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GILLIAN FLYNN

Gillian Flynn is an American author and television critic for Entertainment Weekly. She has so far written three novels, Sharp Objects, for which she won the 2007 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for the best thriller; Dark Places; and her best-selling third novel Gone Girl.

Her book has received wide praise, including from authors such as Stephen King. The dark plot revolves around a serial killer in a Missouri town, and the reporter who has returned from Chicago to cover the event. Themes include dysfunctional families, violence and self-harm.

In 2007 the novel was shortlisted for the Mystery Writers of America Edgar for Best First Novel by an American Writer, Crime Writers' Association Duncan Lawrie, CWA New Blood and Ian Fleming Steel Daggers, winning in the last two categories.

Flynn, who lives in Chicago, grew up in Kansas City, Missouri. She graduated at the University of Kansas, and qualified for a Master's degree from Northwestern University.

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Gone Girl

Marriage can be a real killer.

One of the most critically acclaimed suspense writers of our time, New York Times bestseller Gillian Flynn takes that statement to its darkest place in this unputdownable masterpiece about a marriage gone terribly, terribly wrong. The Chicago Tribune proclaimed that her work “draws you in and keeps you reading with the force of a pure but nasty addiction.” Gone Girl’s toxic mix of sharp-edged wit and deliciously chilling prose creates a nerve-fraying thriller that confounds you at every turn.

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears from their rented McMansion on the Mississippi River. Husband-of-the-Year Nick isn’t doing himself any favors with cringe-worthy daydreams about the slope and shape of his wife’s head, but passages from Amy's diary reveal the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the security officer and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?

As the cops close in, every couple in town is soon wondering how well they know the one that they love. With his twin sister, Margo, at his side, Nick stands by his innocence. Trouble is, if Nick didn’t do it, where is that beautiful wife? And what was in that silvery gift box hidden in the back of her bedroom closet?

With her razor-sharp writing and trademark psychological insight, Gillian Flynn delivers a fast-paced, devilishly dark, and ingeniously plotted thriller that confirms her status as one of the hottest writers around.

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Dark Places

Libby Day was seven when her mother and two sisters were murdered in “The Satan Sacrifice" of Kinnakee, Kansas. She survived—and famously testified that her fifteen-year-old brother, Ben, was the killer. Twenty-five years later, the Kill Club—a secret society obsessed with notorious crimes—locates Libby and pumps her for details. They hope to discover proof that may free Ben. Libby hopes to turn a profit off her tragic history: She’ll reconnect with the players from that night and report her findings to the club—for a fee. As Libby’s search takes her from shabby Missouri strip clubs to abandoned Oklahoma tourist towns, the unimaginable truth emerges, and Libby finds herself right back where she started—on the run from a killer.

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Sharp Objects

Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, reporter Camille Preaker faces a troubling assignment: she must return to her tiny hometown to cover the murders of two preteen girls. For years, Camille has hardly spoken to her neurotic, hypochondriac mother or to the half-sister she barely knows: a beautiful thirteen-year-old with an eerie grip on the town. Now, installed in her old bedroom in her family's Victorian mansion, Camille finds herself identifying with the young victims—a bit too strongly. Dogged by her own demons, she must unravel the psychological puzzle of her own past if she wants to get the story—and survive this homecoming.

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అమీనా (Ameena)

చలం (Chalam)

