Zaki SABIH

This is an extraordinary story of courage, endurance, perseverance, and determination. An incredibly beautiful story of a simple middle-class family and a boy who used to catch fish in the ponds and local lake of a Dhaka neighborhood, and later after graduating from a Karachi college, became a successful auditor, hence the title “From Fish Hook to Audit Tool.” The Author, @Aftab Alam Khan, and his family had a comfortable life in East Pakistan but lost almost everything during the making of Bangladesh. However, with hard work and determination, they survived and did well in Karachi, Pakistan. It is a remarkably interesting and genuine autobiography of someone who witnessed the creation of Bangladesh on a personal level. The author passed his high school and was studying in college when the events unfolded. The author finally escaped from Bangladesh through Kolkata, and Bihar and Nepal to Pakistan. Incidentally, I found out that Mr. S.A. Kazim, the man with whom the author, still a young man, escaped from Dhaka, was no other than my own Cousin (my Phoopizad bhai). We also learn in this book useful information about hen-keeping, Badminton, Pigeons and Chess. I am, myself, a Chess player, and I found this book quite inspiring. The Author played International Chess in Karachi and was pitted against a Russian player. This is a simple but remarkably interesting book. I was amazed. You will be too. Zaki Sabih Edison, New Jersey, USA Author: "The Weightier Matters."

Britannica is the best. During my university years in 1960s, and even before, I was in love with the Britannica. It was the best source of knowledge on all subjects. It even helped me understand the many difficult topics in Geology. It is authentic, well researched and easy to understand. The information technology revolution has now provided free and easy information, but I am sure Britannica is still the best source for school and colleges. Also, unlike Britannica, you have to be careful for misinformation and biases in the free electronic media.