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Got anything to read?
By: Music_my_life | Jul 22, 2005 03:21 PM

I love reading. Its one of my passions apart from music and writing, ofcourse. I like reading romance, philosophy, psychology, humour and even thrillers sometimes. I can read anything as long as there... Read complete review |  Read 1232 times |  Comments (11)  
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What are you reading today?
By: putush Member's photo available | Jul 31, 2005 12:12 AM

there are two kinds of people in this world.... the one that reads by choice and the other that can’t read.... this is after completely robbing the people who do not like reading of their... Read complete review |  Read 1227 times |  Comments (32)  
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Aam Aadmi's Advice On Reading Books
By: paulose Star Writer | Oct 12, 2005 09:17 PM

Why Read Books: With the rise of TV/Net we are going short on people who read. This has resulted in decline in people who can think bcos watching TV doesn’t make you think or imagine –... Read complete review |  Read 1700 times |  Comments (15)  
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Children and Reading
By: vaparna | Nov 08, 2005 02:31 AM

Everywhere we go, everywhere we look, we are being told that we need to instill a reading habit in our children. There was the Harry Potter craze, and the author (shame on me for not remembering her name,... Read complete review |  Read 805 times |  Comments (6)  

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How can I do It ?
By: smisbahuddin Star Writer | Dec 10, 2005 12:52 PM

Writer of the Book Herbert V.Prochnow He was Vice-President The First National Bank of Chicago says :- Webster spent 36 years in making a dictionary, its slavery to one single idea which gave... Read complete review |  Read 866 times |  Comments (0)  
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Confessions of a Book Lover
By: indian1969 Star Writer | Jan 27, 2006 08:38 PM

Having been a confirmed bibliomaniac right from when I was a kid. In fact my parents had to coax me to go out and play, I guess this topic is something up my alley. I was a very private and reserved... Read complete review |  Read 1002 times |  Comments (22)  
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No Bookish Advice!!!!!!!
By: Kumropotash Member's photo available | Aug 19, 2006 04:22 PM

      ...Now, why do people bother ‘putting pen to paper’ or in modern times, ‘finger to keyboard’? Is it because the ‘writing bug’ bites some people really hard or is it because, it’s easier to jot... Read complete review |  Read 660 times |  Comments (4)  
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muse of murmur!!
By: alk_ranjan Member's photo available | May 13, 2007 02:46 PM

IG Sahab Aaj DON raat 8 baje Press Club of India me aayegaa!!, kisi book launch per!! Before you guess “ME” is again on rampage, I clarify- the “DON” here is the corporate... Read complete review |  Read 562 times |  Comments (4)  
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Evolution of car music...
By: thakurman Member's photo available | Sep 14, 2007 11:44 AM

                               “Bookwise, am in library city this month”                     I recently received a few books from my friends. Besides having purchased a few books from the second hand store. The kind... Read complete review |  Read 331 times |  Comments (10)  
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TO READ MEANS GAINING WISDOM,HUMILITY HUMBLENESS
By: nagaraj_bhoopalam | Nov 17, 2007 08:31 PM

BOOKS,BOOKS  do they really exist unless our mind really wants it.No book exist till the need of it arises.Who want to read a book really,what is it,the meaning of book should be taken into mind,then only... Read complete review |  Read 329 times |  Comments (4)  
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FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT - PART 2 of the review
By: vishalvkale01 Member's photo available | Apr 17, 2008 08:28 PM

          FREEDOM AT MIDNIGHT – PART 2   This is a follow-up of my write-up on Freedom at Midnight by Dominique Lapierre and Larry Collins. In the earlier version, I had reviewed the part of the... Read complete review |  Read 193 times |  Comments (22)  
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Soup
By: debby9a Member's photo available | Apr 18, 2008 12:04 AM

          "There are times, however, and this is one of them, when even being right feels wrong. What do you say, for instance, about a generation that has been taught that rain is poison and sex is death?... Read complete review |  Read 179 times |  Comments (4)  
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For International books
By: anil_diwanji | Mar 27, 2006 11:56 AM

Dear Readers, I m a software developer in Noida. We required some time international books. So I check in google and found that www.firstandsecond.com is offering very resonable price in 20-24 days.... Read complete review |  Read 736 times |  Comments (2)  
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ICFAI University Press, Only Quantity ,No quality
By: anilkumara | Aug 21, 2006 11:57 AM

I was looking at some of the new arrivals in our Institute,There was some books of very interesting topics like Spirituality in workplace,Strategic HRM,Emotional intelligence,Datamining ,E-business etc... Read complete review |  Read 1044 times |  Comments (0)  

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Pirated NCERT books
By: vvmurari | Apr 28, 2007 04:02 PM

I am shocked to see that most of the book sellers in Lucknow are selling pirated NCERT books. I purchased a NCERT maths book for my daughter studying inclass 9. This bookis so bad in quality that I am... Read complete review |  Read 577 times |  Comments (0)  
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BEST LINES I HAVE READ
By: sandy06 Member's photo available | Jun 28, 2007 06:08 PM

I have come across some wonderful thought provoking lines I have read which I would like to share with MS Members.Standing for what you believe in,Regardless of the odds against you and the pressure... Read complete review |  Read 387 times |  Comments (1)  
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Treasurehouse of Rarest Subject Dictionaries
By: ashokkumarsharma Star Writer | Aug 22, 2008 05:40 PM

People hardly know that they may buy dirt cheap subject and super speciality dictionaries from a lesser known Lucknow book shop. Almost hundred types of dictionaries are there at amazingly low price.... Read complete review |  Read 65 times |  Comments (3)  
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Self development books
By: Bookish | Aug 22, 2008 05:42 PM

As a reader of books of all kinds, I have occasionally stumbled upon some gems which have the potential to transform the life of an individual. I will briefly discuss some of the books which I highly recommend...