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Books Read By the Year
Year: 2022
Reading Challenge status : 7/18
Beyond the Lines An Autobiography by Kuldip dip Nayar : (want to read)
‘Between the Lines’, Nayar has always stood for the freedom of press and journalism of courage. Widely respected for his columns, his autobiography opens on the day Pakistan Resolution was passed in Lahore in 1940 and takes us on a journey through India’s story
Double Cross: The True Story of the D-Day Spies by Ben Macintyre : (want to read)
In Double Cross, Macintyre returns with the untold story of the grand final deception of the war and of the extraordinary spies who achieved it.
A Promised Land by Barak Obama (want to read)
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making, from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracy.
Red Notice: A True Story of High Finance, Murder, and One Man’s Fight for Justice by Bill Browder : (want to read)
A real-life political thriller about an American financier in the Wild East of Russia, the murder of his principled young tax attorney, and his dangerous mission to expose the Kremlin’s corruption.
Churchill by Roy Jenkins : (Want to Read)
a comprehensive biography of Winston Churchill, an icon of modern history, from his childhood to the critical World War II period and beyond
Secret Pigeon Service: Operation Columba, Resistance and the Struggle to Liberate Europe by Gordon Corera (12-09-2022 – Unfinished)
The secret pigeon service used during WWII was something I had heard very little about. But I was keen to know more, for sure. I found these little guys amazing, how you can carry them blindfolded hundreds of miles from their home, and they will find their way back, quickly and efficiently.
Inglorious Empire What the British did to India by Shashi Tharoor : (21-08-2022 – 11-09-2022 abandoned)
Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India — from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj and reveals how Britain’s rise was built upon its plunder of India..
The Wrath of HellFires Vikramaditya Veergatha book 4 by Shatrujeeth Nath : (21-08-2022 – 11-09-2022)*
Inglorious Empire tells the real story of the British in India — from the arrival of the East India Company to the end of the Raj and reveals how Britain’s rise was built upon its plunder of India..
Lone Fox Dancing by Ruskin Bond : (06-07-2022 – 20-08-2022)*****
Over sixty years, for numerous readers—of all ages; in big cities, small towns and little hamlets—Ruskin Bond has been the best kind of companion. Now, in this brilliantly readable autobiography—his book of books—one of India’s greatest writers shows us the roots of everything he has written.
Master of Furies (The Firemane Saga Book 3) by Raymond E. Feist (19-07-2022 to 30-07-2022) ***
Master of Furies is the third book in the Firemane Saga series. It is a great read with well-thought-out characters and a satisfying conclusion. It may be helpful to refresh yourself with the previous book if you are able, it will help the story flow. It was nice to read more about Hatu and their magical abilities.
The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter Isaacson (12-05-2022 – 04-07-2022) *****
After helping to discover CRISPR, Doudna became a leader in wrestling with these moral issues and, with her collaborator Emmanuelle Charpentier, won the Nobel Prize in 2020. Read my Review here
Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future by Ashlee Vance (24-03-2022 – 10-05-2022) *****
Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. Ashlee Vance captures the full spectacle and arc of the genius’s life and work Read my review here
The Fowl Twins get what They Deserve by Eoin Colfer (10-03-2022 – 24-03-2022) *****
Irish Twins Myles and Beckett, Artemis Fowl’s younger brothers, return in their third and most bizarre adventure yet. Read my review here
The Belgariad Book 1 – Pawn of prophecy by David Eddings (11-02-2022 – 28-02-2022) ******
epic set against a history of seven thousand years of the struggles of Gods and Kings and men – of strange lands and events – of fate and a prophecy that must be fulfilled! THE BELGARIAD. Read my review here
The Osterman Weekend By Robert Ludlum (03-01-2022 – 29-01-2022) *
The machinery was already set in motion, while in a quiet suburb an odd assortment of men and women gathered for a momentous weekend. At stake was the very existence of the United States of America. Read my review here
Year: 2021
Reading Challenge status : 12/15
- The Scarlatti Inheritance by Robert Ludlum (09-11-2021 – 09-12-2021) ****
- The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution by Gregory Zuckerman (21.10.2021 – 04.11.2021) ****
- Queen of Storm by Raymond E. Feist (14.09.2021 – 17.09.2021) *****
- The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson (27.07.2021 – 09.09.2021) ***
- Myth of Old (Tantrik of Old Book 3) by by Krishnarjun Bhattacharya) (10.07.2021 – 26.07.2021) ***
- The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (26.06.2021 – 05.07.2021) ***
- The Spy and The Traitor by Ben Macintyre (15.06.2021 – 23.06.2021) *****
- Greenlight by Matthew McConaughey (09.06.2021 – 12.06.2021) ***
- Lights out, Pride delusion, and fall of General Electric by Thomas Gryta & Ted Mann (12.05.2021 – Unfinished) * abandoned – 09.06.2021
- A Gentleman in moscow by Amor Towles (03.05.2021 – 11.05.2021) *****
- Educated by Tara Westover (17.04.2021 – 25.04.2021) *****
- The Fowl Twin Deny all charges by Eoin Colfer (27.02.2021 – 07.03.2021)
- The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer (24.01.2021- 03.02.2021)
