The Curve Ball

The Curve Ball

Author : Colby Sharma 

               with Dan Clements

Publisher : Jaico Books

Pages : 178

Price : 199/- INR

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Format : Paperback

Genre : Self Help

Rating : 4/5 Stars

Blurb :Foreword by Robin Sharma a story of grit, adversity and winning the game of Life lessons for a life of strength, success and real impact the curveball is an extraordinary story about turning fear into fuel, wounds into wisdom and struggle into spectacular human power. Inspiring, valuable and ultimately transformational, this unique book will help you: win the game of Life while experiencing joy, peace and grace. Find the courage to realize your dreams and live your greatness in complex times grow more positive and heroic in the face of adversity so troubles become triumphs lead a life of authenticity, decency and purpose you have immense gifts within you. The curveball will show you how to bring them to the world, starting today.

Review : 

This is a book where you start to believe that you are possible and you can do all your mind can dream. I have never highlighted as much information in any book as this one. Author has written in a very simple and straightforward language.

With determination, perseverance and gratefullness you can overcome difficult circumstances. The cover of the book is apt to the content of the book. A good book for someone who wants to know the basics of a better life.

Highly recommend !

Foops!

FOOPS!

30 Common Financial Mistakes

Author : Manoj Arora

Publisher : Jaico Books

Pages : 343

Price : 499 /- INR

Format : Paperback 

Genre: Non-Fiction 

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Blurb : 30 Common Financial Mistakes Massive wealth is not the result of complex and witty moves but doing simple things right. Mistakes are natural in life’s journey, and our financial journey is no different. However, it is crucial that we become aware of our mistakes and take corrective action. This way, they become our greatest learnings and serve us well. FOOPS! is a collection of the 30 most common financial mistakes we make in our quest to create wealth. If we appreciate the impact these errors can have on our long-term wealth creation and take immediate action, each Foops moment is a potential game-changer. What is going to be your Foops moment? How are you going to correct it? Learn from the national bestselling author of From the Rat Race to Financial Freedom and The Autobiography of a Stock.

Review :

This was the definition of a four star book. Well researched with fast paced writing and easy to understand. This book is a clear guide to what to do to minimise or avoid financial mistakes. The most common mistakes we do are :

Not understand the investment .

Falling in love with a company.

Lack of patience .

Too much investment turnover.

Failing to diversify.

Letting your emotions rule.

Author Manoj Arora done a tremendous job here with short ,sweet and easy to catch up points. Author explained the 30 common mistakes with good examples. The language of the book is simple. Cover page and the title of the book is apt. Highly recommend!

Death Of A District Magistrate

Death Of A District Magistrate 

Author : NACHI

Publisher: Notion Press 

Price : 280/- INR

Pages : 278

Format : Paperback 

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Rating : 4/5 Stars

Blurb : The death by gunshot of a powerful and controversial District Magistrate brings in the idealistic and puritanical DSP Arjun Iyer to the District Magistrate's residence, where his large joint family lives. It seems like a suicide at first glance, but is really one?

And if it isn't, then...

Along with his assistant, the deeply loyal but irascible, devil-may-care Inspector Munuswamy, DSP Arjun leaves no stone unturned in investigating the case where surprise upon labyrinthine surprise awaits them until they arrive at the final conclusion.

Review :

It was a well written, easy read with just the right amount of plot versus suspense and creepiness. I also enjoyed the setting of the book. The story revolve around DSP Arjun, his assistant inspector Munuswamy and slain District Magistrate Govind Pratap.  Its highly readable, the twists and turn aren't overly predictable and I felt a real connection to the main character DSP Arjun. There were a few tiny places where i got a bit confused about the timeline and I would have loved to have seen a bit more clarity there. I will definitely be reading the more from the author. The death of a District Magistrate is sure to be one of my favourite read of 2022 and I cannot recommend it highly enough to all the lovers of the genre.

Long Run

Long Run

A Paradise Augmented 

Author : T Sathish 

Publisher: Book Street Publication 

Pages : 200

Price : 99/- INR

Format : Kindle 

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Rating : 4/5 Stars

Blurb :

For a moment, imagine that you are twenty-something making tons of money in the stock market. The success is heady, and you're living it up! When out of the blue, your car crashes horrifically. You go off the spotlight. It takes months even to open your eyes, but you can't see anymore.

A challenge like no other. Your defeat looks certain. 

While you were enjoying the spotlight, you slid away from some of your past relationships.

Now, the question: Do you have it in you to make a comeback? 

Meet Raghu, a livewire investment manager. Glitz, romance, and euphoric success filled his life until the day his car and life overturned. 

His body was broken; He couldn't see anymore. 

Was his spirit strong enough to overcome?

Come, join Raghu as he narrates his life story, one filled with challenges and some unanswered questions.

