Book Reviews

Super Memory – It Can be Yours

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(Ageless Memory in 12 Practical Lessons)
Author: Shakuntala Devi
Publisher: Orient Publishing
(Pp 238, ISBN 978-81-22-205077, Rs 295)

Have you ever said, “It was in my head but I forgot it…” or “I am sorry, I can’t recall.” Then, this is the book for you. Through this book, Shakuntala Devi claims that you can develop a mind that is more focused, less wayward, less absent-minded and more present-minded.

The book is spread into 12 chapters, each focusing on particular topics like remembering names, remembering faces, remembering telephone numbers, memorizing the longest number in the world, etc. Then, there are some mind-boggling card tricks for everyone and memory tricks and treats.

An interesting book, powered with Shakuntala Devi’s easy-to-understand language and step-by-step approach to super memory. As she puts it, “Take my word. You can start applying memory-enhancing techniques immediately, right now. Before you realize, applying methods and strategies will become your second nature.”

–Vasu V

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Secrets of Power Problem Solving

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Author: Roger Dawson
Publisher: Third Eye, (an imprint of Pentagon Press)
(Pp 220, ISBN 978-81-8274-534-6, Rs 195)

The author Roger Dawson is the renowned best-selling author of 16 books, including Secrets of Power Negotiating and Secrets of Power Persuasion. This book is something that everyone needs: a way to solve life’s problems.

This book provides proven techniques and sure-fire strategies for solving everything the world throws at you. The book shows how to treat every problem as an opportunity, making intuition work for you, evaluating the available choices and creating options when you see no solution. Most importantly, the book also helps to avoid problems in the first place. The book says there are only two types of problems - people and money but both have a solution.

A ready-reckoner, the book is an indispensable tool for everyone to make life easier. Problem will come but then you know how to get the right solution. Read on those secrets.

–Vasu V

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In Search of Meaning

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-A spiritual perspective of Management
Author: Moid Siddiqui
Publisher: Prism Books Pvt Ltd
(Pp 223, ISBN 81-7286-685-2, Rs 250)

Lord Buddha had rightly said, “Life is not worth living without a purpose or meaning.” Infact, life is like a melting ice cube; we know but never realize this! We need to understand it and create some purpose and meaning in it – both in life and business. The author has tried to question the happenings, beliefs and events in business and social environments, and presents to us the right and noble practices in these contexts.

The book will be of great help to those who are serious about life and believe in using the right means for gains. They can be CEOs, entrepreneurs, managers, consultants, research scholars, students and even housewives who wish to seek a purpose of their life and business. An interesting and inspiring book for all!

–V Verma

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Chittorgarh: The Braveheart of Rajputana

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Author: Dharmendra Kanwar
Photographs: Abhijit Singh Jhala
Publisher: Niyogi Books
(Pp 236, ISBN: 978-93-81523-02-5, Rs 795)

A lot has been said about the bravado and gallantry of the soldiers, chiefs and rulers of Chittor; there is also enough written and spoken about the pride and heroism of the queens and common women in Chittorgarh Fort. Who can forget the devotion of Meera Bai towards Lord Krishna, Panna Dhai’s sacrifice in Mewar or the Rana Pratap, Rani Padmini, Karnawati, Jaimal, etc.

This book is an attempt to pay tribute to the stories of bravado, loyalty, sacrifice and gallantry of Chittor. Though it is not an exhaustive recount of the selfless sacrifices of the people, it gives a fair view of the emotions that the history of Chittor unfolds.

Beautiful pictures of palaces, paintings and memorials add life to the history of Chittor. Readers are taken on a journey to the checkered history of Chittorgarh, that has witnessed some of the bloodiest battles ever – three great sakas (sieges) and some of the most heroic, almost super-human deeds of valour, that are kept alive by the local musicians.

Elements of Design and Typography

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Author: BD Mendiratta
Publisher: Asian Books Private Limited, New Delhi
(Pp 228, ISBN 978-81-8412-194-0, Rs 250)

A lot of technological changes have taken place in the printing industry. The introduction of computers has changed the scenario of typesetting in printing presses. Desktop publishing has made things easy. Keeping these changes in mind, this is a revised edition of BD Mendiratta’s popular book ‘Composing & Typography Today.’

The author BD Mendiratta is a well-known and reverend name in the printing industry. After serving in different organizations in responsible capacities for several years, he worked as Principal in Delhi Govt Polytechnics at Arybhat Polytechnic, GB Pant Polytechnic and Pusa Polytechnic.

The book is a must for all students of diploma, undergraduate and post-graduate programmes of printing technology and book publishing.

Stay Smart: 100 Exercises to Keep Your Brain Sharp

Author: Charles Phillips
Publisher: Orient Paperbacks, New Delhi
(Pp 136, ISBN 978-81-222-05-602, Rs 150)

Exercises for your brain…well, we all need them. All of us would have experienced the loss of memory at one point or another – forgetting names, stopping mid-sentence for loss of words, forgotten your PIN or your password which you have been using for years! Well, this is normal. All you need is some exercise for your brain.

The book gives easy brain teasers, intermediate mind stretches and challenging memory joggers, to keep your brain active. The book also shows how your brain and memory function operate, and how to defy the ageing process with key information on diet, exercise, sleep and concentration. A small but power-packed book for one and all!

–Varsha Verma