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Amazing tales of unfulfilled ambitions
Reviewed by
Harbans Singh
The
Incredible Ascent to Everest
by Sumati Nagrath and Foreword by Tom Whittaker;
Roli Books. Pages 223
Whether the British would have pursued the tallest mountain of the world with the same doggedness with which they did if they had not lost their imperial grandeur post-World War I is hard to speculate. But the fact is that their collective ego needed some spectacular achievement to hold the centre stage.
A gripping account of the life of an extraordinary man
Reviewed by D S Cheema
My Journey:
Transforming Dreams into Actions
by APJ Abdul Kalam
Rupa.
GOOD books are a unique gift by the author to readers, children and descendants. People write autobiographies for different reasons; some write them for the sheer joy of seeing their name in print, others write to become famous and make money, but some great men of stature write them because they want to share their experiences of struggle, hope, achievements and despair which can transform many lives for the better.
Drama
in real life of survival at sea
Reviewed by Kanwalpreet
Adrift, a
True Story of Survival at Sea
by V. Sudarshan
Hachette, India. Pages 153. Rs 399
THIS is a story of Commander Bath who with his helpers,
Himanshu, Rama Rao Sr and Rama Rao Jr, takes tourists, regularly, out to sea near the Andaman islands so that the latter can spot marine life. What was supposed to be a one-day trip turns out to be an ordeal for a couple of days. With limited water and emergency rations that were supposed to last for a day or two, the six are adrift on the sea. They are at the mercy of the weather and the sea. They start the trip as strangers but end up fighting the odds together.
Resurgence of Mein Kampf digitally
Adolf Hitler's fascist manifesto Mein Kampf has shot to the top of ebook bestsellers charts — reportedly “following a similar trend” to that of 50 Shades of Grey and other romance novels. According to the political author and journalist Chris Faraone, while the controversial book's print sales have remained minimal for many years, its various eBook versions consistently appear in politics, history and philosophy "Top 20" lists for retailers like Amazon or iTunes.
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