Thursday, August 3, 2006

A Tale of Two Books

Two books from two great celebrities have created waves and raised controversies. Whose to be blamed? The celebrities? We, the people? Or the media?

Two great celebrities, releasing their books consecutively, both creating waves of controversy, a touch of sensation, and the media hype, was all it required to make a tale of two books. Within a short spell of about a week, it was two books that ruled the media of all sorts. If one book was from an eminent political and the present opposition leader, the other book came from a person who had held the most prestigious post in world cricket, that of Indian cricket coach. While these books spelled a Pandora’s Box to the respective fields their authors belong, it proved a hen that lay golden eggs to the ever opportunistic media.