Brian Tracy's Books on Tape

If you have a long commute like mine you should spend your commuting time listening to books on tape. I alternate between serious career growth stuff and fiction. Again I must praise both Montgomery County Libraries and Fairfax County libraries for their excellent collection of Books on Tape and CD.

I discovered Brian Tracy with the book "21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires". Its a good book and a lot of common sense tasks for today's managers.

Next I read his book Get Paid More and Promoted Faster which I can assure you works. It helped me tremendously in my work. I no longer felt guilty for spending more time thinking about work. I did what I had to do to get the job done. I got promoted faster and I am happy even if I joke with friends that I had read only the later half of the book "Promoted Faster" and was hoping to read the first part and "Get Paid More". (That's just a joke)

Listening to development books on tape is like going to a university. Listening to books while driving also makes you less tense and you learn to tolerate the traffic much better.

I would definitely recommend any of Brian Tracy's books.


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Rockville Pike By Susan Coll

Just finished the book.   Rockville Pike It is a humorous novel. I am glad I had put a hold on this book at the Montgomery County library.

I like the character Uncle Seymour who gives away furniture when he hears a sob story. The mystery of Delila. The authenticity of the setting in Rocville a town in Maryland just adjoining DC. I adore the fact that this story is based on my adopted home town Rockville. The Soccer moms and their mini vans ( Honda Odessey) The unexplainable credit card charges. The Fed employee who pays her personal bills with the fed. credit card, it all seems like something that we have all heard before.

I hope I run into Susan Coll one day in Rockville and compliment her on a good book.

If you choose to you can buy the book Rockville Pike here.

Jhumpa Lahiri... and more

How do they do it ?

Jhumpa Lahiri,Chitra Divakaruni, Rohington Mistry, Manil Suri....They live their lives and also find the time to write. And write they do such rivetting books that my wife Pammy has to call me a million times for dinner before I let go of the book.

Jhumpa Lahiri's Interpreter of Maladies and the Namesake were good. One of my friends to whom I recommended the book did not like the infidelity at the end in "Namesake". No, I am not outing the end for you but infidelity is so un-indian but maybe times are changing. Maybe Jhumpa Lahiri knows more about Asian Indian kids in America more than me or my friend.

You can look at more Indian Author books at Amazon here.
Indian Authors

Did you read Amulya Malladi ?

I have a soft corner for authors of Indian origin. I am a self declared cheap skate because I don't buy books. I prefer to borrow them from the library and the Montgomery County libraries are absolutely marvellous.

You should add Amulya Malladi to your list of authors to read. i got introduced to her 3 books when I visited a friend Suhas in Boston. His wife Sunita was expecting and as most expectant mothers need distractions these books were good company for her.

I couldnt wait to get back and borrow "The Mango Season ", "Serving Crazy with Curry" and "A Breath of Fresh Air". They were just unputdownable. I enjoyed the adventures of the sisters as they live thier lives in Urban America. The Indian visits and the characters were so realistic I felt I knew them.

You can buy her books on Amazon Books by Amulya Malladi

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