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BOOKATHON 2013, 3/3: CROSSWORD</h2>
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<span style="font-family: Tahoma; font-size: 13px;">Today we have for you a crossword based on books. Try your luck and you may end up winning the Bookathon since the points on offer today are 20,16 & 12 for the top three!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">A pictogram is a graphic symbol that represents an idea or a concept. The pictograms we have for you today all lead to names of famous books. Have a look at the examples below before you tackle the quiz,</span><br />
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only the names of the books (so non-readers needn't worry!). Apart from the clue
above there would be four more clues to take you to the treasure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: blue; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Always fantasized of being a detective? </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Like solving clues and quizzes?</span></div>
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><div style="text-align: center;">
Can you be the literary Sherlock or Nancy Drew ? </div>
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Try to solve the quizzes and treasure hunt in Bookathon 2 and win exciting prizes!</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-81657531326411004242013-02-11T06:21:00.002-08:002013-02-11T06:21:47.272-08:00Jurassic Park<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
From Amazon.com:<br />
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"Unless your species evolved sometime after 1993 when <i>Jurassic Park</i>
hit theaters, you're no doubt familiar with this dinosaur-bites-man
disaster tale set on an island theme park gone terribly wrong. But if
Speilberg's amped-up CGI creation left you longing for more scientific
background and ... well, character development, check out the original
Michael Crichton novel. Although not his best book (get ahold of sci-fi
classic <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345378482/$%7B0%7D">The Andromeda Strain</a></i> for that), <i>Jurassic Park</i>
fills out the film version's kinetic story line with additional scenes,
dialogue, and explanations while still maintaining Crichton's trademark
thrills-'n'-chills pacing. As ever, the book really is better than the
movie. "<br />
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Come and read this thriller available at Bookrack!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-76665350983826788302013-01-01T03:20:00.001-08:002013-01-01T03:20:35.390-08:00Books for 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<![endif]--><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Neuromancer </i>by<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> William Gibson</i>: Matrix, cyberspace ...
common words right? Well this is the book which is credited for first
using/ inventing these terms way back in the 80s. Neuromancer was a path breaking work and it kind
of invented the cyber punk genre. So when you see the film Matrix you know who
was the guy who thought it all first! The book is the story of Case, a 'cyber
jockey' who must infiltrate the Cyber Matrix (read the book to know more!!) to carry
out a heist. Set in a dystopic future and full of wildly imaginative scenarios
the book is a must read for anyone slightly interested in science fiction and
technology. The book is an experience by itself and a perfect start for the New
Year.<br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dongri to Dubai </i>by<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"> S Husain Zaidi</i>: This book is about the
growth of Mumbai mafia and Dawood Ibrahim. It contains fascinating accounts of
gang formation, mafia operations and the clashes between the gangs. An easy and
fascinating read, this is a story about a world not at all known.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Calcutta
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Amazon.com: "From Victorian lndia to near-future New York, The Calcutta
Chromosome takes readers on a wondrous journey through time as a computer
programmer trapped in a mind-numbing job hits upon a curious item that will
forever change his life. When Antar discovers the battered I.D. card of a
long-lost acquaintance, he is suddenly drawn into a spellbinding adventure
across centuries and around the globe, into the strange life of L. Murugan, a
man obsessed with the medical history of malaria, and into a magnificently
complex world where conspiracy hangs in the air like mosquitoes on a summer
night."</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Talkative Man</i> by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">RK Narayan</i>: Bookrack is fortunate to
possess a near complete Malgudi collection. Exuding Indianess in every page,
these magical books transport the readers to a quaint Indian town and their
storylines are something any Indian would really appreciate. Take for example
the book The Talkative Man. The Talkative Man is a journalist in Malgudi who
likes spreading gossip around the town. Then a foreigner arrives, stays in
the house of Talkative Man and the idyll of the town is disturbed...</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Odessa File</i> by <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Frederick Forsyth</i>: ODESSA may or may not
have been a real organisation whose purpose was to establish and facilitate
secret escape routes after WW 2 to allow SS members avoid capture and
prosecution for war crimes. Forsyth in his typically brilliant way melds fact
