1. History of western philosophy by Bertrand Russell
A book on the subject of western philosophy talks about the ideologies of the significant philosophers throughout the ages- from Plato and Aristotle through to Spinoza, Kant and the twentieth century.
2. It Ends with Us by Colleen Hoover
The novel takes a dig into the issue of domestic violence abuse through a character who chooses the end of domestic violence over love for the well-being and safety of herself and her daughter. The book takes us through the journey of a character, Lily who fell in love with an abuser. Lily would often witness her father beating her mother and she would always tell her mother to leave her father. Lily, when experiencing domestic violence decided to take a stand and give up her love for the sake of her safety and end the chain of violence.
3. Twisted series by Ana Huang
A series of four books- Twisted Love, Twisted Games, Twisted Hate and Twisted Lies. Each book has a different story to offer. In the first book, Twisted Love, a character named Alex Volkov is a devil with the face of an angel who is cursed with the past he can’t escape. His pursuits to get success and vengeance leave little room for the matters of the heart.
4. Secrets of divine love by A Helwa
The book draws attention upon spiritual secrets of the Quran and stories from the world’s greatest prophets and spiritual masters. The book helps in connecting you with your faith, overcome your doubt and deepen your connection with God. The book is a motivational and inspiring guide of how to experience the beauty hidden in the Quran and the Islamic traditions. A. Helwa not only unveils dozens of spiritual secrets hidden with the Quran but she does so in an uplifting and gentle way that meets each reader exactly where they are on the path of God.
5. Orientalism by Edward said
The book examines the western representation of Eastern countries and culture and reveals why false western assumptions about Eastern countries have prevailed for over 200 years and also touches on how they still affect the way we view the Eastern world today.
6. Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
The book presents story of four visitors, each of whom is hoping to make use of the café’s time-travelling offer, in order to: confront the man who left them, receive a letter from their husband whose memory has been taken by early onset Alzheimer’s, see their sister one last time, and meet the daughter they never got the chance to know but the journey into the past does not come without risks: customers must sit in a particular seat, they cannot leave the café and finally, they must return to the present before the coffee gets cold .
7. Atomic habits by James Clear
The book reveals practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results. He draws on proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible.
8. Psychology of money by Morgan Housel
The book shares 19 short stories exploring the ways people think about money and business management and teaches us how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.
Money―investing, personal finance, and business decisions―is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real-world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.
9.In search of an enemy- Mullah Umar and the unknown Taliban by Bette Dam
For twenty years, the Taliban was the number one enemy of Western forces in Afghanistan. But it was an enemy that they knew little about, and about whose founder and leader, Mullah Omar, they knew even less. Armed with only a fuzzy black-and-white photo of the man, investigative journalist Bette Dam decided to track down the reclusive Taliban chief a decade back. But in the course of what had seemed an almost impossible job, she got to know the Taliban inside out, realized how dangerously misinformed the global forces fighting it were, and made a startling discovery about Omar’s whereabouts. The outcome of a five-year-long pursuit, Looking for the Enemy is a woman journalist’s epic story that takes the reader deep into the dangerous mountains and war-ravaged valleys of Afghanistan.
10. Ikigai by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miraalles
The book revolves around IKIGAI, a Japaneseword meaning purpose to live. The international best -seller self-help book helps you find your ikigai. The book says that it’s not difficult to find one’s ikigai and takes you on a journey to find out your own purpose to live and to change your life.
(The list of books have been provided by Bestseller Bookstore, Srinagar)
