'A Philosophy of Walking" by Frederic Gros is spiritually uplifting, stirringly beautiful and conscience triggering. The mundane and 'taken-for-granted' act of walking is raised to an elevated, pristine and beautiful pedestal. Not for once does the book mull about the health benefits of walking. It just enmeshes walking with thinking and thinking with walking. It … Continue reading A Philosophy of Walking – Frédéric Gros, John Howe (Translation), Clifford Harper (Illustrations)
Day: July 18, 2018
After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead – Alan S. Blinder
Arguably one of the most relevant and clear books dealing with the most recent financial crisis that engulfed the global economy before bringing it to a grinding halt. Completely bereft of financial jargon, Alan Blinder substitutes stunning alacrity and clarity of thought for investment banking speak and verbal calisthenics. Proceeding to highlight the prime reasons … Continue reading After the Music Stopped: The Financial Crisis, the Response, and the Work Ahead – Alan S. Blinder
Phil Hughes – In Requiem
“Do you know what my favourite part of the game is? The opportunity to play” – Mike Singletary Philip Joel Hughes was given an opportunity to play, and play he did! He played the life affirming sport that he not merely loved but lived. He played, insouciant to the inherent perils, inevitable praises and the … Continue reading Phil Hughes – In Requiem
“Do you know what my favourite part of the game is? The opportunity to play” – Mike Singletary Philip Joel Hughes was given an opportunity to play, and play he did! He played the life affirming sport that he not merely loved but lived. He played, insouciant to the inherent perils, inevitable praises and the … Continue reading
Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos
For the unsuspecting and awe-inspired outsider, China is the living and breathing embodiment of a Horatio Alger epic. A teeming mass of population that punched beyond its weight, to transform itself from a struggling economy to a behemoth of power and prosperity. However, deep from within China is a colossus riven by contradictions that threaten … Continue reading Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos
Masters of Wisdom: Thoreau: Transcendent Nature for a Modern World by Alan Jacobs
This delightful assemblage of selected writings of Henry David Thoreau serves as an extremely alluring appetizer for any Thoreau 'seeker'. Although no short anthology can profess to render justice to one of the most adored genius of the literary world, this meticulously chosen collection by Alan Jones kindles or rekindles as may be appropriate) the … Continue reading Masters of Wisdom: Thoreau: Transcendent Nature for a Modern World by Alan Jacobs
The Strange Death of English Leg Spin: How Cricket’s Finest Art Was Given Away – Justin Parkinson
"Four hundred wickets is 400 more than I thought I'd get" - Shane Keith Warne The Blonde God of leg spin with his mesmerizing machinations went on to add a few more wickets to the tally of 400 before finally calling his innings a close. During the period that he set the cricketing world alight,there … Continue reading The Strange Death of English Leg Spin: How Cricket’s Finest Art Was Given Away – Justin Parkinson
The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: Risk Taking, Gut Feelings and the Biology of Boom and Bust by John Coates
In this immensely readable book, John M.Coates speculates about the power of physiology on the irrational and conscious acts of man with a specific reference to the fragile and volatile financial markets. As Coates pries out the unseen but unavoidable workings of testosterone and cortisol that manifest in myriad ways, he argues that a thorough … Continue reading The Hour Between Dog and Wolf: Risk Taking, Gut Feelings and the Biology of Boom and Bust by John Coates
At a time when the world is reeling under the spell of the worst ever economic crisis since the Great Depression of 1929, the financial domain has come in for some scathing and loathsome attack (much of it deserved) for the blatant ills promulgated and propagated by its practitioners in a shameless manner. Robert Schiller, … Continue reading
Preceded by intense publicity and intriguing anticipation, Harper Lee's 'Go Set A Watchman' turns out to be a work proffering mixed passions. Set in Maycomb County, home to the upright epitome of integrity Atticus Finch (the immortal hero of 'To Kill A Mockingbird'), the story evolves around the torn emotions of Finch's once-rebellious, tomfoolery-indulgent daughter … Continue reading