with fiction and weaves a gripping yet disturbing saga about a reporter
attempting to discover the location of a former SS concentration camp
commander. Widely considered to be a modern classic the book keeps your
attention till the end and is a must read for any book buff.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-36088035626698854492012-08-23T10:33:00.000-07:002012-08-23T10:33:37.864-07:00Theme Quiz 5/5 - The Final One<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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As always the top 5 get 12, 8, 6, 4 and 2 points. This is the last quiz so make it count! Fill in your answers at:<br />
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Identify the novel from its first line:<br />
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1. "It was a dark and stormy night"<br />
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2. "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times"<br />
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3. "Who is John Galt? "<br />
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4. "The village of Holcomb stands on the high wheat plains of western Kansas, a lonesome area that other Kansans call "out there.""<br />
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5. "When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow."</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-3952790812820339012012-08-22T10:36:00.000-07:002012-08-22T10:36:27.590-07:00Bookathon Theme 4/5 - Crossword<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Today we have for you a Crossword .. Not only does the fastest finisher get a special prize but the points on offer are 20, 16 and 12 (for the top 3 finishers). Hope you have fun doing this! Fill in your answers at:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-27694743545036265862012-08-21T10:44:00.000-07:002012-08-21T10:44:10.670-07:00Theme Quiz 3/5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We are back after a gap of 3 days. Today we bring to you plot lines. All you need to do is guess the book we are they referring to! Fill in your responses:<br />
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1. This classic traces the life story of a poor orphan boy who gets a sudden windfall of fortune and goes off to the big city only to find later that all his hopes were misplaced. The book is famous for its unique characters ranging from an eccentric old lady and an escaped convict to a heartless young girl and a lovable brother-in-law.<br /><br />2. A young Indian boy whose father owns a zoo, survives the sinking of a ship and is trapped on a lifeboat with a tiger, and from before and while on the lifeboat, explores issues of spirituality.<br /><br />3. A doctor turns scientist after losing his wife to a rare form of cancer. His life falls apart when he discovers that the same form of non hereditary cancer affects his daughter as well. The scientist has to fight against many other people along with cancer to save his dear daughter’s life.<br /><br />4. This could be a tweet from a character of this book: Found this awesome girl but it all ended in Room 101 :(<br />
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5. This could be a tweet from a character of this book: The world outside our village is quite pretty, if only this damned ring wasn't around my neck ...</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-31052201146131537982012-08-21T04:50:00.000-07:002012-08-21T04:50:17.200-07:00Fun Facts on Authors<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Charles Dickens : <br />
His most famous story, A Christmas Carol, became more popular than his other classics, such as Oliver Twist, though it received less attention from literary critics than some of the other Dickens’s novels. Dickens, at age 31, wrote the short novel in 6 weeks and rushed it to be published before Christmas. The book was out December 19, 1843—the same year that the first Christmas card on record was sent. A Christmas Carol was Dickens’s first unserialized work. Most of the characters were based on people he knew personally, including Ebenezer Scrooge—based on Ebenezer Scroggie, a counselor at Edinburgh. Within its first year of publication, A Christmas Carol sold 15,000 copies and inspired the production of about 10 stage dramas.<br />
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Jane Austen:<br />
July 1814, when Sir Walter Scott’s first novel Waverly was published, Jane Austen was a bit jealous. She wrote the following in a letter to her niece.<br />
“Walter Scott has no business to write novels, especially good ones.—It is not fair.—He has fame and profit enough as a poet, and should not be taking the bread out of other people’s mouths.—I do not like him, and do not mean to like Waverly if I can help it—but fear I must.”<br />
Ironically, today Jane Austen is a much more popular author than her contemporary Sir Walter Scott.<br />
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John Keats: <br />
John Keats was only about 5 feet tall—nevertheless, by the time he died at age 24, he was a literary giant, surpassing any other 24-year old English writer. We can only wonder if Keats were to live to be an old man if his popularity today would exceed that of Shakespeare.<br />
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John Milton: <br />
John Milton composed the greatest epic in the English language Paradise Lost after he was blind (between 1658 and 1664). He claimed that he received nightly divine inspiration, and during the day he composed his epic. Paradise Lost is packed with biblical and mythological allusions—attesting to Milton’s vast knowledge and incredible memory.<br />
