Category Archives: books

Eat that frog but do NOT read the book

Posted on June 5, 2009 by Varun

I severely dislike self-help books. They usually state the obvious, do it in an uninspiring way and do not sway me an inch into doing whatever they want people to do. Since quite some time I have been trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , , , | 9 Comments

Retail therapy

Posted on January 22, 2008 by Varun

I indulged in a modified version of retail therapy yesterday. I went to the Crossword bookstore in InOrbit and bought 4 books. A clearance sale was going on in Crossword and lots of books especially classics were heavily discounted. Moreover … Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged | 6 Comments

Saturday morning

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Varun

Aah… weekends. Usually my favourite part of the week. Went to sleep very late last night. Was playing around with the blog and reading stuff. Also started reading a book called Programming the Universe authored by Seth Lloyd. Lately I … Continue reading →

Posted in books, daily diary, family | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Varun

Yes, I had prebooked Deathly Hallows.
No, I have not collected the book from the bookstore till now.
No, I have not started reading the book.
Yes, I will be collecting the book in a day or two.
No, I will not be reading the book immediately.
Yes, I will be reading the HP1 to HP6 again and then reading HP7 (have already read HP1-HP3 almost).
No, I don’t know how HP7 ends.
Yes, I hate people who are trying to send me spoilers over email, chat and in conversations.

Happy? Continue reading →

Posted in books | Tagged , , | 5 Comments