April 8th, 2004 by Eshin
When Raif Sevrance and his brother return home to their clan as the only survivors of a vicious attack in which both their father and the clan chief were killed, it is not only grief that clouds Raif’s thoughts. The new chief’s reign is a brutal one, made worse by his brother’s acceptance of it. When his uncle, Angus Lok, invites Raif to accompany him to Spire Vanis, it seems that he has no choice but to leave his home. It is the start of a journey that will change his life – and the world he inhabits.
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November 2nd, 2001 by Eshin
From the acclaimed Vanity Fair and GQ journalist, 
an unprecedented, in-depth portrait of the man whose return to Apple precipitated one of the biggest turnarounds in business history. With a new epilogue on Apple’s future survival in today’s roller-coaster economy, here is the revealing biography that blew away the critics and stirred controversy within industry and media circles around the country.
Got this one as a present. At first I confused him with Steve Case, fellow Tech-CEO and guru. By the end of the book, I realised that if I had mistakenly identified Steve Jobs in front of the very same person, he would have been highly offended.
November 2nd, 2000 by Eshin
The book begins with a fascinating look at the origins and reasons for the Inquisition, which was an institution quite broader than just the Spanish variety. It’s an eye-opener and it helps put a perspective on how the Papacy dominated and influenced the course of politics in the Middle Ages. The Inquisition was perhaps the first institution that used the mass public as a political tool, if only through fear.
While it makes interesting bedside reading, and I criticize not the validity of their work, the book is not a piece of academic work. Nor does it reveal anything too gory or too shocking that challenges the reader to think.
October 3rd, 2000 by Eshin
This book provides a witty and insightful look at life within an advertising agency. Its written completely in a dialogue format using emails as the method of communication and narrative.
Its a must for the ad exec and others may find it amusing. The author used to work for McCann-Erickson and some would say that it is loosely based on his experiences there!
I found the book to be an amusing one. Although at times it got a little tedious and so I skim read some of the stuff at the end (as I do with boring emails). The characters are stereotypical and lack developments. But who needs development in a book like this?