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J.K.Rowling: <br />
Harry Potter sold about 400 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 65 languages.<br />
Though before the book's popularity, Joanne Rowling had some difficulty finding a publisher that believed her book could amount to anything. Finally Bloomsburry Press agreed to publish the first edition of Harry Potter, but only printed 500 copies for the first edition for fear of them not selling. Also the publisher requested that the author would not use her first name (Joanne) but rather her initials to make it less obvious that the author is a woman assuming that the book's main audience young boys would not want to read a wizard book written by a woman. Since Joanne Rowling did not have a middle name, she chose K for Kathleen.<br />
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Leo Tolstoy:<br />
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"Seize the moments of happiness, love and be loved! That is the only reality in the world, all else is folly"<br />· Tolstoy was very sceptical about his writing jobs, including "War and Peace". In 1871 he sent a letter to a friend: "I am so happy.. that I won't right trifles like "War and Peace" any more!<br />· He always wore a miniature portrait of JJ Rousseau instead of a cross on his neck<br />· Leo Tolstoy's wife had to copy out War and Peace seven times by hand because typewriters and printers didn't exist yet<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-53865460241483972292012-08-17T08:25:00.001-07:002012-08-17T08:25:11.082-07:00Bookathon 2012 - Theme Quiz 2/5<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Post your answers here:<br />
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We will publish the leaderboard after this quiz. The Bookathon takes a break for 3 days now. Questions on Theme 3 will be put up on Tuesday (21st August).<br />
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1. Connect:<br />
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2. This irritating cartoon strip (well that is in our opinion!) was a part of one of the more innovative promotional campaigns in India. Appearing prominently in a newspaper much before the release of the movie, it generally featured 2 unnamed protagonists discussing inane things with one of the 2 being the butt of the joke in each strip. Name this strip.<br />
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4. This comic’s title (as well as the name of the main character) is derived from the nickname given to the author by his sons. The comic is set in an unnamed coastal village in Norway and takes place in the middle ages. The main character regularly raids England and sometimes France. One continuing gag involves his extremely poor personal hygiene; for example, his annual bath is a time of national merriment and celebrations. For a brief time, the strip even had its own brand of sponsored soda. It is generally recalled as one of the funniest flops of the marketing industry. Name the comic.<br />
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5. Who is the uncle of the kids shown below:<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-66006542927885255942012-08-17T05:23:00.001-07:002012-08-17T05:24:55.252-07:00Asterix - 9 Quick Facts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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1. Asterix the Gaul was called Asterix by his creator Albert Uderzo so he would appear at the start of an encyclopaedia of comics. Some 325 million copies of the 33 Asterix comic albums have been sold worldwide, with translations into languages as diverse as Urdu, Arabic and even Latin.<br />
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2. The first Asterix adventure, Asterix the Gaul, appeared in a magazine called Pilote and from then on, 32 other official Asterix comics have been published. Rene Goscinny wrote the books while Albert Uderzo illustrated them until the death of Goscinny aged 51. Uderzo then carried on the series. As well as the comic books, there have been many spin-offs including movie books, game books, Dogmatix books etc. Asterix is so popular, he even has his own theme park and movies.<br />
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3. Albert Uderzo is colour blind. He gets professionals to colour his drawings which is why some character's hair keeps changing etc. His eye has since improved and he has coloured some of the later books covers. He was born with two extra fingers which were surgically removed when he was still very young.<br />
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4. The first French satellite which was launched in 1965 was named Asterix-1 in honour of Asterix.<br />
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5. During the campaign for Paris to host the 1992 Summer Olympics Asterix appeared in many posters over the Eiffel Tower.<br />
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6. Asterix and Obelix appeared on the cover of Time Magazine for a special edition on France.<br />
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7. The animated series Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears also concerns an oppressed group in possession of a magic potion capable of conferring superhuman strength and agility.<br />
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8. The 2006 FIFA World Cup final between France and Italy was depicted as a fight between Roman legions and Gaul villagers in newspapers.<br />
