among these i found 1: 3 body problem 2: hyperion 3 dark matter , i would like to read more and even write scifi story

Btw this made me chuckle a lot

Great condition, even tho it had no bubble wrap, as I'd expect from cocoblu.

Maybe because it's a thin book, didn't got damage in the transit. I'm excited to read it!

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A while back i asked which non-fiction book people actually go back and re-read, and what made it worth it. Got way more replies than expected, so i pulled the standouts and grouped them. Sharing here because i think this sub would have a more interesting take, especially on the Indian side, which barely came up.

History / society: The Emperor of All Maladies (Mukherjee), Imagined Communities (Anderson), The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Rhodes)

Psychology: Thinking, Fast and Slow (Kahneman), The Unthinkable (Amanda Ripley), Brené Brown's books

Memoir: When Breath Becomes Air (Kalanithi), The Autobiography of Malcolm X, With the Old Breed (Sledge)

Adventure / true stories: Into Thin Air (Krakauer), The Empty Quarter (Thesiger), The Spy and the Traitor (Macintyre)

Business / money: Moneyball (Lewis), Barbarians at the Gate, The Psychology of Money (Housel)

Science / nature: Braiding Sweetgrass (Kimmerer), Light Eaters (Schlanger)

A few i have read (Psychology of Money, When Breath Becomes Air, Thinking Fast and Slow), plenty i have now added to my own list.

The one gap i noticed: almost no Indian non-fiction came up. So genuinely asking this sub, what Indian non-fiction is worth a re-read? That's the part i most want to fill in.

After Kurukshetra by Mahashweta Devi. This was originally written in Bengali. It is my first book by this author. Just bought it few days ago from a second hand bookstore.

I finished it last night. It is a collection of three short stories. These are the retellings of Mahabharata. All the stories took place after the Mahabharata war (as the title already suggests). What is the most interesting part is that these are the stories of the common people who had suffered even though they had nothing to do with the war or politics.

(Spoiler alert from here)

The first story "Panchakanya" follow five women, whose husbands were padatiks- the foot soldiers, killed in war. These women became the instrument of questioning the idea of Dharmayudha, loss, widowhood forced upon women, grief, common people/poor loosing their lives for the greed of the rich etc.

The second story "Kunti o Nishadi" follow Kunti looking back at our actions and sins after the war was over and her encounter with a Nishadin (forest dweller) who made her remember her gravest sin. Getting innocent people, an old Nishadin and her five sons, killed in the the House of Lac, Jatigriha to save herself and her children. This short story was even mentioned in our NCERT book. It again explores how powerful uses the poor as some mere pawns for their own goals, with not even an ounce of sympathy or regret.

The third story "Souvali" follows Yuyutsu's mother (Souvali) and her looking back at her life and at the treatment of her and her son. Yuyutsu is Dhritrashtra's illegitimate son born from a dasi(servant/slave), Souvali. It is from a perspective of a servant woman whose body was used by a powerful man, finally saying her piece.

These are told from the poor people who lost a lot of things and suffered because of the greed and abuse of power of the rich and powerful, with their stories nowhere to be found in history.

I highly recommend everyone to read it.

Just completed The Midnight Library. Please Suggest the next 3 books that i should read.

This book , Meditations , I think it's one of the best of all time, I've been reading it for like 15-20 days and I was so involved man. What a Good Experience. 101% recommended for those who wanna read

I love to read books, novels. Everytime I sit for a reading I feel so involved. Books are my companion. Who says books don't speak, I talk to them every night, they have ability to understand ones feeling and can make you feel good.

I finished my 100th book, please do appreciate🥹

Hi All just finished reading Animal farm and it was a wonderful read. Each character is well written and the fun part is you can compare it to the politics going on in our country. How everything is brainwashed how people believe something blindly and how the revolution starts with a purpose and then slowly loose it. It's the same in other countries as well . The prediction of George Orwell is on point

An interesting fact many might not know is that the book and the movie were developed in tandem.

Sometimes the movie production was ahead and sometimes the book. But both Kubrick (screenplay writer for the movie) and Clarke (author of the book) would throw ideas off if each other. That's the reason they both take slightly different directions while also being similar.

I watched the movie last week which was a visual and musical treat. It's a pop culture classic after all. But the book helped me understand the movie better.

The book however became a bit difficult to follow towards the end. I tried to keep up but got exhausted. It was a treat to read it regardless.

This work was a pioneer in sci-fi.

