Monthly Archives: December 2006
“Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything” by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
(Note: I decided, though grammatically incorrect, to no longer italicize the title of each book. I was doing this manually by inserting HTML tags into the page, which caused the W3C to complain. I have finally decided that I will … Continue reading
“The Inheritance of Loss” by Kiran Desai
Read in December 2006. This book reminds me how much fun I have reading authors of Indian descent. The stories always resonate with me in a special way. This story is about a girl coming of age at the turn … Continue reading
“Spouse” by Shobha De
Read in December 2006. This is a self-help/informational book on the subject of Indian weddings. Particularly timely for me to read it during the trip to India where I met my fiance and proposed to her (don’t you think?). De … Continue reading
“Gandhi” by Louis Fischer
Read in December 2006. This is the second time I read this biography of Gandhi. Louis Fischer spent time with Gandhi and had many interviews with him. I first read this book for a book report in 8th grade. I … Continue reading
