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BOOK REVIEW: Origami Birds by Tanya Jain

March 6, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Origami Birds by Tanya JainOrigami Birds by Tanya Jain
Published by Notionpress on 13/09/2017
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 100
Format: eBook
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four-stars
Origami Birds is a collection of forty-four poems written by Tanya Jain. In order to reach a reader’s heart these poems do cover a lot of topics that some of them might be considered sensitive but then I guess poetry is a way of expressing one’s feelings and a way for those who read them to share those expressions and feel a warmth in their heart too. It works both ways.
 
The title of this collection is rightly justified. When I received, I was curious about it and found a satisfactory verse that introduced me to it at the start:
 
Some birds are free,
Some birds are caged.
This origami bird is
molded from a page.
Set her free,
Or let her be.

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four-stars

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What have I been up to in February 2018?

March 4, 2018

The month of February has been a too much of an hassle for me. At the start of the month, I was busy working and launching my book on blogging called A Blogger’s Manifesto which is a short ebook about blogging that talks about my journey in the world of blogging and I have lot to offer for newbie bloggers and especially for those who are getting started out in the world of book blogging.

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BOOK REVIEW: Hack the Entrepreneur by Jon Nastor

March 2, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Hack the Entrepreneur by Jon NastorHack the Entrepreneur by Jon Nastor
Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Entrepreneurship
Pages: 205
Format: eBook
Goodreads
four-stars

Jon Nastor is a famous podcaster by the name of Hack the Entrepreneur which shares same title as the book. I picked this book because I read somewhere about it in which they mentioned as quote from Nastor that no body is born an entrepreneur. It is sort of a skill plus lifestyle that you have to create, build around and live. Though after picking up this book, I can say, there are some inspiring moments mentioned in this book.

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four-stars

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BOOK REVIEW: Daughter of Shadow by Tyler Sehn

February 27, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Daughter of Shadow by Tyler SehnDaughter of Shadow by Tyler Sehn
Series: Spiritbinder Saga #1
on 2015
Genres: Fiction, Fantasy
Pages: 338
Format: eBook
Goodreads
four-stars

I have started this year with an addition of a pure fantasy novel. Tyler Sehn’s first book in the series of Spiritbinder Saga, Daughter of Shadow. You know you are going to read something deep when there is map of a kingdom or a location where most of the plot takes place. Daughter of Shadow follows the traditional way in the fantasy world of Rua.

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four-stars

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BOOK REVIEW: Based on Lies – It Begins by Debarshi Kanjilal

February 24, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Based on Lies – It Begins by Debarshi KanjilalBased on Lies - It Begins by Debarshi Kanjilal
Genres: Fiction
Pages: 105
Format: eBook
four-stars

Based on Lies: It Begins is the first in a series of two novellas published in 2017.  The main element used in this novel is of psychological thriller following the life of Anuraag Sanyal, the protagonist of the novella. The writing certainly displays the dark corners of an imaginative mind.

The plot starts with the protagonist sitting in the middle of the night, suffering from insomnia writing in his notepad about the event of his past life. The storyline somewhat follows this pattern and a reader gets to see the Anuraag’s present too. He is having a troubled marriage  for five years and had a lover in past, and one as a nearby cafe owner. Each new chapter decipher a new phase or a new skeleton in the closet of Anuraag’s past. Other characters that play their roles are essential, which I realised upon reading this novella. They all have involvement in events that turns into violent crimes where some have been victims to those crimes and otherwise some were the performers of them. As it is said in the blurb of the book, there are no innocent people in this book.

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four-stars

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BOOK REVIEW: Succeed The Happionaire Way by Yogesh Chabria

February 18, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Succeed The Happionaire Way by Yogesh ChabriaSucceed The Happionaire Way by Yogesh Chabria
Published by TV18 Broadcast Limited (CNBC TV18) on November 10th 2017
Genres: Nonfiction
Pages: 180
Format: Audiobook
Buy on Amazon
Goodreads
five-stars

Some say happiness is a state of mind. Many believe in that. I do too. It indeed is a state of mind but we all wonder how to achieve that state of mind, don’t we?

The happiness of an individual is reflected by aspects that are prior to us mortals. These aspects fall under few different criteria and a common ground between them is where the state of happiness lies. It is not something that is achievable because there is nothing to achieve. It is a state of mind that takes some practice and wilful mindfulness on daily basis. Thus, this is the message of Yogesh Chabria, a world-renowned leader in the field of human potential, new book: Succeed The Happionaire Way.

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five-stars

Books, Non-Fiction

Author Interview: Ashraf Haggag

February 17, 2018

Q. Hi Mr Haggag, and thank you for agreeing this interview. Tell us a little about yourself and your background?
I have spent nearly three decades in the corporate business world and I am currently working as a senior executive in the hospitality industry managing a group of hotels. With direct experience in many different aspects of business, including sales, marketing, revenue management, and administration. Having worked in Germany, the United States, Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, my global experiences have encouraged me to formulate my thoughts into written documents in business, management, history that I see may be beneficial to the younger generation. Eager to bring enhanced cross-cultural awareness to today’s business leaders.

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BOOK REVIEW: Crush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk

February 16, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Crush It! by Gary VaynerchukCrush It! by Gary Vaynerchuk
Published by Harper Collins on 2009
Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Entrepreneurship
Pages: 161
Format: eBook
Buy on Amazon
Goodreads
four-stars

Most of the Vaynerchuk books are like a personal pep talk. They’d be about money, hard work, work, and his majority focus is on passionate living. I have been following his vlogs on YouTube for months and that what lead me to read his books

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four-stars

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BOOK REVIEW: The Assassinations by Vikram Kapur

February 13, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: The Assassinations by Vikram KapurThe Assassinations: A Novel of 1984 by Vikram Kapur
Published by Speaking Tiger Books on November 10th 2017
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Format: Paperback
Goodreads
four-stars

The Assassinations, A Novel of 1984 written by Vikram Kapur is a historical fiction that deeply covers the riots that took place after a former Prime Minister of India was assassinated.

The complete plot takes place in New Delhi which was at the time (in 1984) a locus for the riots. The storyline follows the lives of two families who are engaged and affected in the historical event in a deep manner. Deepa is a Hindu girl who falls in love with Prem an ambitious son of a Sikh refugee. They both decide to get married with their families approval keeping aside their religious differences. Then the strike hits and changes both of their lives.

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four-stars

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BOOK REVIEW: Work that Matters by Maia Duerr

February 11, 2018

BOOK REVIEW: Work that Matters by Maia DuerrWork That Matters by Maia Duerr
Published by Parallax Press on 26/12/2017
Genres: Nonfiction, Business, Entrepreneurship
Format: eBook
Goodreads
five-stars

Maia Duerr’s new book is all you want to read before this year ends. Why? Because her book holds that element of getting you enthusiastic to start the New Year with an authentic perspective of how to keep living and do what you want to do.

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five-stars

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