Finished Reading DORK by Sidin…
Finished Reading DORK by Sidin Vidukt. Liked the diary style story telling. Quick,easy and a funny read.
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“Karl, Aaj aur Kal”, Cyrus bro…
March 1, 2010
“Karl, Aaj aur Kal”, Cyrus broacha’s debut novel. As hilarious as it can get. Especially “great party, eh” in chapter 3. Damn the critics.
Selfless gene
February 9, 2010
Received this morning. Let me see if it s a good read. Review in few days.
How do I make you little jealous ?
August 23, 2009
Poem inspired by the book I bought over the weekend. ———————- How do I make you little jealous ? A book by the bedside. Tea by the left. And clock on the sleep ?
What I talk about When I talk about running
June 24, 2009
Currently Reading… Interestingly the author shuttles between Boston and Tokyo. And I find it easier to connect with these two.
Curious incident of the Dog
April 7, 2009
Finding English titles at a book store in Japan is uncommon. The rack space share of English books Vs others, is so small that you’ll not figure out rack location, till you ask the front-desk. When you find that rack, that little space has got just handful of handpicked titles . So finding these two titles was [...]
How to read a book
October 23, 2008
It’s more than a year that I have put a big pause to my reading habits. For no specific reason, I just haven’t spared any time for quality reading. Probably, work and travel has done all the damage. The phase of this dip in my reading interests seems to be getting over. What could have [...]
Year of International Tourism :)
October 5, 2008
I have become an airport blogger. This time from Bangalore Airport. Can’t help. I am on the run. It’s barely a week that I arrived here to Bengaluru, after a hectic month at Seoul. When I am still gasping and breathing, am asked to be available at Boston by Monday. Customer trial related activity. Looks [...]
ebook rescue act
July 22, 2008
Am in the process of reviving the abandoned work.Thanks for encouraging words from many of you. I received calls and messages from far-off places to finish the book. It’s a nice feeling. I had a re look at the document. It looks I can rescue. Whether this work is going to see the light of [...]
My unfinished, unpublished book on wireless communication
July 13, 2008
This was my ‘underground’ project for two years. To publish a non-technically-technical book. It was about simplifying the understanding of wireless communication. Ever since I started working, I used to look for books which would compliment and possibly enhance understanding of my work at office and things around in general. I felt there was a [...]
Now reading…
July 6, 2008
The Black Swan – The Impact of the Highly Improbable is a book about randomness and uncertainty by epistemologist Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Dilbert Business Anthology
April 21, 2008
I consider this a special buy. Other day when we were waiting for our Bosses to show up at the dinner, we spent few minutes in the nearby Borders bookstore. There is always something you can pickup at the bargain section. It was a steal for $9.99. Scott adams’, slapped together. Three of his best [...]
Art and Visual Perception by Rudolf Arnheim
March 2, 2008
I was browsing the art section at Borders bookstore in Nashua. I picked this green paperback and browsed through few pages. I had an instant liking. It’s expensive at 24$, but could not lay it back. To rationalise my purchase, I searched this book on the web. It turns out to be a pioneering work [...]
what am I reading ?
December 4, 2007
Seven day weekend by Ricardo Semler This one is off my Manager’s shelf!. On borrow.I am not sure if he has read it completely. But I hope the content influences him more than me. I stay out of office all the time and he inside Semler runs Semco, where employees choose their own salaries, set [...]
Understanding Comics
November 24, 2007
This book took 15 days to reach me.Much longer than the advertised 3-7 days of delivery. I assume they had to procure from outside after the order was placed. I bought this online with http://landmark.sify.com How do I quantitatively show you how much I like this book ? THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS MUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHH It’s a comic book about [...]
Bangalore Book Festival 2007
October 21, 2007
Unlike previous years’ festival, I collected no pamphlets, promotional materials or subscription forms or even bagful of books. As it has been in since last few months, my first instinct was not to buy any books. This visit was just to check if this year’s edition is different in any ways from the past. I [...]
New Buy : The Complete Polysyllabic Spree
September 30, 2007
The Diary of an Occasionally Exasperated but Ever Hopeful Reader - Nick Hornby. Why did I like this ? It’s a book ‘written‘ by a voracious ‘reader‘ of books. Random Pick at Oxford Book store at Leela Palace. I quote here from the introduction : Reading for enjoyment is what we all should be doing. [...]
The cartoon guide to Physics
September 1, 2007
An entire book written only with cartoons to make you understand the fundamentals of Physics. A fine example of how an art form can be put to make learning interesting and entertaining. Picked it up from Landmark Book Store. Authored by Art Huffman and Illustrated by Larry Gonick. Larry has got an array of books [...]
What is an art ?
July 8, 2007
What is an art ?I have asked this question myself several times. It always been abstract,vague and undefined in my mind. I think I found some answer to such and similar questions in the book I have started reading. The Emerging Mind by Vijaynur Ramachandran. The chapter Artful brain, talks about the artistic universals. Obviously, [...]
Catching the Big Fish
June 15, 2007
This week has been the week of Audio Books. I am ‘reading’ these…Seven habits of Highly Effective people – Stephen CoveyCatching the Big Fish – by David Lynch, (Culty Film-maker) The download of “Brief History of Time” is underway. The one which I am most eagerly waiting to hear is the Scott Adams’ Joy of [...]
March 19, 2010
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