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Managing Stress
by Sumita Roy New Dawn Press; pages 96; Rs 99

In a world where we are daily face to face with myriad stressful situations, the author, through this concise book, gives us the mantra to manage them in an effective manner. Very often our stress is because we want to find fault with everyone and everything around us.

Accepting that it is difficult to have a stress-free society, the author gives suggestions on how to keep the levels of stress within control. The professor of English literature and scholar of Vedantic studies also emphasises the positive dimensions of stress by saying that it is a valuable learning experience which brings inner strength and regulates our mental/spiritual health. It also gives a boost to our physical well-being.

Managing Text Messaging
by Shuchita Ghai New Dawn Press;

pages 95; Rs 99 It is argued that we need a faster language in a faster age. With rapid use of cell phones today, communication has become quicker.

The author, who is an expert in the art of text messaging, provides tips on easy messaging with a compilation of acronyms which are used instead of whole phrases.

She has also suggested dropping unnecessary letters and redundancies. The use of symbols to replace entire words has been stressed. It is a guide for those who would like to convey jokes, one-liners, riddles etc through text messaging.

—Tarun Sharma