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Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat – review

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October 19, 2011
revolution 2020

Chetan Bhagat – the name inspires the readers (I thought so until this one). Many followed their writing dreams after reading him and he opened the Indian literary world to the masses. He was a revolution himself when he wrote Five Point Someone, One Night @ the Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of My...
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Love at First Sight and Other Stories by Deepak Karamungikar

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September 29, 2011
Love at First Sight and Other Stories by Deepak Karamungikar

Author:  Deepak Karamungikar Format: papaerback  Language: English Pages: 136 Price: 100/- Publishers: A S Arts Deepak considers “”love at first sight & other stories” as a memorable selection of his very own choicest blog posts that have been a apart of his “Stochastic Chronology”. The blog that claimed the attention of several online blog...
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A Bowlful of Butterflies by Ritu Lalit

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August 14, 2011
A Bowlful of Butterflies by Ritu Lalit

A Bowlful of Butterflies by Ritu Lalit is written with teenage charm and at the beginning I will suggest to read it; reasons being – it is cute (okay, it is a girl’s way to describe!); it reminds you of your teenage days and all you people who have siblings will relate to the...
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Corporate Atyaachaar by Abhay Nagarajan

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March 17, 2011
Corporate Atyaachaar by Abhay Nagarajan

So you are in the final year of college and awaiting campus interview? And then the day comes and you got recruited after a teaser of an interview. Your days have arrived. You proudly join the company and then you realize reality could be quiet different. Nevertheless, the journey of reality could enrich you...
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Antiquity in all its Grandeur

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February 28, 2011
Antiquity in all its Grandeur

In the eighties, Kayar used to be telecast as a period drama series on Doordarshan. Having watched an episode or 2 then, I don’t remember to be impressed or understood anything being an adolescent. But recently, having read its English translation by N. Sreekantan Nair published through Sahitya Akademi, I can’t help but marvel...
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Xcess Baggage by Varsha Dixit

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February 2, 2011
Xcess Baggage by Varsha Dixit

Xcess Baggage comes with a strange baggage with it and I can’t figure out if it is a surprise or a shock or I guess it is a mix of both…. At the onset I will say, please read it at your risk, I mean I am not saying don’t read it but then...
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iCon Steve jobs by Jeffrey Young and William Simon

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January 23, 2011
iCon Steve jobs by Jeffrey Young and William Simon

iCon: Steve Jobs - The Greatest Second Act in the History of Business A ringmaster who can direct every move of his fellowmen, inspire them like crazy and at times work them into a frenzy, where no soul is untouched by his aura and yet make them realize where to draw the line, Steve...
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The wind-up bird chronicle by Haruki Murakami

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May 30, 2010
The wind-up bird chronicle by Haruki Murakami

This was the first Murakami book that I read and was completely smitten by it. It easily blends in surreal and everyday events in such an intricate web that you are forced to stay glued till the very end. The story is about a man named Toru Okada whose cat has disappeared, and then...
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Why Men Can Only Do One Thing At A Time and Women Never Stop Talking

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May 15, 2010
Why Men Can Only Do One Thing At A Time and Women Never Stop Talking

Well I was surfing the bookstore when I saw this small little book with an interesting title. I just thought about taking a peek and I found it so interesting and completed the book there itself. Bad Manners. I know, but it just happened. This little book is full of humorous incidents that perhaps...
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Abduction by Robin Cook

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April 23, 2010
Abduction by Robin Cook

Plot: A scientific research deep sea drilling team drills into an underwater volcano except that it isn’t a volcano at all! Main Protagonists: Perry Bergman (President of Benthic marine), Suzanne (Oceanographer), Donald (ex-navy), Michael (ex-naval diver who was thrown out the Navy as a result of more than a few transgressions), Richard (same story...
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