LESSONS FROM NATURE : CONCISE ENVIRONMENTOPEDIA GOODIES BY MEENAL SONAL

 

As Lao Tzu says, “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.” It is a silent teacher, which teaches you the most complex aspects in the simplest way, you just have to listen.

The e book- Lessons from Nature: Concise Environmentopedia Goodies by Meenal Sonal Mathur echoes the above said quote and explains well the nature‘s teaching to human life. The book carries 26 chapters dealing with Nature and the way it helps human beings and the need to interpret it in a right sense for a better life.

Beginning with autumn, the book takes the readers through breeze, flowers, horizon, islands, moon and rainbow along with interesting haiku poems, quotes from field experts and a self-introspection in every chapter.  

This non-fiction e- book throws light on the both the advantages and disadvantages caused to human life by the nature. With many pages dedicated to the blessings of nature, the book allots a space for drought, tornado & volcano proving that nature and life both are a mixture of good and bad. The Author duo needs to be highly appreciated for their prodigious efforts. Their choice of topics and with it adding a right adjective as a prefix establishes their involvement and acute connection in the subject discussed.

 The book is successful in featuring positivity and imparting in readers the concepts showcased by nature for the sake of the humans to understand and lead a better life. The style in which the nature leads humans by example supported by its actions and reactions is quite meticulously presented before the readers for easy understanding.

Here are few lines from the five most entrancing topics inside the book:

“Fly and reach the stars with a string attached to the roots so you can anytime travel back to your virtues from where you started your journey.’ 

These lines from the chapter EARNEST GRAVITY prompts the readers to be connected to their roots and highlights the laws of Newton and its’ importance in nature as well as in human life.

The chapter “KIND JUNIPER’ is no doubt the gem of all the various topics included in the book by the author. 

 I quote “The Juniper tree teaches us to be content with what we have and make the most out of it. No one can compete with others' passion, hard work, and happiness. Keep smiling and keep working shall be the motto in life. “

GRITTY QUAGMIRE catches the attention in a different way and makes to think deep. The author provides few steps to follow during a quagmire situation. This will surely come in handy at the time of the need.

Xerophyte and yeast in this book get a novel and innovative introduction. Author urges readers to be xerohuman. I quote:” So be a Xerohuman who will roll out alternatives to keep going rather than expecting from others.”

With its interesting contents the book is certainly going to encourage readers to love and appreciate the nature there by making them to act responsibly towards it.

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HOLA SUMMER BY SINDHU VINOD NARAYAN

 

Hola summer is an e-book by Sindhu Vinod Narayan furnishing the best ways to care for the skin during the harsh summer weather conditions.  It caters to the needs of the skin care of the Indians.

The book is in a systematic flow with sections dealing with the summer skin care routine which is sure to bring or bestow a beautiful skin even in summer. Opening with common features of the summer season, the author takes the readers deep into the impact of it on the skin.

As we all know that skin is the largest organ in the body and it takes care of the whole body and other organs by being a covering or a shield from the external factors. It safeguards the whole body, when it does such a huge work, in turn chances of hurts due to wear and tear is natural. We need to protect it basing on our exposures and skin types.

Here is a pack of solution in the form of a book to skin problems and various skin related issues well drafted by the author. She is a freelance content writer and a social media influencer based in Chennai. She had a passion for writing even while working in the IT industry. So she quit her job to pursue her dream as 'That Madras Mom'. She enjoys taking care of her home and her two kids while writing about parenting, skincare, and fashion. She is one of the top ten voices of anchor Podcasters and an upcoming YouTuber.

The book deals with the internal as well as external factors effecting the skin. Starts with remedies to reduce the body heat, followed by face packs, Super foods for glowing skin and concludes with drinks that give glow during summer.

The list of summer detox drinks – CC, LS, AC are certainly the more the merrier. Next comes the easily available items like cucumber & Aloe Vera that works wonder during the tough times of the season. The book introduces the readers to the one more superfood chia seeds and the benefits of chia seed oil.

