I noticed a lot of friends putting up a list of their 10 all
time favourite books on facebook and it seemed like such a fun mental exercise.
Here’s my list (in no particular order):
1. The Three
Investigator Mystery Series by Robert Arthur - So till I was in the 8th or 9th
standard I dreaded reading. I thought I wasn’t a book person till my classmate Pooja Garg introduced me to these. I
can’t thank you enough Pooja. These books were my firsts into the world of
reading! I now try and gift these to my nieces and nephews who complain that
reading is boring :P
2. The
Fountainhead by Ayn Rand – This book inspired me to be just ME. I am still
working on that though…
3. The 7
habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey – Gifted by my hubby dearest
Deepak Mehra way back in college. He
insisted I read it and I am glad he did. This book changed my life. A lot of
what I am today is thanks to this book.
4. Don’t
lose your mind, lose your weight AND Don’t lose out, workout by Rujuta Diwekar.
I just love how these books simplify food and exercise for you. They make me
realize that I know a lot about nutrition and being fit already; that I can
continue to eat the yummy yummy food prepared by my grandmom and mom without
counting calories.
5. The Harry
Potter Series by J K Rowling – Oh how I loveeee these books. Probably the ONLY
set of books that I most definitely want to read again. I am not a
read-the-same-book again sort of person but these I will read again GLADLY.
6. The Power
of now by Eckart Tolle – Another book strongly recommended by Deepak Mehra.
Thank you thank you so much for this one. It helped me get rid of a lottt of
unnecessary emotional baggage… Phew!
7. Wonder by
R. J Palacio – Such a simply written book. Just makes you want to focus on the
inside of a person; overlooking all the packaging.
8. The Kite
Runner by Khaled Hosseini – When I read this book I really saw human emotions
unfold in front of my eyes. What a brilliant one!
9. Word
Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis – Thank you Madhavi
Gokhale ma'am for suggesting this book in the first year of engineering. Up
until then I dreaded English… really.
I thought I wasn’t fluent enough and hesitated to speak it. Reading this one
made me fall in love with the language.
10. Pregnancy
by Nutan Pandit – a MUST READ for all new moms-to-be. I started reading it in
my first trimester and wow-oh-wow this
book just helped me get rid of all my fears. It just simply answered all my
pregnancy related queries… the silliest ones even :D
What fun writing this blog has been! If this blog inspired
you to nudge your brain a little… then go ahead put down your list in the
comments section J
