Paperbacks or hardcopy books have always taken a special place for a reader’s room and time of their life. Who knew there would be a massive revolution in reading too? I am not talking about digital books. Here, it is all about audiobooks. As a reader, I was not fond of the idea of audiobooks at all. I loved carrying books to my Institute and read them on trains. I would have many books downloaded on my Kindle e-reader. You know the main reason I didn’t apt for audiobooks at all is we couldn’t hear them outside due to noises. Especially on trains, not at all. An audiobook of The Strange Librar ..read more

Self-acceptance won’t solve my problems, and courage won’t get me anywhere. These things sound great in some inspirational speech, or in a book, but the real world is much more complicated A Woman is no Man, Etaf Rum About the book This debut novel by an Arab-American voice, takes us inside the lives of conservative Arab – women living in America. In Brooklyn, eighteen-year-old Deya is starting to meet with suitors. Though she doesn’t want to get married, her grandparents give her no choice. History is repeating itself: Deya’s mother, Isra, also had no choice when she left Palestine as a teen ..read more

I had normal friendships in school…and really never had any close friendships after high school Jeff Dahmer, Interview with Nancy Glass, Inside Edition, Febuary 1993 About the book You only think you know this story. In 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer — the most notorious serial killer since Jack the Ripper — seared himself into the American consciousness. To the public, Dahmer was a monster who committed unthinkable atrocities. To Derf Backderf, “Jeff” was a much more complex figure: a high school friend with whom he had shared classrooms, hallways, and car rides. In My Friend Dahmer, a haunting and or ..read more

Humans have always grappled with the fear of what’s out there, not just underwater but up in the sky, or in the trees beyond the circle of firelight-all that is deep and dark and strange. The Uncertain Sea: Fear is everywhere. Embrace it Read the book on Scribd About the book: Bonnie Tsui, the bestselling author of Why We Swim, a Time magazine Must-Read Book of 2020, writes about finding strength in the face of fear and uncertainty. Enlightening and inspiring, The Uncertain Sea is just the story most of us need right now. Fear and uncertainty—emotions we’ve become all too familiar with this ..read more

This is a story where men from the society wants to dominate a woman. The only purpose of this article is to spread awareness, so watch out! There are other articles that will help you find a better way to deal with people you meet and manipulative aspects you should save yourself from. Jasmine can still remember her life before that. She was aware of shitty people, she had a rule to not believe people anymore! She knew that she was only responsible for her happiness and still, somehow she fell into the trap just because she thought to give another chance to hope. She was new to the lab. Mindi ..read more

It was a cold climate. The wind has shifted its arena from hot humid to making the spine chill. This was very much loved than having flooded cold water in the rainy season which also made everyone’s spine chilled but with fear and tension. But, this fall, it made everyone in love with themselves again and again and again. The process seems to be endless for some. To get cosy in the blanket, falling right in the arms of their loved ones, with kisses, warm hugs, and lovely memories. This is what Daffodil had, some time has gone, when she started to bloom in late December, a time around Christmas ..read more

If you are a women, you are not supposed to express anger, because it is threatening. – We should all be feminist, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copyright ©jalapenogirl I often make the mistake of thinking that something that is obvious to me is just as obvious to everyone else. We should all be feminist About : We should all be feminists What does “feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-viewed TEDx talk of the same name—by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Americanah and ..read more

There are all kinds of love in this world, but never the same love twice. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald About : The Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in 1925, it is set on Long Island’s North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922. The novel takes place following the First World War. American society enjoyed prosperity during the “roaring” 1920s as the economy soared. At the same time, Prohibition, the ban on the sale and manufacture of alcohol as mandated by the Eighteenth Amendment, made millionaires ..read more

Many may not know, Google playbooks provide an enormous collection of ebooks with read-aloud option as well as audiobooks.  I recently purchased A study in Emerald by Neil Gaiman.   About : A study in emerald Alluding to both the Sherlock Holmes canon and the Old Ones of the Cthulhu Mythos, this Hugo Award-winning short story will delight fans of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H. P. Lovecraft, and of course, Neil Gaiman. A Study in Emerald draws listeners through carefully revealed details as a consulting detective and his narrator friend solve the mystery of a murdered Germa ..read more

If you remember me, then I don’t care if everyone else forgets! Kafka on the shore, Haruki Murakami Want to read more quotes? Find it here – quotes and one of his books here! Keep looking at this blog for more! The Photo is taken at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai ..read more