“Playing it my way” is a book written by a person who needs no introduction at all. He is God for Cricket Lovers, Global personality of inspiration to young generation, An adorable father, A lovable husband so on and so forth. The very epitome of the book speaks about the honesty that personifies Sachin Tendulkar the Master Blaster himself.
He says:- “I knew that if I agreed to write my story, I would have to be completely honest, as thats the way I have always played the game and that would mean talking about a number of things I have not addressed in public before. So here I am, at the end of my final innings, having taken that last walk back to the pavilion, ready to recount as many incidents as I can remember since first picking up a cricket bat as a child in Mumbai thirty-five years ago.” – Sachin Tendulkar
The book has scored some millions of admirer’s blessings after been released. Sachin’s retirement to the world of Cricket in 2013 after 24 years of astonishing performance has yielded him accolades uncountable. Received Bharat Ratna the highest civilian honor for his contribution to Indian Cricket Fraternity.
Sachin tells his own remarkable story from his first test cap at the age of 16 to his 100th international century and the emotional final farewell that brought the entire country to a standstill. The man had given many reminiscences to the people of India during bad and good times with his stable style of playing. Being a public figure he has always remained a private person devoted to his family and country. Now that he provides a fascinating insight into his personal life and gives a frank and revealing account of a sporting life like no other.
“I Am Malala” The girl who stood up for Education and was shot by the Taliban written by Christina Lamb. Malala Yousafzai a celebrity social activist who fought for the basic need of education to girls against Talibaan is now in UK alive and lucky to pass over through the night mare that almost killed her to death.
The boldness of Malala, her mission to make Taliban understand the importance of education is very well portrayed in the book. Her father with moral ethics and values induced a seed in form of his daughter which is now inspiration to millions of youngsters facing the world with various thresholds of problems.
The tragic incident that occurred when she was returning from home after an examination in her school in 2012, when two boys stopped the bus, in which she was travelling came to a standstill when one of the boy shot her in point blank that entered her scull from near the left ear and lodged itself close to her shoulder with a serious injury and she was faint on spot made her fight through many surgical interventions and difficult rehabilitation programmes.
The place where Malala was born and brought up SWAT was a beautiful place with mountains, flowers, gorges, rivulets, serene nooks & corners made her a tolerant and extremely sensitive person. She drew inspiration from her father who has always believed in raising his voice no matter what the odds are.