(Image Credit: http://www.bookdepository.com) The snort of sprightly horses, the yelp of endearing dogs, the rearing of sheep and the tranquil silence of an idyllic, ‘earthy’ setting contrasts with the hustle and bustle of throbbing casinos, confined and cramped motels, stuffy, sweaty boxing rings and the deafening decibels of excited humans, in Willy Vlautin’ s magisterial, … Continue reading Don’t Skip Out On Me – Willy Vlautin

(Image Credit: http://www.netgalley.com) Columbia College’s Core Curriculum was instituted with the objective of fostering a bent of creative thinking in the domains of Literature, Humanities and Contemporary Civilisation. Twenty-two sophomores gather every year and deliberate on seminal events, personalities and ideas that have and continue to influence contemporary society. Philip Kitcher takes a course on … Continue reading On John Stuart Mill – Philip Kitcher

(Image Credit: Amazon.in) The albedo effect refers to the ability possessed by a surface to reflect light. For example, about 30 % of the sun’s radiation is reflected back and away by the Earth’s surface. Gundappa Ranganatha Viswanath, fondly known to the cricketing world as “Vishy” had a similar albedo effect on his adoring fans. … Continue reading Wrist Assured – An Autobiography

(Image Credit: http://www.amazon.com) Ernst F. Schumacher served as Chief Economic Advisor to the UK National Coal Board for more than twenty years. He also published a seminal work on Economics in the year 1973. Imaginatively titled Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered, the book had as its basic premise the philosophy that the … Continue reading Rework – Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson

(Image Credit: Amazon India) Abhishek Singhvi in addition to being a long time spokesperson for the Congress Party, is also one of India’s most pre-eminent lawyers. In his slim book, “From The Trenches”, Singhvi provides a glimpse into the eclectic nature of some of the most seminal cases argued by him in the Apex Court … Continue reading From The Trenches: India’s Top Lawyer on his Most Important Cases – Abhishek Singhvi

(Image Credit: http://www.goodreads.com) Who knew a delectable deceit would spawn a world-wide ecological movement? At least Jean Giono, the perpetrator of the ingenious deception had no clue that a seemingly mischievous act of his would lead to one of the most renowned tree planting awareness movements of all time! In 1953, Jean Giono was invited … Continue reading The Man Who Planted Trees – Jean Giono

(Image Credit: http://www.snapdeal.com) Franz Xaver Kappus, a budding cadet officer instigated a sporadic string of correspondence with the Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke, that lasted six years. Over a span of a decade and a bit, ten letters were received by Kappus from an otherwise compulsive letter writing Rilke. Rilke at the time of corresponding … Continue reading Letters to a Young Poet – Rainer Maria Rilke