This book aims youngsters and the old alike to once again remind them how awesome and unique our lives are. The trick to live an ordinary, yet a highly productive and contented life!
Excerpt
“We should be thinking not just what is good for putting money in people’s pockets but what is good for putting joy in people’s hearts.” – David Cameron, British Conservative Leader The book has been designed to produce a similar effect in the minds of the readers. The book is not a direct guide to turn you into a “Human Extraordinaire”. It is an attempt to assist you in realizing the joys in an ordinary yet a highly productive and contented life. You are now armed with the knowledge of your predicament and you now know how to deal with it in the right way, leaving the ‘joy in your heart’ undisturbed.
Professional Reviews
Very relevant and life changing! Recommended highly for students of the coming age.
Shaun Dsouza says...
Suffering from depression thanks to college life stress is a very relevant issue today. I have personally been a part of it and know that it is awful.
When i came across this book, it looked like yet another self help book. But upon recommendations by a close relative, the author has captured something very essential and relevant.
Absolutely awe-inspired, I think this book is pro-change. through easy ways and hard hitting ideologies, l believe every students should go out and give this a try. A single chapter can make more difference than any counselling therapy out there, i dare say
Gentle yet radical !
Abinaya Sharma says...
12 February 13
first to review
Gentle yet radical
The book targets any keen reader and makes him realize how uniquely awesome you can be! Not overly philosophical, the author seems to approach the reader with a next-doorsy attitude. A must read for today's generation, capable of capturing them with its easy/ concise views and ideas!
Compact, simple and easy to read!!!!!
Rohith Prasad says...
I read this book after readin an article on the Indian express in chennai... honestly I'm not the kinds who wud read a self help book.. but the reason i picked this book up was because the author bravely agreed on his article that his book may be bad but there is a possibility that it may be famous... this line really hit me and thought t o myself...
why not read this book and see how it really is... honestly?... i loved it very very much... this book has the beauty of connecting to the author from the very first page...
when the author talks abut the past the future and then the preesnt.. i loved the chapter where the author speaks about duties and responsibilities..
very impressive work.. he says there is a difference between wants and needs.. the day we address all our needs, we can move onto our wants... great stuff!! this guy is on his way of becomeng an inspirational speaker if he goes like this. waiting for more!!
This exceptional book, Celebrating the Gift of Being Alive, has the perfect thoughts and words for birthdays, graduations, engagements, marriages, and any life celebration or family tradition.
These timeless quotations culled from the celebrated corpus of writings by W.E.B. Du Bois are presented with illuminating introductory essays by Aberjhani. Narration of the Audible book performed by Catherine Byers.