 "అమీనా" గురించి నేను సేకరించిన సమీక్షలోని కొంత భాగం:
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ఒక్కమాటలో కథ గురించి చెప్పాలీ అంటే, “పన్నెండూ పదమూడేళ్ళా బాలికపట్ల ఆకర్షితుడై ఆ అమ్మాయి కోసం తపించిన ఒక మగవాడి కథ” ఇలా ఇంత క్లుప్తంగా చూస్తే, ఇదేదీ అనైతిక సంబంధం గురించి, అసాంఘిక అక్రమ వ్యవహారమనీ, tale of perversion in lust అనీ, pedophilic themes అనీ… ఎన్నో రకాలైన వెగటు భావాలు తోస్తాయి. సరిగ్గా, ప్రపంచ ప్రసిద్ధిపొందిన "LOLITA" నవల కూడా ఇదేలాంటి కథాంశంతో అప్పట్లో (1950s) సృష్టించిన సంచలనాలు అన్నీ ఇన్నీ కావు. ఈనాటికీ ఆ నవల గురించి మంచిగానూ చెప్పొచ్చు, చెడుగానూ చూడొచ్చు అని interpretations  జరుగుతూనే ఉన్నాయి. కానీ, సాంస్కృతికంగా అంతగా బరితెగించని, పరాయి దేశస్థుల పాలనలో ఉన్న మన దేశంలో దాదాపు ముప్ఫై ఏళ్ళ క్రితమే అదేలాంటి నవల వచ్చి ఉంటే మనం దాన్నిగురించి అట్టే analyze  చేసుకోకపోవడం చాలా విచారకరం.
కథా వస్తువు నేను పైన చెప్పిన ఒక వాక్యంలో ఉన్నదే అయినప్పటికీ, ఆ కథను వ్రాసిన తీరు, పాత్రలను సన్నివేశాలను మలచిన తీరు చూస్తే ఈ నవల చాలా వరకూ abstractగానే ఉంటుంది. 
కొన్ని పాత్రలకు అసలు పేర్లు ఉండవు, వారి ముఖాలూ, పర్సనాల్టీల గురించి అట్టే వర్ణనలు లేవు. అసలు కథ జరిగే ప్రదేశం గురించైనా విపులంగా చెప్పలేదు. కొన్ని పాత్రల పేర్లు తక్కిన చలం రచనల్లో లాగానే మారుపేర్లు రహస్యాలు. నిజానికి అయినా అబద్ధానికి అయినా భావం ఉంటుందే కానీ రూపం ఉండదు అన్నట్లేమో  , కథ చెప్పడంలో రూపాల గురించి వివరాలు చెప్పకపోవడం వలన భావం మాత్రమే ఆవిష్కరింపబడి భరించలేనంత impact  కలిగిస్తుంది
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I Am Legend

by Richard Matheson

Robert Neville is the last living man on Earth... but he is not alone. Every other man, woman and child on the planet has become a vampire, and they are hungry for Neville's blood.

By day he is the hunter, stalking the undead through the ruins of civilisation. By night, he barricades himself in his home and prays for the dawn.

How long can one man survive like this?

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When Breath Becomes Air

by Paul Kalanithi

“Human knowledge is never contained in one person. It grows from the relationships we create between each other and the world, and still it is never complete.” 
― Paul Kalanithi, When Breath Becomes Air

For readers of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Anne Lamott, a profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir by a young neurosurgeon faced with a terminal cancer diagnosis who attempts to answer the question What makes a life worth living?

At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality. 

What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir. 

Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. "I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything," he wrote. "Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: 'I can't go on. I'll go on.'" When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.

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Inner Engineering: 

A Yogi’s Guide to Joy

Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

By Sadguru Jaggi Vasudev

The practice of what is commonly known as hatha yoga is but one of eight branches of the body of knowledge that is yoga. Yoga is a sophisticated system of self-empowerment that is capable of harnessing and activating inner energies in such a way that your body and mind function at their optimal capacity. It is a means to create inner situations exactly the way you want them, turning you into the architect of your own joy. A yogi lives life in this expansive state, and in this transformative book Sadhguru tells the story of his own awakening from a boy with an unusual affinity for the natural world to a young daredevil who crossed the Indian continent on his motorcycle. He relates the moment of his enlightenment on a mountaintop in southern India, where time stood still and he emerged radically changed.

Teachings and tools for a life of joy:

As Sadhguru explains, the term guru means, "Dispeller of darkness, someone who opens the door for you. As a guru, I have no doctrine to teach, no philosophy to impart, no belief to propagate. And that is because the only solution for all the ills that plague humanity is self-transformation. Self-transformation means that nothing of the old remains. It is a dimensional shift in the way you perceive and experience life." 

The wisdom distilled in this accessible, profound, and engaging audiobook offers you time-tested tools that are fresh, alive, and radiantly new. Inner Engineering presents a revolutionary way of thinking about our humanity and the opportunity to achieve nothing less than a life of joy.

Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev - Inner Engineering A Yogi's Guide to Joy (Unabridged) - 2018 

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Bhagavad Gītā and Leadership:
A Catalyst for Organizational Transformation
(Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment)

by Satinder Dhiman

This book shows how the Bhagavad Gītā (part of the great Indian epic — the Mahābhārata) can be approached as a powerful tool for change management and as a catalyst for organizational transformation. It presents time-tested leadership strategies drawn from the Bhagavad Gītā that are relevant for today’s leaders. This book focuses on how to harmonize the needs of the individual with the needs of society, and by extension, how to harmonize the needs of employees and the organization. It employs an inside-out leadership development approach based on Self-knowledge and Self-mastery, the two highly important areas for practicing effective Self-leadership. The Gītā is a non-sectarian spiritual text with a universal message for living a life of meaning, purpose, and contribution and for leading from our authentic self. It shows how to manage oneself, as a necessary prelude to leading others. Students and organizational leaders will learn to integrate leadership function more effectively into all aspects at the individual, team, and institutional level.

