Monday, January 24, 2011

Small Wonder - The Making of the Nano

Nano was the greatest engineering vision of the century. I am sure it has the potential to be the next serious innovation after Model-T. I think there is a limit to appreciating yourself or patting on one's own back. This book definitely chronicles a successful launch of a great milestone. Does that mean there is nothing negative about the vehicle? I am surprised to see there is no mention of the multiple fire accidents that has been reported. The car sold the minimum numbers in Nov. 2010, nowhere near the numbers Tata motors predicted. The car which only can speak for itself now needs serious advertisement and PR to survive. One of the efforts is probably to provide these kind of books.

The book is all about an advertisement for Tata motors and greatness of Ratan Tata and team in making Tata Nano happen. Anything that is not aligned has not been treated in any positive manner. I do not recommend a book that is so baised in its content.

The Chamber - John Grisham (1994)

A good family story but not the best of John Grisham.  I like John Grisham because of the depth in which he covers legal matters in his nove...