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THE BOOK THIEF: Markus Zusak 

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  Source: The Book Thief ebook GENERAL OVERVIEW: RATINGS :4.9/5(It's flawless) GENRE : War, Novel-Historical Fiction DATE OF PUBLICATION :2005 AUTHOR : Markus Zusak ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Markus Zusak  was born on  23 June 1975 and is an Australian writer with Austrian and German roots. Zusak was born in Sydney, Australia where his mother Lisa is originally from Germany and his father Joseph is from Austria. They emigrated to Australia in the late 1950s. Markus is the youngest of four children where he attended Engadine High School. He studied English and history at the University of New South Wales, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Education. His other notable works are: The Underdog  (1999)   Ruben Wolfe  (2000), When Dogs Cry  (2001) Messenger  (2002) The Book Thief  (2005) Bridge of Clay  (2018) INTRODUCTION : The novel is about the adventures of Liesel Meminger ...

NAAG PANCHAMI: Worshipping Snakes

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  INTRODUCTION : Naga Panchami  is a day of traditional worship of  Nagas  or  snakes  observed by  Hindus  throughout Nepal . Nag Panchami is considered highly auspicious and is one of the significant days in the Hindu religion. Nag Panchami is a festival dedicated to snakes. HISTORY : A yagna  sacrifice was performed by Janamejaya who was a King according to the Mahabharata epic. He performed a Sarpa Satra( a homage) to decimate the race of Nagas by killing every snake in existence. He was performing this to avenge the death of his father  Parikshita  due to the deadly bite of  Takshaka , the king of the snakes. But Astika interfered with the homage and stopped the killing of snakes any further. The day that the sacrifice was stopped, due to the intervention of the Astika, was on the  Shukla Paksha   Panchami  day in the month of Shravana. That day has since been observed as Naga Panchami which is being ...

IKIGAI: Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles

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  GENERAL OVERVIEW: RATINGS: 3/5 GENRE : Self-help and Motivation DATE OF PUBLICATION :27 September 2017 AUTHOR : Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Hector Garcia Hector Garcia is a citizen of Japan though he was born in Spain. He is the author of several books about Japanese culture which includes worldwide bestsellers.  A Geek in Japan  and  Ikigai are his popular books. He is a former software engineer who worked at CERN in Switzerland before moving to Japan. Francesc Miralles Francesc Miralles  is the other author of the same book. His other notable works are Love in Small Letters  and  Wabi-Sabi . INTRODUCTION : Ikigai means to have a purpose in life. This book teaches us why is it essential to have a purpose and how to find a purpose in life. It teaches us the how active people remain after they retire in Japan and tend to become a centenarian. In Japan, people keep doing what they love for as long as their healt...