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The belated bachelor party by Ravinder songh
- It's been twelve years since Happy, MP, Raamji and Ravin graduated. Well into their married lives, they realize that none of them had a bachelor party before their weddings.But it's never too late to set things right. They go about planning their belated bachelor party - a Euro trip which, well, ends up becoming the trip of their lifetime.Picture this: It's the middle of the night. The four friends wait to be strip-searched by the border police. They are stuck in the no-man's land between Croatia and Slovenia, without valid visas, but with banned party drugs and a rifle cartridge ...Welcome to one hell of a reunion!Bestselling author Ravinder Singh returns with his friends in a hilarious, moving story of friendship and adventure.
This Is Going To Hurt
Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line. Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know – and more than a few things you didn't – about life on and off the hospital ward.This edition includes extra diary entries and an afterword by the author.
The Sorrows of Young Werther
Presented as a collection of confessional letters written by the eponymous protagonist, The Sorrows of Young Werther charts the emotional journey of a young man who, during a stay in a picturesque German village, falls in love with Lotte, a local woman engaged to another man. As he realises that his passion is doomed to failure and constant pain, Werther contemplates taking the most drastic of measures. Partly autobiographical, and the prototype for many later Romantic works in its depiction of the sensitive, tortured Romantic hero, Goethe's seminal classic is a timeless masterpiece of world literature.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
A tale based on interviews that were conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov.In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked with permanently marking his fellow prisoners.Imprisoned for over two and a half years, Lale witnesses horrific atrocities and barbarism—but also incredible acts of bravery and compassion. Risking his own life, he uses his privileged position to exchange jewels and money from murdered Jews for food to keep his fellow prisoners alive.One day in July 1942, Lale, prisoner 32407, comforts a trembling young woman waiting in line to have the number 34902 tattooed onto her arm. Her name is Gita, and in that first encounter, Lale vows to somehow survive the camp and marry her.
The Shinning
Danny is only five years old but in the words of Old Mr Hallorann he is a ‘shiner,’ aglow with psychic voltage. When his father becomes caretaker of the Overlook hotel, Danny’s visions grow out of control.As winter closes in and blizzards cut them off, the hotel seems to develop a life of its own. It is meant to be empty. So who is the lady in Room 217 and who are the masked guests going up and down the elevator? And why do the hedges shaped like animals seem so alive?Somewhere, somehow, there is an evil force in the hotel – and that too is beginning to shine.
EGO IS THE ENEMY NOVEL
The book in the image is "Ego Is the Enemy" by Ryan Holiday, published in 2016. It's a self-help and practical philosophy book drawing on Stoic principles. Book Description and Key ThemesThe core premise of the book is that an inflated or unhealthy sense of self-importance (ego) is our biggest internal obstacle, and it can sabotage us at every stage of life. Aspiration: When starting out, ego manifests as arrogance and an assumption of talent without putting in the necessary work, preventing learning and growth. Holiday advocates for humility and diligence (the "canvas strategy").Success: During successful times, ego leads to a "disease of me," where one becomes complacent, stops listening to others, feels entitled, and alienates people, which can lead to a downfall. The book emphasizes maintaining sobriety, remaining a perpetual student, and focusing on purpose over passion.Failure: In the face of failure, the ego makes recovery difficult by leading to denial, self-pity, or a refusal to learn from mistakes. The solution is resilience, self-awareness, and accepting that the effort itself is enough, regardless of external validation. Holiday uses numerous historical examples, from figures like William Tecumseh Sherman and Jackie Robinson to John DeLorean and Steve Jobs, to illustrate both the dangers of ego-driven behavior and the virtues of humility and purpose. The ultimate message is that by identifying and disarming the ego, one can achieve greater personal and professional fulfillment. Would you like some specific quotes or lessons from the book that you can apply in your daily life?
Khadeeja malayalam by Naseef Kalayath
പ്രണയം വല്ലാത്തൊരു ഹലാക്കാണ്, മനുഷ്യനെ നന്നാക്കാനും മോശമാക്കാനും കെല്പുള്ള എന്തോ ഒന്ന്. അങ്ങനെ അബൂക്കയുടെ ജീവിതത്തിൽ സംഭവിച്ച ആയിഷയെന്ന ആദ്യ പ്രണയത്തിന്റെയും ഖദീജയെന്ന നിത്യപ്രണയത്തിന്റെയും കഥയാണിത്. പറയാതെ, അറിയാതെ അത്രമേൽ ഹൃദയത്തോട് ചേർത്തുവച്ച ഒരുവൾ... പറഞ്ഞും അറിഞ്ഞും അറിയിച്ചും ജീവിതത്തിലേക്കു കടന്നുവന്ന് ജീവന്റെ പാതിയായി മാറിയ മറ്റൊരുവൾ... തെളിഞ്ഞ പുഴപോലെ പ്രണയമങ്ങനെ ഒഴുകുകയാണ്... മിഴിയിണകളും നിശ്വാസവും മൗനവുംപോലും അവർക്കിടയിൽ പ്രണയംതീർത്തു. ഏറെ വിശുദ്ധിയോടെയും അനുരാഗത്തോടെയും സൂക്ഷിച്ച മൈലാഞ്ചിമണമുള്ള പ്രണയത്തിന്റെ കഥ.
