Category: book reviews

  • “Who moved my Cheese” – Dr Spencer Johnson

    I completed reading this book having purchased it only Yesterday. I has a great message in it.
    There is a saying “Change is the only permanent thing”, this book adds on to that statement. It prepares us with the thought that we have to adjust to change.
    The story has 4 characters mainly.. Sniffy, Scuffy, Hem and Haw. Each of these symbolizing the different types of people that we see in the world. Those who realize the changing world early, those who get into action once the realization is done, those who fail to take up and adapt change, and finally those who take some time to realize and then eventually accept and prepare for change. Most of the people fall into the last category as I have seen, and analysed.
    The book speaks about the fear that almost every person has to get out of the secure world that he creates and come out into the whole new world and face the it head on. This is the lesson I learnt.. don’t be frightened to change… you change or you perish.

    I recommend all read this book at the earliest, analyse and then see what is that we have to do to change and take use of the opportunity that is provided to us.

  • “Its My Life” – Sangeetha Shenoy

    This is a very different book I have read, different in the sense the way the real life experiences have been presented. All the articles make me feel so close to what I have seen in the life of people in real life, which made this more interesting.
    The style of writing make reading all the more fun as you feel – that’s the way I like to speak.
    Some of the suggestions made to take care about elders made a lot of sense to me.. felt that would have made a lot of difference in case it was followed. I liked the pun that was intended in the last topic… I made the guess right at the beginning, as there was a mention of “yep he is a doctor”.
    The narration has been exceptional and captivating in these articles. The lessons about financial management, self-independence are worth taking note of.
    Thanks Sangeethaji for this wonderful collection.

    I would suggest every one read it at least once… they will make no mistakes. (some of the pages were not printed thanks to some goof up by the publisher… well still a lot to worth reading.)