LIST DOWN AND RATE THE BOOKS THAT YOU HAVE READ...

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According to T.I.M.E. management classes, you should have read at least 70 books (inclusive of both fiction and non-fiction) by the time you appear for CAT.

They believe that by reading at least 70 books and some essential magazines and newspapers, verbal ability would be a breeze…

I believe it’s a correct approach as verbal ability is not something that u acquire overnight. Persistent reading is what makes verbal ability a highly scoring section that ultimately helps to jack up your overall percentile…

So, with this purpose in mind, this thread has been started for all ye bibliophiles…

List down the books that you have read and then rate it (out of 5 stars).
For e.g. If u have read a book titled ABC by an author XYZ, it should be listed down as follows:

1. ABC-XYZ ***

Also at the end of the list, you may mention the book that you are presently reading and a book that you wish to read in the future.

Also, this thread can be used to enquire about a particular book, others views on a particular book n other such things…
This would help yourself as well as others in wisely selecting books n then discussing about the same…

Looking forward to your list…
 
These are the books that I have read and rated accordingly...

1.TELL ME YOUR DREAMS–SIDNEY SHELDON **
2.THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY–MICHAEL CRICHTON **
3.THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS–ARUNDHATI ROY **1/2
4.THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE–THOMAS.L.FRIEDMAN ****
5.MAVERICK–RICARDO SEMLER **1/2
6.IACOCCA: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY–LEE IACOCCA ****
7.THE GODFATHER–MARIO PUZO ***
8.THE BOURNE IDENTITY–ROBERT LUDLUM ***1/2
9.THE BOURNE SUPREMACY–ROBERT LUDLUM ***
10.THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM–ROBERT LUDLUM **
11. MADE IN JAPAN–AKIO MORITA **
12.THE DA VINCI CODE–DAN BROWN ****
13.THE STORY OF MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH–M.K.GANDHI **
14. THE ALCHEMIST–PAULO COELHO ***1/2
15.INTERPRETER OF MALADIES–JHUMPA LAHIRI **1/2
16.THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI–ROBIN.S.SHARMA *1/2
17.THE RULE OF FOUR–IAN CALDWELL & DUSTIN THOMASON ***1/2
18.THE BROKER–JOHN GRISHAM **1/2
19.ANGELS AND DEMONS–DAN BROWN ***
20.THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT- TIME–MARK HADDON **1/2
21.THE GLASS PALACE–AMITAV GHOSH *1/2
22.THE PARSIFAL MOSAIC–ROBERT LUDLUM **1/2
23.LIFE OF PI–YANN MARTEL **1/2
24.JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL–RICHARD BACH **
25.SHOGUN–JAMES CLAVELL ****1/2
26.I, ROBOT–ISAAC ASIMOV **
27.WINNING–JACK WELCH ****
28.KANE AND ABEL–JEFFREY ARCHER **1/2
29.DECEPTION POINT–DAN BROWN *1/2
30.THE FIRM–JOHN GRISHAM ***
31.DIGITAL FORTRESS–DAN BROWN **1/2
32.THE ZAHIR–PAULO COELHO **1/2
33.THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN–PAULO COELHO **
34.FIVE POINT SOMEONE–CHETAN BHAGAT *****
35.BLINK–MALCOLM GLADWELL *1/2
36.THE MATARESE CIRCLE–ROBERT LUDLUM ***
37.Q AND A –VIKAS SWARUP ***
38.STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT–JACK WELCH ***
39.ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER–CHETAN BHAGAT *1/2
40.THE RAINMAKER–JOHN GRISHAM **1/2
41.THE KITE RUNNER–KHALED HOSSEINI ****1/2
42.THE VALKYRIES–PAULO COELHO *1/2
43.THE INSCRUTABLE AMERICANS–ANURAG MATHUR **
44.THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND–ROBERT LUDLUM *1/2
45.MADE IN AMERICA–SAM WALTON ***
46.SHANTARAM–GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS *****
47.IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE-LANCE ARMSTRONG ****
48.MARKETING WARFARE-AL RIES & JACK TROUT *****
49.KILLING FLOOR-LEE CHILD ***

PRESENTLY READING: FIGHT CLUB-CHUCK PALAHNIUK

WOULD LIKE TO READ:THE CHANCELLOR MANUSCRIPT-ROBERT LUDLUM
 
Looks like you read a looot of books.

I dont remember all the names... so heres wht i remember

1.) THE DA VINCI CODE–DAN BROWN ****

2.) Blink ***

3.) The Kite Runner ****

4.) IACOCCA: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY–LEE IACOCCA ***

5.) Practical Hypnotism *****
 
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For anyone.. The Da Vinci is a must read.. the first few pages are dry.. but once the book gets going.. its " UNPUTDOWNABLE" in the words of Surmukund Doshi
 
Excellent thread...

