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Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle About the book: The book revolves around Sherlock Holmes, who suddenly falls sick and his landlord calls Dr.Watson to check upon and describes the condition of Mr. Holmes. Alarmed, Dr. Watson rushes to Sherlock Holmes house only to see him in pain. Watson tries to convince Sherlock to let him call a doctor but Sherlock denies him and instructs him to call another person named Mr.Culverton Smith. The rest of the story is about whether Mr. Smith visits him and what happens to Sherlock Holmes. My Perception: Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson, our beloved characters in the world of detective books who never disappoint us. The book is a short read and keeps you on your toes. This book will be an interesting to all Sherlock Holmes fans.

Author: Sudha Murthy Blurb: Sudha Murthy, the writer of the book shares 11 different situations from her life with us through this book. About the book: As I said earlier, the author shares her life experiences. Through "Three thousand stitches", she shares her experiences with Devadasis and how she wanted to eradicate devadasi system by showing them a way for upliftment and better life to them and to their children. In "How to beat the boys", she narrates her journey of doing engineering when women were considered not fit for such course. She tells us how she tackled each situation she faced in her college and completed her course successfully. In "Food for thought", she narrates how she got to know about different fruits and vegetables and their origin and presence in India when she went to lunch at her friends place through botanist. In "Cattle class", she tells how she was judged at airport for her attire. In " A lif...