biblomania

Title: MAHANAYAK Author: Vishwas Patil Nature: History (Marathi) One of the best biographies Marathi literature has ever seen. This IAS officer opens many new areas of NETAJI's life by his extensive research of archives from Japan,Burma & India. The book describes the interplay between different characters in NETAJI's life mainly Gandhiji & Nehru.And how Chitranjan Das was his mentor in political life, his love life with Emile, finally his readiness to take herculaean efforts just to see his beloved motherland free. The only drawback is book is very long, but epics are long and still they are worth reading is'nt it? Other book: RANANGAN (by same author)

Title: The Mossad inside stories: Israel's secret intelligence service Author: Dennis Eisenberg+Uri Dan+Eli Landau Nature: Political/Thriller Probably no country in the world has followed "Offence is the best defence" as closely as Israel. Many times it is justified because of it's hostile neighbours. But to be offensive one has to have in depth knowledge of enemy's moves. It is where MOSSAD comes into picture. The book narrates story of the rise of MOSSAD from a hotch-potch days of WW-II to the second most dreaded intelligence agency in the world after CIA. The contribution of Isser Harel in carving out MOSSAD from different agencies and making it responsible for Jewish interests. The successful plot of capturing Adolf Eichmann and bringing him to gallows. The story of Eli Cohen who almost became Defence minsiter of Syria or when the whole of the agency was just obssesed for finding a simple teenager boy make it a exciting reading. The other plots are as lucid