2017
August
Penguin Bloom: The odd little bird who saved a family
Cameron Bloom & Bradley Trevor Greive
Penguin Bloom is an extraordinary true story full of hope and courage, featuring Cameron Bloom's exceptional photographs and a captivating narrative by New York Times bestselling author Bradley Trevor Greive. ... >>
Also Read
A French book "Bonjour Tristesse" by Françoise Sagan.
Video Clip
We viewed a YouTube clip of Jimmy Fallon on US politics, as relayed by the New York Times daily brief.
Annihilation of Caste
B.R. Ambedkar
B.R. Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important, yet neglected, works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism .. >>
The post-American World: And the Rise of the Rest
Fareed Zakaria
Fareed Zakaria describes a world in which the United States will no longer dominate the global economy, orchestrate geopolitics, or overwhelm cultures. He sees the 'rise of the rest' ... >>
July
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Richard Dawkins
Charles Darwin’s masterpiece, On the Origin of Species, shook society to its core on publication in 1859. Darwin was only too aware of the storm his theory of evolution would provoke but he would surely have raised an incredulous eyebrow ... >>
Video Clip
We viewed a YouTube clip on the Banned Books exhibit by Marta Minujin
The Speed of Trust: One Thing that Changes Everything
Stephen M.R. Covey
From Stephen R. Covey's eldest son comes a revolutionary new path towards productivity and satisfaction. Trust, says Stephen M.R. Covey, is the very basis of the new global economy, and he shows how .. >>
June
Le Petit Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Count from one to five with the Little Prince... and discover a surprise at the end! ... >>
Silent House
Orhan Pamuk
In an old mansion in Cennethisar the old widow Fatma awaits the annual summer visit of her grandchildren: Faruk, a dissipated failed historian; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgun; and the younger grandson, ... >>
The Goldfinch
Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch combines vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and suspense, while plumbing with a philosopher's calm the deepest mysteries of love, identity, and art. It is an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival ... >>
Je pars en Inde
Véronique Daudelin
At 29, disgusted with her life in general and even with herself, Véronique Daudelin goes to India for four months hoping that this trip will change her life... >>
May
The Virtues of the Table; How to eat and think
Julian Baggini
How we eat, farm and shop for food is not only a matter of taste. Our choices regarding what we eat involve every essential aspect of our human nature: the animal, the sensuous, the social, the cultural, the creative, ... >>
The Mistress of Spices
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Magical, tantalizing, & sensual, The Mistress of Spices is the story of Tilo, a young woman born in another time, in a faraway place, who is trained in the ancient art of spices and ordained as a mistress charged with ... >>