Monday 29 December 2014

Top 5 Book Titles - November 2014


Bestselling titles.

Ranking
Fiction - Title
Oct
Nov
Amazon Current
1
Shopaholic to the stars by Sophie Kinsella
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
2
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
Shopaholic to the stars by Sophie Kinsella
 
3
The Best of me by Nicholas Sparks
The year I met you by Cecelia Ahem
 
4
Adultery by Paulo Coelho
The best of Me by Nicholas Sparks
 
5
The First phone call from heaven by Mitch Albom
Gray mountain by John Graham
 

 

Ranking
Non-Fiction - Title
Oct
Nov
Amazon Current
1
I am Malala by Malala & Christina Lamb
The art of thinking clearly by Rolf Dobelli
A Bill Cosby biography
2
The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Stand Strong by Nick Vujicic
 
3
Stand Strong by Nick Vujicic
I am Malala by Malala & Christina Lamb
 
4
How Life Works by Andrew Matthews
How Life Works by Andrew Matthews
 
5
Lean in for graduates by Sheryl Sandberg
Rise of Isis by Jay Sekulow
 

 

Do You Quantum Think?

The wisdom put forth in this unparalleled work arrives at a the start of the 21st century.  Just as we are witnessing a revolution in technology, society itself is also undergoing a far more profound, collective transformation.  This transformation is nothing less than the evolution of consciousness itself, our own minds and awareness.  The mission of Do you Quantum Think? is to help us understand the meaning and the benefit of this vastly important process.  More importantly, the book gives us a way there - a personal experience of a quantum leap in our thinking that is as exhilarating and rewarding as it is illuminating.
Do you Quantum Think? shows how an old world view has conditioned the way we think and thus conditioned our responses.  It dispels the "myth of choice" by hitting us with the realization that although we imagine we think and choose freely, this belief is in fact an illusion.  We begin to understand that our beliefs and institutions have been shaped by a 17th century/Industrial Age reality that is now hopelessly outdated.
Dianne Collins reveals how this "old world view" thinking is limiting our relationships, our approaches to problem solving, and how we are a community deal with collective issues such as environment, politics and health.  She then introduces us to Quantum Think, a new system of thinking that wisdom of cutting edge scientific,  principles and timeless natural laws into daily life.  it is new thinking that has the power to change the course of human destiny.
Until now the idea though creates reality has been given little attention outside of the so-called "new though" movement, dismissed as wishful thinking and having little to do with concrete reality.  Since the dawn of human civilization sages and spiritual masters have taught, as you think, so you become.  But it is only now that the real scientific evidence for this has emerged.  The implications of this growing awareness help to form the foundation of the Quantum Think message.  Though science may infer, the undeniable, real evidence is your own experience.  Do You Quantum Think? presents facts and offers prescriptive advice, not as another "how-to" book, but as an actual methodology that reveals its message to you directly, by the validity of your own experience.
The Quantum Think system offers 21 simple yet profound principles and practices that will expand your mind, lift your spirit, and satisfy your soul.  More than a book to be read and placed on the shelf, Do You Quantum Think? is a companion resource intended for each of us to tap into our own unique wisdom and apply it.  As Dianne Collins says, not just "know" the wisdom but to live it.
Once in a while a book comes out that can change the course of humanity for the better.  This is such a book.  As we find ourselves encountering unprecedented, reality-altering change, Do You Quantum Think? arrives to present a universal big picture as it relates to you, not for the sake of mere learning, but for the sake of living masterfully.

Top 5 Book Titles - October 2014


Month of October 2014
Ranking
Fiction - Title
Sep
Oct
Amazon Current
1
The Revenge of Seven by Pittacus
Shopaholic to the stars by Sophie Kinsella
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
2
Adultery by Paulo Coelho
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
 
3
Inferno by Dan Brown
The Best of me by Nicholas Sparks
 
4
And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Adultery by Paulo Coelho
 
5
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
The First phone call from heaven by Mitch Albom
 

 

Ranking
Non-Fiction - Title
Sep
Oct
Amazon Current
1
Stand Strong by Nick Vujicic
I am Malala by Malala & Christina Lamb
A Bill Cosby biography
2
How Life Works by Andrew Matthews
The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
 
3
The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Stand Strong by Nick Vujicic
 
4
Lean In For Graduates by Sheryl Sandberg
How Life Works by Andrew Matthews
 
5
Hard choices by Hillary Clinton
Lean in for graduates by Sheryl Sandberg
 
 

