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From: Vardhini Shankar
Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2009 at 2:33 AM
Subject: Re: [silk] Favourite books read in 2008
To: Udhay Shankar N
Books that I read and liked:
An omnivore's dilemma - Michael Pollan - generally informative, though
the last pa
You know chinese ..well, cantonese rather? I did get to be quite decent
in chinglish but not much cantonese beyond "kung hei fat choy" (and you'll
hear that a lot with chinese new year coming up in a couple of weeks) :)
Vinit B [12/01/09 17:06 +0530]:
Late to the "reply" queue, but was enjoyi
Something related that I came across:
How to hallucinate:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/graphics/011109_hacking_your_brain/
Lost Civilisations of the Stone Age - Richard Rudgley/Arrow Books
A 'Must-Read'; don't miss it. Shiv, this recommendation is for you. I really
can't recommend this sufficiently.
Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour - Kate Fox/Hodder
Very nice indeed, although it had its Hey
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 5:57 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
> I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
> of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
>
Here are are my favorites from last year (in no particular order)
* The Omnivore's Dil
2009/1/12 Udhay Shankar N
> I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
> of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
>
> Udhay
> --
Top 10 Fiction in descending order:
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao – Junot Diaz
Beethoven was
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 5:57 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
> I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
> of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
Looking through my Goodreads updates, here is what I liked in 2008:
* India After Gandhi
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 21:57, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
> I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
> of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
Non-fiction: India After Gandhi by Ramchandra Guha: A thrilling and
*very* educational read
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 7:27 PM, Udhay Shankar N wrote:
> I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
> of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
>
> Udhay
> --
> ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
Fooled B
I'm trying to get some recommendations, and further disturb the balance
of the TBR pile on my shelves. What were the best books you read last year?
Udhay
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((Udhay Shankar N)) ((udhay @ pobox.com)) ((www.digeratus.com))
Mayank Dhingra wrote:
Stumbled upon this TED Talk video by Vilayanur Ramachandran,A journey to the
center of your mind:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/vilayanur_ramachandran_on_your_mind.html
hey, thanks for that link. On the phantom limb part, it`s fascinating
that the visual connect
Late to the "reply" queue, but was enjoying localizing myself in Hong Kong
and Shenzhen for the last 2 weeks.
So, I guess I have more thoughts ...
Each time I go to a properly modern city (HK, London, NYC) I quickly feel at
home.
I know that all the basics I need are available: food I like, entert
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