Welcome to the land of opportunities America
If you want to learn about New York and you love a romantic novel this book is for you.This book is book no 1 in a series of books.
The dialogues are interesting and you will want to read further.
THE PLOT
This book is about Gabrielle and Albeit. Gabrielle has a job in New York.She meets Albeit. Both roam in New York.
The story will develop in other books. Both the characters roam in NewYork.The pacing is fast.
It is available on Kindle unlimited.
Welcome to the land of opportunities America
If you want to learn about New York and you love a romantic novel this book is for you.This book is book no 1 in a series of books. It is city romance.
The story will develop in other books.
The dialogues are interesting and you will want to read further.
THE PLOT
This book is about Gabrielle and Albeit. Gabrielle has a job in New York. she is trying to figure her life after a break up .She meets Albeit. Both roam in New York.
The story will develop in other books. Both he characters roam in NewYork.The pacing is fast.
It is available on Kindle unlimited and paperback.
C M Sutter
“Run for Your Life” by Mitch Cannon is a thriller where danger lurks at every corner. The novel skillfully combines elements of suspense, action, and mystery. It is an interesting novel from start to finish.
Plot
The story is about detective John Mason who is trying to solve a connected murder. Mason must try to find the killer before it is too late. His sister Marie has been kidnapped.
Characters
The characters are well-developed. Mason is a hard-working person. All the characters
Interesting. Lee is his partner, who is also trying to find the kidnapped people.
Writing Style
The dialogue is such that the readers are not bored. The writing is such that it is fast-paced. He does not give unnecessary details.
Pacing
The book is fast-paced. You won’t be able to keep down the book. Sentences are small.
In conclusion, this book is fantastic. It is on Kindle Unlimited,
This book talks about a Jew Annie who has an offer to write about Helga Hoffman. Helga is a German.
Geerald, her son is not willing to talk about her . But Gerald gives the name of her Aunt Christa talk to her.
Christa told that so many young people died. Kids ran wide on the street rubble.Gangs went wild and stole what they could find. People lived in houses which had no walls.
The book is to tell people about what Germany did to the Jews The language is simple, but to the point. His writing has impacted my mind.
Helga has a secret atig back to 1937.
All the characters are well-developed.
Other than serious matter about Germans and Jews, Mother is trying to get her married.
I would recommend this to anyone.
Rabindranath was a Bengali. Poet, writer, philosopher and social reformer. Very few people know that he was also a painter.
Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, becoming the first non-European to do so.
He released his first poem under the pseudonym Bhanusimha
In the story, we see Mini who is a five-year-old girl. Being talkative in nature, she also asks a lot of questions. Mini sees Kabuli Wala through a window and sits with him talking. The Kabuliwala,s name is Rahmat. He comes to talk daily to Mini. Stories are told to mini about Afghanistan. But Mini’s mother is unhappy that Rahmat might kidnap Mimi.
Soon Rahmat decides to go to his home. He collects money owed to him. Rahmat was a simple man and honest man. He was a money lender and trusted that people will pay the money back.
But unfortunately, one customer refuse to give him his money. Thus Rahmat stabs him.
The inevitable happens. Rahmat is sent to jail.
After a few years, Mimi is to be married. Everyone is happy as the preparations for the wedding are going on. In all the confusion of the wedding, Rahmat walks in. He says he has been released and would like to see mini.
Mini after so many years does not remember him. Mini’s father knowing that Rahmat had killed someone does not allow him to see Mini. It is then Rahmat removes a paper from his pocket. On it is the fingerprint of his daughter. It is then that Mimi’s father understands Rahmat emotions.
There are many themes in this novel.
Connection
The connection can only be seen in humans when they have humanity in one another. Like when Mini’s father sees that Rahmat also has a daughter and this is the connection between Rahmat and Mini.
