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1. DO EPIC SHIT

Author: Ankur Warikoo

Publisher: Juggernaut

Print Length: 312 pages

Release Date: 27 December 2021

Price: ₹349.00*

Review

Ankur Warikoo is an entrepreneur and content creator whose deep, witty and brutally honest thoughts on success and failure, money and investing, self-awareness and personal relationships have made him one of India’s top personal brands. In his first book, Ankur puts together the key ideas that have fuelled his journey – one that began with him wanting to be a space engineer and ended with him creating content that has been seen and read by millions. His thoughts range from the importance of creating habits for long-term success to the foundations of money management, from embracing and accepting failure to the real truth about learning empathy. This is a book to be read, and reread, a book whose lines you will underline and think about again and again, a book you will give your family and friends and strangers. Ankur hopes for this book to become the most gifted book ever!

About the Author

Ankur Warikoo is an entrepreneur, teacher, content creator and mentor. Ankur founded nearbuy.com and was its CEO from its inception in 2015 until 2019. Prior to that, Ankur was the founding CEO of Groupon’s India business. Today he spends his time creating content, teaching online and mentoring first-time founders.

2. Booming Digital Stars

Author: Harsh Pamnani, Manish Pandey 

Publisher: Pencil Select

Print Length: 264 pages

Release date: 15 December 2021

Price: ₹255.00*

Review

There are many books about becoming the CEO of a large corporation or a fast-growing start-up. But not much has been written about creating and managing a single-person brand in an emerging Creator Economy. The size of this economy is humongous, and the available opportunities immense. However, in the crowded market of creators, the chances of getting lost are higher than those of getting noticed. If you want to be part of the Creator Economy, the lessons derived from the 11 journeys of India’s leading Creators, covered in this book, will help you carve your niche and build a strong brand.

Creators Covered

Bhuvan Bam, Ashish Chanchlani, Kabita Singh, Nikunj Lotia,Prajakta Koli, Ranveer Allahbadia, Madan Gowri, Team Naach, Yashraj Mukhate, Abhi and Niyu, Ujjwal Chaurasia

About the Author

◆ HARSH PAMNANI

Harsh is a storyteller by passion and a brand expert by profession. He earned his B.E. in Computer Engineering from IET-DAVV, Indore, and his MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur. His bestselling book series Booming Brands, was widely acclaimed by eminent academicians, Indian government leaders, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. Harsh also writes for various business publications, including Forbes. He has worked variously with think-tanks like the World Bank, corporates like Deloitte, and start-ups like FirstCry. He also teaches Branding at MBA colleges like MICA, Ahmedabad, and is a popular speaker at fora such as TEDx, Google Business Group, Josh Talks, IIT, and IIM

◆ MANISH PANDEY

Manish is a much sought after brand consultant, social media evangelist, and mentor to new-age digital brands and Influencers. He is currently part of the leadership team at Josh Talks, one of India's largest and fastest-growing impact platforms.

3. The Ambuja Story

Author: Narotam Sekhsaria

Publisher: HarperBusiness

Print Length: 368 pages

Release Date: 28 December 2021

Price: ₹499.00*

Review

'I had never seen a cement plant in my life. I had no idea about limestone deposits or the cement industry in Gujarat. And I had never negotiated an industrial agreement. Yet, in the next few weeks, I would need to be ready for a substantive meeting with Gujarat government officials.'

The year was 1983. A cotton trader, still in his early thirties, began to dream big. His aspiration was to become an 'industrialist'. The venture he was about to embark on was uncharted territory for him. He knew nothing about cement, limestone or anything remotely associated with it.

In the era of Licence Raj, where everything from production to consumption was controlled by the government, Narotam Sekhsaria saw the huge potential in cement and its role in a growing nation. Trusting his instinct, he started Ambuja Cement and went on to create one of the most successful cement companies in the world.

Told by the man himself, The Ambuja Story is a tale of grit, determination, honesty and integrity. For a cement company, it's a unique case study that broke many stereotypes, such as cement production can't be an environmental friendly activity, good cement can't be cheaper and it's difficult to market a product as boring as cement.

