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I Am Albert Ellis
Dr. Albert Ellis is one of the greatest psychologists in the world and an eminent personality from the United States. He became immortal in the history of psychology with his Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy or REBT, which he founded in 1955. Today REBT has gained recognition and is widely followed everywhere. In the present world full of stress and strife, we all are in pursuit of peace and happiness. Based on rational and humanistic life-philosophy, REBT has helped people from all walks of life in uplifting their lives and is hence extremely popular all over the world. This autobiographical novel gives the reader an insight into his thoughts, and his dauntless and resolute personality. Dr. Ellis lived actively and zealously till his death. He overcame several hurdles and shortcomings in his long life of 93 years only because of REBT. 'My life is my message' he said. REBT and Ellis' life were synonymous, which is proved by his life-journey. The novel unravels his emotions and puts forth his revolutionary views about sexuality in a forthright but sensitive way. It motivates the reader to introspect on his own life-philosophy, thereby enabling him to tide over his emotional problems and make life more meaningful. Readers have found the original Marathi novel, first published in 2009, to be a self-help guide. It enjoys a wide readership and is popular among psychiatrists, psychologists, counsellors, students and celebrities as well. and has thus been a consistent best-seller till date.
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Six Degrees Game of Blogs
As part of their #CelebrateBlogging initiative, BlogAdda.com, ran the first edition of Game of Blogs in September 2014. Five characters and their descriptions were provided. The objective was to write a fictional story revolving around these characters. Bloggers came together as teams and after three rounds filled with its own set of twists and turns, three stories made it to the end. The three stories in this book are a fascinating example of how one set of characters can have interesting lives with completely different dimensions. is a result of how collaboration can truly breed creativity in the modern day world of connected living.
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The Evolution of Religion
History has an unsettling effect on religion. Like science, history is fundamentally northing more than a range of theories based on objective evidence. Mythology becomes a byword for a traditions history, and hestoryin the objective sense that we understand it today becomes distorted. Thus through time both myth and history blend into an entertaining story of the world around them and their role in that world.
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Ambling Indian
This book, a fun trip through India—with all the peculiar experiences of the country, has the ingredients to intrigue, the spice to savour, and the nuggets of reflection to delight! Meet the characters of Chand TV and Changa Times—Madam Chandni, Mr. Chatu, Mr. Raja Chata, voluptuous Ms. Kitry Kat; and the others—the boyfriend Runny Singh, Tinuji, swashbuckling Mr. Anal Manbee, Jamal and the Mangoman. Watch their lives intertwining with the young and lively Ambling Indian’s, as they navigate through the lanes, bylanes, gallis, and mohallas that make up much of India. Coast through Bollywood, the elite Indian Institutes of Technology and the Indian Institutes of Management—hallowed Oxbridges of the East; weddings, politics, and modern offices. Duck and dive as you avoid the cows, potholes, and street dogs. Celebrate the functions and everything else that is the substance of modern India; chaotic yet captivating. Sit back, brace yourself for a quirky, rollicking auto rickshaw ride, and lose yourself in time as you travel with the aam aadmi (the common man). Discover an India like you have never seen before— through the mirror of the Ambling Indian, Aina; who discovers an unknown side of herself too.
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Get Corporated Before You Get Fired!
Despite the best preventive HR policies of randomly reorganizing the department and designing incomprehensible appraisal processes, Sid, an employee has got promoted within a short span of five years and the Vice-President, HR is absolutely not happy about this! He needs a 'Root Cause Analysis' done and he needs it fast! Meet Sid, an average employee who gets thrashed by his boss, duped by his HR and confused by the management. Join Sid in his corporate journey of launching a new smartphone brand. Discover the corporate work culture as he makes his way through various graphs, pie-charts, bell-curves and what not-all to save his job!