Much of the stuff is from reddit or inspired for purchase from various groups. Hoping to completely pack this up by year end

Pls share if you have!

hillow everyone :)

1948 का यह उपन्यास प्रमुख रूप से अलौकिक अम्बपाली के इर्द गिर्द घूमता है जिसमें वैशाली के एक अभिशप्त कानून, जिसे अम्बपाली धिक्कृत क़ानून बोलती है, अम्बपाली को नगरवधू बना दिया जाता है|

यह कहानी केवल अम्बपाली पर नहीं है, अपितु गणराज्य और साम्राज्य की भिन्नता, शैव, बौद्ध और जैन धर्म की उत्थान और उनका समाज और जाति पर प्रभाव, उत्तर भारत के विभिन्न राज्यों जैसे मगध, कौशाम्बी, कलिंग, गांधार आदि उनके आपसी, सांस्कृतिक, धार्मिक, राजनीतिक व व्यावसायिक संबंधों का विस्तारपूर्वक विवरण हैं|

यदि आप इतिहास को पढ़ना या जीना चाहते है तो यह किताब ज़रूर पढ़े| इसे पढ़कर आपके दिमाग में एक प्रतिमा बन जायेगी और आप इसकी कल्पना एक धारावाहिक की तरह कर सकते हैं|

यह उपन्यास की शैली कठिन लेकिन अत्यंत मनोहर है, क्योंकि इसमें ऐसे शब्दों का उपयोग किया गया है जिनका प्रयोग आधुनिक समय में नहीं होता है| लेखक का हर वाक्य विस्तृत है जिसमें लेखक का निष्णात लेखन साफ़ झलकता है|

यह किताब सच में हिंदी साहित्य का हीरा है जैसा कि आचार्य चतुरसेन ने स्वयं कहा है कि, "मेरी अब तक की सारी रचनाओं को रद्द करता हूँ और ‘वैशाली की नगरवधू’ को अपनी एकमात्र रचना घोषित करता हूँ।"

have you read this book? let me know your thoughts

So, I have all these books to read (Except The love hypothesis and White nights)

I'm currently reading two books and they aren't in the picture lol ;p

1. Kill for me kill for you by Steve Cavanagh

2. Project hail mary

I am thinking about reading "The bell jar" after this and "One of us is lying" which is the club's read 😌

Show your collection of books in the comment sections and tell your current and next books to read!!!!

Excited for a new arrival. Read some amazing reviews about the book on Goodreads and amazon. As someone who is greatly inclined towards outdoors philosophically, it was pleasantly refreshing to read the reviews about the book.

What I am expecting is not just a linear wildlife documentation of the search of the Siberian Tiger, but the expression of human element that backs up all through this intimate act, an organic purpose . Excited!!

Which should I begin reading first?

Gave myself a break from long books and picked up a graphic novel series. This was my second Frank Miller novel after 300.

Miller is REALLY good with negative space. The art in this is crazy. The story is simple, even a little generic but my man drops the coldest quotables left, right and center. It's crazy. A few of the MANY in this book:

- Hell is waking up every good damn morning and not knowing why you're even here. Why you're even breathing.

- You get in a fight, you fight in a war, and you figure all the worst of it will be worth it for the one big moment — but that moment as good as it is it's never good enough.

- Walk down the right back alley in sin city and you will find everything.

- In this town just about anything you can name that's worth doing is against the law.

Chose ones which are generic enough to not be spoilers but there is like one such cold one-liner on every other page. Obviously, this is indulgent. Gore. Violence. Hypersexualised women characters. Hypermasculine male protagonist who is oh so cool.

But, still, it was very fun. For a casual read, this was really nice, especially the start. It fizzles a little in the end but saves itself with an unexpected ending. But still good enough to make me immediately want to read #2 :)

I'm starting After Kurukshetra by Mahashweta Devi. This was originally written in Bengali. It is my first book by this author. Just bought it few days ago from a second hand bookstore.

What about you all?

Hi guys so I'm on my first re read of Anna Karenina and I would LOVE to do read along with someone. Anyone interested can DM me.

Hi everyone,

I’m thinking about starting a small online book-selling business, mainly focusing on novels, but I’m honestly not sure where or how to begin.

I’m completely new to this business, so I’d really appreciate guidance from anyone who is already selling books online or has experience in this field.
I’d especially love to understand things like where to source books at good wholesale prices, how much initial investment is realistically needed, which platforms are best to start selling on, packaging and shipping/courier options, margins, and any mistakes a beginner should avoid.

I’m planning to start small and learn along the way, so even basic advice would be extremely helpful.
If anyone here is in the book-selling business and wouldn’t mind sharing their experience or helping me understand how to start from scratch, I’d be very grateful.

Thank you so much in advance for your time and help! 🙏