Despite all my attempts not to buy any more books, I landed up with five more. This time the bookshop came to the office campus. With discounts!! Now how can anyone resist a good bargain?
Picked up The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown), River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra (Mark Shand), Yadav: A Roadside Love Story (Jill Lowe), 52 Weekend Breaks from Bangalore and a city road map.
I recently finished Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich and loved the book. The amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas -- and lived to tell how. Filled with tense action, high stakes, and incredibly close calls, this book is a nail-biting read that chronicles a real-life Ocean's Eleven. If you happen to come across the book, it's worth a read.
Another book I read recently was Dave Barry Does Japan. Written in his truly inimitable style, it's pretty howlarious! He will have you in splits as he belts out oldies in a karaoke bar, marries a geriatric geisha girl, takes his first bath in public, bows to just about everyone, and explores culture shock in all its numerous humorous forms, including: Failing to Learn Japanese in Only Five Minutes Or: "Very Much Good Morning, Sir!" ; Humor in Japan Take My Tofu, Please!; Sports in Japan "Yo, Batter! Loudly Make it Fly!" , and more. Not a book if you're looking for a serious insight into Japanese culture, as Barry himself admits!
Picked up The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown), River Dog: A Journey Down the Brahmaputra (Mark Shand), Yadav: A Roadside Love Story (Jill Lowe), 52 Weekend Breaks from Bangalore and a city road map.
I recently finished Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich and loved the book. The amazing inside story about a gambling ring of M.I.T. students who beat the system in Vegas -- and lived to tell how. Filled with tense action, high stakes, and incredibly close calls, this book is a nail-biting read that chronicles a real-life Ocean's Eleven. If you happen to come across the book, it's worth a read.
Another book I read recently was Dave Barry Does Japan. Written in his truly inimitable style, it's pretty howlarious! He will have you in splits as he belts out oldies in a karaoke bar, marries a geriatric geisha girl, takes his first bath in public, bows to just about everyone, and explores culture shock in all its numerous humorous forms, including: Failing to Learn Japanese in Only Five Minutes Or: "Very Much Good Morning, Sir!" ; Humor in Japan Take My Tofu, Please!; Sports in Japan "Yo, Batter! Loudly Make it Fly!" , and more. Not a book if you're looking for a serious insight into Japanese culture, as Barry himself admits!
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