Details of four different face packs are given and they are easy to prepare at home. Glossy skin is possible in summer too when treated with the designed face packs from the book. All the face packs are with household and natural products and can be applied for all skin types.

The list of summer foods for glowing skin includes fruits, vegetables, seeds and dairy products. This creates variety there by consuming on a daily basis is made easy and breaks monotony too. Apart from the skin care these food are going to help the readers lead a healthy life.

Truly the book “Hola summer” will help to say Hola to clean, clear and glowing skin in summer also where all are usually worried of sweat, redness, rashes and skin irritations. The author’s idea to bring this skin care information in the form of an e-book will be whole heartedly welcomed by many suffering in the Indian summer. It’s more than an umbrella, scarf and a sunscreen.

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PARENTING TWEENS BY JYOTI KAUR

 

Parenting is an art. To be successful in it, it demands a lot of energy and skill. In todays’ scenario it is more challenging to bring up a child and make him/her a responsible citizen of the country. May be, considering the situations around and keeping in mind the above condition  Jyoti Kaur has penned an e –book  titled “PARENTING TWEENS” covering all the issues between a parent and a tween.

“The sign of good parenting is not the child’s behaviour. It is the parent’s behaviour.” – Andy Smith Son.  It seems supporting this, the author has   addressed this book for the parents and a lot of emphasis is laid on their role.

As we all know, there are different stages of development of an infant after birth. Every stage demands a certain style or a particular way of handling the baby or a child. One such stage is the “Tween” / preadolescence.(10-12yrs of age)

The book has 23chapters dealing with all the phases of a tween’s life and it carries suggestions and idea for the parents which will aid them in their parenting journey.

The author finely crafted this book in the order of the growth of the child’s needs and demands. The issues dealt in the book are quite common and every parent will relate to it and can take up the ideas to handle the issues in a smooth way.

The ideas and suggestion given in the book are also very practical and it just requires a simple technique and a little time to have control over the situation.

“Teaching responsibilities to Tweens”, “Teaching values to the tweens”  “Fun and safe ways to allow tween to explore their style”, “Dealing with your tween excessive use of phone” are the few significant topics discussed in the book.

The author in every chapter of the book clearly explains the concept followed by ideas and finally the conclusion. She is successful in bringing out the prime topics of parenting with adaptable ideas for the benefit of the parents.

Many sensitive issues are also been handled by the author in an exceptional way. The book also teaches parents to be calm, realistic as well as alert. In the chapter “MAKE YOUR TWEEN INDEPENDENT” the author puts forth the ideal ways where both the child and the parent can be happy. Here are her words:

“As the tween move nearer to their teenage years the urge for independence also grows. Parents on the other hand are in a continuous struggle to control them and keep them close. This tug of war can be settled with a help of a few tips that will help the tween to enjoy their freedom while being encircled by a set of rules set by the parents. The tips that will be discussed below will help to make your tween independent while keeping them close at the same time”    

This e book holds in itself a numerous fragments of happenings during parenting journey. The actions and reactions are magnificently recorded without omitting any important issue. This book can support parents and help them to have a clear perspective and approach everything in a confident way.

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COOKING WITH SHAIL - A COOK BOOK BY SHAIL THOSANI

 

The e-book COOKING WITH SHAIL is a short and sweet cook book with mouth- watering 15 recipes. All the recipes covered in this book are of different styles and methods and about different courses ranging from starters, main courses and desserts.

The book has a selection of recipes suitable for breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner. All the recipes can be prepared using the easily available ingredients in the India markets including the new entrant quinoa.

The author has worked with extra caution to avoid the disappointment during the end result of the recipe by providing the important tips in few recipes is noteworthy. This assures the reader to be confident while preparing the dish.

