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5 days ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
A brand new self-development book is here! The title is Win The Battle Of Your Mind- Scroll Less, Read More. Written by Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta, this a timely book, focusing on 'loss of skills due to lack of reading' and how we are to address the same. Being a scientific book, STP Pune, a Department of Science and Technology initiative, recently organised a book presentation to Gautam Adani. The book contains two original poems, praising the reading habit.
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1 week ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
Reading books is the most underrated pathway to mental health. NHS UK actually had a program called The Reading Well, where health practitioners used books and bibliotherapy to support the mental health of folks facing various challenges, including anxiety, depression, and grief. This subject is moot because we are in May, which is designated as Mental Health Awareness Month.
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2 weeks ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
Presenting an exclusive conversation with the legendary sports marketing genius Sonny Vaccaro - the man who convinced Nike to sign Michael Jordan. Vaccaro recently wrote his book ‘Legends and Soles’ with Armen Keteyian. Those who have watched AIR, will remember that Matt Damon played Vaccaro in the film. In this book, Vaccaro famously says, “I’d been more than slightly responsible for turning major college basketball into an unabashed money-making machine.” How did he do this?
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3 weeks ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
Ahead of 21st April, National Civil Services Day, which commemorates the day when the first Home Minister of Independent India, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel addressed the probationers of Administrative Services Officers in 1947 we review ‘Scaling Mount UPSC.’ The book is written by Sajjan Yadav, Additional Secretary, Department of Expenditure, MoF.
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1 month ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
T.J. Power's "The Dose Effect" weaves a compelling narrative around the delicate balance of brain chemistry.
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1 month ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
How groundbreaking was Nalanda, really? Of all the reasons that a place of learning might achieve prominence, location is NOT the first one that comes to mind! But Nalanda situated near the Magadha capital of Rajagriha, had this massive advantage, stresses author Abhay K in his book, Nalanda: How It Changed The World. The location was blessed by the great Gautama Buddha who visited Rajagriha, spent time at the Pandava Hills, begged for alms in its streets and meditated there.
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1 month ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
The curious paradox of the author boom amidst declining readership raises several critical questions. While the ease of publishing has led to a proliferation of books, the attention economy remains fiercely competitive. Competing with countless digital distractions, traditional reading habits are getting reshaped. Over the last decade or so, the very definition of who is an 'author' is shifting shape. Oddly enough, this may be good news for book lovers. Here are our five Bookstrapping insights -1.
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1 month ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
The stock markets have been in the news for a massive correction. In the first two months of 2025, Indian stocks lost $520 billion; higher than GDPs of Pakistan and Bangladesh! With the markets seemingly limping towards recovery, we review Trillions by journalist Robin Wigglesworth, a somewhat historical book about why the creation of index funds (now popular!) was not an overnight success.
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2 months ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
We are in the middle of 'Brain Awareness week', a period from 10th to 16th March dedicated to increase public awareness about the brain and to celebrate the wonders of the mind and brain. So, we look at one of the greatest books ever written, 'A brief history of intelligence' by Max Bennet. He talks about LUCA- the last universal common ancestor and how we evolved from a soup of molecules back then, to the present day.
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2 months ago | 
storyboard18.com | Reeta Gupta
Women's voices in literature have not only created new categories, but also maintained a balanced narrative of the world we live in. On the one hand, translations from global languages to English are commanding their place in the sun. In this category, several authors have done this convincingly.
