Category: Book Reviews

A very interesting book is up for review. We have P.A. Krishnan’s ‘The Muddy River’ which belongs to the Literature and Fiction category. The storyline of this book involves politics, corruption and a lot of curiosity generated, which keeps you guessing till the end. The title of this book reminds us of the famous Hindi saying about politics – Politics ek gutter hai. So is there someone in this book who has attempted to clean it? Or maybe pollute it even more? Read the excerpt to know what to look forward from this book.

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The book that we announce today has a foreword by the famous Bollywood director, Vishal Bharadwaj. The writing is so visual that it makes you feel as if you are watching a movie, says the director. The author is a very reputed crime journalist of Mumbai. The Adda has become the underworld Adda today with Hussain Zaidi and Jane Borges’, Mafia Queens of Mumbai – stories of women from the ganglands! Intriguing stories of 13 women of the mafia world, like Tarannum Khan, bar girl famous for international cricket betting; Asha Gawli, wife of don Arun Gawli, who shielded her husband by entering politics; Mahalaxmi Papamani, involved in drug smuggling; Gangubai from Kamathipura; Ashraf aka Sapna, who wanted to kill Dawood, and many other Mumbai Mafia Queens’ lives are captured in this book. Interested?

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A very interesting book we have at your Adda today. This is a book which will lift up your spirits – literally! 😉 We have a book which belongs to the Food, Wine and Beverages category. Presenting The Tulleho Book of Cocktails, by Tulleho Inc., and edited by Rayna Jhaveri. Making a cocktail is not rocket science. It’s just a matter of getting the balance right. A bit like riding a cycle actually, though you won’t wake up one morning drunk and naked in your neighbour’s kennel if you screw up while riding a bike, says the book. 😛 Well if that made you smile, then go ahead to read what this book offers and apply to receive it.

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Life is a roller coaster ride. You don’t know when to expect highs and lows. Achet’s life in this book signifies that. Hailing from a small town, landing in the corporate world, to drugs and a murder. Welcoming Vikas Rathi with his book Resident Dormitus for review, at your Adda. Looks interesting? Then read below for its excerpt and apply to review it.

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This book is for all the religion and spirituality book lovers. Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik’s book, 7 Secrets of Vishnu is in your Adda and is up for review! This book seeks to make explicit patterns that are implicit in stories, symbols and rituals of Vishnu firm in the belief that: Within infinite truths lies the eternal truth, who sees it all?, Varuna has but a thousand eyes, Indra, a hundred, and I, only two. If that makes you curious about knowing the secrets of Vishnu, then read the excerpt and quickly show your interest.

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Here’s a book, written by a man, but claims to be written from a girl’s perspective. The title of this book is surely very catchy, and we hope this book is catchy for you. 🙂 Sachin Garg is at your Adda, loaded with 50 books of his creation – ‘I’m not twenty four… I’ve been nineteen for five years’, to be given away for review! There are two types of stories. One, where you sit up and say ‘this is so me.’ Second, when a story takes you to a world you would hardly believe actually exists. This story is the latter. Of a Delhi girl who lands in a village in the middle of nowhere. Read below for the full excerpt and apply if you are interested in being among the 50 bloggers to review it!

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