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'OUTLIERS' BY MALCOLM GLADWELL

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This is   a book about outliers that is men and women who do things that are out of the ordinary. In this book the writer introduces you to one outlier after   another: to geniuses, business tycoons, rock stars, and software programmers. In this book the writer uncovers the secrets of a remarkable lawyer, look out what separates the very best pilots from pilots who have crashed plane, and try to figure out why Asians are so good at Math. And in examining the lives of the remarkable among us – the skilled, the talented, and the driven. The writer is of the opinion that there is something profoundly wrong with the way we make sense of success. What is the question we always ask about success? We want to know what they are like –what kind of personalities they have, or how intelligent they are, or what kind of lifestyle they have , or what special talents they might   have been born with. And we assume that it is those personal qualities that explain how that individual rea

'PURPLE HIBISCUS' BY CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

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This is a lovely book , I must say that I really enjoyed reading every piece of this book. The writer was able to show us through the character of Mr. Eugene that indeed no man is perfect, we all have our weaknesses. But when we say that we have no weakness then we lie to ourselves and are blinded to the havoc that weakness wrath on our loved ones. The commandments of God can be summarized in one ‘love your neighbor as yourself’, love therefore, is the principal thing, which was absent in the life of Mr. Eugene. He did not understand the true meaning of God’s love so he erred. He loved the religion, but did not know how to show love through the religion. A religion devoid of love is dead. He could not be merciful, loving, kind and compassionate to his father, he could not share with his father the riches God had blessed him with. His bitterness against his father for being a pagan did spill over without him knowing in the way he managed his home with a loving iron fist devoi

'SURVIVING MARRIAGE: IN THE 21ST CENTURY' BY RUFUS AND JENNY TRIPLETT

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In this priceless book the authors have listed out 1 tips that can help strengthen marriages. TIP 1- PUT GOD FIRST: God must be a central component of your marriage. The belief in a higher power for guidance is what should be your go to when you are on the ropes with how to handle things in your marriage. According to the writers , if both parties   are seeking to please God and pray for a lasting and sustaining marriage, then   HE should be remembered when things are going bad   and when things are going well. TIP 2 – RESPECT YOUR VOWS (BE COMMITTED – FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE). Marriage is forever –For Better or for Worse, Richer or for poorer, in Sickness and Health- Till Death do Us part. The commitment of marriage is more than a formatted or fermented ideal in your head. The commitment to stay with someone while forsaking all others all of the rest of the days of your lives is an idea that must resonate with your soul. TIPS 3–DON’T TRY TO CHANGE THE PERSON YOU M