There is an ill-concealed skeleton in the closet of physics: “As they are currently formulated, general relativity and quantum mechanics cannot both be right.” Each is exceedingly accurate in its field: general relativity explains the behavior of the universe at large scales, while quantum mechanics describes the behavior of subatomic particles. Yet the theories collide […]
A series of anecdotes shouldnt by rights add up to an autobiography, but thats just one of the many pieces of received wisdom that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman (1918-88) cheerfully ignores in his engagingly eccentric book, a bestseller ever since its initial publication in 1985. Fiercely independent (read the chapter entitled “Judging Books by […]
As if bad-hair days, scrounging for rent money, and lusting after designer shoes wasn enough to make Melanie Prescotts life interesting, suddenly shes chasing after obscure clues tossed her way by a madman. A mind-bending code spawned from the mind of a madman…or maybe just a jealous ex. A desperate race through the cathedrals and […]
Pregnancy is a momentous occasion in a woman??s life. However, the elation is soon overridden by a wave of anxieties and irrational fears, and the daydreams evaporate as one strives to handle the complexities of impending motherhood. Getting informed is the first step to keep yourself and your baby healthy, for one often misses out […]
As a private detective in Calcutta she had impressed maverick security expert Shayak Gupta with her sleuthing skills, leading to a new job with his firm Titanium. Now in Mumbai, Reema is given the case of the year – the murder of Ashutosh Dhingre, former assistant to fading Bollywood superstar Kimaaya Kapoor. The location of […]
The Secret contains wisdom from modern-day teachers and philosophers who have used it to achieve health, wealth, and happiness. By applying the knowledge of The Secret, they bring to light compelling stories or eradicating disease, acquiring wealth, overcming obstacles, and achieving what many would regard as impossible. Fragments of a Great Secret have been found […]
Like many of his generation, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe in the early seventies — in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. Twenty years later he decided to retrace the journey he undertook in the halcyon days of his youth. The result is Neither Here Nor There, an affectionate and riotously funny pilgrimage from the […]
For more than twenty years, Sultan Khan has defied the authorities, whether communist or Taliban, to supply books to the people of Kabul. He has been arrested, interrogated, and imprisoned, and has watched illiterate Taliban soldiers burn piles of his books in the street. Yet he has persisted in his passion for books, shedding light […]
The books awesome!It is a great book starring 3 demigods-Percy,Frank and Hazel.We are all acquainted with Percy.In this story by Rick Riordan,his memory had been lost and afterwards he reaches a Roman camp.Here he is taken in and he goes on a quest with fellow demigods Frank and Hazel in order to unleash the god […]
Ask any Bombaywallah about Tower A of the Vishram Co-operative Housing Society and you will be told that it is unimpeachably pucca. Despite its location close to the airport and being bordered by slums, it has been pucca for some fifty years. But then Bombay has changed in half a century not least its name […]