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“Guarded by Dragons: Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People” by Rick Gekoski

Guarded by Dragons: Encounters with Rare Books and Rare People is an excellent collection of essays/memoir by well-known rare books collector, Rick Gekoski. There is
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“Young Mungo” by Douglas Stuart

03 05 , 2022 No Comments

Started reading Young Mungo by Douglas Stuart. The long awaited second novel by the Booker Prize winner. His first novel, “#ShuggieBain” has exceeded a million
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“A Thousand Brains: A New Theory of Intelligence” by Jeff Hawkins

02 05 , 2022 No Comments

Jeff Hawkins is a tech entrepreneur, computer pioneer, and a neuroscientist. He was the co-founder of Palm Pilot, handheld computing. He is the cofounder of
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A pile of books read — 4 April 2022

04 04 , 2022 No Comments

In recent days and weeks, I have read a pile of books but not had the time to write individual posts. So, perhaps it is
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Questions posed to Jimmy Soni, author of “The Founders”

04 04 , 2022 No Comments

Upon reading this fascinating book about the founders of the fintech company PayPal, I sent off a bunch of questions to the author, Jimmy Soni.
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“Glossy: The Inside Story of Vogue” by Nina-Sophia Miralles

27 03 , 2022 No Comments

Glossy: The Inside Story of Vogue by Nina-Sophia Miralles is a fascinating history of the iconic fashion magazine, Vogue. ( It is published by Quercus
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“The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois”

20 03 , 2022 No Comments

It has been more than a week since I finished reading the astonishing debut novel The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois by
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“Favourite Stories from Hindu Myths” by Arshia Sattar

16 03 , 2022 No Comments

Arshia Sattar’s retelling of the Sanskrit epics are always worth reading. She has a PH.D in classical Indian literatures from the University of Chicago. Her
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“The New BJP” by Nalin Mehta, a bestseller!

11 03 , 2022 No Comments

Extraordinary news. Nalin Mehta’s “TheNewBJP” is in the ninth week of being a bestseller. It is rare by publishing standards globally to have a nonfiction
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“The Significance of Writing with Stories”

10 03 , 2022 No Comments

Today, I spoke to the mass communication students of Amity University on “The Significance of Writing with Stories”. There were more than a 100 students
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