Allen Ginsberg lay in a sweat-drenched puddle of self-pity. He had so wanted to be a saint, but what was he supposed to suffer for? (…) Could anyone hear him? Saints, sadhus, rishis and all compassionate ones, he begged, “What’s to be done with my life which has lost its idea?” The name Deborah BakerContinue reading “A Blue Hand – The Beats in India by Deborah Baker”
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Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss
Having heard a lot about this book, I was looking forward to a good afternoon read. What I got instead was a 200-page rant by an author, who seemed to be in an exceptionally bitchy mood. I owe the popularity of the book to the fact that the author chose to write for the wholeContinue reading “Eats, Shoots and Leaves by Lynne Truss”
Ramblings in Ireland by Kerry Dwyer
I received this book in exchange for an honest review from the author. I checked my e-mails this morning as soon as I woke up and found Kerry Dwyer’s Ramblings in Ireland in my inbox. I started reading it and just forgot to go to work. So, here I am, writing the review that IContinue reading “Ramblings in Ireland by Kerry Dwyer”
The Ghost of Flight 401 by John Fuller – R.I.P. VII
I bought John Fuller’s The Ghost of Flight 401 at a book sale recently. The copy looked and smelled wonderfully old, and that combined with the word ‘ghost’ in the title is what made me buy it. It was only after I came home with my bag full of books, read the back cover andContinue reading “The Ghost of Flight 401 by John Fuller – R.I.P. VII”
Top Ten Favourite Non-fiction Books
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme hosted at The Broke and The Bookish. Top Ten Favourite Non-fiction Books (in no particular order): I finished reading the book Balasaraswati: Her Art and Life yesterday. I realized I have been reading quite a lot of non-fiction these past couple of months. I love fiction, butContinue reading “Top Ten Favourite Non-fiction Books”
Balasaraswati: Her Art & Life by Douglas M. Knight Jr.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review through Blogadda. About the book: According to Wikipedia, Balasaraswati was “a celebrated Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style, made this style of dancing of south India well known in different parts of India, as also many parts of the world.”Continue reading “Balasaraswati: Her Art & Life by Douglas M. Knight Jr.”