Guys, can anyone tell me more abt the book BLINK...
I've been hearin a lot abt this book since the past 2-3 mths...

Enigma's rating is * 1/2 whereas Kartik rates it at ***...

So, please suggest guys, is it good or bad? (i know its subjective)...
 
amit.singh said:
Excellent thread...

Guys, can anyone tell me more abt the book BLINK...
I've been hearin a lot abt this book since the past 2-3 mths...

Enigma's rating is * 1/2 whereas Kartik rates it at ***...

So, please suggest guys, is it good or bad? (i know its subjective)...
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Thnx a lot.

Well, as far as the book BLINK is concerned, its one of the worst books I have ever read (Er, I have to admit I read the book just for the sake of completin it).

It speaks about the process behind snap judgements n how we can effectively build it n use it to our advantage...

The author keeps vacillating with his stories and analogies which confuses the reader.

The way Malcolm Gladwell presents it is dry n its definitely on my AVOID list...
 
Perception of the book differs from person to person...

Now I liked the first half of the books.. but then it got repetitive.. and dry in the second part...

I wouldnt say its a must read book.. but a good read though.

Id recommend The Kite runner.. its quite interesting.. i read the whole book in 1 night
 
kartik said:
For anyone.. The Da Vinci is a must read.. the first few pages are dry.. but once the book gets going.. its " UNPUTDOWNABLE" in the words of Surmukund Doshi
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Here are all 4 books by DAN BROWN...
Psst... There r talks goin on to make Angels and Demons into a movie...Steven Spielberg has been approached to direct it...

Also, as far as BLINK is concerned, the movie rights for the book has been acquired by none other than Leonardo DiCaprio n its gonna be made into a movie by 2007.



You are not allowed to upload any e-books on MP Server

btw.. These books are allready there in E-books section
 
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enigma said:
These are the books that I have read and rated accordingly...

1.TELL ME YOUR DREAMS–SIDNEY SHELDON **
2.THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY–MICHAEL CRICHTON **
3.THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS–ARUNDHATI ROY **1/2
4.THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE–THOMAS.L.FRIEDMAN ****
5.MAVERICK–RICARDO SEMLER **1/2
6.IACOCCA: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY–LEE IACOCCA ****
7.THE GODFATHER–MARIO PUZO ***
8.THE BOURNE IDENTITY–ROBERT LUDLUM ***1/2
9.THE BOURNE SUPREMACY–ROBERT LUDLUM ***
10.THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM–ROBERT LUDLUM **
11. MADE IN JAPAN–AKIO MORITA **
12.THE DA VINCI CODE–DAN BROWN ****
13.THE STORY OF MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH–M.K.GANDHI **
14. THE ALCHEMIST–PAULO COELHO ***1/2
15.INTERPRETER OF MALADIES–JHUMPA LAHIRI **1/2
16.THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI–ROBIN.S.SHARMA *1/2
17.THE RULE OF FOUR–IAN CALDWELL & DUSTIN THOMASON ***1/2
18.THE BROKER–JOHN GRISHAM **1/2
19.ANGELS AND DEMONS–DAN BROWN ***
20.THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT- TIME–MARK HADDON **1/2
21.THE GLASS PALACE–AMITAV GHOSH *1/2
22.THE PARSIFAL MOSAIC–ROBERT LUDLUM **1/2
23.LIFE OF PI–YANN MARTEL **1/2
24.JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL–RICHARD BACH **
25.SHOGUN–JAMES CLAVELL ****1/2
26.I, ROBOT–ISAAC ASIMOV **
27.WINNING–JACK WELCH ****
28.KANE AND ABEL–JEFFREY ARCHER **1/2
29.DECEPTION POINT–DAN BROWN *1/2
30.THE FIRM–JOHN GRISHAM ***
31.DIGITAL FORTRESS–DAN BROWN **1/2
32.THE ZAHIR–PAULO COELHO **1/2
33.THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN–PAULO COELHO **
34.FIVE POINT SOMEONE–CHETAN BHAGAT *****
35.BLINK–MALCOLM GLADWELL *1/2
36.THE MATARESE CIRCLE–ROBERT LUDLUM ***
37.Q AND A –VIKAS SWARUP ***
38.STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT–JACK WELCH ***
39.ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER–CHETAN BHAGAT *1/2
40.THE RAINMAKER–JOHN GRISHAM **1/2
41.THE KITE RUNNER–KHALED HOSSEINI ****1/2
42.THE VALKYRIES–PAULO COELHO *1/2
43.THE INSCRUTABLE AMERICANS–ANURAG MATHUR **
44.THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND–ROBERT LUDLUM *1/2
45.MADE IN AMERICA–SAM WALTON ***
46.SHANTARAM–GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS *****
47.IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE-LANCE ARMSTRONG ****
48.MARKETING WARFARE-AL RIES & JACK TROUT *****
49.KILLING FLOOR-LEE CHILD ***
Click to expand...

