(Image Credit: http://www.amazon.com) After devouring the first installment in the series and most importantly, after obtaining the approbation and adulation of two little girls (a 11-year-old niece and a 12-year-old who also happens to be the daughter of one of my best friends) who set me off on my Percy Jackson journey, I had no … Continue reading Percy Jackson: The Sea of Monsters – Rick Riordan

(Image Credit: http://www.amazon.com) Upon receiving instructions in no uncertain terms from my 11 year old niece and a 12 year old daughter of one of my best friends, to complete the entire Percy Jackson series, and to engage in an ‘informed discussion’ with the two of them, I had no choice but to accede to … Continue reading Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief – Rick Riordan

(Image Credit: http://www.amazon.com) When he was all of 24, Tony Hsieh found himself a millionaire when his first venture, LinkExchange was snapped up by Microsoft for a mouthwatering $265 million. Almost exactly a decade later, the buccaneering and egregious entrepreneur – as though demonstrating that his original success was no flash in the pan – … Continue reading Wonder Boy: TONY HSIEH, ZAPPOS and the MYTH of HAPPINESS in SILICON VALLEY – Angel Au-Yeung and David Jeans

(Image Credit: http://www.amazon.com) One man, a quintessential recluse. A man who having had enough of the vicissitudes of the material life ensconces himself in a tiny hut, adequate to house the most rudimentary of life’s necessities. A mere ten feet square and less than seven metres high, the humble dwelling has bracken for bedding, two … Continue reading Essays in Idleness and Hojoki – Kenko and Chomei (Translated by Meredith McKinney)

(Image Credit: http://www.goodreads.com) Contemplation is at the centre of this absorbing book. Contemplation about life and death, living and dying. Even though permeated by the flavour and colours of Buddhism, the tenets purveyed by the author transcends specificities such as religion. Born Deirdre Blomfield-Brown in 1936, in New York, she was ordained as a novice … Continue reading How We Live is How We Die – Pema Chodron

(Image Credit: Alliance Publishers) With more twists and turns than one can expect from a dance floor on prom night even, the second and final installment of Mr. Vedantham is a tribute to one of the most perceptive and talented writers in Tamil. The late R. Mahadevan or ‘Devan’ in short, manages a complex topic … Continue reading Mr. Vedantham: Part 2 – R. Mahadevan