This story is adapted in many movies
The story is set in Calicut
What I learnt from the story
Humans tend to have a tendency to suspect people who are poorer than themselves. Also, they don’t find out all the facts. Tagore loved everyone despite the fact that they were poor . The following are famous books of Tagore.
| Gitanjali | |
| The Home and the World | |
| Nationalism | |
| An Anthology | |
| The Heart of God: Prayers of Rabindranath Tagore | |
| Fireflies | |
| The Religion of Man | |
| Chokher Bali | |
| Stray Birds | |
| The Essential Tagore |
Kindle edition : 289.75
Paperback : 306
I found this book while searching for thrillers. The dillma ,Behind closed doors are other books she wrote. This is also a murder mystery. Since the language is simple anyone can read it.
The book starts by showing Alice who translets books for a living. She has a past that haunts her. She falls in love with Leo and is happy and finds that life becomes normal for her. They move to London and it seems that things are normal.
Unfortunately, the neighbours are not friendly and do not open up to them. Secrets it seems are hidden from them. She finds that the secret is in her house. The secrets are shown layer by layer.
There are 12 houses in the neighborhooood Alice wants to invite the neighbours but leo is not keen on it.
Nina a therapist who had lived in that house has a secret. But people are trying to bury it. Alice is obsessed with her. I wonder why ? Leo had told her that she was murdered.
The Characters :
Alice is the main character . She is a normal person. The other characters in the neighbourhood are exciting. There is a lot of drama due to this.
Writing m
The writing is slow but the mystery is told in each chapter. The plot has twists which is good.
The pace of the book is good at the end. I consider it a psychological thriller. But i would have like more of the romance.
This is a non-fiction book.This is on Kindle Unlimited.
There are roughly 2,93 billion people on Facebook. It is thus one of the biggest social media. Facebook is free and hence people can make money on it. But you have to learn how to do it. Have a strategy to make money.
The idea is to use your content to make money.
In order for you to sell people have to notice. So the first thing is profile optimization. Your profile has to be such that people will be attracted to it. Keep on chaining your profile.
Show your face. People have to know that you are a real picture.
Use contrasting colours
Ask people in your focus group how the picture is.
Get your brand in your photo.
You can also pick a picture that has some exotic place in it.
Create a separate account for your business. That will look professional.
Post about what you are selling
The next step is to write a post about what you are selling. Any interested person can be contacted on Facebook messenger.If the person is not interested do not keep on sending the post about selling. They might block you if you do this.
General talk
Other than the post you can talk about general things. You can start by doing this. Talk about family and their desires.That way the person might get interested.
Join Facebook groups related to what you are selling. Get advice from people. A search option is a good tool. You can also start your own Facebook group.
Market place
Another feature is the marketplace on Facebook. Here you can feature your product.
There are many companies that offer to refer a friend and earn. You can refer a friend but be careful that you have used the product. Rakuten is one such company. You can run ads on Facebook about your product. Have a Facebook page about your product.
Look at well-kept wallet on the internet. This will give you ideas what a well-kept page should look like. You can post here. Post very often so that people see your post. On the page there is a boost post button.When you click on that you will be taken to the ad creator tool .Here you will be asked like objective of the ad.So first of all think of the objective .
Than you have to say who your audience is .Is it adults in the age group 30.You can target specific audience. Also the location can be given world or India.
Budget is the most important part.
Than there is cost per click. This is ho much you pay for each click that people click on your ads.
This is very important
This is just the tip of the iceberg. You will more idea in the book.
Goal setting by Ankesh Mishra
In case you want to achieve anything in life you have to have goals.
This book shares 5 Key chapters
1.Why Goal Setting Is So Important
If you dont set your goals you will never achieve them. In life to chive anything you have to have goals. In this way you will know where you stand in life
2.Setting Goals
SAy you have to write a novel. Your first goal should be looking for an idea. Then may be a plot and so on.So the first step is to write goals. Goals should be to the point. Don’t say that you want to build a business and be wealthy. Have goals daily, weekly and monthly. Make obstacles an opportunity to learn.
