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Focus and take a shot

By Nistha | Published: October 8, 2010

, originally uploaded by GaryTumilty. Tasting sangria – check Partying with a friend who just left a deadpan job – check Hear Dennis Crowley speak about Foursquare once again – double check Getting to talk to him – negative due to a badly timed frickin’ midterm (which I was, by that time, in half mind, [...]

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Agatha Christie books online

By Nistha | Published: July 30, 2010

While looking for some quotes, I bumped into this link accidentally that contains few Agatha Christie’s mysteries online. I adore her novels a lot and she is one author I love today as much as I did as a schoolgirl! T’was quite a nice surprise when I found a little piece of mutual admiration between [...]

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Kindle 2.3: PDF support finally

By Nistha | Published: December 24, 2009

originally published: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 12:27am src: www.instablogsimages.com I finally succumbed to the desire of buying an e-book reader and the obvious choice was Amazon Kindle (at least in US, I heard they have lot of alternatives in Japan). Though it is for gift right now but if I like it enough, I [...]

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Orwell’s writing

By Nistha | Published: March 11, 2009

Barely 1/5th into ’1984′, I cant help discerning a fine individualistic touch of the author in the impact it succeeds in generating. Eric Arthur Blair aka George Orwell needs no introduction. What makes a piece engaging is often the views presented behind the scenes (apart from the magic that authors like Wodehouse can create by [...]

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Aravind Adiga wins Booker

By Nistha | Published: October 15, 2008

Follow the BBC article for details. “The White Tiger, a tale of two Indias, tells the story of Balram, the son of a rickshaw puller in the heartlands, one of the “faceless” poor left behind by the country’s recent economic boom. It charts his journey from working in a teashop to entrepreneurial success.” 0   Liked [...]

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