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A Bond to cherish
Reviewed by Aradhika Sharma
Love among the
Bookshelves
by Ruskin Bond. Penguin Viking. Pages
179. Rs 299
Readers must thank
Ruskin Bond for reintroducing to them some of the best authors in the
history of English literature— Somerset Maugham, PG Wodehouse, HE
Bates, Charles Dickens and Richard Jefferies. Bond intersperses the
narration of his life story with his reading experiences. More
importantly, he dwells on his favourite authors and how their works
influenced him. These are like stations or junctions along the voyage
of his life.
A question of answers to
life
Reviewed by Vikrant Parmar
The Book of Why
by Nicholas Montemarano. Hachette. Pages 325. Rs
299
The biggest question in
life for most mortals is`85why? And when something titled
"why" comes across in the form of a book, curiosity can
hardly be kept at bay. Author Nicholas Montemarano's The Book of
Why indeed fuels the desire to know more about life, its
vicissitudes; struggles, pain, conflict and to counter them all, the
coping mechanisms.
Doctrinal challenge for
the IAF
Reviewed by Vijay Mohan
Indian Air Force in Wars
by Air Vice Marshal AK Tiwary. Lancer Publishers. Pages
336. Rs 795
Among the major air
forces of the world, few have the diversity of operational experience
and expertise that the Indian Air Force, in its 82-year-old history,
can boast of. From all-out wars in deserts and jungles to precision
strikes on some of the highest mountain peaks to undertaking
peace-keeping missions abroad and carrying out humanitarian missions
in adverse climate and terrain, the IAF has done it all.
The plot is prime
Ashwin Sanghi, author of
conspiracy thrillers like The Rozabal Line, Chanakya's Chant
and The Krishna Key, believes it is the pace-driven plot and
not fancy writing that keeps the reader on tenterhooks
Reviewed by Nonika Singh
He loves to watch India
TV for the sensational twist it gives to news. He creates a summary
outline and plot details on excel sheet. A voracious reader, he
doesn't care to read the reviews of his books. Instead, he applies the
acid test — the page turning itself to his books.
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