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9. Humour in Asterix is typically French, often centering on puns, caricatures, and tongue-in-cheek stereotypes of contemporary European nations and French regions. Much of the humour in the initial Asterix books was French-specific, which delayed the translation of the book into other languages due to the risk of losing the native essence of the story.<br />
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Source: http://www.oxfordbookstore.com/dotcom/oxford/archives/in_our_good_books/asterix_fun_facts.htm</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-41466395539013268072012-08-16T14:27:00.000-07:002012-08-17T05:24:26.401-07:00The Hunger Games - A Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Set in a dystopian country ruled by the oppressive Capitol,
this is the story of Katniss Everdeen, a young girl from one of the 12
Districts, and the 'Hunger Games'. The Hunger Games are an annual event started
by the Capitol to remind the Districts that they are at its mercy. One young
boy and girl are chosen from each district, and made to fight to the death
until only one survives. The story takes us through a variety of emotions,
hope, disappointment, sorrow, joy, anguish, love, desperation and determination.
The trials that Katniss faces and the author's realistic depiction of the
Capitol's politics and dependence on the Games make it an unusual story worth
reading. To quote the Guardian's review, "<span style="background: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;"> </span>It's a<span style="background: white; color: #666666; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.5pt;"> </span>great book and Suzanne Collins makes it hard to put
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3. Raju, A Dancer, Famine, Fast, Redemption .. Elements of which famous Indian novel also made into a successful film?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-36848861372744240342012-08-10T12:38:00.003-07:002012-08-10T12:38:55.287-07:00Love Story - A Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Have you ever heard of a movie being adapted into a
novel...it’s usually the other way round isn’t it, well, not this time. ‘<b>Love
Story’</b> was originally written by <b>‘Erich Segal’</b> as a screenplay for a
movie and then adapted into a novel at the request of the producers to be
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Since then it has been translated into 30
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The book has one of the best opening lines, guaranteed to
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"What can you say about a twenty-five-year-old girl who
died? That she was beautiful. And Brilliant. That she loved Mozart and Bach.
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Love Story is about a young couple, very different from each
other from very different backgrounds, yet who are drawn to each other and
despite all odds their love brings them together. The book tracks their lives
from the time they meet in college, get married, and are just beginning their
lives together when tragedy strikes. Then begins their struggle as things go
from bad to worse yet their love keeps them together, finally culminating in a
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Love Story is a beautiful, heart-rending romantic story
which tracks the relationship between not only the two protagonists but also
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“Love means never having to say you’re sorry.”</div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-1389543381570950452012-08-03T05:59:00.000-07:002012-08-03T06:01:16.596-07:00Classic Literature at Bookrack<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">1.<i> In Cold Blood by Truman
Capote</i>: You may have heard of the movie; this book is regarded as one of
the original non-fiction novel. In 1959 the NY Times published an account of a
murder of farmer and his family in Kansas. Capote was intrigued by this and went
onto investigate with the help of his friend Harper Lee. The book is part
thriller (exloring the crime in detail), examines the psyche of the killers and
exlpores the effect of the crime on the community. Easy to read, this book (as
one reivewer on Amazon puts it): "Capote's prose is mesmerizing. His
descriptions of Holcomb and its inhabitants are vivid and lively. His research
is impeccable, presented flawlessly, lushly, sweeping the reader away on waves
of vibrant language.....it's really hard to stop reading about this unfortunate
family and their motiveless, pathetic murderers. This book made me sad, it made
me shiver; but I'm glad I read it."</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">2. <i>Lord of the Flies by William
Golding</i>: At the outset this classic is about a bunch of boys stuck on an
island trying to live out their life. Seeds of a thrilling adventure you would
think? Not quite so .. The kids on the island set up a society and slowly
degenerate into uncontrollable savages in absence of any adult supervision. the
book explores the very psyche of humans and published after world war 2 it
presents a chilling picture of the tendency of violence and cruelty that seems
to be inherent in us right from our childhood. Included in the TIME's list of
top 100 books this is a must read for any literature lover.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">3. <i>Vanity Fair by William
Thackeray</i>: Amazon puts it nicely: "No one is better equipped in the
struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky
Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder.
Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier
George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency
society, battles—military and domestic—are fought, fortunes made and lost. The
one steadfast and honourable figure in this corrupt world is Dobbin with his
devotion to Amelia, bringing pathos and depth to Thackeray's gloriously
satirical epic of love and social adventure."</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">4. <i>Frankenstein by Mary
Shelley</i>: Mary Shelley wrote this novel in 1818 and she had started writing
it when she was only 18 years old. Spending a cold wet summer with her future
husband Percy Shelley in Switzerland, the conditions were ripe for Mary to write
a novel inspired by the occult (there was a lot of interest in this topic in
Europe at that time). From wikipedia: "Major critics have praised the "aesthetic
and moral" relevance of the novel and in more recent years the novel has become
a popular subject for psychoanalytic and feminist criticism. The novel today is
generally considered to be a landmark work of romantic and gothic literature, as
well as science fiction."</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">5. <i>Heart of Darkness by Joseph
Conrad</i>: This novella is like having your favourite dessert. Quick to eat
but the pleasure is ah so good! From Amazon: "A masterpiece of twentieth-century
writing, Heart of Darkness exposes the tenuous fabric that holds "civilization"
together and the brutal horror at the center of European colonialism. Conrad's
crowning achievement recounts Marlow's physical and psychological journey deep
into the heart of the Belgian Congo in search of the mysterious trader Kurtz."
The book builds up slowly and is a wonderful example of how an excellent author
creates an atmosphere to complement what he is trying to
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">6. <i>Far From the Madding Crowd by
Thomas Hardy</i>: In our opinion this is probably one of the best novels on
love and what it takes to win someone who has stolen your heart! It is the story
of the fiery Bathsheba, the three men who fall her and how one of them finally
get her after many twists. The characters are deeply sketched out, the
descriptions of English countryside will transport you there itself and the
ending will leave you feeling all warm and happy. What more could one
want!</span></div>
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-7437368349007205792012-07-30T11:42:00.002-07:002012-07-30T11:43:04.037-07:00The Perry Mason Series - A Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <b>‘Perry Mason’</b> series by ‘<b>Erle Stanley
Gardener’</b> is a brilliant blend of courtroom drama and a whodunit mystery
with elements of law, forensic medicine and science (remarkable in itself since
forensic science was still in very nascent stages during the time when the
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The protagonist ‘Perry Mason’ is a defence attorney who
loves working on challenging cases and tries to avoid mundane activities as far
as possible, much to the chagrin of his devoted secretary ‘Della Street’. Most
of his cases involve unusual clients in unusual circumstances, often with a
murder somewhere which brings in his expert detective ‘Paul Drake’. Paul Drake
is the good-old-fashioned detective in an era where there are no mobiles or any
electronic gadgets, yet he delivers every time. The three of them work hard
towards protecting their client and unveiling the real culprit while always
trying to stay a pace ahead of the police. The stories usually culminate in a
courtroom scene which gives the reader a great look at the working of the legal
system and may even tempt some to take up law!</div>
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cross-examination by ‘Perry Mason’ of the witnesses often providing comic
relief and sometimes even revealing the true murderer!</div>
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plot twists and unfolds towards a jaw-dropping end. It’s a definite must-read
for lovers of mysteries, whodunits or courtroom stories.</div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-59181704873435455392012-07-18T05:56:00.000-07:002012-07-18T06:26:29.865-07:00Indian Fiction at Bookrack<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This week we are suggesting titles from our Indian authors which in our opinion is a shining example of how to make a good collection :P. A few recommendations:<br />
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1. <i>Stranger: Stories by Satyajit Ray</i>: Satyajit Ray made great films. He also was an ad-maker, an artist (he has developed 2 fonts) and an author (Feluda stories). This book has short stories dealing with the supernatural and incidentally the last story in this collection was also made into Ray's last film 'Agantuk'<br />
