Tag: non fiction
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The Art of Gathering
Book by Priya Parker. We all gather in some form or the other- be it with friends, family, co-workers or even strangers. What gatherings look like for each one of us evolves with different stages of our lives- from birthday parties to weddings, from coffee shop meetups to more intimate dinner parties, from prom nights…
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Four Thousand Weeks
Author: Oliver Burkeman How do you visualize time? In minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? Months? Or Years? As a kid, I would divide my study hours into 15 minute chunks- 15 minutes to cover one page of a lesson. So if a History chapter had 8 pages, it would take me two hours to fully absorb…
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Favorite Books of 2022
2022 has been the year of book hopping. I have picked up more books than I can remember, only to leave them midway. A part of me is proud for not forcing myself to complete books for the sake of checking a box. But a part of me is also concerned about my dwindling attention…
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Between Two Kingdoms
Memoir by Suleika Jaouad. What do you even write about the memoir of a cancer survivor? A summary of the incredible journey they’ve been on, cannot do it justice. But as I neared the end of Suleika Jaouad’s memoir of her battle against leukemia, I was left with so many questions and thoughts. Throughout the…
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11 Ways to “Kindle” a Love for Reading
I love books. But at times I love the idea of books more. I buy more than I can read. My to-read list grows at a much faster rate than my “read” list. Bookstores are my happy places. But I often fall short of my reading goals- struggling to hold attention, jumping from one book…
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The Power of Moments
Book by Dan Heath and Chip Heath With the pandemic easing out, and the new normal setting in, the wedding season is back in full swing. The last two years completely destroyed weddings, because weddings are everything that the pandemic stood against- large gatherings, travel, dining together. Now with life getting back on track, I…
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The Psychology Of Money
Book by Morgan Housel. I am often frustrated at the nearly negligible role that our primary education plays in teaching us fundamental life skills- How to build healthy relationships? How to manage your money wisely? How to be good parents? etc. etc. However, only the other day, I stopped to reflect on this and realized…
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Think Again
Book By Adam Grant Nothing lights up a nation of nearly 1.4 billion people, as much as an India-Pakistan cricket match. The love for the game coupled with the historic animosity between the two countries serves as a perfect recipe to tune up patriotic spirits across borders. But have we as a nation ever paused…
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My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future
Autobiography by Indra Nooyi If you grew up in India in the early 2000s, Indra Nooyi was a household name. The day she became the CEO of Pepsico, news media across the country celebrated her appointment as though it was their very own feat as a country. She has broken countless glass ceilings, forged into…
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Greenlights
From a confused romantic in ‘The Wedding Planner’ to an astronaut on an earth-saving mission in ‘Interstellar’, it has been a pleasure watching Mathew McConaughey evolve as an actor (and yes, I had to google the spelling of his last name). He no longer comes across as a stranger, but yet as I read his…
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