Brands not using the local language has long been a pet-peeve for many consumers and marketing practitioners as well. It is true that sometimes the reasons offered are callous, but there are chances that there has been some thought put into it. This is an attempt to bring out a few of these possibilities.
The first book in The Alchemy Wars trilogy, the series can broadly be classified as speculative fiction and deserves the high praise it got from George RR Martin. Religion, robotics, AI and free will, set in the early 1900s, is an extremely intriguing premise, and the book delivers an action-packed thriller that goes a notch higher thanks to philosophical debates.
Lord of the Drinks manages to serve decent food and drinks in a fine ambiance, but does leave the wallet a little lighter. There are a bunch of options around, and this is definitely not the one ring to rule them all. But if you’re around these parts, you might want to give it a try.
Preface: Every 2 months, we buy 7 books. 6 that I choose, and one for D. 3 fiction, 3 non-fiction. From experience, 6 is my balance between Tsundoku (piling up without reading) and abibliophobia (running out of books to read). In keeping with the pattern, the list below has 6 books that I enjoyed this year, from […]
This book links a couple of my favourite subjects – Darwin’s theory of evolution, and determinism. But that’s not the only reason it’s a favourite. In sixteen different domains, the author uses the lens of evolution to show how progress has happened (or not), and the momentum of incremental and emergent change. Read it for perspective, and lesser known facts.