Underground Spaces Unveiled: Planning and creating the cities of the future Han Admiraal and Antonia Cornaro 2018 ICE (Thomas Telford) pp. 210 This fascinating piece of writing by Admiraal and Cornaro opened a new world for me. Maybe those working in the fields of urban planning and design would not be as wide eyed at…
Ikigai: Giving every day meaning and joy Yukari Mitsuhashi 2018 Octopus Publishing pp. 118 How to Not Always be Working: A toolkit for creativity and radical self care Marlee Grace 2018 Morrow Gift pp. 112 Ikigai is a book about the art of always staying busy in an attempt to increase your longevity. The book…
The Dyslexia Code: There is No More Compassion- Do It! Karl De Leeuw 2017 Amazon Asia Pacific pp. 103 The book talks about diagnosing and addressing dyslexia in children and what makes living with it tough. It is an interesting read since so far the ones that I have read have mostly been written by…
GST Unpacked: Beyond the Jargon TCA Sharad Raghavan 2017 Westland pp. 40 This short book covers the history of bringing GST in India, along with the key provisions of the taxation structure. It is of course useful for all Commerce teachers and students. But it is also a good read if you are generally interested…
Fatal Accidents of Birth: Stories of Suffering, Oppression and Resistance Harsh Mander 2016 Speaking Tiger pp. 203 Harsh Mander’s writing never fails to leave an impact. So far, I had heard his lectures and read some articles, but this is the first book by him that I picked up. It is a book that will…
Bookless in Baghdad- And Other Writings about Reading Shashi Tharoor 2005 Penguin pp. 236 Bookless in Baghdad is a work of non fiction by Shashi Tharoor. This is the only writing by Tharoor that I have read so far and I picked it up for its interesting title more than anything else. I was unaware…
I Can’t Clean, Don’t Make Me!(The Lazy Way to Conquer the Mess)Dixie Lee Johnson2018 Rokit Books pp. 88 I picked up this book because of its unique name and of course because I am in desperate need for decluttering. However, the book completely failed to inspire me, right from the start. I think the difficulty…
Chai, Chai : Travels in Places Where you Stop but Never Get off Bishwanath Ghosh 2009 Tranquebar Press pp. 216 Chai, Chai is a travelogue by Ghosh on places that he visited in reminiscing about his childhood days and maybe subsequent travels. Most of the places visited are not the big cities but small towns…
Married to Murder: The Bizarre and True Accounts of People who Married Murderers William Webb 2013 Absolute Crime pp. 92 When a book has a name like this, you have to read it, right? Curiosity took the better of me and I picked it up. It is interesting but not so much. It is exactly…
Who Will Cry When You Die? Robin Sharma 2003 (This impression 2016) Jaico pp. 225 This book by Sharma is exactly what the subtitle describes it to be: Life Lessons from the Monk who sold his Ferrari. It is a collection of 101 lessons on life that help you to deal with everyday challenges, bouts…
