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"The Princess In Black"

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About Authors Upendra Dharmadhikari who spent eleven years in a corporate mechanical culture, turned to art of story telling , following his childhood love for history and comics. Changali Anand has written animated film and TV serial scripts, ads and themed newsletters for lifestyle and entertainment. Plot 1.5/5 The plot of the novel revolves around the mystery behind object no. 27 and Taj Mahal. This mysteries involve Saima, Professor Shastri ,best men from Indian Intelligence and Major Salim Khan , an undercover ISI operative. Characters- 2/5 1. Professor Shastri- As his name suggests, he is professor. History is his area of interest and profession. His extreme knowledge of history makes him a leader on this mission. 2. Saima- She is a lady with mystery revolving around her, who is attracted towards Professor during this quest. 3. Major Khan- An undercover agent of ISI, who is full of ambitions of him and like all other typical Pakistani militants , he has passio

Review of 'Private India'

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About Author : Ashwin Sanghi is counted among India's highest-selling English fiction authors. This his fourth work. He was included by Forbes India in their Celebrity 100 list. James Patterson is one of the best known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Apart from co-authored works, he has written romance novels and stand-alone thrillers. He lives in Florida. Plot : The plot of the novel revolves around series of murders in  the economical capital of India, Mumbai. This series of murder forces Santosh Wagh, head of Private India , the Mumbai branch of the world's finest investigation agency to work and think one step ahead then the killer. As per typical scenario, there are people from underworld and politics to manipulate Santosh's task. The situation becomes critical for Santosh when he learns about black sheep in the organization ' Private India'. Characters : Santosh Wagh : Head of  Mumbai branch of Private India, who is haunted by his own pas

Reviw of "Ramayana-The Game of Life : Rise of The Sun Prince”

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This review is a part of the biggest <a href="http://blog.blogadda.com/2011/05/04/indian-bloggers-book-reviews" target="_blank"> Book Review Program </a> for <a href="http://www.blogadda.com" target="_blank">Indian Bloggers.</a> Participate now to get free books! About Author Shubha Vilas, a spiritual seeker and a motivational speaker, holds a degree in engineering and law. His speeches in seminars are mostly on themes like 'Soul Curry to Stop Worry', 'Work-Life Balance'. He helps others to apply techniques of Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana to deal with modern day situations. Plot - The plot of the novel revolves around epic Ramayana. The novel is part of a series based on Ramayana. This book deals with the details about Ayodhya and Dashratha as well as birth of Rama. This book ends with Dasharatha's decision to establish Rama as his heir. Writing Style - Ramayana-The Game of Life : Rise of T

“Obstinacy- The Dauntless Chase”

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About Authoress Dhishna Radhay, In her debut work makes the reader take notice of her. She has been secondary school teacher. She is currently an Executive Assistant in a prestigious firm. Apart from this work she has been working on short story collection. Plot The plot of the novel revolves around life of a strong willed woman, who has fought with all the negative forces in her life whether inner or outer. She is damn happy in her life at present fighting her inner turmoils but everything scatters one day with arrival of her past. Characters 1. Cléopâtre- Beautiful and strong willed lady who accepts life as it comes and loves to sacrifice her own happiness for her loved ones. 2. Steve-Cléopâtrehe's son, who is the source of happiness and will to live life. 3. Stevie- A guy who makes Cléopâtre's life full of love and brings disaster at the same. There are some more characters like Benoit, Clara, and Cleo's parents who play important role in novel. Writ

Review of 'Twitt-er on the Saddle"

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About Author : Terry O’Brien is a man of many parts: Language expert, quiz enthusiast, Motivational Speaker, Playwright, academic, columnist and versatile author.   Writing Style: 4/5   ‘Twitt-er on the Saddle’ is a nice book for children. Social media has crawled into our lives so intensely that our mornings start with status updates and tweets of mornings and we feel sleepy only after we have updated statuses and tweets about feeling sleepy. The new generation has got this new toy to play with. The child might not have learnt ABCD, but it knows how to scroll the pictures on gadgets and how to hold phone near to their ear. Maybe this techno-savvy generation is the inspiration behind these stories where the blue bird of Twitter goes on a vacation tired of ‘said’, ‘done’ and ‘undone’. This book depicts Twitter’s journey throughout the world and his learnings. Through his learnings beautiful messages are given. Some experiences are well familiar to us, yet the

Review of ' Just Who Am I'

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About Author : K. Geethanjali is a lady performing many roles. A home maker, writer, mother, High school English Teacher, a perfect blend of all these roles. She has contributed her stories to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and has also published a book of short stories for children entitled ‘ The Enchanted Land’.  Writing Style: 3/5   ‘Just Who Am I and other stories’ is a wonderful children’s book. The language of the stories is quite simple and enchanting. Pictures along with stories make it attractive. There are four stories in this book. Just Who Am I- Cute and little Neel, a kitten is confused about his identity that who he is? The very nature of cats is presented through Neel and it is possessiveness. Neel’s possessiveness for Nani and its house increases more when she brings a small brown pup. This story teaches children to mingle with others.                                                                          

Review of 'The Mahabharata Secret'

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About Author : Christopher C Doyle studied at IIM Calcutta. He has written articles on management and business for several publications but his collaboration with Jules Verne, HG Wells, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, JRR Tolkein, and Robert Jordan since his childhood made him dive into world of literature and so he gifted world with ‘The Mahabharata Secret’, which is his debut novel. Plot: 5/5  The plot revolves around history of ancient India, including Mahabharata and Ashoka the Great, which has connection with present India. With murder of retired nuclear scientist, his nephew’s life gets into whirlwind with the three emails he receives from his dying uncle. Mahabharata has something, which can destroy present world. What’s that SOMETHING? What were the three emails? Why Nephew’s life is turned into whirlwind? Characters: 5/5 Vijay Singh : Our hero, who is US returned handsome hunk, who is caught in web of enigmas and obscurities, created by three e