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The Chronicles of Narnia

By C. S. Lewis

Dear Friends...

    Although the author wrote this books in other order, 

I am here providing these books in reading order. 

Read and Enjoy!

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The Magician's Nephew

Narnia . . . birth of a magical land by a lion's song . . . a country where all things are possible

Witness the creation of a magical land in The Magician's Nephew, the first title in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has captivated readers of all ages for over sixty years

On a daring quest to save a life, two friends are hurled into another world, where an evil sorceress seeks to enslave them. But then the lion Aslan's song weaves itself into the fabric of a new land, a land that will be known as Narnia. And in Narnia, all things are possible.

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

Narnia . . . a land frozen in eternal winter . . . a country waiting to be set free

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is the second book in C. S. Lewis's The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years.

Four adventurers step through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change . . . and a great sacrifice.

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The Horse and His Boy

Narnia . . . where horses talk . . . where treachery is brewing . . . where destiny awaits.

On a desperate journey, two runaways meet and join forces. Though they are only looking to escape their harsh and narrow lives, they soon find themselves at the center of a terrible battle. It is a battle that will decide their fate and the fate of Narnia itself.

The Horse and His Boy is the third book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. This is a novel that stands on its own, but if you would like to return to Narnia, read Prince Caspian , the fourth book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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Prince Caspian

Narnia . . . where animals talk . . . where trees walk . . . where a battle is about to begin.

A prince denied his rightful throne gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honor between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world.

Prince Caspian is the fourth book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you would like to see more of Lucy and Edmund’s adventures, read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the fifth book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Narnia . . . where a dragon awakens . . . where stars walk the earth . . . where anything can happen.

A king and some unexpected companions embark on a voyage that will take them beyond all known lands. As they sail farther and farther from charted waters, they discover that their quest is more than they imagined and that the world's end is only the beginning.

The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is the fifth book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. This is a novel that stands on its own, but if you would like to continue to the journey, read The Silver Chair, the sixth book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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The Silver Chair

Narnia . . . where giants wreak havoc . . . where evil weaves a spell . . . where enchantment rules.

Through dangers untold and caverns deep and dark, a noble band of friends is sent to rescue a prince held captive. But their mission to Underland brings them face-to-face with an evil more beautiful and more deadly than they ever expected.

The Silver Chair is the sixth book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. This is a complete stand-alone read, but if you want to discover what happens in the final days of Narnia, read The Last Battle, the seventh and concluding book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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The Last Battle

Narnia . . . where lies breed fear . . . where loyalty is tested . . . where all hope seems lost

During the last days of Narnia, the land faces its fiercest challenge—not an invader from without but an enemy from within. Lies and treachery have taken root, and only the king and a small band of loyal followers can prevent the destruction of all they hold dear in this, the magnificent ending to The Chronicles of Narnia.

The Last Battle is the seventh and final book in C.S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia, a series that has become part of the canon of classic literature, drawing readers of all ages into a magical land with unforgettable characters for over fifty years. A complete stand-alone read, but if you want to relive the adventures and find out how it began, pick up The Magician’s Nephew, the first book in The Chronicles of Narnia.

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England: 

The Biography 

The Story of English Cricket

1877 - 2018

by Simon Wilde

'An astonishing work of research, detail and revelation. Bulging with information, packed with nuggets.'  - John Etheridge, Sun

'Superbly researched... His eye for detail never wavers. It’s a pleasure to read.'  - Vic Marks, Observer

'The Cricket Book of the Year: Dauntingly comprehensive and surprisingly light-footed.'  - Simon Briggs, Daily Telegraph

England: The Biography is the most comprehensive account of the England cricket team that has ever been published, taking the reader into the heart of the action and the team dynamics that have helped shape their success, or otherwise.

It is now 140 years since England first played Test match cricket and, for much of that time, it has struggled to perform to the best of its capabilities. In the early years, amateurs would pick and choose which matches and tours they would play; subsequently, the demands of the county game - and the petty jealousies that created - would prevent many from achieving their best. It was only in the 1990s that central contracts were brought in, and Team England began to receive the best possible support from an ever-increasing backroom team. 

But cricket isn't just about structures, it depends like no other sport on questions of how successful the captain is in motivating and leading his team, and how well different personalities and egos are integrated and managed in the changing room. From Joe Root and Alastair Cook back to Mike Atherton, Mike Brearley and Ray Illingworth, England captains have had a heavy influence on proceedings. Recent debates over Kevin Pietersen were nothing new, as contemporaries of W.G.Grace would doubtless recognise. As England play their 1000th Test, this is a brilliant and unmissable insight into the ups and downs of that story.