Review : 

There is a lot to like this book. It is easy to be drawn in by the storyline and the characters And its a pretty fast read. The portrayal of the event and the relationships were pretty accurately done. I really felt a connection with each of the characters. The book revolves around Raghu, his rich to rags and rags to rich story. The book is full of emotion (love,heartbreak,betrayal etc etc). The author paint a perfect picture of financial world. Very well written with addictive plot and vivid characters description and development. A really good fun read. Long Run is a superb novel.

Highly recommend.

The Everyday Hero Manifesto

The Everyday Hero Manifesto 

Author : Robin Sharma

Publisher : Jaico Books

Pages : 384

Price : 399/- INR

Format : Paperback 

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Rating: 4/5 Stars

Blurb :

For over twenty-five years, leadership legend and personal-mastery path-blazer Robin Sharma has mentored billionaires, business titans, professional-sports superstars and entertainment royalty via a revolutionary methodology that led them to accomplish rare-air results. Now, in this groundbreaking book, Sharma makes his transformational system available to anyone who is ready for undefeatable positivity, monumental productivity, deep spiritual freedom and a life of helping others.

In The Everyday Hero Manifesto you will discover:

- The hidden habits used by many of the world's most creative and successful people to realize their visionary ambitions

- Original techniques to turn fear into fuel, problems into power and past troubles into triumphs

- A breakthrough blueprint to battle-proof yourself against distraction and procrastination so that you produce magic that dominates your domain

- Pioneering insights on adopting world-class routines that will lead you to achieve superhuman fitness and become the most disciplined person you know

- Unusual wisdom to operate with far more simplicity, beauty and peace

Part memoir of a life richly lived, part instruction manual for virtuoso-grade performance, and part handbook for spiritual freedom in an age of high-velocity change, The Everyday Hero Manifesto will completely transform your life. Forever.

Review :

There are some books in your bookshelves which you can read many times and every time you read you will new ideas which will motivate and provoke your thoughts in good sense. There are 101 chapters. Few chapters are very good, really great to read, the only problem of this is writer emphasized on the things that needn't be given that importance. This book shows that having desire can only help you achieve your goal. Monitor and guide your thoughts and you will get anywhere you want. This book makes you think because Robin sharma put things in his terms through his own philosphy. 

Definitely worth your time.

Sumit The Brave Heart : An Inspirational Saga Of A Karmayogi

Sumit The Brave Heart: An inspirational saga of a karmayogi 

Author : Sudhir

Publisher : Notion Press

Pages : 137

Price : 99/- INR

Format : Kindle

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Rating : 5/5 Stars

Blurb :

“He had tremendous hunger to achieve academic excellence and contribute something to society in his short life span. He never behaved as if his life was going to end soon; crippled body but resolve of steel! The complexity of disability could not touch him even from a distance.”
This is a tale about an extraordinary individual, Sumit, who fought bravely till his last breath. It is often rare to come across resilient souls, persevering in doing their best at whatever reality throws at them. One could ask that how a boy, suffering from a rare disease, even dream of reaching institutes of eminence and compete with the best students in the country? How could he have maintained his cool knowing that his end was near? He might have ultimately left us but his refreshing attitude towards life lives on. He was indeed, a true Karmayogi!

Review:

Wonderfully rich and well realised account. It is meaningful, profound and refreshingly different.This is one the best book I have ever read. Sumit Shekhar has an undying passion and urge to simply things. Sumit who diagnosed with rare genetic disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy with his grit , unrelenting force of action achieved many things and serve the society. It was a surprise to find out how deep and thoughtful can be man. There are plenty of good things that can be drawn from this book. 

I will visit this book later again, I know.

A must read.

All About Romantic Love

All About Romantic Love 

A Three Sixty Degree View Of Relationships 

Author : Dr. Govind Sharma

Publisher: Notion Press 

Pages :110

Price : 125 /- INR

Format : Paperback 

Genre : Non-Fiction 

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Rating : 5/5 Stars

Blurb :

Based on what has been said by the greatest psychologists of our time, this book tells the reader what is the concept of romantic love and how to be in a relationship without getting hurt. It is about how to further strengthen a healthy relationship and how to get out of a toxic relationship. The choice that life offers is whether one wants ten superficial, meaningless relationships, or one great relationship that lasts a lifetime. Here are some of the quotes from the book.

“A day spent in understanding your partner will pay you much bigger dividends than a year spent around the world trying to find yourself.”

“You can give ten years of your life to an adorable fool, but you should not waste a minute on a mean scoundrel.”

Review :

Extraordinary. Read this. It does not matter of you are single, in a serious relationship, dating, casually or entirely disinterested in any sort of romantic entanglement. This is one of the most insightful books I have ever read. To learn to love and appreciate the ordinary and base our human love on the strong and solid foundation of friendship and commitment. Sincerely, I believe my relationship will be much improved because of the things I learned from Dr. Govind Sharma's analysis. Additionally I think it is a great resource for guidance along one's path to transcendence. The language of the book is simple and easy to understand and cover and title of the book is apt to the content of the book. A must read book. If I could give this book more than five star I definitely would.