The recipes in this book demands fruits, vegetables, masala, paneer, bread, curd, cheese, flour and dough and batter to prepare 15 fine dishes. The author in her introduction states that these recipes are tried and tested at home.  Here is her words’ of introduction:

 "I started cooking after my 12th board exams and since then there has been no turning back. I am professionally a lawyer but cooking is my passion and even today after a long day at work I come back to the kitchen and that is my biggest stress buster. In this e[1]book I have tried to compile recipes each being of a different style and taste, all recipes can be served as different courses but each can be made using simple home -made ingredients. All the recipes have been tried and tested by myself and the pictures are all taken by me."

 In many of the recipes author painstakingly puts forth clear headings for ingredients for gravy and the dish separately and the same follows the same procedure with the methods too. In the recipe of the broccoli paratha, author seeks reader’s attention while adding the salt and cooking paratha.

The 15 recipes given in the book needs almost special requirement of the available ingredients. For example curd is usually available, but for curd and paneer sandwich, hung curd is the important ingredient. For the fruit and cream dessert instead of cream, whipped cream is the need. With little effort you can work wonders in your kitchen. All the ingredients are in the kitchen itself but with a touch of nuances the recipes can be brought out as a yummy dish.

Stuffing is done in vegetables, parathas and dosa, here the author presents a unique dish of stuffed idlli – simply amazing. Masala bhakri- a Gujarathi recipe needs a Lodhi and the multi grain dhokla recipe needs a dhokla steamer. These are the special needs meant for the recipe. Rest of the recipes can be happily prepared at any kitchen and savour the dishes.

Among all these, Rava mango cake is the one I’m going to try first. What about you? Download the book here and choose from the recipes which you are going to prepare first.   :   https://www.theblogchatter.com/download/cooking-with-shail-by-shail-parekh-thosani

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LITERARY CHARACTERS WITH CHARACTER (Pun Intended !) by Deepti Menon

 

 WE Care for Literature primarily on account of its deep and lasting human significance. A great book grows directly out of life; in reading it, we are brought into large, close, and fresh relations with life; and in that fact lies the final explanation of its power.

Literature along with imparting knowledge provides huge amount of aesthetic satisfaction. With this point all the lovers of literature is sure to agree.

From the days of launch of great works in writings in any language, it is undoubtedly the Literature- of any language or genre of Literature is supporting the humans by being with them in all walks of life.

Literature is a pack of good book with good stories. All the stories carries with them characters. They are the ones who give form to the theme or the story which the writer wants to present it before the readers.

The stories that are carried by the great books or classics stay along with men and women for a long time. The characters which we remember or like depends on the one’s own personal interest and it varies with every individual.

The books that stay with the test of the time are considered as a special works and are also referred and introduced to the next generations.

One great story holds in itself many characters and particularly few characters are well identified and related in day to day life.

One Such fine collection of characters is the e book of Deepti menon‘s titled “Literary characters with character (Pun intended).” It is simply a stunning attempt to present a Wide spread of Literature in a single book. It makes quite an interesting read and it touches almost a very long period of time or a wider length of larger period of Literature.

It also is not sticking to one genre of literature. It covers poetry, romance, cartoon, thriller and many specific characters which play a main part in the story. This enables the reader to get a glimpse of the book by reading one particular character. The book too has a space for regional literature and its translations.

It also highlights authors reading habit and fills that she is a voracious reader because of which she is able to bring forth such a collection to the readers.

No doubt the lovers of Literature will surely enjoy this sumptuous treat and it also throw light on the prominent books  and suggest us to get to read them if we have missed any of these.

Choice of character according to the alphabet is befitting and full justice done.

I thank blog chatter for allotting me this book as part of the review work and whole heartedly wish Deepa menon for her tremendous work.

Miss Havisham, Elizabeth bennet and many were my favourite characters and this book enabled me to revisit the characters alone without getting into the whole story.

Her book is quite easy to read with clean font and perfect font size and plain background. The book cover with mixture of colours coincides with the multiple characters inside the book.

 Literature is a fine gift by God to the humans and this book assures that.

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