Current Good Reads..??

Hey got to gift a book to my cousin...he is a bookworm...so thinking of gifting a book.. even though i dnt have ne clue abt books..

So wat are the current good ones....

How are
Eleven Minutes by Paulo Coelho
Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus by John Gray
Scoop by Kuldeep Nayar
Blind Faith by Sagarika Ghose

getting these on an offer in IndiaToday book club...

What a wonderfully vague question

hehehehe

ok i have read only one of them to be frank, although i have heard of others.

Paulo Coelho is an extremely good writer(if you read the alchemist, you would know) The present novel though deals with a bit of an adult theme(prostitution) and of human sexuality. Not exactly a super novel.


Men from mars: Heard of this one too many times. Never read it (i guess its more heard of due to its acceptance into common literature as it is). No idea about the topic other than its more of a self help book


Scoop is a good read if you enjoy history. I just got the newer one by Ramachandra Guha and well if you like the genre you will enjoy this. It deals with the subcontinental issues that have shaped our present.

Among the lot, Sagarika Ghosh's novel is the best(i haven't read it though)
Synopsis of the novel
Sagarika Ghosh btw is the news presenter on cnnibn and lesser known fact is that she is wife of rajdeep sardesai.

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any other good books..??
wich can b a gud gift..

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you need to tell some genre
i mean there can be good books on an subject
eg: RFID system design is a very good book

on a serious note
look at this book, Ruskin Bond Omnibus. Its been just released. Am gonna grab it. Actually any book by Ruskin Bond is good. There is one where he tells of his life(i forgot the name) and its a fascinating read.

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Safin, start a thread about these non-fiction books you keep reading. I've avoided all of them till now

Shantaram's a fiction rite..?

Have been hearing alot about it lately...

I am kinda avoiding ficition

Any good suggestions for Nonfiction..

Well genre..i dunno..

Just read biography of Lance Armstrong..
Awesome read..

wanna read political or non political.
political(punjab crisis)
The Searching Eye - Gurdev Grewal. Its an eye opener frankly. The book examines, in my opinion, for the first time in this much detail the problems that led to extremism in Punjab and concequent developments.

Otherwise

The Case of Bonsai Manager - Gopalakrishnan (ED Tata Sons)
I have not finished this but a brilliant book and seriously good one if you love management.

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Nonpolitical as for now

The Case of Bonsai Manager...hmm will look in to it

if you enjoy biographies then here is a good checklist
(thats according to me people might disagree, but they are still worthy of a great read)

Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman - its not a bio but its oneof the best books ever from a great physict. There is no physics here, its pure enjoyment.

Sunny Days - our own sunny bhai's book. The first chapter itself will get you reading the rest


A tramp Abroad - Master at work. I read a bit, will read it when i have more time. No one creates magic like Mark Twain.
And its available for free. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain - Project Gutenberg

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