Dean Koontz starts off like a sleek and racy Shanghai Maglev, loses momentum in between but still maintaining the look and feel of…
Venky
Venky
Possess a maniacal penchant for books, more books, still more books & lots more books -When not watching cricket that is! Love my Scotch &scribble for fun; Spend a great part of my professional life unraveling (or at least attempting to) the mysteries of International Tax and Transfer Pricing. My eclectic interests include Philosophy; Booze; Military History; Metaphysics; Quantum Theory and such. Mush being a strict taboo though! Led Zeppelin is ambrosia but never ever talk to me about Justin Beiber! I derive inspiration from Henry David Thoreau's immortal lines, "If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."
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Bookend - Where reading meets review
Inside Story: Politics, Intrigue and Treachery from Thatcher to Brexit
by VenkyOne of the finest journalists of our times regales us with a power packed, fast paced, flowing narrative chronicling the topical events to…
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Bookend - Where reading meets review
You’re More Powerful than You Think: A Citizen’s Guide to Making Change
by VenkyThe recent imposition of trade tariffs by an obstinate Trump administration and the reciprocating adverse measures announced by his Mexican and Canadian counterparts…
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“No is Not Enough” is, in a nutshell, a powerful primer that strives to bolster the intellectual, social, civic and cultural consciousness of…
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, ‘A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain’, is a remarkable collection of short stories by Robert…
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Revenge of the Proletariat, rage of the bourgeoisie, a polysemous reference to the legitimacy of Jean Jacques Rousseau ‘s social contract all layer…
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Bookend - Where reading meets review
ELEVEN GODS AND A BILLION INDIANS: THE ON AND OFF FIELD STORY OF CRICKET IN INDIA AND BEYOND
by VenkyFor the typical Indian, cricket is the metaphor that signifies the machinations of everyday life; a metaphysical avenue for compensating personal and professional…
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Bookend - Where reading meets review
A FEAST OF VULTURES: THE HIDDEN BUSINESS OF DEMOCRACY IN INDIA – JOSY JOSEPH
by VenkyAnonymous intermediaries lubricating the political machinery in the country, ingenious and resourceful middlemen greasing a multitude of palms to enhance the positions, potential…
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Kevin Peter Pietersen’s life both on and off the sacred turf has been a confluence of contradictory ‘Os’. A febrile blend of outrageous…