3.6 Types of Goals That Take You to Success.
Six types of goals are given like action goals, priority goals. Set a goal and don’t quit until you attain it.
4. Setting Smart Financial Goals
Before you begin to make any financial goals look at what options are there for the finances you have. Dont take things for granted.
5.Goals And Competition
6.11 Steps For Goal Setting
11 steps for goal setting are given. When you set goals you take charge of your life. Be an action taker. The subconscious is an excellent thing you will know that you are using.
Book 2
Conversation skills for Business and Life: How to talk to anyone by Leil Lowndes (92 little tricks for big success in a relationship)
85 % of one’s success in life is directly due to communication skills. We fail because we don’t know how to handle our relationship. This book tells us how to do that.
Here are some tips for business :
Sales parroting
If you are selling cars and hear someone say I am not sure this car is right for me. Repeat to him Not sure for you. They will say not right for my personality which is sporty. So now you know that you have to show the person a sporty car.
The above is just one point
Now let us talk about life in general :
First impressions are important. Here are a few tips.
Anything we say is fine when we enter a room but dont complain when you enter. Otherwise, they will think that you only complain and won’t stick around. Say what nice dress they are wearing.
When you are asked where you are from? Don’t just say Delhi or New york. They might ask you what is the latest mugging scene in New york. Or if you say Delhi they might ask you something related to politics. Learn some facts that people will find interesting from your home town.
Suppose you want to ask someone what their job is. Then dont say what do you do? Say how do you spend your day. It is more polite and everyone asks what do you do. It is common.
Also, you learn more if you ask things about the other person. That way they too will be happy and remember you.
When going to a party read the latest news that way people will be attracted to you.
When in a conversion think about how your professional life will benefit others. Say if you are a hairdresser. You might know of new styles of hair. Mention that to a lady saying that so and so hair style personality
The 3rd book is
How to overcome obstacles in life: The Obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday
I am sure we all have faced obstacles in our life. Be it business or life how do we tackle this obstacle ? Many men have tackled this “What stands in the way becomes the way” This book is about all this and more.
There are three things that help us to overcome obstacles.
Perception, Action and the will.
It is how we see things around us that can be a source of weakness or strength. Whereas one person sees crisis, another person sees it as an opportunity.
When faced with any problem do this
We all are emotional. Try not to be emotional.
Try to see the good in any situation.
Do not look at what distributes others
Try to see how things can be controlled
I learned all this from the book.
Sometimes we know how to solve problems. But we fear that the action we take might be risky. We might be getting a chance to invest in shares. But then we think let me wait something else might come. And we end up doing nothing.
So the first step is to start somewhere. Take the example of Amelia Earhart. She wanted to be able to fly. An offer came up. someone was willing to fund the first female attendant on a flight. She said yes to this. 5 years later she was flying solo non stop flight from the Atlantic.
Had she not taken a chance she would not have become a pilot. It is those that attack life with the most initiative do succeed. With regard to your goals do something. I like the motto of Nike (shoes). Just do it.
In trying the wrong way you might discover a new way. This is how innovation works. Thomas Edison tested six thousand different filiations but he did finally make the bulb.
Once you have decided to attack an obstacle why stop? When people ask about your problem say you are working on it and you will get the solution soon. Take failure as an asset you will succeed. Failure leads to improvement.
Great entrepreneurs are never wedded to a position, never afraid to lose a little of investment, never out of the game for long.
Up to now, we were talking about perception and action. Now we will be talking about will.
What is the power that is inside you? You alone can influence it. If perception and action were the deception and action were the disciplines of the mind then a disciple of the heart and the soul. Will is the strength to endure.
In every situation, we can do the following
Prepare ourselves for more difficult times.
If you can’t change something learn to accept it.
Learn to love our fate and what happens to us.
Donot give in to other people’s views who try to change your inner self
Try to look at a greater cause.
