BRILLIANCE OFF STONE!

An unsuspecting tale of two media moguls ruthlessly competing with each other to prove their fortitude in what is called, "The Fourth Estate" a.k.a world of Publishing and Printing. This book, according to me, is logically and in writing connected from the first Chapter to the last, making itself a downright work of Genius. Each chapter ends with a cliffhanger, leaving the readers desirous to quickly check out the next page. The whole point of all this is to show how human greediness has grown in leaps and bounds.

It's more like feeding the fire. The more you get, the more you want. Invariably, one can never get enough of power and money. For a person like me, who never knew the underlying practices and procedures that happen behind the corporate scene of Syndicate, this novel indoctrinates them all in a hierarchical fashion involving specialized supporting characters like the Chairman, CEO, Chief Accountant, Chief Editor, Attorney, Secretory etc.

Competition is pervasive in business. The players can never feel contented with what they have gained and keep running in the Rat race, overlooking the important aspects of life; love, happiness, time and family. For some, it's what keeps them going and for the rest, it's an addiction they don't want to abandon. Either way, there is no end to covetousness and materialism in this world until we realize, as the Red Indian saying goes, "Money can't be eaten."

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