Category: Books

10 Bookish Hashtags to Follow on Instagram

10 Bookish Hashtags to Follow on Instagram

Posted June 19, 2018 by @amanhimself in Blogging Tips, Book List, Books / 3 Comments

Instagram runs on Hashtags. Without ‘#…’  it would not exist. It is a relevant and a useful way to find things that interests you as a user. If you are blogger/book blogger/ bookworm and like to click or share what you are reading with the world, you probably are familiar with the power of Instagram. If not, I am going to share with you 10 hashtags that can help you get started in a quickly fashion on Instagram.

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BOOK REVIEW: Entering StartupLand by Jeffrey Bussgang

BOOK REVIEW: Entering StartupLand by Jeffrey Bussgang

Posted June 16, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 0 Comments

Pages: 232, Kindle Edition Published: October 2017,  by Harvard Business Review Press Cover Rating: 4/5 We see startups everywhere. Being a part of the fastest growing economy the word startup is now on the mouth of everyone. Some have their own definitions of it, but as Jeffrey Bussgang mentions it is hard to define the word startup in mere words. To help reader understand the concept and those aspiring to work for startups will definitely get some help by reading this book.

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BOOK REVIEW: Bring the Noise by Raphael Honigstein

BOOK REVIEW: Bring the Noise by Raphael Honigstein

Posted June 14, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Reviews / 2 Comments

Pages: 352, Paperback Publication: February 2018 by Nation Books Cover Rating: 5/5 Das Reboot How German Football Reinvented Itself and Conquered the World which was published in 2015 after the German National Team won the FIFA World Cup and recent achievements of German Clubs in European Football.  It is written by Raphael Honigstein who has come up with another German Football related story for us, and this time a high profile manager Jurgen Klopp.

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BOOK REVIEW: Beekeeping for Beginners by Laurie R. King

BOOK REVIEW: Beekeeping for Beginners by Laurie R. King

Posted June 12, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books, Reviews / 10 Comments

Pages: 77, Kindle Edition Published: 2011, Random House I am big fan of Conan Doyle’s writings that include Sherlock Holmes and this year I realised I should try adaptions of same character written by other authors. After reading Martin Greenberg’s anthologies on Holmes’ Christmas Stories I came across Laurie R. Kings Mary Russell series. Mary Russell is a young girl that Holmes after retiring from being a Private Detective and relocating him in Sussex, takes an apprentice of. This short novella can be called the origin of this new series of adventure. The plot is interesting but the adventure Sherlock Holmes pick up at the age of 54 to save his wealthy orphaned protégée is bit off for me in […]

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BOOK REVIEW: The Digital Nomad Survival Guide by Peter Knudson and Katherine Conaway

BOOK REVIEW: The Digital Nomad Survival Guide by Peter Knudson and Katherine Conaway

Posted June 9, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Pages: 172, Kindle Edition Published: February 2017 Cover Rating: 3/5 If you are curious about what a Digital Nomad is an if you are planning to be one in near future, The Digital Nomad Survival Guide: How to Successfully Travel the World While Working Remotely written by two nomads themselves: Peter Knudson and Katherine Conaway can be a good start.

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BOOK REVIEW: Creativity for Sale by Jason SurfrApp

BOOK REVIEW: Creativity for Sale by Jason SurfrApp

Posted June 7, 2018 by @amanhimself in Books / 3 Comments

Pages: 224, Kindle Edition Published: 2014 by The Rebel Within Us Cover Rating: 5/5 I read a lot of business books these days and many a times I come across success stories of various entrepreneurs. But few of them talk about or share their story and how they got started from scratch. Jason Surfrapp’s Creativity for Sale: How I Made $1,000,000 Wearing T-Shirts and How You Can Turn Your Passion Into Profit, Too is a one of those few people.

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7 Books You Can Read in One Day for a Readathon

7 Books You Can Read in One Day for a Readathon

Posted June 5, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book List, Books / 5 Comments

Who does not like to read a book in one sitting? In this post, I am going to present you with a list of books that can be used for a calm weekend after a tiring week, while traveling or even Readathons! Readers who think are falling behind in their Goodreads Yearly Challenge or want to jumpstart can also use books mentioned in the list below. I love shorter books. Sometimes it is better to tell a story in less amount of words and leave the rest for the reader to figure out. Novellas are still written by modern-day writers and sold by publishers. In the list below, I will try to diversify as much as I can. Let us […]

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BOOK REVIEW: Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan

BOOK REVIEW: Sombrero Fallout by Richard Brautigan

Posted June 2, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 0 Comments

Subtitled as a Japanese story, Richard Brautigan’s Sombrero Fallout is my second reading of the author’s work. It is a unique story, a peculiar one too, with themes that might seem bizarre at first but are actually brought to clarity as the plot moves forward

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BOOK REVIEW: Prime Time Crime by Vrushali Telang

BOOK REVIEW: Prime Time Crime by Vrushali Telang

Posted May 31, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books, Fiction / 1 Comment

Vrushali Telang’s latest book, Prime Time Crime is a novella. It conspires a story of a news reporter and a mafia Gangster in the city of Mumbai. The plot is intriguing and at the same time well structured. It is something new to read and expect from an Indian writer. The plot starts with the introduction to our first protagonist of the story, a shooter who works for top-notch don and kills at least 3 to four high profile people in a year. He intuition of using a rifle is what got him the job in the first place. Dwell further, we are then introduced to our second protagonist who is an intern as a news reporter. Within a month […]

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BOOK REVIEW: A Beginner’s Guide to Losing Your Mind by Emily Reynolds

BOOK REVIEW: A Beginner’s Guide to Losing Your Mind by Emily Reynolds

Posted May 29, 2018 by @amanhimself in Book Reviews, Books / 1 Comment

Published: May, 2017 Pages: 240, Kindle Edition Emily Reynolds latest book, A Beginner’s Guide to Losing Your Mind is memoir about battles with bipolar. She has spent years trying to cope with her symptoms after being diagnosed as bipolar in her early 20s and has spent years trying to understand how to live with her diagnosis.

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