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 Chandigarh The Backstory & The City it Couldn't be Author: Vibhor Mohan  Pages: 286           'Chandigarh The Backstory & The City it Couldn't be' by Vibhor Mohan gives us an in-depth knowledge about the history of Chandigarh. The book is divided into two parts:  • Part I: Chandigarh Unravelled • Part II: The Backstory                The first part shows us the pre-chandigarh how the earlier years of Chandigarh were, how the name Chandigarh came to be. It gives us an in detail idea of the early planning of Chandigarh, the letters  exchanged, the Government housing done by three European Architects Pierre Jeanneret, Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew the pictures of the housing etc gives us a clear idea of their thinking and planning. The author has also given us the statistics of the house type and the sector(s)               The second part tells us about th...

 Things you know when you read 2000 books Author: Ella Yoon        'Things you know when you read 2000 books' by Ella Yoon is a book where the author shares her own experiences in reading books. How our society is getting far from the habit of reading and in some it is very important to read. Reading can take a person away from the harsh realities of the world and carry one in the blissful world of fiction and also learn a lot of things from brilliant minds.           Reading can be the best thing one can ever have as a hobby. We get to travel so many places sitting at our home also get to know more about the other places which might be a little difficult to travel. We just can't imagine a world without books what a colorless world it would be.             Overall, this book surely talks about her experience in the library and all the people she could meet there and get to know their experiences a...