Navtej Kohli : World famous book and ReviewsNavtej kohli reviews for world famous technical, historical, stories, biographies, autobiographies literature books and authors.King Crow by Jennifer Armstrong- May 28, 2008 King Crow, a picture book by Jennifer Armstrong, is a apt for the third grade students. King Crow is a fairy tale and the illustrations in this book are lush and dark. It's story of wise but vanquished King Cormac who has been blinded and placed in prison by his conqueror, King Bregant. Cormac is visited three times in prison by a crow who tells him just enough of what's going on outside to allow Cormac to seem to have magic knowledge. The language in this picture book is haunting and there's a.http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/king-crow-by-jennifer-armstrong.html Rabbit's Gift By George Shannon and Laura Dronzek- May 27, 2008 The Rabbit's gift is one of the children books that I liked a lot and think it's worth sharing it on my Navtej Kohli Blog here.Rabbits Gift by George Shannon is a modern retelling of the "giving" fable. The spirit of the original story is shown by the re-gifting of a turnip by a well-intentioned community of animals. Through the eyes of the adorable forest creatures that are beautifully depicted by by Laura Dronzek, the reader sees that while he is not responsible for the happiness of others,...http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/rabbits-gift-by-george-shannon-and.h... In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez- May 23, 2008 This story is about four beautiful girls who were born on a farm in Oja de Agua, Dominican Republic. Their names were Patria, Dede, Minerva, and Maria Theresa. They also had another name and sworn duty to get rid of the Dominican Republic dictator. Their code name was Las Mariposas, or the butterflies.All the four girls go off to school for their education, where the revolutionary spark is ignited. Minerva is the first to embrace the idea of living in a free country. Her parents do not listen...http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-time-of-butterflies-by-julia-alva... Investigating the Russian Mafia by Joseph D. Serio- May 22, 2008 This is an important book as it tells us something about the state of affairs in Russia and gives insight into things popular history is content to pass over. Joe Serio lived in the former Soviet Union for seven years witnessing the country and culture form many different angles. He was the only American to work in the Organized crime Control Department of the Soviet police and has been a consultant to The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and the BBC. He also played harmonica in a...http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/investigating-russian-mafia-by-josep... Katrina and the Lost City of New Orleans by Rod Amis- May 21, 2008 This is a story of Rod Amis and the time when Katrina hurricane hit New Orleans. Rod Amis is a bartender in New Orleans, in and around the French Quarter in the years before hurricane Katrina devastates the city. As Katrina hits his city and he frantically looks for his friends, he is both saddened, outraged and anxious. He is saddened by the destruction of the city. He is outraged by the slow reaction of his country to devastation in New Orleans and the "surprise" about New Orleans that the...http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/katrina-and-lost-city-of-new-orleans... Churchill: The Unexpected Hero- May 19, 2008 This book is part of the Oxford University Press' Lives and Legacies series. It is a very short book about Winston Churchill, an extremely famous British Prime Minister. Even though the book is short, it does a good job of detailing Churchill's long career. The author's central theme revolves around the fact that Churchill's huge ego was both his greatest flaw and his greatest strength. He was a genius, but he sometimes made bad choices because he never asked other people for advice. For...http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/churchill-unexpected-hero.html The Millionaire Mind by Thomas Stanley- May 17, 2008 Thomas J. Stanley, a Ph.D. has written a revolutionary book aimed at those who desire economic success. A high IQ isn't mandatory for monetary success. Many millionaires's SAT scores were not in the top percentile, however their ambitious drive excelled them forward into success. The book explains action and thought processes utilized by millionaires. It allows one to discover pertinent factors along with great perspectives into the millionaire's mind and chosen vocation.This educated author...http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/millionaire-mind-by-thomas-stanley.h... Our Story Begins by Tobias Wolff- May 16, 2008 Navtej Kohli gives another review of a very light and well written book by Wolff. In this new collection, Our Story Begins by Tobias Wolff is more often than not begin by catching people in what seem to be mundane, routine positions. The start of the stories begins with the story "My friend Clark and I had decided to build a jet plane,". "They were doing the dishes, his wife washing as he dried," begins another. "On her thirtieth birthday, Ted threw a surprise party for Helen." In openings that.http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/our-story-begins-by-tobias-wolff.htm... 101 Sonnets by Don Paterson- May 15, 2008 101 Sonnets is a collection of sonnets from hundred and one different poets, with an informative introduction and interesting piece of commentary. In the introduction part Paterson describes the history of sonnet and some of its commonly known structures, metres, and rhyme schemes: most familiarly a "turn" between an eight line octet and a six line sestet, iambic pentameter, and Italian (ABBAABBA CDCDCD) or English (ABAB CDCD EFEF GG) rhymes. There are many alternatives to these, however, and...http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/101-sonnets-by-don-paterson.html Racial Theories by Michael Banton- May 14, 2008 Racial Theories is a book that talks about historical and typological overview of academic theories of race. The author Michael Banton touches on the critical issues such as ethnicity and discrimination. It consists many racial theories and would be of interest to a person who has a liking for this topic.Banton begins with some general terminological issues, such as differences between folk and analytical terms and alternatives to "race". In "Race as Lineage" he then covers early modern...http://navtej-kohli-book-reviews.blogspot.com/2008/05/racial-theories-by-michael-banton.ht... |