Fragile Lives by Stephen Westaby (Book Review 014)

‘Fragile lives’ by Stephen Westaby is the first technical book I have read from the field of surgery and medicine. Having read books from Atul Gawande, I must admit that ‘fragile lives’ was more on the technical side, but one cannot expect the author to narrate his incredible life experiences, otherwise. Having said that I… Continue reading Fragile Lives by Stephen Westaby (Book Review 014)

The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation by Girish Kuber (Book Review 013)

The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation by Girish Kuber, translated from the Marathi language to English by Vikrant Pande and narrated in audiobook format by Rajiv Dadia. This book is a gripping and enjoyable story of the oldest business family in modern India. Note that I had listened to this… Continue reading The Tatas: How a Family Built a Business and a Nation by Girish Kuber (Book Review 013)

Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen (Book Review 012)

Area 51 by Annie Jacobsen is a good effort in collating the various pieces of history regarding the ranch (most of which is still classified). Note that I had read this book via the kindle app on my ipad. I had learnt about Area 51 from a couple of Discovery Channel shows that create a… Continue reading Area 51: An Uncensored History of America’s Top Secret Military Base by Annie Jacobsen (Book Review 012)

The Gods Themselves by Issac Asimov (Book Review 011)

The Gods Themselves is a very popular novel by the great science fiction writer Issac Asimov. If you are an Asimov fan, chances are that you might have already read it. This novel was regarded by Asimov as one of his favourite works. It is one of the very few works of Asimov that contain… Continue reading The Gods Themselves by Issac Asimov (Book Review 011)

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (Book Review 010)

ISBN: 9780316010665 Tagline: The Power of Thinking without Thinking Malcolm Gladwell covered business, science and medicine for the Washington Post before becoming the New York City bureau chief. Currently he is a staff writer for the New Yorker Blink is an unconventional book on an unconventional topic and is extremely engrossing. The writing style of… Continue reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (Book Review 010)