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BOOK NAME: NIGERIA JONES AUTHOR NAME: IBI ZOBOI GENRE: CONTEMPORARY FICTION PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS BOOK BUY LINK :   https://www.amazon.com/Nigeria-Jones-Novel-Ibi-Zoboi-ebook/dp/B0B93ZDM94 Nigeria Jones, a black American in Philadelphia, is the daughter of Kofi Sankofa, a radical activist and separatist trying to fight white supremacy. On the surface, his practices look normal for someone who has been through oppression and racial abuse. But deeper down, his methods are aggressive and no better than an extremist. He believes in homeschooling rather than sending his children and people to schools run by Americans. He enforces rules like veganism, polygamy and marrying within their group to connect to their ancestors and avoid American practices.  Nigeria Jones starts questioning his practices when she begins her search for her estranged mother. With every secret she uncovers about her mother, she also discovers uncomfortable truths about her father. She learns that her m...

BOOK NAME: WHERE MAYFLIES LIVE FOREVER AUTHOR NAME: ANUPAMA MOHAN GENRE: CONTEMPORARY FICTION PUBLISHER: PANMACMILLAN INDIA BOOK BUY LINK :   https://www.amazon.in/Where-Mayflies-Live-Forever-Novel/dp/9390742536 ** TIMES OF INDIA ** Friday, 30 August 2002 PUDUKOTTAI  :  MAN BEHEADED, HEAD MISSING On 29 August 2002, around 7 pm, a decapitated body of a man was found outside a local bar-cum-restaurant in the Pudukottai district of Tamil Nadu. According to the witnesses and police, the victim is identified as Sengaonoor Adhiban, an All India Tamilakam (AIT) party worker and a local school patron. The early witnesses of the gruesome act say that it was carried out by a woman who walked away with the chopped head to the local temple.  It is notable that 7 years ago, in 1988, a woman named Sriveni alleged that she was gang-raped and sexually assaulted by Adhiban and his four other associates. The honourable high court acquitted all of them in the year 2000 due to the l...

BOOK NAME: CHANGE YOUR HABITS CHANGE YOUR LIFE (your guide to an awesome life) AUTHOR NAME: ASHDIN DOCTOR GENRE: NONFICTION, SELF HELP PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS INDIA BOOK BUY LINK :   https://www.amazon.in/Change-Your-Habits-Life-Awesome/dp/9356295387 Old habits die hard, they say. But if you try with all your might and consistently, they will. And not all habits need to die. Only those that cause us harm and to our society need to. This is what the book is all about. It speaks about the importance of habits, habit changing, and habit forming across all dimensions. Not only does the author have a very cool surname, but also a very unconventional, exciting approach to a non-fiction, self-help book.  The book starts with the author's personal journey on health and his realisation of the importance of habit forming. It is divided into chapters that concentrate on the principles and importance of habits and the golden rules of habit changing. This book works for everyone as it...

BOOK NAME: GOAT DAYS AUTHOR NAME: BENYAMIN (Translated from the Malayalam by JOSEPH KOYIPPALLY) GENRE: CONTEMPORARY FICTION   PUBLISHER: PENGUIN INDIA BOOK BUY LINK :   https://www.amazon.in/Goat-Days-Koyippally-Benyamin/dp/0143416332   This is the story of Najeeb, a miner living his mundane life in Kerala, bewitched by tales of the Middle East and aspires to get there someday. He makes his way into his dreamland with a job offer, only to realise that reality is worse than his expectations. He is forced into slavery to lead a life among goats while tending to them. He did not know that the desert would teach him more about survival and life than anything that he would remember forever.  The author speaks vividly about the life of workers in Arab countries who would kill to reach there to make ends meet. But most get lost in reality, which is far from their imagined lives. To imagine that people go through such experiences in life is a pain in itself. The book was...

BOOK NAME: STONE BLIND AUTHOR NAME: NATALIE HAYNES GENRE: GREEK MYTHOLOGY   PUBLISHER: PANMACMILLAN INDIA BOOK BUY LINK :   https://www.amazon.in/Stone-Blind-Medusas-Natalie-Haynes/dp/1529061474 There is something very special about books that write about women who fight back. Be it fiction, nonfiction, or mythology, it turns into something more extraordinary when it speaks about how they resist the brutality against them. Fightback need not necessarily mean plunging their swords into their rival's heart or indulging in a heated altercation. By resistance, I also mean showing strength in the face of adversity and holding themselves together even when the inevitable happens.  Mythology has never worked for me in the past, considering how Circe fared, but this book has changed my heart and my perspective about the same. This book is based on Medusa and how she got cursed and defeated. Poisedon takes advantage of Medusa in Athene's temple, and upon discovery, Athene curs...

BOOK NAME: PURPOSEFUL - FINDING GREATER MEANING AND ENGAGEMENT AT WORK  AUTHOR NAME: SANDEEP K. KRISHNAN GENRE: NONFICTION PUBLISHER: PENGUIN INDIA BOOK BUY LINK :   https://www.amazon.in/Purposeful-Finding-Greater-Meaning-Engagement/dp/0670097861 This Nonfiction is a boon for the modern generation struggling at work. The author has given his insights into workplace management with research in psychology, management, business, and philosophy. Not just for employees; the book also provides suggestions for employers and managerial position holders to create a good working environment. The activity at the end of each chapter makes the book exciting and allows us to reflect on our own experiences at work. I loved how there was an exclusive activity-based chapter towards the end. The data and statistics provided a clearer vision. To top it off, interviews from famous personalities like Harish Bhat (chairman of Tata coffee ltd), Prasanth Nair (ex-IAS officer, Kerala), Dr. Anand ...