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THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS BY KIRAN DESAI National Book Critics Circle, Fiction, 2007 Man Booker Prize, Fiction, 2007 At the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas lives an embittered old judge who wants nothing more than to retire in peace. But this is far from easy with the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter Sai, come to live with him and his chatty cook. Biju, the cook's son, is trying to make his way in the US, flitting between a succession of grubby kitchen jobs to stay one step ahead of the immigration services. Unbeknown to any of them, a Nepalese insurgency threatens Kalimpong, impacting Sai's blossoming romance, and causing the judge to revisit his past and his role in this grasping world of conflicting desires. Click here to read the book

THE PROCRASTINATION EQUATION : HOW TO STOP PUTTING THINGS OFF AND START  GETTING STUFF  DONE BY PIERS STEEL Piers Steel is a recognized expert on topics like motivation and  procrastination  and in his book  "The procrastination equation"  he gives an equation you can use to analyze exactly why you procrastinate. The Procrastination Equation Different people procrastinate for different reasons, corresponding to the different variables in the Procrastination Equation:  Motivation = (Expectancy x Value) / (Impulsiveness x Delay) . Procrastination results from lowering Motivation too much. Expectancy = how likely you think you are to reach your goal Value = the value you place on the goal Impulsiveness = how influenced you are by short-term vs. long-term gratifications Delay = how far into the future the goal is Understanding why you procrastinate is a major first step towards reducing procrastination. The book has an assessment tool you can use to help ...