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Journal of a Solitude book review on Ameya

Journal of a Solitude | Book Review | 1973 | May Sarton

ABOUT THE AUTHOR May Sarton was born in 1912, in Belgium, to George Sarton, a prominent science historian, and Mabel Elwes, an English artist. The family fled Belgium during the first World War and settled in Boston, Massachusetts, where her father accepted a position at the Harvard University. Sarton authored over fifty books, which can Read more…

What's Our Problem by Tim Urban

What’s Our Problem? | Tim Urban

Synopsis: The period between 2013 and 2016 saw Tim Urban become one of the world’s most well-known bloggers. Urban wrote dozens of viral, long-form articles about everything ranging from AI to colonizing Mars. He then turned his attention to a new, more pressing issue: the society we live in. He wondered why everything was such Read more…

The Case of the Missing Marquess book review on Ameya

The Case of the Missing Marquess | Book Review | 2006 | Nancy Springer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Nancy Springer is an American author born in 1948 in New Jersey. From a young age, Springer was well versed in Victorian literature. Her preferred genres include young adult literature, mystery, science fiction, and thrillers. Her works include the Enola Holmes series, The Book of Isle series, Toughing It, and Looking for Jamie Bridger. Read more…

The Larger Share is an Assamese folk tale

The Larger Share | A Folk Tale from Assam

A long time ago, there lived an old man with his wife near a jungle. One day, while working in his field, a deer limped across from his field. The deer had apparently been wounded by a hunter. The old man killed the deer by hitting the animal on its head with a hoe. He Read more…

Multibagger Stocks | Prasenjit Paul

Synopsis: The term ‘multibagger’ was coined by Peter Lynch in his bestselling book One Up on Wall Street, published in 1988. It simply refers to a stock that delivers returns multiple times its initial cost of acquisition. As easy as it may sound to define such multibagger stocks, identifying them is anything but.

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption book review on Ameya

Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption | Book Review | 1982 | Stephen King

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Stephen Edwin King was born in 1947 in Portland, Maine. He is an American author and is popularly known as the King of Horror. His genres include horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, drama, dark fantasy, and crime fiction. King has authored several novels, novellas, short stories, and non-fiction books. Many of his works Read more…

Girl A Abigail Dean book review on Ameya

Girl A | Book Review | 2021 | Abigail Dean

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Abigail Dean is a British author. Dean was born in Manchester. Girl A is Dean’s debut novel. It was published in 2021. Dean is a lawyer and works for Google. She lives in South London. SYNOPSIS Girl A is the story of Alexandra ‘Lex’ Gracie, the survivor of a traumatic childhood after Read more…

Broken Silence | Suvika

Synopsis: Broken Silence by Suvika is the story of Adheer Nanda, the heir apparent of a textile empire. Engaged to the love of his life, Nanda’s life is turned upside down by the accusations of a murder. Kirti Malhotra, a 17-year-old, saves him from imminent incarceration, but smashes his reputation to smithereens. Devastated, Nanda disappears.

rich dad poor dad book review on Ameya

Rich Dad Poor Dad | Book Review | 1997 | Robert Kiyosaki

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Born in 1947, Robert Toru Kiyosaki is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and author. He is the founder of The Rich Dad Company, a private financial education company that coaches people through videos and books. Kiyosaki is the author of twenty-seven books, including two books he co-authored with Donald Trump. In 1996, Kiyosaki Read more…

Soufflé | Anand Ranganathan

Synopsis: One sweltering Mumbai night, business tycoon Mihir Kothari takes a bite of a soufflé and drops dead. The CCTV footage seems to suggest that celebrity chef Rajiv Mehra is the assassin. By the looks of it, it is an open-and-shut case. Only that it isn’t.