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Casino Royale – Ian Fleming – Book Review

Casino Royale by Ian Fleming Review

Whenever you think about either a spy movie or spy thriller novel, with the blink of eyes the first name you will recall is surely gonna be James Bond. Well, I am not here to put up a fight with the fans of Jason Bourne or Ethan Hunt. Neither am I here to hail-high his lordship, James Bond. However, James Bond’s fame is something that can seldom be matched by any other fictional characters! Ian Fleming, the novelist

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A Network for Self-publishing Enthusiasts – Join Now!

Self-publishing Network in India

There is a network for every possible need today. We have mobile networks, social networks, patient networks, doctor networks, investment networks and so on. So, the founding members of Self-publishing Network must have thought about a network for the authors who have already self-published or want to self-publish their works. And thus, the network came into online existence – an all-in-one solution centre for the authors and aspiring authors who want to know more about self-publishing in India

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The Great Indian Bust: A Coming of Age Fiction – Review

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The Great Indian Bust by Rishabh Bhatnagar is the latest novel by him and it has been the talk among book lovers for a few weeks now. With a good rank on Amazon and good feedback on Goodreads, it was my turn to get a copy of this work and find out what’s inside. The full title of the novel is The Great Indian Bust: A Coming of Age Fiction and the subtitle clarifies many things at

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Tatva, Soul & Karma by Tanuj Lalchandani – Book Review

Tatva, Soul & Karma Tanuj Lalchandani book review

Book: Tatva, Soul & Karma
Genre: Non-fiction, religious, spiritual
Author: Tanuj Lalchandani
Published in: 2019
Reviewed by: Amit for Active Reader Book Blog
Rating: 5/5 Stars

I really love reading spiritual books and those are the closest to my heart. The best thing about spiritual books is that they just don’t provide reading pleasure but also a lot of information can be found in spiritual books. Out of many spiritual books I have

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Literature is engaging as well as enlightening – Ravi Dabral

Ravi Dabral bestselling novelist India

In an interview, Ravi Dabral, the author of Greed Lust Addiction, the bestselling debut novel by him, said that he believes in writing fiction that can help his readers on many fronts. The first is by developing a reading habit and the second is that his writings are aimed at inspiring the readers to lead a ‘virtuous and stress-free life.’ Can an author make this happen? The answer is very much yes if the author truly aims at

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SHE by Dr Sarika Jain – Book Review

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Book: SHE: A message for those who belittle girls
Author: Dr Sarika Jain
Published by: Blue Rose Publications
Year: 2019
Review by: Smita for Active Reader Book Blog
Rating: 3.8/5 stars

I have been assigned to review this debut title by a talented author named Dr Sarika Jain. Her book is a lasting impression upon my mind as I could relate myself to many of the issues she has raised. However,

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The ON Side of Office by Himanshu Saxena – Review

The ON Side of Office book review Active Reader

A change sometimes is essential. I changed my reading course for once, recently, and got my hands on something that’s different – a book written by Himanshu Saxena – The ON Side of Office. The cover gives an impression of the book being a novel but it isn’t. This is a first-hand experience of being in professional life for about 16 years and now the author wants to share his professional experience with many others who are in

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Antarctica Diaries: a trip to beyond by Anuj Tikku – Review

Antarctica Diaries book review Anuj Tikku

Anuj Tikku’s travel diaries are always interesting. He has travelled to many destinations in the world. However, his journey to Antarctica has been the most coveted one that many travel enthusiasts in India have been waiting for. Anuj’s trip to Antarctica, that he took in 2017, has been recorded in a very elaborated way in his book Antarctica Diaries: A Trip to Beyond. This book is decorated with pictures, details of beautiful landscape, all important sights that anyone

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The Chronicle of Golgotha Days – Review

The Chronicle of Golgotha Days review

Sujith Balakrishnan’s debut book in English, a novel, The Chronicle of Golgotha Days, has left the readers impressed with its pathos and a powerful narrative in the first-person that directly involves the victim, Abhaya. This novel is based on a true incident that took place years ago in 1996. The victim was a school student who was abducted and compelled to become a prostitute by the people who were conspiring with the bus conductor she thought herself to

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I am in love now I can’t get it up by Anuj Tikku – review

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“I use to be a man fine and witty
No cares in the world full of terimity
Untill the heavens fell off my dad was murdered
And i was stranded with his property”

Anuj Tikku is a famous name. Sometimes ago, he was very much into Bollywood. However, after certain incidents, he turned himself toward different paths and began exploring his inner self in his writings. In his collection, I Am in Love

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