Contd...

50.FIGHT CLUB–CHUCK PALAHNIUK **
51.THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST–TIM HARFORD ****1/2
 
enigma said:
These are the books that I have read and rated accordingly...

1.TELL ME YOUR DREAMS–SIDNEY SHELDON **
2.THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY–MICHAEL CRICHTON **
3.THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS–ARUNDHATI ROY **1/2
4.THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE–THOMAS.L.FRIEDMAN ****
5.MAVERICK–RICARDO SEMLER **1/2
6.IACOCCA: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY–LEE IACOCCA ****
7.THE GODFATHER–MARIO PUZO ***
8.THE BOURNE IDENTITY–ROBERT LUDLUM ***1/2
9.THE BOURNE SUPREMACY–ROBERT LUDLUM ***
10.THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM–ROBERT LUDLUM **
11. MADE IN JAPAN–AKIO MORITA **
12.THE DA VINCI CODE–DAN BROWN ****
13.THE STORY OF MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH–M.K.GANDHI **
14. THE ALCHEMIST–PAULO COELHO ***1/2
15.INTERPRETER OF MALADIES–JHUMPA LAHIRI **1/2
16.THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI–ROBIN.S.SHARMA *1/2
17.THE RULE OF FOUR–IAN CALDWELL & DUSTIN THOMASON ***1/2
18.THE BROKER–JOHN GRISHAM **1/2
19.ANGELS AND DEMONS–DAN BROWN ***
20.THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT- TIME–MARK HADDON **1/2
21.THE GLASS PALACE–AMITAV GHOSH *1/2
22.THE PARSIFAL MOSAIC–ROBERT LUDLUM **1/2
23.LIFE OF PI–YANN MARTEL **1/2
24.JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL–RICHARD BACH **
25.SHOGUN–JAMES CLAVELL ****1/2
26.I, ROBOT–ISAAC ASIMOV **
27.WINNING–JACK WELCH ****
28.KANE AND ABEL–JEFFREY ARCHER **1/2
29.DECEPTION POINT–DAN BROWN *1/2
30.THE FIRM–JOHN GRISHAM ***
31.DIGITAL FORTRESS–DAN BROWN **1/2
32.THE ZAHIR–PAULO COELHO **1/2
33.THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN–PAULO COELHO **
34.FIVE POINT SOMEONE–CHETAN BHAGAT *****
35.BLINK–MALCOLM GLADWELL *1/2
36.THE MATARESE CIRCLE–ROBERT LUDLUM ***
37.Q AND A –VIKAS SWARUP ***
38.STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT–JACK WELCH ***
39.ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER–CHETAN BHAGAT *1/2
40.THE RAINMAKER–JOHN GRISHAM **1/2
41.THE KITE RUNNER–KHALED HOSSEINI ****1/2
42.THE VALKYRIES–PAULO COELHO *1/2
43.THE INSCRUTABLE AMERICANS–ANURAG MATHUR **
44.THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND–ROBERT LUDLUM *1/2
45.MADE IN AMERICA–SAM WALTON ***
46.SHANTARAM–GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS *****
47.IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE-LANCE ARMSTRONG ****
48.MARKETING WARFARE-AL RIES & JACK TROUT *****
49.KILLING FLOOR-LEE CHILD ***
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enigma said:
50.FIGHT CLUB–CHUCK PALAHNIUK **
51.THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST–TIM HARFORD ****1/2
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Contd...

52.THE FIST OF GOD–FREDERICK FORSYTH ***1/2

Frederick Forsyth is the best among the best when it comes to novels on spy, espionage and the likes....
His new novel, "THE AFGHAN" is gonna come out nxt month.
 
1. The whole HARRY POTTER series ****
2.The Flight of the Pigeon - Ruskin Bond ****
3.The God of small things - Arundhati roy *****
4.The Tale of two cities - charles Dickens ****1/2
5 The Alchemist - Paulo Coehlo *****
6.Illusons - Richard Bach ***1/2
7. Jonathan Livingston Seagull ***1/2
8. Memoirs of Geisha ****1/2
 
am i the only one who does't like davinci code... i found the book over the top and highly overrated
 