Narotam Sekhsaria's vision for Ambuja wasn't just limited to financial success; he undertook community development around all Ambuja plants to a whole new level. Ambuja's work in women empowerment, skill development, health and education created new benchmarks for the industry long before corporate social responsibility became mandatory in India.

The Ambuja Story provides a new perspective on business and life, inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs to scale greater heights.

About the Author

Narotam Sekhsaria is the chairman of ACC Limited, Ambuja Cements Ltd, and Ambuja Cements Foundation, which runs one of India's most extensive CSR programmes. He also manages the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation, a leading philanthropic funding agency.

4. Twelfth Fail: Hara Vahi Jo Lada Nahi

Author: Anurag Pathak (Author), Gautam Choubey (Translator), Lalit Kumar (Translator)

Publisher: HarperCollins India

Print Length: 224 pages

Release Date: 27 December 2021

Price: ₹179.00*

Review

How does a village student, living with uncertainty about his next meal or home, who failed his boards, go on to a career in the civil services? With integrity, inventiveness, and a never-say-die spirit.

In IPS officer Manoj Kumar Sharma's case, there was also the promise of love.

Twelfth Fail is his extraordinary story, the gripping narrative of a man who put his heart and soul into making the impossible possible.

'This book will inspire millions of youths to fulfil their dreams.' Sachin Tendulkar, legendary cricketer

'Characters in this novel sometimes remind me of characters in the film 3 Idiots.' Rajkumar Hirani, Bollywood filmmaker

'An inspirational story.' Rajat Sharma, editor-in-chief and chairman, India TV

'Even if the most depressed person goes through this novel, she will feel reinvigorated.' Anand Kumar, mathematician and founder, Super 30

About the Author

Anurag Pathak is an Indore–based writer. He has previously published a collection of stories titled WhatsApp Par Kranti (Antika, 2016). Born in Gwalior on 5 August 1976, he holds a PhD in Hindi literature.

Gautam Choubey teaches English at Atma Ram Sanatan Dharma College, University of Delhi. His English translation of Pandey Kapil's celebrated historical-fiction Phoolsunghi (Penguin, 2020) is the first ever translation of a Bhojpuri novel. He has also translated Andre Beitelle's Democracy and Its Institutions (OUP) in Hindi.

Lalit Kumar teaches English at Deen Dayal Upadhyaya College, University of Delhi. His English translation of Harimohan Jha's classic Maithili novel Kanyadan will be published soon by Harper Perennial.

5. CATALYSE: POWER UP YOUR PEOPLE ECOSYSTEM

Author: Krish Shankar

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Print Length: 280 pages

Release Date: 10 December 2021

Price: ₹415.00*

Review

Catalyseis a handy guide as you craft HR for the future.

Every business person wants to understand the secret sauce of business success. One key element of success deals with the way you catalyse your people ecosystem.

Catalyse is a new HR playbook that provides a practical guide to unlock your people power. Written by global HR leader Krish Shankar, it looks at people-related outcomes through a refreshed lens of maximizing people’s potential. It introduces new insights from research and explores contemporary concepts of positive psychology and neuroscience in the field of HR—ideas on emotions, learning, happiness and more. Shankar brings to bear practical insights from over three decades of experience across industries. In addition, operating leaders also share their own perspectives right through the book to make it relevant to every manager.

Drawn from experiences and with real-world insights, this book is a must-read for professionals who want to make a difference to business.

—Archana Bhaskar, Chief Human Resources Officer, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd

[Catalyse] is a refreshingly straightforward and practical read that focuses on jobs to be done and business outcomes rather than complex process.

—Wayne Hoare, Chief Human Resources Officer, InterContinental Hotels Group

Catalyse provides the right recipe required to reimagine the workplace for tomorrow—one that is steady yet agile, efficient yet resilient, and balances both human and digital.

—Sanjiv Mehta, Chairman and Managing Director, Hindustan Unilever Limited and President, Unilever South Asia

This book is not just a reflection of the author’s rich experience and erudition but a true reflection of his personality—authentic, elegant and caring.

—Dr Santrupt Misra, Director, Group Human Resources, Aditya Birla Group

This book will be a great tool for business leaders to understand how to leverage their people power.

