“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”

This book, written by Richard Feynman, a Nobel Laureate in Physics, is one of the most popular books written by a scientist and undoubtedly one of my all-time favourites. Here, Feynman recounts his capers from the years spent at Princeton, Cornell, Caltech as well as anecdotes in connection with work on atom bomb (the Manhattan Project) at Los Alamos.

Throughout the book, Feynman comes across as an extraordinary combination of high intelligence, sharp mind, unlimited curiosity about every aspect of life, and above all, a fine sense of humour.

Vivid, lively and unpretentious, this is one book that you return to time and again!

ManWatching

Hi,

Well, I just read a book on a bit off-the-beat subject and liked it immensely.

ManWatching

Author : Desmond Morris

The book is about human actions, how actions become gestures, and how gestures transmit non-verbal messages. In short, the book is about the "Body Language."

In a clear, lucid way, the author describes a whole range of our day-to day actions, gestures, movements, signs & signals-- most of which we perform sub-consciously. He explains how people from different communities behave in public and in private, and also analyzes the fundamental patterns which govern typical actions-reactions.

Packed with almost a hundred diagrams, sketches and photographs, the book makes us

aware of the fact that as a species we may have advanced technologically, but we have not yet entirely shed our 'animal' traits of being bodily active.

[Astronomy] Seven Wonders of Cosmos

This book provides a glimpse into some of the most exciting and intriguing areas in astronomy and astrophysics. The seven wonders discussed here are not individual objects, but rather subject areas representing a range of mysterious phenomena, a class of spectacular events or a population of remarkable cosmic objects that have challenged human curiosity and defied explanation, at least so far. Using simple analogies and a wealth of illustrations, Prof. Narlikar skillfully steers us on a cosmic journey.

We come across the first wonder as soon as we leave the Earth… sun rising in the west, a dark sky in spite of the blazing sun! The second wonder is about the Red Giants & White Dwarfs; and about how the stars are born, evolve and die. Third wonder describes the catastrophic event of a supernova explosion. The fourth wonder is the Pulsars, the ultimate timekeepers of the universe. Fifth wonder is about neutron stars and black holes and the ‘dictatorship’ of gravity. The sixth discusses strange illusions observed in space and last wonder is the majestic expansion of universe as a whole.

Finally, we look at other unsolved cosmic mysteries and speculate on what the eight wonder might be.

With lucid prose and humorous anecdotes, the author weaves together these exciting mysteries and shows us how these motivate the astronomers to unravel the wonders of future.

Classic Speeches

Classic Speeches

-Richard Crosscup

Good oratory is skill that requires some inborn talent as well as practice. For centuries, great speeches have mesmerized people and motivated people to perform astonishing deeds of valour.

This book presents an excellent collecytion of some of the best speeches ever given. In all, there are 64 speeches and includes such illustrious orators as Demosthenes, Cicero, Socrates, Jesus, Gandhi, Simon Bolivar, Oliver Cromwell, Prince Bismarck, Napoloan Bonaparte, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Lenin, Adolf Hitler, Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, John F Kennedy, Jawaharlal Nehru, etc.

The speeches cover a huge time-span, ranging from 350 BC to 1950 AD. Every speech is introduced with a concise biography of the orator and background information about the particular speech.

Full, unabridged text of all speeches, exhaustive details about the various resources and high quality of print make this a book a delight to read.

The Bunker

The Bunker

-James P O’Donnell

This is a well-researched account of the last days of Adolf Hitler and his Nazi henchmen. It describes in minute detail the three and half months in 1945 during which Hitler lived in an underground bunker near Reichstag in Berlin. We get to know a number of hitherto unknown facts about the Hitler’s life the concluding days of second world war, his marriage to Eva Braun, their suicides, the three-pronged breakout of bunker crew and the suicides of Gobbels family and Martin Bormann. This is a definitive book and a must-read for anyone interested in the life of Adolf Hitler.