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2. <i>Ruskin Bond Minibus</i>: If you have ever read Bond's short stories, take this to read more. If you have never then you are missing out on some real pleasurable stuff. This collection also has The Blue Umbrella, Susanna’s Seven Husbands which were made into films.<br />
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3. <i>Fasting, Feasting by Anita Desai</i>: Anita Desai is one of the most celebrated Indian author writing in english and this book, to quote from the Times Literary Supplement: "From the overpowering warmth of Indian culture to the cool center of the American family, it captures the physical -- and emotional -- fasting and feasting that define two distinct cultures"<br />
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4. <i>Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry</i>: Mistry you may have heard as the author whose book was banned on the behest of Aditya Thackeray by University of Mumbai. This book has the usual Mistry trappings: Parsis, Bombay, family troubles, deep humanity, bleakness and hope. An easy yet deep read, it leaves a lasting impression and to quote Sonia Chopra from Curled Up With a Good Book site "Family Matters triumphs because its characters are alive and because it captures the moods and conflicting emotions of three generations. This book further seals Mistry’s reputation of excellence and brilliance."<br />
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5. <i>The Calcutta Chromosome by Amitav Ghosh</i>: We are surprised no one has borrowed this gem of a book yet. The book is loosely based on the life and times of Sir Ronald Ross who achieved a breakthrough in malaria research in 1898. It was the recipient of the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1997. You can read a good review here: http://diptakirti.blogspot.in/2012/01/mine-by-arnab-ray-review_28.html<br />
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6. <i>The House of Blue Mangos by David Davidar</i>: David Davidar was the head of Penguin India and a celebrated head who helped uncover many an Indian talent. This book was his first effort in writing. From the Amazon review: "Davidar's ambitious novel set in India relates many stories in one, each
ineluctably merging into the other. We are shown three generations of an
old family in the oceanside village of Chevathar. The patriarch Solomon
strives to maintain equilibrium as caste struggles begin to create
harsh conflict in the village, while his sons endure triumph and
disaster as India inaugurates its battle for independence and his
grandson, who may be the last of the line, undertakes his own bid for
independence. All of these characters are drawn with a mercurial
vividness, and Davidar has a Tolstoyan sense of the larger canvas--his
epic covers the spectrum of heroes and rogues, clans and dynasties, the
ugly and the beautiful."<br />
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7. <i>How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life by Kavya Vishwanath</i>: Kavya was a high school student in USA when this book was published. It was seen as a nicely written chick-lit till the allegations of plagiarism surfaced. Subsequently the book was withdrawn and the case was actually quite messy. Nonetheless this is a nice breezy read and to quote someone on the Amazon site "The plot concerns an overachieving Indian girl whose dream of sailing into Harvard is derailed when the admissions officer tells her to stop studying so much and get a life, which she then tries clumsily to do."<br />
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8. <i>The Pakistani Bride by Bapsi Sidhwa</i>: Bapsi is a well known Pakistani author on whose book the film Earth was based. From Amazon: Zaitoon, an orphan, is adopted by Qasim, who has left the isolated hill town where he was born and made a home for the two of them in the glittering, decadent city of Lahore. As the years pass Qasim makes a fortune but grows increasingly nostalgic about his life in the mountains. Impulsively, he promises Zaitoon in marriage to a man of his tribe and the crux of the story is the clash in values of these 2 people and Zaitoon's bid to remain a free bird. From a review by Niranjan Iyer: "The Pakistani Bride is a very moving read. This book is clearly born of sincerity and passion. Sidhwa's compassion for the young Zaitoon single-handedly elevates the book into something approaching greatness."<br />
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9. <i>RK Narayan Collection</i>: We have 15 books by him! We will cover the great man in a separate post sometime later.<br />
