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A few weeks ago, I read a book called ' Punished by Rewards ' and wrote a detailed review on it. I hadn't thought of posting it here back then, but just this afternoon, I was studying about motivation for my A level psychology exam and could not help but notice the stark contrast between the perspective in my textbook and that of this book. Anyway, I closed my textbook, reread this review, and decided to post it here because the world needs to know more about this. I would love to hear your comments and feedback about this, so you can leave them below if you wish. I studied the book quite thoroughly (and wrote loads of notes on it) so if you have any questions, feel free to leave them below and I'll try my best to answer them. Here's the review now. Title: Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A’s, Praise and Other Bribes Written by: Alfie Kohn - American author and lecturer in the areas of education, parenting, and human behaviour. Publ...

A lot of people have watched the movie ‘Life of Pi’, but a few bother to read the book. Even I, who have always believed that books are far better than movies, when watched the movie, thought that perhaps its novel couldn’t be much better, since the movie is already amazing. But as it turned out, I was quite wrong about it. The book is spell-bounding, amazing – I cannot just describe how  wonderful it is. Those who have watched the movie (like me) already know what the story is about and what to expect from the book. But this should not stop one from reading the book, because it’s not just about the storyline. It’s about the descriptions, the thoughts, the emotions, and feelings. Of a boy stranded in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with hardly any supplies and a Bengal tiger for company. The book is divided into three main parts, as well as into 100 chapters. Part one is Toronto and Pondicherry . This part mainly is mainly about Pi’s early life; his deep interest i...