Archive for August, 2011

13 Aug
Twenty five people I would like to have coffee with – Four – John Madden

Posted by Deven Pravin Shah On August - 13 - 2011ADD COMMENTS

A lot of people have enriched my life with their books, message and work. I am going to write about 25 of them in this series. In this post, I will write about John Madden. I would love to have a coffee with him and soak in the ambiance around him. John does three things so well; I can’t wait to l


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12 Aug
My Yellowstone Trip

Posted by Deven Pravin Shah On August - 12 - 20113 COMMENTS

Last week, we went to the Yellowstone National Park. I have seen Ken Burns’ PBS documentary on national parks, and always have the fascination to see all of them. And I had read and heard a lot about the Yellowstone National Park. But, even then, the experience was breathtaking and mind-blowing in


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