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Last time we talked about <a href="http://bookrackiimb.blogspot.in/2012/07/library-info-series-accessing-harvard.html" style="color: red;" target="_blank">accessing Harvard Business Review</a>. This week we are posting the method for a very basic activity; knowing your account status and information about the books in the library itself.<br />
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1. Log on to the sarvam portal:<br />
http://sarvam.iimb.ernet.in/<br />
Username: Your mail id, eg. rameshk11<br />
Password: Mail password<br />
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2. Go to the 'Library' tab and click on the 'Online Catalogue'<br />
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3. Your account status will be visible. Use the 'Browse' tab to search for whatever you want and see if it is in the library.<br />
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Today we will talk about a Kipling book. Now he is known more for The Jungle Book and Kim but do you know he was a prolific verse writer too!<br />
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We have this book, The Complete Verse with us in Bookrack. Considering the upcoming exam week (for the PGP2s) and the test overload (for the PGP1s) we feel this would be a good breather in between your studies. There are many many excellent verses there; here is one we like (and this will appeal to the Animal Lovers out there):<br /><br /><u><b>The Power of the Dog</b></u><br /><br />There is sorrow enough in the natural way<br />From men and women to fill our day;<br />And when we are certain of sorrow in store,<br />Why do we always arrange for more?<br />Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware<br />Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.<br /><br />Buy a pup and your money will buy<br />Love unflinching that cannot lie --<br />Perfect passion and worship fed<br />By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head.<br />Nevertheless it is hardly fair<br />To risk your heart for a dog to tear.<br /><br />When the fourteen years which Nature permits<br />Are closing in asthma, or tumour, or fits,<br />And the vet's unspoken prescription runs<br />To lethal chambers or loaded guns,<br />Then you will find -- it's your own affair --<br />But . . . you've given your heart to a dog to tear.<br /><br />When the body that lived at your single will,<br />With its whimper of welcome, is stilled (how still!)<br />When the spirit hat answered your every mood<br />Is gone -- wherever it goes -- for good,<br />You will discover how much you care,<br />And will give your heart to a dog to tear.<br /><br />We've sorrow enough in the natural way,<br />When it comes to burying Christian clay.<br />Our loves are not given, but only lent,<br />At compound interest of cent per cent.<br />Though it is not always the case, I believe,<br />That the longer we've kept'em, the more do we grieve;<br /><br />For, when debts are payable, right or wrong,<br />A short-time loan is as bad as a long --<br />So why in -- Heaven (before we are there)<br />Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?<br />
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Thanks to the net these 'poems' are there online; here's a link:<br />
http://www.poetryloverspage.com/poets/kipling/kipling_ind.html<br />
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But if you are of the kind who prefers the crinkle of paper come on down to Bookrack!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-69522544533563441532012-07-02T06:10:00.001-07:002012-07-11T06:28:56.030-07:00Library Info Series I - Accessing Harvard Business Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Many of us don't really know of the resources which our Central Library provides. For eg. The whole repository of HBR articles can be accessed almost instantly from the comfort of your room. Here we present to you the process for accessing the journal.<br />
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1. Log on to the sarvam portal:<br />
http://sarvam.iimb.ernet.in/<br />
Username: Your mail id, eg. rameshk11<br />
Password: Mail password<br />
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2. Select the library tab and goto Journal Finder.<br />
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3. Type in the name of the journal in the search tab.<br />
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4. Select the link to go to the online repository of all the issues from 1922!<br />
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5. You can search for specific topics in the magazine using the search tab.<br />
