Pegasus Book Club

This Is All I Have To Say

Alexis Leon — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 19:00:56 +0000

There is always a lesson to be learnt from failure. Look for that lesson. And learn it. Suddenly, you’ll find success sitting beside you. Winking at you. - Swapan Seth

A few days back I read a small book—This Is All I Have To Say by Swapan Seth. I finished reading it in about 30 minutes. But it made me [...]

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Alexis Leon — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:34:53 +0000

‘I cannot understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas.’ ‘That is because you have no brains,’ answered the girl. “No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other [...]

The Last Lecture

Alexis Leon — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:37:48 +0000

A few weeks back I read a book “The Last Lecture.” I had the book for a couple of months, but read it only last week. The book is about the final lecture given by a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU)—Randy Pausch. The CMU has the practice of asking its professors to [...]

Germinal

Alexis Leon — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:55:10 +0000

Germinal is the thirteenth novel in Émile Zola’s twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. It is one of the most significant novels in the French tradition. The novel-an uncompromisingly harsh and realistic story of a coalminers’ strike in northern France in the 1860s-has been published and translated in over one hundred countries as well as inspiring five [...]

The Power of Slow

Alexis Leon — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:33:49 +0000

The pace of modern life is fast. We want fast transportation, fast communication, fast computers, fast photos, fast music, fast foods, and so on.

But does fast always mean the best? Does it mean that we can achieve our goals? Does it ensure that we have a happy, healthy, and satisfied life? Does it ensure [...]

Dark Watch

Alexis Leon — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:52:13 +0000

Dark Watch is the third book of the Oregon File series. This book is written by Clive Cussler and Jack Du Brul.

The books follow the mysterious “Corporation” and its leader Juan Cabrillo. The “Oregon Files” come from the name of the boat on which the series is based—The Oregon. The Oregon is a high-tech [...]

Sacred Stone

Alexis Leon — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 06:36:12 +0000

Sacred Stone is the second book of the Oregon File series. The Oregon Files are a group of novels written by Clive Cussler with Craig Dirgo. The books follow the mysterious “Corporation” and its leader Juan Cabrillo. The “Oregon Files” come from the name of the boat on which the series is based—The Oregon. The [...]

Freakonomics

Alexis Leon — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:39:10 +0000

Which is more dangerous, a gun or a swimming pool? What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? How much do parents really matter? Has your name any influence on your career opportunities? What has nylon stockings in common with crack cocaine? Why did the crime rate in America fell in 1990s? Has the legalization of abortion to [...]

Golden Buddha

Alexis Leon — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 06:24:22 +0000

Golden Buddha is the first book of the Oregon File series. The Oregon Files are a group of novels written by Clive Cussler and Craig Dirgo. The books follow the mysterious “Corporation” and its leader Juan Cabrillo. The “Oregon Files” come from the name of the boat on which the series is based—The Oregon.

The [...]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Alexis Leon — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:14:10 +0000

Roald Dhal is one of my favorite authors and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is my favorite Dhal book. I finished reading it to my nephew and niece a couple of days back. I think this is one book that they have enjoyed very much. Reading the book again after all these years was fun. [...]