Sachin=GOD Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 Finished "Asura - tale of the vanquished". It was a strange book - some parts were so brilliant in portraying the life of Asuras that it felt as if an Asura had written the book. But other parts contained way too much distortion of The Ramayana's story.
FischerTal Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 Twilight: Los Angeles Im reading it for English class. Good read for anyone interested in learning about Los Angeles riots of 1992 :nice:
adi B Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 i am not too much into reading books nowadays except my technical (engineering) books but i surely am fascinated to read and know more about indian history and polity..kindly recommend some good books if any
Sachin=GOD Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 i am not too much into reading books nowadays except my technical (engineering) books but i surely am fascinated to read and know more about indian history and polity..kindly recommend some good books if any same for me please.
Detonator Posted July 30, 2013 Posted July 30, 2013 For adib and sacgod. The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha The Wonder That Was India by A L Basham A Corner Of A Foreign Field by Ramachandra Guha. This is the history of cricket in India. No no no, not Lagaan. India: A history by John Keay Alberuni’s India by Alberuni (Translated by Edward C. Sachau) @S=G, did u see that documentary??
Sachin=GOD Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 For adib and sacgod. The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha The Wonder That Was India by A L Basham A Corner Of A Foreign Field by Ramachandra Guha. This is the history of cricket in India. No no no, not Lagaan. India: A history by John Keay Alberuni’s India by Alberuni (Translated by Edward C. Sachau) @S=G, did u see that documentary?? already read the ones in bold. Will read the others. you mean the BBC docu about India?
Detonator Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 already read the ones in bold. Will read the others. you mean the BBC docu about India? yep.. "The Story of India"
Sachin=GOD Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 yep.. "The Story of India" downloaded it but haven't seen it yet.
Detonator Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 downloaded it but haven't seen it yet. :two_thumbs_up:
Sachin=GOD Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 How to Borrow Ebooks If you're an avid reader, you don't need to buy ebooks or even have an ereader to enjoy the benefits of a large, free selection of reading material. The legal war over ebook pricing rages on but there's no need to avoid the skirmish. Instead you can retreat with a book that's free (and legal, too). Borrowing ebooks expands your reading choices without expense. Even if you don't have an ereader, you can borrow a book to read on your smartphone or your computer provided you have a compatible app such as Kindle, Nook, or iBooks. And if you still want the ereader experience but aren't fully onboard with going paperless, some public and school libraries now lend ereaders. The American Libraries Association's State of America's Libraries Report revealed 39 percent of libraries offer them to their patrons. Libraries Most library patrons don't know that local libraries lend ebooks—even those who frequently use ereaders. A Pew Internet & American Life survey found 58 percent of library-card holders did not know if their library lent ebooks and 48 percent of ereader owners were also unsure. To borrow an ebook from your local library you don't have to drive there, but you do have to download OverDrive Media Console. The app is available for nearly every platform and device out there (iOS, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry, Kindle, Nook, Kobo, Sony Reader, Mac, and Windows). If you're unfamiliar with libraries in your area, you can use the app to locate local ones or search for them on the OverDrive site. Students whose schools participate in OverDrive lending have an additional source of reading material. About three-quarters of public libraries offer ebook lending. You can use your library card to borrow ebooks, put them on hold, and create wishlists. Ebook downloads and access varies depending on the device, but OverDrive has a video library with all the details. OverDrive also serves as an ereader app that features bookmarking, font customization, a dictionary, and social-sharing tools. If audiobooks are more your thing, you can borrow and listen to them within the app as well. Amazon Prime customers have access to about 300,000 titles via the Kindle Owners' Lending Library. They can borrow one book each month for free and there is no due date. Those with e-ink Kindles can find the library in the Kindle Store and those with Kindle Fire devices can find them in the Fire bookstore. All Kindle owners can also borrow books from each others' libraries. First though, the lender must go to the title, select Action and then Loan This Title, and enter the email address of the intended recipient. Not all books are available to loan out however, because of rights-management issues. Nook owners can borrow books from each other by going through the Nook Friends app. It's simple to search shelves and then select books to borrow for 14 days. For a book to be available it has to be one that the lender purchased and whose rights allow lending. If you have a Nook but no Nook Friends, there are plenty of people in the Barnes & Noble forums looking to be social. Also, keep in mind that you can only lend out a book you own once—that's not one borrower of a title at a time, that's one loan for each purchase of a title, period, across all services. Third-Party Services If you've got a well-stocked Kindle library but don't have many friends that do, you might want to visit Lendle, where Kindle device and app users can lend a book to borrow a book. There's also BookLending.com, which matches Kindle lenders and borrowers. eBookFling works similarly, but instead of being limited to Kindle users, also includes Nook, iOS, BlackBerry, and Android readers as well. Sign up for Open Library and you can borrow up to five titles at a time for 14 days each and read them in a Web browser, as a PDF, or an ePub file (which can be converted for many ereaders using Calibre). The ebooks come from over 1,000 libraries. Be warned: when borrowing you might not have the luxury of reading at a leisurely pace. Ebook lending generally lasts for 14 days per book and rather than pay penalties, books expire, meaning they disappear from your device. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2421946,00.asp
Sachin=GOD Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 DRM Removal Tools for eBooks http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/2011/01/13/ebooks-formats-drm-and-you-%E2%80%94-a-guide-for-the-perplexed/ http://apprenticealf.wordpress.com/2012/09/10/drm-removal-tools-for-ebooks/ fantastic tools to remove DRM from ebooks.
adi B Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 For adib and sacgod. The Argumentative Indian by Amartya Sen India after Gandhi: The History of the World’s Largest Democracy by Ramachandra Guha The Wonder That Was India by A L Basham A Corner Of A Foreign Field by Ramachandra Guha. This is the history of cricket in India. No no no, not Lagaan. India: A history by John Keay Alberuni’s India by Alberuni (Translated by Edward C. Sachau) @S=G, did u see that documentary?? :nice:
Detonator Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 @ Adi B @ Sachin = God, I just finished reading the book, India: A history by John Keay. Forget the other books, this single book is more awesome than others. Pls buy it instead of downloading. This guy and the book deserves it
Sachin=GOD Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 @ Adi B @ Sachin = God, I just finished reading the book, India: A history by John Keay. Forget the other books, this single book is more awesome than others. Pls buy it instead of downloading. This guy and the book deserves it thanks :nice: just ordered from Flipkart....
Sachin=GOD Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 Currently reading "The General - biography of Charles De Gaulle" - the book shows a man who, even at the start of his career was always supremely confidant of himself (and hence seen as arrogant by many seniors) and always sure of his great destiny even when he was an unknown soldier.
Detonator Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 thanks :nice: just ordered from Flipkart.... :icflove:
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