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In a special episode, we explore insights from Rick Macci and Dr. Nivedita Uberoi Jerath, authors of the new book "Billion Dollar Mind - A practical guide to the game of life." Rick Macci, a renowned tennis coach, has mentored icons like Venus Williams, Serena Williams, and Maria Sharapova. Dr. Nivedita, an accomplished neurologist and avid tennis student, offers a unique perspective on applying this mindset for success in everyday life and patient care. The conversation uncovers key aspects of training for a champion mindset, from calmness and intensity to visualization, the power of letting go, slow progress, and the role of humor. Tune in for valuable tips on cultivating success and intriguing tennis anecdotes!

In this episode, we continue to read Anne Fadiman book - Ex Libris. We read essay 4 "Scorn not the Sonnet" and Essay 5 "Never do that to a book".

Essay 4 is about her journey to write sonnets which are liked by all. While Annapurna is inspired to read more sonnets and poems, Shubhi is at peace and understands that she may never understand any sonnet on her own. Mary has an exposure and has an inkling towards sonnets and poems.

Essay 5 is about how one treats there books. And in our discussion we realized how we couldn't have been more different from each other. One of us treats books like diamonds while others think that they treat books like they are suppose to.



Please do tune in and do tell us your views on both the topics.

In this episode, we continue to read the book "This is a story of a Happy Marriage" by Ann Patchett which is collection of her essays.

We read and discuss two essays in this episode - Essay 4 - The Paris Match and Essay 5- The Dog's Life.

If you are someone who loves to play the word game essay 4 is for you. Essay 5 is about her love for a dog and we discuss if we are baby typue or dog types or both.

Please do listen..

Published in 2021, "Still Life" follows the lives of two individuals, Ulysses Temper and Evelyn Skinner, whose paths intersect in unexpected ways.

As the story unfolds, "Still Life" delves into the intricacies of human relationships and the transformative power of art in overcoming adversity.

Do listen to ascertain what we liked or not about this book.

Everyone has one odd bookshelf constituting a very specific not so common topic which they may or may not be vocal about.

In this episode we discuss our odd bookshelves and why do we have them.

Well, Shubhi is not the biggest fan of historical fictions. It’s not her favorite genre. But when Mary suggested and presented with a chance to read about real life story of Belle de Costa Greene, she couldn’t say no to this journey!

This book definitely inspired and exposed us to part of history that Annapurna and Shubhi were not aware of.

The length of this episode kind of suggests how much the book made us think and introspect.



Please do tell us your views on the book.