What are some books about two foreigners in love?
Ali and Nino : is a novel about a romance between a Muslim Azerbaijani boy and Christian Georgian girlAli and NinoThere is even an art sculpture for this roman in the Georgia. It is very famous roman written by Azerbaijani writer Kurban Ali Said
Who are the best Azerbaijani historical novelists?
To get information about Azerbaijan history from novels, I would recommend:Fərman Kərimzadə -His works about Safavids Empire are very well-written. “Xudafərin körpüsü (Khudafarin bridge)” novel is recommended to read.İlyas Əfəndiyev - His novel called “Geriyə baxma, qoca” is a good example for learning the transition period between October Revolution in 1917 and the establishment of Azerbaijan SSR in 1920. It should have a Turkish translation as well called “Geriye bakma ihtiyar”.Qurban Səid - his “Əli və Nino” (Ali and Nino) novel also describes the events taking place in Azerbaijan and in the Caucasus at the beginning of the 20th century. Recommended to read. It has a movie as well, but not as recommended as the book.Unfortunately, I’m unable to recommend a book giving a detailed insight about Azerbaijan’s history during Soviet period, but it’s worth having a look at Ismayil Shixli (Ayrılan yollar), Səməd Vurğun (Komsomol, Aygun) and other Soviet Azerbaijani writers’ novels to learn about the culture in Azerbaijan during that period.
What movies did you watch at Sundance 2016? What did you think of them?
From purely anecdotal evidence, I thought there were better movies last year at Sundance. I saw 5 movies at SFF2015 and I really really like 4 of them[1] . Whereas I saw 11 this year but only 5 or 6 were worth watching.Here are the movies that I watched this year in order (the one I liked the most on top).Film Hawk: A documentary about Bob Hawk who has been working as a consultant for indie movie makers for the last 40 years. My favorite at the festival, not least because he was there at the end of the movie (along with the directors) for a Q&A. "Don't make a movie unless you absolutely have to make it" is what he had to say to the budding filmmakers in the audience. Pretty cool guy!The Birth of a Nation: The most talked about movie at Sundance. Winner of both the Audience Award and the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition. Amazing performance by everyone especially Nate Parker (who also wrote the screenplay and directed the movie).Suited: A documentary about a Brooklyn based tailoring company that specializes in making custom suits for gender non-conforming clients. Interesting story, well executed, short and sweet.Brahman Naman: India of the 80s from the eyes of young adult quiz champions on a quest to lose their virginity. I'm not sure if India was really like that in the 80s but it was fun to watch!The Eyes of My Mother: Quirky Thriller/Horror film from the first time writer/director/editor Nicolas Pesce. Very experimental, very little dialog, visually impressive but incredibly hard to watch (lot of graphic scenes).Cemetary of Splendor: To be honest, I didn't really enjoy this movie. But from what I've read on the internet, the director (Apichatpong Weerasethakul) is supposed to be a genius and and all the critics seem to like the movie so maybe I just didn't get it.Holly Hell: A lot of people really really liked this documentary. Longest applause from the audience that I saw at Sundance. I didn't think it was that good. 15 minutes in I knew where it was going.Hunt for the Wilderpeople: Cute and Funny. Not what I was expecting from Taika Waititi (after What We Do in the Shadows).The Hollars: Fun, lighthearted comedy-drama. You need a couple of these to relax at Sundance :)Equity: Meh.Joshy: Had a few laughs but that's it. Would not recommend.Footnotes[1] Manan Nayak's answer to What are some good movies from the 2015 Sundance Film Festival?
What are some 'must-read' books for UPSC civil services aspirants?
Not more than 10 books are needed to get a top 10 rank in this examination. If anyone has more than 30-40 books, more often than not, he will not get selected. The 5 absolute must are:Indian polity by Laxmikanth GC LEONG for geography SANJEEV VERMA for economics A brief history of modern India by spectrum 6-10 class NCERTs of all the related topics like science, geography, social sciences etc. 11-12 class NCERTs (art and culture, modern history among others), read selective chapters.Apart from these five sources, you DONT need to purchase any book. There is a lot of other material which one needs to read selectively though.Selective reading of economic survey. Environment and ecology notes by Shankar IASInternational relations of VajiramThe Hindu daily Yojana every monthLexicon/G Subba Rao for ethics Small topics like disaster management, security, irrigation, left wing extremism, cyber security can be covered from internet sources like Mrunal, Wikipedia, Unacademy - The Free Education Revolution! etc. No need to buy books Solve PYQs from Upsc website (5-10 years).Get some MCQ booklet for practice (can be avoided if you are joining a test series)Avoid reading India year book, Manorama year book, Penguin year book, Ostrich year book etc. Waste of time. Cost benefit ratio is bad. Take care of your optional, till the time it is not removed by UPSC.Don't buy any book for CSAT-2, if you are good at it, you won't need it. If you're bad with numbers and reasoning, it won't help. Buy how to crack CSE interview book by Madhukar Bhagat. Don't touch anything else, apart from the above mentioned source. I personally don't like reading academics from the books and there are many such people out there, including Gaurav Munjal. For them, I would say that rather than reading painfully boring textbooks, you can watch awesome interactive lessons at Unacademy - The Free Education Revolution!
What books do you now realize greatly impacted you while you were a child in school?
“You may not see it now," said the Princess of Pure Reason, looking knowingly at Milo's puzzled face, "but whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the ripples in the pond; and whenever you're sad, no one anywhere can be really happy. And it's much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer.”Personally, The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster.This book is about a boy named Milo who is incredibly bored with life."There was once a boy named Milo who didn't know what to do with himself — not just sometimes but always. When he was in school he longed to be out, and when he was out he longed to be in ... Nothing really interested him — least of all the things that should have."A random tollbooth, map, and directions appear one day and he decides to go on this adventure to the Land of Beyond, simply because he has nothing better to do.He goes to places like Dictionopolis, Land of numbers, Land of Conclusions, and rescues two princesses named Rhyme and Reason. I loved the word play in this book as a kid, it made me want to learn more interesting words—however I can’t say it encouraged me to like numbers!The book’s theme primarily focuses around the application of knowledge and how it’s EVERYWHERE. Milo changed his perspective on life, how can he be bored when there’s so much out there to learn and explore?I read this book in the 4th-5th grade and started carrying a dictionary around and highlighted my favorite words. I started to say “affirmative” instead of “yes” and “I concur” when I agreed with someone… sadly my peers weren’t welcoming to this so I stopped in my middle school years.This book began my love for words. I still find the power of words to create nonsensical fantasies completely astonishing.“Time is a gift, given to you, given to give you the time you need, the time you need to have the time of your life. ”
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