Tuesday, August 03, 2010

Old Man And His God - Sudha Murthy (2006)

Once again a real life experience from a master story teller. The book is fairly for a more mature audience. Definitely shows the variety of experience the author has gone through with her involvement in social service activities.

Again a book full of stories with great morals.

Monday, August 02, 2010

How I taught my Grand Mother to Read and Other Stories - Sudha Murthy (2004)

A very nice book which depicts the author's interaction in life and portrays small snippets in a book form. The book has stories with great moral. However, age comes in as an important factor in appreciating these kind of writings. I will think the ideal age for this book will be the teenage. Reading these books in adulthood brings in adulthood scepticism into the thinking.

I will still recommend this book as a good read particularly if you are looking for a story book with loads of morals. 

Beyond the Sky and the Earth - A Journey into Bhutan by Jamie Zeppa (1999)

Fresh from college, a young woman from Canada leaves everything familiar behind to step into the wilderness of Bhutan in 1987. What begins a...