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My reading list  —  2

I find it really challenging and interesting to read books in the predefined order. I tried it with my first list and I completed them successfully. Here is the second list of books. Of course, no promise that I will read them in the order. If I get some interesting new book I may start reading it. If I do so, I shall update it here in this post.
  1. 1984 George Orwell
    ★★★★☆  my note
  2. Why We Love The Way We Do Preeti Shenoy
    ★★☆☆☆  my note
  3. Life is Tremendous Charlie “Tremendous” Jones
    ★★★★☆  my note
  4. Great Stories for Children Ruskin Bond
  5. பிறகு பூமணி
  6. To be decided later -1
  7. The Pillars of Consciousness Osho
  8. Standing on an Apple Box: The Story of a Girl among the Stars Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth Dhanush
  9. Paper Towns John Green
  10. To be decided later -2
  11. The Room on the Roof Ruskin Bond
  12. The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate: Viewer Guide Gary Chapman
  13. சர்வம் ஸ்டாலின் மயம் மருதன்
  14. Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose Tony Hsieh
  15. To be decided later -3
  16. Emotions Osho
  17. As a Man Thinkth James Allen
  18. The Adventures of Rusty : Collected Stories Ruskin Bond
  19. Looking for Alaska John Green
  20. Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom
  21. The small BIG: small changes that spark big influence Steve J. Martin
  22. The Richest Man in Babylon George S. Clason
  23. Believe in Yourself Joseph Murphy
  24. பிளேட்டே அரு. ராமநாதன்
  25. To be decided later -4
  26. Know About Bhagat Singh
  27. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Peter Thiel
  28. Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah Richard Bach
  29. The Railway Children E. Nesbit
  30. To be decided later -5
  31. The Fish in the Sea Is Not Thirsty: 15 Discourses Given by Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh on the Songs of Kabir Osho
  32. The Flipside: Finding the hidden opportunities in life Adam J. Jackson
  33. Way of Peace James Allen
  34. Selected Short Stories of Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore
  35. To be decided later -6
  36. Sam Walton: Made In America Sam Walton
  37. Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Cal Newport
  38. ஆபிரஹாம் லிங்கன் — அடிமைகளின் சூரியன், பாலு சத்யா
  39. She Swiped Right Into My Heart Sudeep Nagarkar
  40. Meditation & Other Spiritual Disciplines Swami Swahananda
  41. The Prophet Kahlil Gibran
  42. Compassion: The Ultimate Flowering of Love Osho
  43. The Little Captive : How one girl survived a Japanese Prisoner of War camp Lise Kristensen
  44. Manage Your Day-to-Day: Build Your Routine, Find Your Focus, and Sharpen Your Creative Mind Jocelyn K. Glei
  45. To be decided later -7
  46. Guiding Souls: Dialogues on the Purpose of Life A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
  47. Thirteen Reasons Why Jay Asher
  48. The Tragedy Of Macbeth William Shakespeare
  49. The Black Tiger Srijan Pal Singh
  50. On the Move: A Life Oliver Sacks
  51. The Little Prince Antoine De Saint-Exupery
  52. மாவோ: என் பின்னால் வா மருதன்
  53. This Is Not Your Story Savi Sharma
  54. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Stephen R. Covey
  55. To be decided later -8
  56. The Story of My Life Helen Keller
  57. Gitanjali: Song Offerings Rabindranath Tagore
  58. To be decided later -9
  59. Three Men in a Boat Jerome K. Jerome
  60. Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë
  61. Tea for Two and a Piece of Cake Preeti Shenoy
  62. To be decided later -10
  63. In Search of Celebration Osho
  64. Man-Eaters of Kumaon Jim Corbett
  65. Meditations Marcus Aurelius
  66. இளைய பாரதமே எழுக! சுவாமி விவேகானந்தர்
  67. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking Malcolm Gladwell

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