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Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer is a great book and I recommend it to all those that are looking for a good adventure. The story is fictional, but the basis is found in a true story. The book tells us about a man, named George Mallory, attempting to climb Mount Everest. The story is placed in the mid 20’s, almost 30 years earlier than the first real climb to the summit of the tallest mountain on earth.

Our hero has problems in his early life because of the lack of money, but he struggles and eventually, Mallory manages to get a scholarship to Cambridge. The story jumps ahead a bit and we see George Mallory as a history teacher and from there on we can read about the climb. The story itself is not very focused on the climbing part, but even so, I found it as a great book because of the true life story it involves, apart from the climbing, as mentioned earlier.

The main part of the story is the struggle of the normal people in the times before the war. This is interesting, but I hoped for a more intriguing story and I was expecting a lot more details about Mallory’s climb. In this aspect, I was disappointed, but you might actually love the way Archer describes the way our hero manages to reach the desire of climbing the mountain and that, I think, was just another metaphor about the climb each of us needs to perform in our lives.

Archer has a very nice writing style and the story is pretty good on the areas it focuses on, so if you like stories about some person’s life, this is probably the book you should purchase in the near future. As far as the actual title of the book goes, I think it basically says enough about the book. I love hearing how people get rich and successful and if you love being motivated in your life, Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer is a great book.

Paths of Glory by Jeffrey Archer has the merit of not being too long and that makes it easy to read during the lunch break at the office or at night before going to bed. I read it in 4 days and I feel good about reading it because I didn’t feel like I wasted my time. I give it an 4 out of 5.

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Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment is one of the nice novels, written by Steve Harvey. The book seems to be really interesting for all the classes of readers; irrespective of their gender, nationality, religion and the like. Even though this book is dedicated to all women, it definitely seems to be interesting even to all men, as well.

As the title itself suggests the fact that the book is basically written with the writer’s intension, to make the readers aware of the plus points of both men and women as a whole. That is, the women’s strength in relation to the action and the men’s strength with respect to the aspect of thinking. In other words, the author expresses enthusiastically his generalized views about both genders.

Apart from that, he has tried his level best to create a perceivably perfect combination of men and women; from the perspective of women. It is clearly understood through the title and the introductory page itself, which states as, ‘Steve lets women inside the mindset of men’. The author has proved himself to be a good observer, comparer and more than everything else, a nice narrator. Because he takes the reader, deep into the each and every minute aspects of prime concern, which can be noticed to be continuously revolving around the core matter, throughout this book.

In this book, as he describes himself at the outset, he has well described about what men really think about intimacy, relationships, love and commitment. He has also shed light on concepts and questions such as ‘Five questions that every women should ask a man to determine how serious he is’, ‘When to introduce the kids’ and more. The book is rightly seemed to be sometimes direct and sometimes funny, but always truthful. After reading it, everyone probably feel that all women must and should read this novel without fail, if at all they want to identify with how men think, when it comes to the matter of relationships.

The author’s hope is to empower all women with a wide-open look into the minds of men, as directly expressed by the writer itself. Initially, the author talks about the mind set of a man, as the title of the first phase is named. Under this, he talks in detail about the aspect, which drives men towards women. He also made a successful attempt in differentiating the love of men from that of women. Here, he even explains about the significance of the three things, that every man needs, such as cookie, loyalty and support.

In the second phase, the book explains how women can know about why men do anything, ‘what they do’. Also, reveals the aspect of men’s first expectation from women, whom they themselves approach since their first meeting itself. It even helps women in knowing how men distinguish between those women, who are chosen for their lifetime; and those women, who are just used and thrown away after the use.

In the final phase, it also suggests some of the useful tips for women to win over the minds of men. Thus, we can say that Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man acts as a mandatory guide for all women. And like an attractive mirror for all men.

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Comeback or no comeback, Circus (2008) is to date one of Britney Spears’ most significant albums. It is the first album to be released by a Britney that has more or less settled down from the chaotic mess that her life has been since the infamous incident with a particular shaver and her hair. In all honesty, however, it is a commendable effort of an album; in many of the tracks – even the virtually omnipresent Womanizer – Britney’s voice has regained its existence independent of vocoders or synths. That is not to say that the album is free from them – indeed, many of the tracks continue to feature her vocals layered multiple times over underlying synth or duplicated voices. Still, it is a relief to hear Britney singing again, with some toning down of the electronica-style crafting that went into the production of the songs on Blackout.

I will point out, however, that in all honesty, her vocals on some of the tracks sound strangely unlike her. In comparison with In The Zone, her vocals on this album sometimes sound far too clean to be true. This issue becomes especially obvious in the two ballads on the album, Out from Under and My Baby. They are not downright terrible (Out of Under is in fact not too bad), but her vocals do seem rather unusual at times. They seem to have lost a bit of the darker, sultrier yet somewhat vulnerable sexiness that permeates many of the songs on In The Zone – for instance, Everytime or Toxic. But that in no way makes Circus a bad album; it simply means that we’re probably seeing Britney take an entirely different musical direction, and the defining dance and retro-ish sounds of this album seem to point to that.

The best songs on this album are the more upbeat dance tracks such as Womanizer and Kill the Lights. Worth a special mention is Mannequin, which was the song heard in the dance rehearsal video that was leaked onto YouTube before the album’s release. The best thing about this song is the beat and the fact that Britney’s voice takes digital manipulation so well – something about her voice quality distinguishes itself whenever it is given centre-stage, and the drier, cleaner percussion background in Mannequin certainly makes her voice stand out. The bridge and the chorus are especially catchy (“I don’t care / I don’t care / I don’t care …”) and the fact that they are sung in Britney’s distinctly breathy head voice (think Toxic again) makes you want to listen to it even more.

