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In this week's book review, Ameya presents its take on Robert Greene's critically acclaimed The 48 Laws of Power

The 48 Laws of Power | Book Review | 1998 | Robert Greene

ABOUT THE AUTHOR The 48 Laws of Power was written by Robert Greene, who is also known for writing bestselling non-fiction books such as The 33 Strategies of War, The Art of Seduction, Mastery, The 50th Law, and The Laws of Human Nature. His debut book, The 48 Laws of Power, was critically acclaimed. However, Read more…

Book review of Frank Herbert's Dune Messiah

Dune Messiah | Book Review | 1969 | Frank Herbert

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Frank Herbert was an American science-fiction writer. He was born on October 8, 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, US. He is especially well known for his novel Dune, which was published in 1965, and its five sequels. Apart from being a world-renowned novelist, Herbert was also a print journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological Read more…

Book review of Frank Herbert's timeless sci-fi novel, Dune

Dune | Book Review | 1965 | Frank Herbert

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Frank Herbert was an American science-fiction writer. He was born on October 8, 1920 in Tacoma, Washington, US. He is especially well known for his novel Dune, which was published in 1965, and its five sequels. Apart from being a world-renowned novelist, Herbert was also a print journalist, photographer, book reviewer, ecological Read more…

शिवाजी सावंत के उपन्यास मृत्युंजय की पुस्तक समीक्षा

मृत्युंजय | पुस्तक समीक्षा | 1967 | शिवाजी गोविंदराव सावंत

लेखक के बारे में शिवाजी गोविंदराव सावंत का जन्म 31 अगस्त 1940 में कोहलापुर, महाराष्ट्र में हुआ था। उनकी गिनती मराठी भाषा के सर्वश्रेष्ठ उपन्यासकारों में की जाती है। उनके उपन्यास मृत्युंजय  ने कई भारतीय भाषाओँ में अपूर्व कीर्ति अर्जित की है। इस उपन्यास के लिए भारतीय ज्ञानपीठ समिति ने उन्हें मूर्तिदेवी पुरस्कार से सम्मानित Read more…

In this week's book review, Ameya takes a look at Michael Ondtaaje award-winning novel, The English Patient

The English Patient | Book Review | 1992 | Michael Ondaatje

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Philip Michael Ondaatje is a Canadian poet, essayist, novelist, editor, and filmmaker. Ondaatje was born in 1943 in Sri Lanka. He was raised partly in Sri Lanka and England before he emigrated to Canada in 1962. He has published many critically acclaimed works throughout his literary career. Some of his award-winning works Read more…

Book review of Sidney Sheldon's The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time | Book Review | 1988 | Sidney Sheldon

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sidney Sheldon was an American author, director and producer, best known for his exciting potboiler novels like The Other Side of Midnight, A Stranger in the Mirror, Rage of Angels, and Master of the Game. A majority of his novels were adapted as movies and TV series. Before he became an author, Read more…

Book review of former US President Barack Obama's memoir, A Promised Land

A Promised Land | Book Review | 2020 | Barack Obama

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Barack Hussein Obama II was the forty-fourth President of the United States of America and America’s first African-American commander-in-chief. He served his first term in 2008 and was reelected for a second term in 2012. Obama was born and spent his childhood in Hawaii. He also spent four years in Indonesia. Over Read more…

Book review of Katha Chanakya by Radhakrishnan Pillai

Katha Chanakya | Book Review | 2016 | Radhakrishnan Pillai

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Radhakrishnan Pillai is a management consultant and a renowned speaker. He holds a Master’s degree in Sanskrit and is an ardent follower and devotee of Chanakya. Pillai heads the leadership center at the University of Mumbai. He has made immense contribution to the research on the legend of Chanakya. Inspired by Chanakya’s Read more…

Leigh Bardugo's Shadow and Bone is Ameya's book review of the week

Shadow and Bone | Book Review | 2012 | Leigh Bardugo

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Leigh Bardugo is an Israeli-born American author. She graduated from Yale University with a degree in English. Before kicking off her career as an author, Bardugo worked in copywriting, journalism, make-up, and special effects. She is the creator of The Grishaverse, which includes the Grisha trilogy, the Six Crows duology, and the Read more…

In this week's book review, Ameya takes a look at Devdutt Pattanaik's Olympus, which is a comprehensive account of all the major and minor events in Greek mythology

Olympus | Book Review | 2016 | Devdutt Pattanaik

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Devdutt Pattanaik is a well-known Indian mythologist, author, illustrator and speaker. Pattanaik was born in Mumbai on December 11, 1970. He did his MBBS from the Grant Medical College in Mumbai. He became a full-time author after working in the healthcare industry for fourteen years. Pattanaik has authored many books in the Read more…