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Five books we missed reviewing in 2023

Reeta Ramamurthy lists down the top five books that were missed reviewing in 2023. (Image source: Amazon)

Our reviewer Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta lists down five books that were missed reviewing in 2023, and stood out for bringing the pages of history to life.

Bookstrapping: Wellness by Nathan Hill

Relatability is the thing about this book. For instance, here’s a line that applies to all office and family dynamics, “All social groups- no matter how egalitarian they seem on the surface-had one person who was at any given moment, on some deep and perhaps unconscious level, in charge.” (Image source: Amazon)

In Wellness by author Nathan Hill, ‘Wellness’ is the name of an organisation; a watchdog, that tests claims made by companies that their products actually work, as against a probable placebo effect.

Bookstrapping: Iqbal Singh Chahal – Covid Warrior by Minhaz Merchant

In the book, it is mentioned, “I was a bookworm in school and college”, he says earnestly. “Despite being a B Tech in electronics and computer science, the subject I took for my IAS was History. It gave me a chance to learn from the past.” (Image source: Amazon)

In Iqbal Singh Chahal – Covid Warrior by Minhaz Merchant, the author touches upon Dr. Iqbal Singh Chahal, his famed ‘Mumbai Model’ and inside details of the innovations on the ground that made the war against COVID possible.

Bookstrapping: Enough by Cassidy Hutchison

The memoir is almost everything that you would readily believe about Donald Trump, reviews Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta. (Image source: Amazon)

In Enough by Cassidy Hutchison, the author touches upon the combination of youth and conscience, facts about the former US President Donald Trump, the unpredictability that her father bought to her life and a lot more.

Bookstrapping: The Science of being Lucky by Nick Trenton

The author, Nick Trenton connects superstition to how it balances uncertainty and absence of understanding of real causes of events in our lives. (Image source: Amazon)

In The Science of being Lucky, the author Nick Trenton touches upon late Warren Buffet understanding the real meaning of luck, on lucky thought patterns, how people with self-doubt should not drown themselves in others’ opinion and a lot more.

Bookstrapping – The wolf of investing: My playbook for making a fortune on wall street by Jordan Belfort

Jordan Belfort quotes scientist Albert Einstein who said, “He who understands compound interest will forever earn it; he who doesn’t understand it will forever pay it.” (Image source: Amazon)

As per our reviewer, Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta, ‘The wolf of investing: My playbook for making a fortune on wall street’ by author, Jordan Belfort is for readers seeking to bypass financial advisers and do the work themselves.

Bookstrapping: The Elephant at the Dinner Table by Amit Nagpal

The author Amit Nagpal equates those incapable of adaptability- as those who may never address the elephant in the room at all. Living in their own rigid cages, they miss the fact that something completely outside their thinking could well be true. (Image source: Amazon)

The Elephant at the Dinner Table by Amit Nagpal, the author touches upon emotional intelligence, unresolved issues, the relationship poem ‘Threads’, and a lot more. Bookstrapping rating: 3 stars

Bookstrapping: Five books tapping on the theme of Hindustan

And while we as a culture, are most ready to be reminded of all the reasons why Lord Rama is revered in the country, the sentiment of ‘pride in our roots’ has gripped the entire entertainment industry. (Image source: Amazon)

Our book reviewer lists five books that touch upon H-Pop, last rites and its rituals, teachings of Ramayana and a lot more.

Bookstrapping – Leader: 50 insights from mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik references the popular story of Vikram and Vetaal, drawing attention to the fact that not every question has an obvious answer. And that one doesn't need to rush to give it. (Image source: Amazon)

In Leader: 50 insights from mythology, author Devdutt Pattanaik touches upon the difference between winning and being right, his interpretation of the Islamic tenet of charity, why Lord Vishnu insists on placing the image of Garuda and not of Narada in his temples and a lot more.

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: Lata Mangeshkar in conversation with Anirudh Chawla

Like in every industry, there are those who don’t get their due. Lata Mangeshkar makes special mention of music composer Jaidev for whom she sang ‘Allah Tero Naam.’ Timeless trivia, states the author Anirudh Chawla. (Image source: Amazon)

In the book ‘Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet’, the author Anirudh Chawla touches upon the late singer mentioning about music composer Jaidev, her inability to sing for late actor Dilip Kumar, a compilation of the late singer’s ‘personal playlist’ towards the end and a lot more.