The Glow

British novelist Ned Beauman has been touted as one of the most promising young authors by the likes of London's The Guardian newspaper.
The prolific writer has churned out a new novel every two years - from his debut Boxer, Beetle (2010) to The Teleportation Accident (2012), which made the Man Booker Prize long-list.
Yet, the fiction wunderkind is only 29 years old.  His imagination knows no boundaries and there is no better word to describe his style than eclectic.
After flitting with time and space across parallel story arcs in his first two novels, Beauman proves he is no one trick pony with Glow.  This is his story to be completely chronological and to be set solely in contemporary times.
This even as he tackes the trite genre of an international conspiracy thriller.  The novel is named after the elusive and lucrative fictional drug that is sought after by pracically everybody in the story.
This includes lead character Raf, hipster type whom we first meet at  a rave party in south London laundrette.  Raf suffers from the very real condition called the non-24 hour sleep/wake syndrome, which affects his body's circadian rhythm and makes it impossible to sleep at normal times.
After his friend mysteriously disappears, he takes on - with the help of an unlikely band of allies - a multi-national corporation named Lacebark, in the red from its core business of mining and look for alternative sources of revenue.
In 249 pages, the story flits from London to Myanmar and Iceland to Pakistan, and includes kidnaps, guerrilla warfare and betrayal.
The result is a caper that occasionally feels threadbare, while the curveballs at practically every corner lessen the impact of the eventual sucker punch.
Despite the lamentably average plot, Beauman is an extraordinarily gifted writer, painting vivid pictures on almost every page.  His delightfully scrupulous play on words lead s to original bon mots, such as the spilled strawberry milkshake trying to "ooze away to safety" from a waiter's mop.  Or a woman whose cheekbones are tantamount to an 1980s 3-D computer graphic, based on the "economical number of sharp, flat planes".
Reading Glow, like the drug the story is centred on, is the psychedelic experience that might well get you on a confuddled high.

Sunday 28 December 2014

Top 5 Book Titles - September 2014


As the title suggests, it is about book titles and that is how you arrive here!  We hope you find what you are looking for.  Yes, these are Bestselling titles.

Ranking
Fiction - Title
Aug
Sep
Amazon Current
1
Inferno by Dan Brown
The Revenge of Seven byPittacus
Don't Order Dog by CT Wente
2
And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
Adultery by Paulo Coelho
 
3
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
Inferno by Dan Brown
 
4
The Time Keeper by Mitch Albom
And The Mountains Echoed by Khaled Hosseini
 
5
Faceoff by David Baldacci
The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith
 

 

Ranking
Non-Fiction - Title
Aug
Sep
Amazon Current
1
Hard Choices by Hillary Clinton
Stand Strong by Nick Vujicic
Empire of summer Moon  SC Gwynne
2
How Life Works by Andrew Matthews
How Life Works by Andrew Matthews
 
3
Stand Strong by Nick Vujicic
The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
 
4
The Art Of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli
Lean In For Graduates by Sheryl Sandberg
 
5
Lean In For Graduates by Sheryl Sandberg
Hard Choices by Hillary Clinton
 
 
At a time when we are ever more reliant on technological solutions for the world's problems.  It is extraordinary how little we actually understand the processes that lead to innovation and invention.  W.Brain Arthur's many years of thinking and writing about technology, and his many groundbreaking contributions to the field, have culminated in a unique understanding of this subject.  Here, he seeks to answer the fundamental questions: what is technology and how does it evolve?
Giving rare insights into the origin and evolution of specific technologies - from radar beams to laser printers, from aircraft to power plants - and a new framework for thinking about them all, every sentence points to some further truth and fascination.  Arthur shows how technologies capture natural phenomena, how they combine and build on existing technologies, how they deepen and develop and  they revolutionise our understanding of the world and of the possibilities within it.  With this new lens through which to understand the subject, he also reveals to us more clearly than ever just how our own role of creative problem-solving and imaginative vision can be involved.  Arthur shows not only how science itself is a form of technology but also how we can better understand the economy, as it functions and grows as an expression of it technologies.
This will be a landmark book that will redefine its subject and inspire many people to think about technology in depth for the very first time.

Monday 8 September 2014


Top 5 Book Titles - Must Read


As the title suggests, it is about book titles and that is how you arrived here!  We hope you find what you are looking for.  Yes, these are Bestselling titles year 2014.

Ranking
Fiction - Title
July
August
Amazon Current
1
Don't Order Dog by CT Wente
2
 
3
The First Phone Call From Heaven by Mitch Albom
 
4
The Target by David Baldacci
 
5
Faceoff by David Baldacci
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
Ranking
Non-Fiction - Title
July
August
Amazon Current
1
Empire Of Summer Moon  SC Gwynne
2
How Life Works by Andrew Matthews
 
3
 
4
Asia's Cauldron by Robert Kaplan
 
5
 
 
 
 
 

 


Preview

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Author of 'The Silkworm'
 
The silkworm is the second mystery staring private detective Cormoran Strike, but the real enigma here is why Harry Potter's creator Joanne Kathleen Rowling again uses just the pseudonym Robert Galbraith on the cover.  Her identity as the true author, rather than fictitious retired military policeman Galbraith, was revealed last July.  Apparently, another of her Best Selling book, The Cuckoo's Calling was her first book launched last year.
One peculiar, as in most readers' mind was the "quotations" at the start of each chapter of "The Silkworm".  They smack of aspirations to the highbrow and serve to irritate rather than enlighten.
A quick search on Wikipedia, you may find these quotes are the words of 17th-century writers Ben Jonson, John Webster and William Congreve, whose type of extravagant, near-farcical gory drama Rowling is apparently mirroring.  Or mocking, one is never really sure.
After all, this is a mystery set  in the publishing world and written by the most successful author in recent history but the plot here revolves around a terrible writer, one so bad that no one wants to represent his work or even read it.  Want to know more of how the story unveil, pick up a copy now .  Rowling's authorship will justify the purchase of this book to many.