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The Bhagavata Purana

by Bibek Debroy (Translator)

A seamless blend of fable and philosophy, the Bhagavata Purana is perhaps the most revered text in the Vaishnava tradition. It brings to life the legends of gods, asuras, sages and kings-all the while articulating the crucial ethical and philosophical tenets that underpin ***** spiritualism.

The narrative unfolds through a series of conversations and interconnected stories. We are told how the sage Vyasa was inspired by Narada to compose the Bhagavata Purana as a means to illumine the path to a spiritual life. We learn of the devotion of Prahlada, the austerity of Dhruva, and the blinding conceit of Daksha. Also recounted are tales of the many incarnations of Vishnu, especially Krishna, whom we see grow from a beloved and playful child to a fierce protector of the faithful.

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Dongri To Dubai : 
Six Decades of The Mumbai Mafia
by S. Hussain Zaidi,  
Vikram Chandra (Foreword)

Dongri to Dubai is the first ever attempt to chronicle the history of the Mumbai mafia. It is the story of notorious gangsters like Haji Mastan, Karim Lala, Varadarajan Mudaliar, Chhota Rajan, Abu Salem, but above all, it is the story of a young man who went astray despite having a father in the security officer force.

Dawood Ibrahim was initiated into crime as a pawn in the hands of the Mumbai security officer and went on to wipe out the competition and eventually became the Mumbai security officer’s own nemesis.The narrative encompasses several milestones in the history of crime in India, from the rise of the Pathans, formation of the Dawood gang, the first ever supari, mafia’s nefarious role in Bollywood, Dawood’s move to Karachi, and Pakistan’s subsequent alleged role in sheltering one of the most wanted persons in the world.

This story is primarily about how a boy from Dongri became a don in Dubai, and captures his bravado, focus, ambition, and lust for power in a gripping narrative. The meticulously researched book provides an in-depth and comprehensive account of the mafia’s games of supremacy and internecine warfare. 

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Hi Friends

Can i get


Building Smart Teams: A Roadmap to High Performance Paperback – Jul 8 2004
by Carol Beatty (Author), Brenda Barker Scott (Author)

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super collection....thanxs dear for sharing

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DEAR FRIENDS...

UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE LOST MANY BOOKS BECAUSE OF MY MEDIAFIRE ACCOUNT SUSPENSION. DUE TO THIS, SOME OF THE LINKS IN THIS THREAD WON'T WORK. I HAVE MARKED THOSE DISABLED LINKS AND VERY SOON I WILL CHANGE THEM TO WORKING LINKS.

I AM SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OCCURRED.

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Your collection is superb. Plz provide the Hindi edition too .
Specially the hindi translation of Amish and Patnayak.plzzz

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DEAR FRIENDS...

UNFORTUNATELY, I HAVE LOST MANY BOOKS BECAUSE OF MY MEDIAFIRE ACCOUNT SUSPENSION. DUE TO THIS, SOME OF THE LINKS IN THIS THREAD WON'T WORK. I HAVE MARKED THOSE DIABLED LINKS AND VERY SOON I WILL CHANGE THEM TO WORKING LINKS.

I AM SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE OCCURRED.

REGARDS

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అన్నా -- వికటకవీ!

నీ 'తీర్థప్రసాదాలు' కోసం ఎదురుచూసే అల్పప్రాణులం ... నువ్వేమీ బుగులు పడకు

మాకు తెలుసు ... ఒకవైపునించి కాప్పోతే రెండోవైపునించి 'నరుక్కుంటూ' రాగలవు ... 'వికటకవి' వి కదా!

ఎదురు చూడడమే మా వంతు!

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సౌదామిని (Saudamini)

వి.ఎస్.పి. తెన్నేటి (V.S.P. Tenneti)

★★★

ముందు మాట

విద్వత్తు ఎవడి అబ్బసొత్తు కాదు.
జ్ఞానం ఏ ఒక్కడి అరచేతిలో తేనెబొట్టుకాదు.

