I
wanted to put up the list of books which I recently acquired in last 3 months. I
have been caught up in the new responsibilities of taking care of a baby but
that did not deter me from attending the Book Sale by Goa-Based Broadway Book Centre and the Landmark Book Sale, while also buying several books from
Flipkart and Indiaplaza.
Here
is the list:
From
the Broadway Book Sale
1. Nanny
Returns by Nicole Karus and Emma Mclaughlin:
I had earlier bought ‘The Nanny Diaries’ from a similar Sale
I
have read ‘Inconceivable’ by Ben Elton and it was quite funny, so I bought both
the books listed below:
4. From Here to Maternity by Sinead Moriarty: Bought this one for the obvious reasons. I
remember reading another book called ‘I don’t know how she does it’ and it was
hilarious. Hope this one is on similar lines. Yet another general time pass
stuff.
5. Monster by Allan Hall: I am sometimes drawn to real life crime stories. I have read ‘In Cold Blood’ by Truman Capote and look forward to reading more on true crime.
6. The Wasted Vigil by Nadeem Aslam: I have heard a lot about “Maps for Lost Lovers”
and have it too. I have not read it yet. This one is also from the same author.
From
Landmark Book Sale
I read these 2 books long back, and I wanted them for my collection:
9. The Pregnant King by Devdutt Pattnaik: It is related to Mahabharata and I had been
thinking of getting this for quite sometime now.
10. Don’t go Away, We’ll be right back by Indu Balachandran (on a special price of Rs 99)
11. Byline by M.J.Akbar (at 10% discount on the cover price)
I
was heartbroken to see ‘First Day First Show’ for Rs 99. I recently bought it
for Rs 374! But that is something which you cannot plan.
I
bought the following from Flipkart and Indiaplaza:
12. Dr Spocks Baby And Child Care by Robert Needlman, Benjamin Spock: Smita told me it
is a good reference book on Child Care. So how could I not have it J
13. Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni, Moyna Chitrakar: After collecting several perspectives on Mahabharata, I have started expanding my ‘Ramayana’ collection. It also happens to be my first Graphic Novel.
14. The Best Of Quest by Laeeq Futehally, Achal Prabhala, Arshia Sattar: I first read about the book in Pune Mirror. I have bought books on Eunice
De Souza’s recommendation earlier also, like ‘the Locust and the Bird’. Later on, I read a lot about 'the Best of Quest' in many articles and magazines.
Following
2 had been recommended by a friend who has studied psychology. I was discussing
about reading on child psychology.
18. Half The Sky - How To Change The World by Nicholas D. Kristof, Sheryl Wudunn: I
had my eyes on this one for a long time but only imported editions were
available which were quite expensive. I recently bought it for a good price.
Some
more additions for my ‘Ramayana’ collection. These have interesting perspectives on Sita and Ram, which reminds me of a superb animation film 'Sita Sings the Blues'.
Following are supposed to be from Ravana’s perspective.
24. We Need To Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver: I
discovered this book while reading an article on parenting. I found this highly
recommended for all parents:
The
above listed books have been bought only between October and December, and
December is not over yet! One of these days, I would like to put up the list of my entire collection. I recently categorized and re-organized them.
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