—Leena Nair, Chief Human Resources Officer, Unilever

About the Author

Krish ‘Shanks’ Shankar is an experienced HR leader, having worked across five different industries. He started his career in Eicher Tractors, worked for over two decades in Hindustan Unilever, and headed the HR functions in Bharti Airtel and Infosys, with a brief stint in Philips. A graduate from XLRI Jamshedpur, he also did his doctorate in Business Administration from Aston University, UK. He has worked in London and Singapore, in addition to leading HR for global organizations, thus bringing in a broader perspective. He is passionate about reading, learning, mentoring young leaders and exploring new ideas in HR. He also served as the Honorary President of National HRD Network during 2019–21. He brings his wide experience in this book to share insights that would help anyone in business, whether working in HR or any other function, to make a difference by leveraging their people ecosystem.

6. Visionary Thinking

Author: Ashish Jaiswal

Publisher: Wisdom Tree

Print Length: 240 pages

Release Date: 15 December 2021

Price: ₹323.00

Review

Visionaries have always led humankind into the realm of extraordinary. However, mystery remains around the term ‘visionary’. What does it take to become one and how does he or she arrive at a blueprint of life? What constructs a powerful vision and what keeps it alive? And, most importantly, who is a true visionary and how can we all aspire to become one? Drawing from the lives of great visionaries, this book attempts to unravel the science and art of visionary thinking. It will inspire you to take the path of a visionary life and also address the deeper human questions concerning happiness, love, pain, freedom, purpose, money and eventually our final destination, with higher order of understanding.

About the Author

Ashish Jaiswal is an educationist and a bestselling author. His previous book, fluid is the national #1 bestseller and one of the ‘most gifted books in Educational Philosophy’ on Amazon. Ashish has spoken and taught all around the world on the new age reforms required in our teaching, learning and thinking. Visionary Thinking is his fourth book. Ashish has a PhD in Higher Education from the University of Oxford and holds an associate fellowship at the Oxford Centre of Higher Education Policy Studies, UK.

7. NEERAJ CHOPRA: FROM PANIPAT TO THE PODIUM

Author: Arjun Singh Kadian

Publisher: Rupa Publications India

Print Length: 208 pages

Release Date: 24 December 2021

Price: ₹250.00*

Review

What Neeraj Chopra has achieved [] will be remembered forever.’

—Prime Minister Narendra Modi

The long-cherished dream of a billion Indians was fulfilled on the night of 7 August 2021 when Neeraj Chopra won a gold in javelin at the Tokyo Olympics 2020. The wait, though, had been very long. In fact, since the inception of the modern Olympic Games, this is India’s first individual gold medal in athletics. When he did it in his characteristic style and smile, the entire country showered him with love. The media went into a frenzy and the youth found a new inspiration. People thronged to get pictures clicked with him and brands found a new wonder-ambassador.

Neeraj Chopra: From Panipat to the Podium begins in a small village in Panipat and recounts his formative years that were characterized by limited means and facilities. It takes readers through his journey to Panchkula and then to the national camp in his quest to conquer the world.

About the Author

Arjun Singh Kadian is an academic and policy professional based out of offices in Haryana and Delhi. A geologist by training, he graduated from Hansraj College, University of Delhi, and is a gold medallist in his master’s degree. In addition to teaching, Arjun has worked at the chief minister’s office, Haryana and travelled widely across the region to understand the nuances of the state. Arjun is an alumnus of the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and ZEIT-Stiftung. He is also a fellow at Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung.

Arjun is also involved with projects like Indic Academy, Rath Foundation and has initiated the Haryana Thinkers Forum. He has presented Haryana’s views on multiple platforms, both in print and digital.

8. The Utterly Butterly Milkman

Author: Nirmala Kurien

Publisher: Westland Non-fiction

Print Length: 328 pages

Release Date: 13 December 2021

Price: ₹499.00*

Review

Verghese Kurien is a legend, the ‘milkman of India’, the Father of the White Revolution—the man who made his country the world’s largest producer of milk. He not only transformed the dairy industry, but was also way ahead of his time with his farmer-centric approach. A man of firm ­principles, Kurien’s legacy is also that he would take no shortcut and would always speak out.

Who was this extraordinary man truly, though? How will history remember him? What anecdotes about him will get passed down the generations? In this centenary commemorative curated by his daughter, Kurien’s work associates, his family and friends come together to reminiscence about a giant who left a deep impression on everything and everyone he encountered.

