Alex Michaelides is a spectacular murder mystery novel that is impossible to forget. I ordered this book from amazon. After reading the summary itself, my inquisitiveness