విజ్ఞానం అజ్ఞానం రెండింటి మధ్యన మైళ్ళకొద్దీ దూరం సృష్టి వున్నంతకాలం వుంటుంది. విజ్ఞుడు వింటాడు. నమ్మితే నమ్ముతాడు. నమ్మకపోతే నమ్మేరోజు వచ్చేవరకు మౌనంగా వుంటాడు. లేదా ఊరుకుంటాడు.
ఏది ఏమైనా ఈ నవల ద్వారా రచయిత చెప్పినా, చెప్పక పోయినా....
ఒక నీతి స్పష్టంగా కనిపిస్తోంది.
మనిషి మెదడుకి పరిధిలేదు. మేధస్సుకి అవధి లేదు. అగ్నికి ప్రజ్వరిల్లే గుణం వున్నట్లే, మస్తిష్కానికి విస్పోటనం చెందే విపరీతలక్షణం వుంది.
కనుక... దయచేసి ఉన్నికృష్ణన్ లా, డోరాలా మృగత్వంవైపు పయనించకుండా.... శైలేంద్రభట్టాచార్య, కీర్తన్ లా.........మానవత్వం వైపు పయనించండి అని......సందేశం.
ఈ నవల మొదలుపెట్టింది మొదలు ముగింపు వరకు ఊపిరి సలపనివ్వదని..... ఘంటాబజాయించి చెబుతున్నాను.
ఈ నవల తెన్నేటి రచనా విశిష్టతకు అద్దం పడ్తుందని నిక్కచ్చిగా చెబుతున్నాను.

— ఆచార్య మహదేవ్ నాయుడు, సికింద్రాబాదు.

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తెన్నేటివారి 'సంధ్యావందనం' పుస్తకం చదివాక అతని ఆలోచనలోని విశిష్టత, సమర్ధత నాకు చాలా నచ్చేసింది. ప్రతి విషయాన్ని క్షుణ్ణంగా అవలోకనం చేసుకుని కథలో ఎంతపాళ్లు వ్రాయాలో, ఎంత విడిచిపెట్టాలో తెలిసిన అతని రచనా ప్రక్రియ నాకు ఆ పుస్తకంలోని ప్రతీ పంక్తిలో నాకు బాగా కన్పించింది.
అలాగే, నాకున్న భావాలతో కొన్ని మిళితమైనట్లు, నాతో ఆయా పాత్రల ద్వారా రచయిత సంభాషిస్తున్నట్లు అనిపించింది ఆ పుస్తకాన్ని చదువుతుంటే... అందుకే, దాన్ని టైపు చెయ్యటానికి అప్పట్లో పూనుకున్నాను.

ఇక ఈ 'సౌదామిని' పుస్తకాన్ని కూడా నేను ఆ రచయిత మీదున్న నమ్మకంతోనే చదవటం మొదలుపెట్టాను. అందుకు తగ్గట్లే ప్రతీ పేజీ ఎంతో ఉత్కంఠను కలిగిస్తూ, వ్యక్తుల స్వభావాన్ని... వారివారి తర్కాన్ని, భయాన్ని, సమాజం పట్ల వున్న వైఖరినీ  తెలియజేస్తూ వుంటుంది.
ఈ నవల చదువుతున్నప్పుడు ఒక సందర్భంలో నేను వ్రాస్తున్న ఒక కథలో ఇటీవల వ్రాసిన కొన్ని విషయాలు కనెక్ట్ అయినట్లు అన్పించింది. ఒక్కసారిగా థ్రిల్ గా అన్పించింది కూడ.
ఇంత మంచి పుస్తకాన్ని మాకు అందించినందుకు తెన్నేటివారికి నా హృదయపూర్వక కృతజ్ఞతలు.
మీ అందరూ కూడ ఈ అద్భుతమైన పుస్తకాన్ని చదువుతారనే ఉద్దేశంతో పుస్తకం లింకుని ఇస్తున్నాను.

 ఇదుగోండి పుస్తకం లింకు: సౌదామిని

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The Story of World War II  

Audiobook – Unabridged

Donald L. Miller (Author), 

Henry Steele Commager (Author), 

Michael Kramer (Narrator)

Drawing on previously unpublished eyewitness accounts, prizewinning historian Donald L. Miller has written what critics are calling one of the most powerful accounts of warfare ever published. Here are the horror and heroism of World War II in the words of the men who fought it, the journalists who covered it, and the civilians who were caught in its fury. Miller gives us an up-close, deeply personal view of a war that was more savagely fought - and whose outcome was in greater doubt - than one might imagine. This is the war that Americans on the home front would have read about had they had access to the previously censored testimony of the soldiers on which Miller builds his gripping narrative.

Miller covers the entire war - on land, at sea, and in the air - and provides new coverage of the brutal island fighting in the Pacific, the bomber war over Europe, the liberation of the death camps, and the contributions of African Americans and other minorities. He concludes with a suspenseful, never-before-told story of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, based on interviews with the men who flew the mission that ended the war.

Donald L. Miller is the John Henry MacCracken Professor of History at Lafayette College. He is a creator and associate producer of the HBO documentary He Has Seen War and has been chief consultant for numerous award-winning PBS productions. He is author of the prizewinning City of the Century: The Epic of Chicago and the Making of America.

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