About the Author

After graduating from MS University in Baroda with a masters in Psychology, Nirmala Kurien specialised in Human Resources at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London. She worked in her field of specialisation for over thirty years and retired from Indian Hotels (Taj Hotels) as Director Human Resources in Chennai. Presently she works in Sankara Nethralaya Eye Hospital, Chennai, as General Manager. She is also the chairperson of the Dr Verghese Kurien Public Charitable Trust, which supports women, farmer, education and medical centric organisations that serve the community.

9. SELF-ish: Why We Must Be SELF-ish to Realize Our Full Potential

Author: Sanjay K Srivastava

Publisher: Notion Press

Print Length: 138 pages

Release Date: 24 December 2021

Price: ₹249.00*

Review

Service before Self. This mantra for living life hasn’t stood the test of time very well, and the recent Covid-19 pandemic confirmed that building physical immunity is much easier than strengthening one’s emotional self. Humanity is struggling with this enigma.

This book provides new insights on how to use values to shape your SELF, navigate the path of life with your own SPS (SELF-Positioning System), build your emotional immunity and unlock your full potential by being SELF-ish.

10. The Other Side of it

Author: Pulkit Khanna

Publisher: Pulkit Khanna

Print Length: 82 pages

Release Date: 1 January 2022

Price: ₹219.00*

Review

A hundred-year-old bridge connects an isolated village of Punjab to the rest of the world & the villagers have lived their entire lives without finding the need to walk on to the other side. But there are always some people whose idea of a life well lived is non conformity. Two such little boys, Jeet and Sabr, embark on a journey to find what lies on the other side of the bridge, and in their quest to find the unknown, they discover some secrets about the villagers that not many knew of. Thus begins a story of love, loss, friendship, belief and most of all- hope. About The Author: Pulkit Khanna is a 22 year old commerce graduate from Kirorimal College, Delhi University. He is currently studying to be a Chartered Accountant. He has been writing poems and stories since his school days and after being published by various magazines internationally, he is currently preparing for the release of his first novel. Other than penning down his day-to-day conversations with numerous interesting people, Pulkit loves to write about human behaviour, philosophy of everyday life and about silence- the things people don't say.

11. You'd Be Home Now

Author: Kathleen Glasgow

Publisher: Rock the Boat

Print Length: 400 pages

Release Date: 25 December 2021

Price: ₹344.31*

Review

‘Kathleen Glasgow expands our hearts and invites in a little more humanity.’ Val Emmich, author of Dear Evan Hansen

‘An unflinching tale of addiction.’ Amy Beashel, author of The Sky Is Mine

‘Raw, honest and overflowing with feelings.’ Erin Hahn, author of You’d Be Mine

From the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and How to Make Friends with the Dark comes a breathtaking contemporary YA about addiction, family and finding your voice.

The quiet one, the obedient one, the reliable one. Emmy has spent her life being told exactly who she is. Not strong-willed like her beautiful sister Maddie and not in rehab like her wild brother Joey. But when a tragic accident changes life in her small town forever, can Emmy keep up the act?

About the Author

Kathleen Glasgow is the New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces and How to Make Friends with the Dark and has been published in 26 countries. She lives in Tucson, Arizona, where she works in an office by day and spins stories by night.

12. The (in)Finite Beauty of Forevers

Author: Lavanya, Karan Ahuja

Publisher: Notion Press

Print Length: 254 pages

Release Date: 15 December 2021

Price: ₹249.00*

Review

“I close my eyes to see her standing in front of me. The girl with a shy smile, Stuti Agarwal, the new student in our class. Hands clenched tightly on her books, she sat on the vacant bench in front of me. As cheesy as it sounds, I wanted time to stand still the moment she passed an awkward smile to me.

In all the ways she loved me back, I fell for her more with each passing day, until the one that changed it all.

I look outside. But the moon isn’t around. It has long been gone.”

Struggling to get back the love of his life, Karan wonders if all that is happening is karma catching up to him in a way he would never have imagined; was the small mistake he made so grave to have turned his life upside down? Or is it just how their story was destined to play out?

With Stuti’s love etched on his soul, will Karan finally be able to revive the relationship they once shared?