Theoradare Roosevelt suffered from asthma. His father came to him and said “Theoradare you have the mind but have not got the body. I am going to give you the tools to make your body. I think you have the determination to go through it.Theoradare looked at his father and said “I will make my body “.So his father built a gym for him. What followed was what he called “ The strenuous life “.Are you prepared to do that?
If the answer is yes then prepare for the hard life. Nobody is born with a steel backbone. We have to make it.
In this book, there are so many examples of how people overcame obstacles. If we follow this we will have dealt with life.
The quotes have been taken from the book The Obstacle is the way by Ryan Holiday.
Book 4
These days fitness is very important but people don’t know how to keep a fitness habit.
Fitness habits : Breaking the barriers to fitness by Amaresh Ojha and Subhra Moitra
The authors researched many fitness centres and then wrote this book. The main problem is that people start a fitness regime by joining a gym and leaving it. This book tells how to continue that. The problem is first shown and then the solution is given.
If you agree it takes time to make a habit then this is the book for you. This book will teach you how to maintain a habit. There are eight secrets on how to maintain a fitness regime.
Secret no 1
Awareness
First of all, you will have to know how is your present health. How strong are you? How much is your weight underweight or overweight?
Secret 2
Find your why
Do you want to be fit because everyone around you wants to stay fit ?Maybe that is the wrong reason. I feel if you do it for yourself.
Secret 3
Anything if done in a fun way can be done. Listening to music or going to the gym with your buddy might be helpful. More fun methods are given in the book.
Secret 4
Declutter your cue . Simply put cue is the trigger that initiates a behaviour and says that if we do certain things we will get a reward.
For example, if you eat your pre-workout meal and miss it due to reaching home late then decide if you want to eat the meal or go for a workout. I know all these things sound complained but Rome was not built in a day. Even your habits will take time to build.
Secret 5
In case you have a plan it is better. Keep on chaining your plan so as not to make it boring. Change is the key to everything.
Secret 6
Make an environment before doing any fitness.If you need to take a small towel to the gym do that. Make it a habit.
Secret 7
When you start anything go slow.Exericse on a less scale. Do not increase the speed of the treadmill. If you don’t go slow you might tire yourself out. If this happens you might not continue with exercise.
Secret 8
Evaluate your progress
Remember your school report card. That was done so that you knew where you stand on your studies. Same with fitness habits. See if you are happy with the habit and make changes.
Hope these books help you.
One photo is from vector stock and the other is done on canava
Sudha Murty is a known household name. She is a Philanthropist , the first female engineer and a believer in educating the poor.
Gopi diaries are three books in all. They are about Sudha Murthy’s dog. She loves her dog so much that she has written about him.
The first book is called coming home.It is about Gopi going to a new. It tells us how he adopts in his new home.
Gopi is a loveable dog. After reading this book it seems that the dog has the same emotions as a human. Like it was decided to bring another dog home. Gopi gets angry. This can be compared to an older sibling getting angry when a younger sibling comes home.
There are photos of the dog which are cute. There are funny scenes like the time gopi bangs into a mirror and thinks it is another dog.
The cover is attractive and so is the story. Gopi stays with Ajji and Appa. Gopi’s birthday is also celebrated.
The second book is called Finding Love.
In this book, gopi is grown up from the small puppy that he was in the first book. In this, the story is after one year.
Though I am not fond of animals I loved this book.
Book review of The old man and his god;
There is a reason why I think this book is for kids. The stories in these books are about Generosity and selfishness. Today if children learn these at a small age it is good. These stories are written by her after experiences in life.
In one story it is given that Murty had gone to Tibet. One old lady came and thanked her again and again. The lady’s grandson told her that Murty was from land that offered shelter to Dalai Lama. Maybe not all Indians support this policy of the Indian government but never the less the old lady thanked Murty.
There is a story called the way you look at it. Once Murty had gone to a village in Karnataka. She decided to eat the village head. The food was tasty and many sweets were there. pleased with the food she decided to talk to the cook. The cook came and spoke in a low voice.
