Book of the day-11: Jesus: Story of Enlightenment by Dr Deepak Chopra

'New Realities' with Alan Steinfeld interviews Deepak Chopra about his most recent book - JESUS: A Story of Enlightenment.  Dr Deepak Chopra never ceases to amaze me by his breadth of vision, depth of knowledge , benevolent heart and universal thinking. This video interview reinforces my belief that he is one of the greatest thinkers, writers and speakers of the present-day. In this interview, he tells he is planning to write more books in this 'Story of Enlightenment' series, which is a joyous news.  Grateful thanks to Dr Deepak Chopra, Alan Steinfeld, 'New Realities' and YouTube.

Book of the day-10: The Third Jesus by Dr Deepak Chopra

A brief introduction about the book from RandomHouse.com by Deepak Chopra himself:
(http://www.randomhouse.com/crown/thirdjesus/)

The Third Jesus is about the consciousness of Jesus which was in touch with the source of all creation. If you can aspire to be at one with that consciousness, then you too can be in touch with the source of all creation. The Third Jesus takes you on a journey of inner transformation, so you truly understand the meanings of the phrases like "the kingdom of heaven is within you," "my father's house has many mansions," "resist not evil," "my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Each of these phrases that are drawn from the sayings of Jesus actually can be a trigger for your own inner transformation, so you move from ordinary states of consciousness to what is called "god consciousness" and "cosmic consciousness."

Grateful thanks to Dr Deepak Chopra and Random House.

Websites to Watch-1: The Pulitzer Prizes Website

Booklovers eagerly look forward to know the Pulitzer Prize Winner every year. To be included in the short list for the Prize itself is considered to be an honour that is, next to the Nobel Prize. It is the Fiction Category that catches the eye of every booklover. But what many generally don't know is Pulitzer Prize is awarded to 14 categories of newspaper journalism, besides other categories like Musical composition, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Drama etc. The Pulitzer Prizes were instituted to honour excellence in Journalism and Arts since 1917. The awards are presented by the Columbia University, USA distinguished work by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.

To get to know some great books by contemporary writers, a visit to this site is very helpful. There is a lot more to learn.

http://www.pulitzer.org/

For example, for the year 2009, the Pulitzer for Fiction has been awarded to Elizabeth Strout (Random House), for her book “Olive Kitteridge”. As it is mentioned in the site, this book is "a collection of 13 short stories set in small-town Maine that packs a cumulative emotional wallop, bound together by polished prose and by Olive, the title character, blunt, flawed and fascinating".

Some other famous winners of the Pulitzer for Fiction are: James A.Michener, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Saul Bellow, Norman Mailer, John Updike, John Cheever,Toni Morrison and Jhumpa Lahiri.

Also read "Pulitzer Prize" and "Pulitzer Prize for Fiction" in Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Fiction

Grateful thanks to The Pulitzer Prize Website and Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia.