Bookish Blog
After spending x years as a keynote speaker and life coach, Shahnaz has gathered some of her favorite reads, along with an analysis of each book. Check out some of her favorites.
Episode 26 – The White Tiger by Arvind Adiga
The White Tiger details the cast system in India and the rise of a person from the lowest cast to an upper cast. When I mention this book, people say, oh. It’s like Slum Dog...
Episode 24 – The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern. Let’s get into it. Not literally. Literally would not be possible as it’s fantasy, but what a fantasy it is. Before I continue with this review, please check...
Episode 23 – American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
American Dirt by Jeanine Cumins is an important book for our times. Yes, the book has been likened to the modern-day version of The Grapes of Wrath. I’ve read those reviews and sometimes the...
Episode 22 – Ikigai by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
Ikigai by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles. What is Ikigai? Ikigai translates to a reason to live. Here’s the review of the book Ikigai. If you prefer to listen to the...
Episode 18 – China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan
China Rich Girlfriend review comes from the script of the podcast by Living a Life Through Books. For more episodes by Living a Life through Books, click the link to her podcast. Hello everyone...
Christmas 2018 Special
Hello everyone. I’m Dr. Shahnaz Ahmed with Living a Life Through Books and Happy Holidays! Welcome to our last special and last episode of this year. This is our Christmas special. I want to say,...
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Episode 9 – Take Me Away
Hello. This is Dr. Shahnaz Ahmed with Living a Life Through Books. Today is a dreamy journey. Or maybe not dreamy at all. It’s about those great moments in a book that make...
Episode 7 Part II – I’m Different For A Bit
Hello everyone and welcome again to Living a Life Through Books. This is Dr. Shahnaz Ahmed musing about my journey of reading. In this episode, I would like to dovetail into the last...
Episode 7 Part I – I’m Different Now
Hello again. This is Dr. Shahnaz Ahmed with living a life through books. This is a two-part episode. Here’s a bit of background. When I started thinking seriously about this podcast and began...
Thanksgiving 2018 Special
Hello everyone. I’m Dr. Shahnaz Ahmed and Welcome to our special Thanksgiving episode of Living a Life through Books. I assume you all survived my Halloween special and today’s episode is...
Halloween Episode
Welcome to Halloween and my first seasonal episode. Here’s a bit of micro history. I have had, since the beginning of September, enough episodes for publishing every other week all the way up to...
Episode 6 – Can’t Sleep, Can’t Put It Down
Hello again and as always, welcome back. This is Dr. Shahnaz Ahmed, your friendly neighborhood book reader for living a life through books. Before I start with today’s episode, I want to...