Pegasus Book Club

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. [...]

My Life in France

Alexis Leon — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:40:24 +0000

Last week I saw the beautiful movie Julie & Julia, which was based on two books—My Life in France by Julia Child (with Alex Prud’homme) and Julie and Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen by Julie Powell. I wanted to read both the books. The first book I could get my hands on [...]

Ladybird Favourite Tales

Alexis Leon — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 18:06:55 +0000

Ladybird Favourite Tales are the timeless, treasured stories that generations of children have grown up with and loved. These easy-to-read retellings, enhanced by rich, colourful, and exciting illustrations beautifully captures the all the magic of the original stories.

These books are ideal for reading to the kids when they are young. Once they start reading on [...]

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Alexis Leon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:52:09 +0000

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is an award-winning crime novel by the late Swedish author and journalist Stieg Larsson, the first in his “Millennium Trilogy“. The other two being The Girl Who Played with Fire and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets’ Nest.

Before his death in November 2004, he left three unpublished novels that [...]

Outliers

Alexis Leon — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:48:09 +0000

Outlier means something that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or related body. It also means a statistical observation that is markedly different in value from the others of the sample. In Outliers, author Malcon Gladwell uses the term outlier to mean a truly exceptional individual (or group) who, in his [...]