enigma said:
1.TELL ME YOUR DREAMS–SIDNEY SHELDON **
2.THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY–MICHAEL CRICHTON **
3.THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS–ARUNDHATI ROY **1/2
4.THE LEXUS AND THE OLIVE TREE–THOMAS.L.FRIEDMAN ****
5.MAVERICK–RICARDO SEMLER **1/2
6.IACOCCA: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY–LEE IACOCCA ****
7.THE GODFATHER–MARIO PUZO ***
8.THE BOURNE IDENTITY–ROBERT LUDLUM ***1/2
9.THE BOURNE SUPREMACY–ROBERT LUDLUM ***
10.THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM–ROBERT LUDLUM **
11. MADE IN JAPAN–AKIO MORITA **
12.THE DA VINCI CODE–DAN BROWN ****
13.THE STORY OF MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH–M.K.GANDHI **
14. THE ALCHEMIST–PAULO COELHO ***1/2
15.INTERPRETER OF MALADIES–JHUMPA LAHIRI **1/2
16.THE MONK WHO SOLD HIS FERRARI–ROBIN.S.SHARMA *1/2
17.THE RULE OF FOUR–IAN CALDWELL & DUSTIN THOMASON ***1/2
18.THE BROKER–JOHN GRISHAM **1/2
19.ANGELS AND DEMONS–DAN BROWN ***
20.THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT- TIME–MARK HADDON **1/2
21.THE GLASS PALACE–AMITAV GHOSH *1/2
22.THE PARSIFAL MOSAIC–ROBERT LUDLUM **1/2
23.LIFE OF PI–YANN MARTEL **1/2
24.JONATHAN LIVINGSTON SEAGULL–RICHARD BACH **
25.SHOGUN–JAMES CLAVELL ****1/2
26.I, ROBOT–ISAAC ASIMOV **
27.WINNING–JACK WELCH ****
28.KANE AND ABEL–JEFFREY ARCHER **1/2
29.DECEPTION POINT–DAN BROWN *1/2
30.THE FIRM–JOHN GRISHAM ***
31.DIGITAL FORTRESS–DAN BROWN **1/2
32.THE ZAHIR–PAULO COELHO **1/2
33.THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN–PAULO COELHO **
34.FIVE POINT SOMEONE–CHETAN BHAGAT *****
35.BLINK–MALCOLM GLADWELL *1/2
36.THE MATARESE CIRCLE–ROBERT LUDLUM ***
37.Q AND A –VIKAS SWARUP ***
38.STRAIGHT FROM THE GUT–JACK WELCH ***
39.ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER–CHETAN BHAGAT *1/2
40.THE RAINMAKER–JOHN GRISHAM **1/2
41.THE KITE RUNNER–KHALED HOSSEINI ****1/2
42.THE VALKYRIES–PAULO COELHO *1/2
43.THE INSCRUTABLE AMERICANS–ANURAG MATHUR **
44.THE OSTERMAN WEEKEND–ROBERT LUDLUM *1/2
45.MADE IN AMERICA–SAM WALTON ***
46.SHANTARAM–GREGORY DAVID ROBERTS *****
47.IT'S NOT ABOUT THE BIKE-LANCE ARMSTRONG ****
48.MARKETING WARFARE-AL RIES & JACK TROUT *****
49.KILLING FLOOR-LEE CHILD ***
50.FIGHT CLUB–CHUCK PALAHNIUK **
51.THE UNDERCOVER ECONOMIST–TIM HARFORD ****1/2
52.THE FIST OF GOD–FREDERICK FORSYTH ***1/2
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Contd.
53.THE DAY OF THE JACKAL-FREDERICK FORSYTH ***
54.LOVE STORY–ERICH SEGAL ****
55.GONE FOR GOOD–HARLAN COBEN ***1/2
56.A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME–STEPHEN.W.HAWKING
57.HOTEL-ARTHUR HAILEY **1/2
58.AIRPORT-ARTHUR HAILEY **1/2
59.THE AFGHAN-FREDERICK FORSYTH ***
60. A PRISON DIARY: VOLUME ONE-BELMARSH: HELL–JEFFREY ARCHER ***
61. BLACK FRIDAY–S HUSSAIN ZAIDI ****
 
I have read Sudha Murthy's Wise and Otherwise and i would certainly recommend it to all. It is an amazing book which shows her benovalence and teaches us the lesson of helping our society and doing whatever we can in our power.
 
enigma said:
Contd.
53.THE DAY OF THE JACKAL-FREDERICK FORSYTH ***
54.LOVE STORY–ERICH SEGAL ****
55.GONE FOR GOOD–HARLAN COBEN ***1/2
56.A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME–STEPHEN.W.HAWKING
57.HOTEL-ARTHUR HAILEY **1/2
58.AIRPORT-ARTHUR HAILEY **1/2
59.THE AFGHAN-FREDERICK FORSYTH ***
60. A PRISON DIARY: VOLUME ONE-BELMARSH: HELL–JEFFREY ARCHER ***
61. BLACK FRIDAY–S HUSSAIN ZAIDI ****
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Enigma, r u for real???
How on Earth can a person read so many books???
Anyways, keep readin....hehehehhehehehe
 
well i read few books but liked all very much
these are mainly small books with a big message

Jonathan Livingston Seagull - Richard Bach ***
Fish - Stephen C. Lundin **
Who MOved my Cheese ***
 
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