Murty asked the cook if she needed anything.she said she needed toilets for the whole village. She could have asked for something for herself but she didnot. Such generosity is not there today.
In Horegalla I learnt that just listing to other people’s problems it helps them that there is someone to listen to them. God has given us two ears and one mouth so that we listen more and speak less.
When I used to run a library people came and told me their problems. Someone children did not listen to them or somebody bhai didnot come. Listing to them helped them.
Other books by her are
Wise and otherwise: These are eye-opening stories from all over India.
How I taught my grandmother to read and other stories. : Here Murthy who when she was 24 years was asked by her grandmother to teach her to read.
Dollar Bahu: This book tells of how money corrupts people
The day I day stopped drinking milk: Here Murthy talks about the interesting people she has met.
Books in the English language
The Mother I Never Knew
Three Thousand Stitches
The Man from the Egg
Here, There, Everywhere
Magic of the Lost Temple
How I Taught My Grandmother to Read and other stories
The Old Man And His God
Dollar Bahu
Wise and Otherwise
Mahashweta
The Day I Stopped Drinking Milk
The Serpent’s Revenge
Gently Falls The Bakula
House of Cards
Something Happened on the Way To Heavens
The Magic Drum and other favorite stories
The Bird with the Golden Wings
How The Sea Became Salty
The Upside Down King
The Daughter From A Wishing Tree
Grandma’s Bag of Stories
Gopi daries
I am sure you will enjoy her books. They are written in a simple manner.
sudhamurty#dogstories
If you thought doctors working in hospitals during Covid are brave men, read about the fishermen of Kerela. In Kerala the fishermen along the coast are known for their bravery. Such bravery was seen when the 2018 floods broke out in Kerala.
The genre would be courage.It is said we know the true nature of how much courage we have when we face a crisis.
Rejimon Kuttappann was a journalist when in 2018 the floods broke out. He had interviews with this fisherman. Also, extensive research was done. These fishermen did not care for the heavy downpour. They had to dive deep and did not care about having diseases or sustaining injuries.
The year was August 2018. The worst floods hit Kerela and the fishermen risked their lives to save the people of Kerela. This book is a tribute to those fishermen
The first is the case of Annama. She had a 38-year-old physically challenged son, a 71-year-old husband who was a diabetic and a 96-year-old mother in law. Her house was not only full of water but due to the rains water still flooded their house. Her son, mother in law and husband were all washed away since they were too weak and old to hold on to something. Fishermen rescued her. But she did not want to leave the dead bodies behind.
I was almost in tears when I read the above story .
Three dead bodies were removed that day. The water according to Annamma was chilling cold. There was a lot of furniture which was wiped away. Despite being hurt fisherman removed the bodies. The boats and the fisherman were from Alappuzha. Annamma still has no answer to a question: Why did these fishermen risk their lives?
Another story is about Saju. His father was unwell but as soon as he heard about the tragedy he decided to help in the rescue. About 18 boats were arranged. Men from coastal areas always carried a plastic bag which had a toothbrush soap and a change of clothes. This they kept in case they were stranded during a flood,. But Sanju had no such thing.
In many areas, the rescuers could not understand which is a road and which is a river. There were over six feet of running water. There was an aged man with an oxygen cylinder. They had to transport him also with the cylinder into the boat in a vertical position. They managed it despite the boat shaking so much.
The final chapter of the book is called “A history of Heroism”. This tells of forefathers of these fishermen had allegiance to the rulers Travancore . so I feel it is in the blood of this fisherman to be brave.
There is also a mention of Vizhinjam. He was in his late fifties. He saved around 500 people. I admire him. When asked why did he rescue people whom he did not know he said “If not who else will do it?
On 670 boasts 65,000 people were reduced. That is quite a number. It does not matter why the fisherman reduced people but we have to learn that it is humanity at its best.
Writing is simple. This is a non-fiction book. The cost is 299Rs .
#rowing#kerela