Circus (the title track) is also worth a mention. The production is darker and more sombre than most of the other songs on the album, but retains an essentially dance sound that prevents the song from sounding out-of-place. It also contains a section that consists of nothing but the background synths, the beat, and Britney’s spoken taunts (e.g. “Let me see what you can do”) that one knows will be the part in concerts during which Britney shows off her moves. Parts like these, of course, also remind one of other songs from her pre-crisis albums, e.g. Boys from the self-titled album Britney. Essentially, the song Circus, and indeed the whole album, is like a sonic encapsulation of the darkest times that Britney has ever experienced as a public figure and of the efforts by Britney to reassert her position not just as pop princess (or queen of pop), but also as an individual amidst her conservatorship and frequently unreasonable attacks by the paparazzi.

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Jazz has been experiencing a revival lately. Numerous artists are responsible, but none so much as Michael Bublé. The name is likely to be known even among those who do not ordinarily listen to jazz. Bublé's pop-jazz renditions of the classic standards has reintroduced famous jazz pieces back into the mainstream, and some even bigger than they were back when they first came out.

Call Me Irresponsible (2007) sees a continuation of Michael Bublé's contemporary renditions of jazz classics. Generally, the album is an excellent demonstration of what makes Bublé so popular. The opening track, a cover of Frank Sinatra's famous “The Best Is Yet to Come”, is tastefully performed; Bublé's vocal dynamics, ranging from the soulful opening to the jubilant ending, are skilfully executed. It is evident from the title track - made famous by Frank Sinatra, as well - why Bublé is so popular today: Bublé's smooth, sultry vocals in “Call Me Irresponsible” with its playful lilts portray the bad-boy persona of the song with finesse, but the upbeat and well-structured instrumentation accompanying him ensures that a young audience which grew up on the likes of Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears are not lost on complex rhythmic changes or lengthy improvised solos. Bublé's light-hearted rendition of “I've Got the World On a String” has got just the right swing feel, and is bound to make anyone happy.

The album, however, is not just about upbeat music. Many of the tracks prove that Michael Bublé is a master at sentimental music too. The more pensive and soulful tracks such as “Me and Mrs Jones” and “Always On My Mind” display an expressive and emotional side to Bublé that is seldom heard in his earlier albums. “Me and Mrs Jones” is movingly rendered; Bublé's vocals brim with emotions, and show that he has grasped very well the inner turmoil of the song's persona who is involved in a relationship with a married woman.

“Call Me Irresponsible”, unlike many of Michael Bublé's previous albums, does not contain solely of covers. There are two original songs in the album, “Everything” and “Lost”, both of which Bublé himself had a part in writing. “Everything”, in my opinion, is the better of the two because its feel-good melody and admittedly sweet lyrics are far more memorable and captivating. That is, of course, not to say that “Lost” is bad; in fact, it is well-composed, and has a set of powerfully heartfelt and emotional lyrics.

Towards, the album lapses into quieter and slower music which may or may not be able to hold the attention of an audience accustomed to a fast-paced, hectic life, but that does not mean that the tracks are not worth a listen, of course. The bonus track, a cover of the classic “Love”, is a great song to end the album with not only because it is a familiar tune, but also because Bublé's haplessly-in-love rendition of the song is captivating to listen to and creates a happy ending to the album's musical ups and downs. Overall, Call Me Irresponsible (2007) is a testimony to the talent of Michael Bublé and to his pivotal role in bringing jazz back.

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Since they began in 2004 with their debut album "We all know is falling", Paramore has recently shot up to fame within the pop rock, Paramore never really got the ball rolling. However, with the 2007 release of their second album "Riot!", this respectful band has hit the right spot with their audiences, shooting themselves to some fame. Paramore's music has been noted for it's rare youthful enthusiasm, the main factor which contributed to their explosive music. It is so apt that their choice of title, "Riot!" itself actually means a sudden outburst of energy or emotion.

Let me admit personally that my first impression of the band was not exactly positive, after listening to their single "Misery Business", yet I felt that I would not be doing them justice unless I got the entire album to listen to myself. With an entwining mixture of slow paced (such as "When it rains", "We are broken", "Let the flames begin") and fast paced songs ("For a pessimist, I'm pretty Optimistic", "Born for this", "Misery Business"), I feel that on a general note, I'm impressed with the album as well as the band as a whole.

After my first run through the entire album, I was actually amazed when I found myself subconsciously repeating after their beats, which are simple, yet fits to the mood of their various songs to a T. Despite being what many would consider "simply yet another pop album", "Riot!" actually has some redeeming qualities which distinguishes them from the rest.

With incredible catchy choruses, as well as an interestingly unique set of lyrics, courtesy of their lead singer Hayley Williams and backup vocalist Josh Farro, the songs would dance at the tip of your tongues for some time after listening to most of the songs. Paramore tries to be unique in the way that it tries to mix and match some of the monotonous tunes by having a sort of "roller coaster" tempo in some of their songs, for example "Crushcrushcrush", and it has worked to some extent. Furthermore, Hayley William's versatile vocals is able to cope and adapt to the changes in tempo and mood of the sings accordingly, while still being able to capture the essence and tone of a teenage pop girl.

However, at the same time, their experimenting with this technique has caused some songs(in my personal choice, "Misery Business") to have some difficulties to flow. Yet, I feel that Paramore has already made up for it plus interest with the rest of their tracks. For pop enthusiasts out there looking for something new to sample, "Riot! (2007)" is a gem that gleams slightly brighter than the other albums out there. Injecting old ideas from fresh perspectives, their sounds would be stuck in your mind for ages. Another young prospect to look out for in the near future.

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