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Enjoy!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0Bangalore, Karnataka, India12.9715987 77.594562712.724026199999999 77.2787057 13.2191712 77.910419699999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-59263185767357839112012-07-01T09:26:00.001-07:002012-07-02T06:02:00.855-07:00The Reluctant Fundamentalist - A Review<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">“I was, in four and a half years,
never an American; I was immediately a New Yorker.” But Changez’ perfect New
York world came crumbling all around him in the aftermath of 26/11. Not because
of the often clichéd targeting of the Asian Muslims in America, but because of
the demons brewing up inside his own head. “I was a modern-day janissary,” he
says, “a servant of the American empire at a time when it was invading a country
with a kinship to mine.” </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The story unfolds as the
protagonist meets an American stranger at <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Anarkali
Bazaar</i> in Lahore. He engages him in conversation, which is a cleverly
written monologue of his understanding, love and the subsequent loathing of America.
The excessively vocal Changez comes across as a person to be vary of, while the
silent American seems to be unwillingly drawn up into the conversation. But
here again Mohsin strays away from clichés as we realise that the real
fundamentalist is not the long bearded Pakistani from Lahore, but the suited
and sophisticated capitalist from America. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">While talking to the American,
Changez reveals his past of an $ 80000 a year earning, Princeton pass out
working at Samson Underwood. The story meanders through his romance with Erica,
the daughter of a New York Investment banker. The love story, though endearing,
is entirely irrelevant to the real purpose of the book, but even here, Mohsin
skirts away from the usual Anti-Asian tone that a cross cultural romance in the
shadow of 26/11 supposed to have. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Changez’ <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">reluctant fundamentalism</i> comes to fore when on a trip to Manila, he
hears about the 26/11 terrorist attack and can’t help feeling elated at the
fact that someone had the courage and wisdom to strike at the US. Though, the
transformation of the protagonist from a hardworking evaluator to a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">reluctant fundamentalist</i> is not entirely
clear, the writer tries to unsuccessfully attribute it to Changez being
mistaken for an American oppressor by the workers at the firm in Manila. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> Changez’ disenchantment, though
not very well depicted, is not hard to understand. His hate of America is not a
result of any high Islamic values, but of entirely his own patriotism coming to
fore. His return from Pakistan with a beard and his botched up assignment in
Peru are just mere physical manifestations of what he always in him; a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Reluctant Fundamentalist</i>. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Mohsin Hamid has written a good
book, but with topic as relevant and fresh as this one, better things could
have been done. Thus a book that could have been an epic, remains at the most a
good read. In a terse and engaging language, Mohsin shows the Americans how
they look in the eyes of the rest of the world. The Anti-India undertone in the
book is hard to miss, but that was expected from a book written by a
contemporary Pakistani author. But what worried me most after I read the book
was that if a man who had so much going for him, is ready to give it all up for
fundamentalism, albeit reluctantly, then what would a man who has nothing, not
even education, be ready to give up. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">A Review By Varun Saini, PGP 2011 </span></div>
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</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0Bangalore, Karnataka, India12.9715987 77.594562712.724026199999999 77.2787057 13.2191712 77.910419699999991tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4833901626891828524.post-9820990355344890542012-06-30T14:27:00.003-07:002012-06-30T14:27:56.931-07:00Hello World<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The website/ blog of Bookrack is up and running. Here's hoping for a bright future ahead!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08120686461007092026noreply@blogger.com0