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1. The Richest Man in Babylon
Publisher: WORDS POWER
Print Length: 168 pages
Release Date: 18 February 2022
Price: ₹165.00
Review
First published in 1926, ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’ is an inspirational classic that is celebrated as the greatest of books on finances by George S. Clason, an American author. Clason was a successful businessman who founded the Clason Map Company of Denver, Colorado, and published the first road atlas of the United States and Canada. This book was initially a prominent series of pamphlets on thrift and financial success, using parables set in ancient Babylon, written by Clason, and circulated in large quantities by banks and insurance companies and later became familiar to millions.
It is a timeless classic, revealing the secrets to making money and keeping it. It reveals the secrets to wealth, providing priceless guidance, advice, unforgettable parables, financial problem-solving tools, and invaluable information which will get you on your way to prosperity. This book is an essential read for all who want to attain financial well-being.
The parables are told by a fictional Babylonian character called Arkad, a poor scribe who evolved as the richest man in Babylon. Incorporated in Arkad's advice are the ‘Seven Cures’ (or how to generate money and wealth), and the ‘Five Laws of Gold’ (or how to protect and invest wealth). An essence of Arkad's advice is around ‘paying yourself first’, ‘living within your means’, ‘investing in what you know’, the importance of ‘long-term saving’, and ‘homeownership’.
About Author
George Samuel Clason was born in Louisiana, Missouri, on November 7, 1874. He attended the University of Nebraska and served in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War. Beginning a long career in publishing, he founded the Clason Map Company of Denver, Colorado, and published the first road atlas of the United States and Canada. In 1926, he issued the first of a famous series of pamphlets on thrift and financial success, using parables set in ancient Babylon to make each of his points. These were distributed in large quantities by banks and insurance companies and became familiar to millions, the most famous being 'The Richest Man in Babylon', the parable from which the present volume takes its title. These 'Babylonian parables' have become a modern inspirational classic.
2. My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla
Publisher: WORDS POWER
Print Length: 112 pages
Release Date: 18 February 2022
Price: ₹70.00
Review
First published in February 1919, ‘My Inventions’ is an enlightening autobiographical account of Nikola Tesla, written at the age of 63. One of the most important technological innovators of the modern industrial age, Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor and engineer who discovered and patented the rotating magnetic field, the root of most alternating-current machinery. He also originated the three-phase system of electric power transmission. He immigrated to the United States in 1884 and sold the patent rights of his system of alternating-current dynamos, transformers, and motors to George Westinghouse. In 1891 he invented the ‘Tesla coil’, an induction coil widely used in radio technology.
This firsthand account reveals the captivating life of a genius. Well-known for the radio, robotics, and wireless energy, Tesla quickly gained international fame for his pioneering inventions. The content of the book was largely drawn from a series of articles that Nikola Tesla had written for Electrical Experimenter magazine. It is a fascinating window into the principles and practices of Tesla’s singular world. Here we witness the art and science behind the conception, execution, and reception of Tesla’s most famous inventions. In this personal account, Tesla tells about his life, how his inventions came to him, and even how his inventions helped save his life. He tells his encounters with famous people, his brushes with death, which happened more than once, and also about some future ideas.
About Author
Nikola Tesla was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system. Tesla gained experience in telephony and electrical engineering before emigrating to the United States in 1884 to work for Thomas Edison in New York City. He soon struck out on his own with financial backers, setting up laboratories and companies to develop a range of electrical devices. His patented AC induction motor and transformer were licensed by George Westinghouse, who also hired Tesla for a short time as a consultant. His work in the formative years of electric power development was also involved in the corporate struggle between making alternating current or direct current the power transmission standard, referred to as the war of currents. Tesla went on to pursue his ideas of wireless lighting and electricity distribution in his high-voltage, high-frequency power experiments in New York and Colorado Springs and made early pronouncements on the possibility of wireless communication with his devices.
3. Achieving Meaningful Success: Unleash the Power of Me!
Publisher: Penguin Portfolio
Print Length: 320 pages
Release Date: 28 February 2022
Price: ₹301.00
Review
This book will be an adept lifetime mentor faithfully by your side to guide you through various stages of life. It guides you in achieving meaningful success including tremendous professional success through multidimensional and balanced life goals, which are the key to happiness and fulfilment. The book first focuses on defining the person you aspire to be through a step-by-step process to define your aspirational life goals. Then it guides you in becoming the best version of yourself and worthy of realizing your aspirations. The ideas shared are relevant to people of ages fifteen years onwards, from high school students to early and senior professionals to CEOs. It also includes insights from exclusive interviews with Ratan Tata, Narayan Murthy, Kiran Majumdar-Shaw, Sadhguru, John Chambers, Dr Devi Shetty, Rahul Dravid, Prakash Padukone, Vinita Bali, Vani Kola, and more. These distinguished people have achieved amazing success by passionately pursuing their goal-based journeys and have underlined the ideas shared in the book.
About Author
Dr Mansingh is a mentor par excellence and is in pursuit of "Mentoring A Million". He is a global leader, entrepreneur, author, technology visionary, innovator, international speaker and philanthropist. His mentoring strategies have helped thousands of people around the world. He had the privilege of working with David Packard, Bill Hewlett, Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and John Chambers. He is currently a GP at YourNest VC Fund and sits on the board of several global organizations. Previously, he served as president, Cisco & Dell R&D; MD, Ishoni Networks (acquired by Philips) and Portal Software (acquired by Oracle). Before returning to India, he held management positions at HP and Fujitsu in Silicon Valley. He was also the founder of ATTI (Aavid) in the US. He is a Gold Medallist from NIT Allahabad, PhD from Queen's University, Canada, and EMBA at Stanford University. He has six US patents, and vital contributions to two technology books. He is listed in the National Who's Who of USA, received Chanakya Leadership Award, and IT Man of the Year 2016 from Enterprise Connect, USA.
Rachna Thakurdas Singh has published several books. Her debut novel Dating, Diapers and Denial remained on the bestsellers stand for over a year. The New Indian Express hailed her as a 'part of the new wave of genuinely funny, smart and self-aware women writers in the country'.
4. 50 Life Lessons: A Practical Guide on How to Maximise Happiness
Author: Suma Varughese
Publisher: Hay House Publishers India
Print Length: 256 pages
Release Date: 5 March 2022
Price: ₹334.00
Review
The one common point and purpose of living that binds us all is to learn how to build a life of maximum happiness and minimal pain. The author’s chance spiritual awakening nearly three decades ago, gave her access to the truths of life and transformed her understanding. She has been living in the light of this wisdom ever since.
When she turned 60, she decided to share with us her treasure trove of insights. The importance of doing the right thing consistently. To distinguish between what matters and what does not. To chisel the ego. The importance of family. The wisdom that comes from Nature. Taking full responsibility for one’s life. The vital power of self-esteem. Becoming real. The importance of taking back your power. And so much else. This practical and essential guidebook contains lessons that will help you negotiate the pitfalls and minefields of life.
They will infuse you with hope and inspiration. They will enable you to make the right choices. They will support you to build better relationships, starting with yourself. They will help you to understand life. This book could be the friend you are looking for!
About Author
Suma Varughese is the former editor of Life Positive and Society magazines. She is the author of Travelling Light and Travelling Lighter. She is also the founder-facilitator of the Zen of Good Writing course which imparts the principles of good writing to aspiring writers. A passionate spiritual votary, she has devoted her life to the pursuit of self-transformation and in creating awareness of a higher and better way of life. A happy single, she lives in Mumbai.
5. The Paris Apartment: The unmissable new murder mystery thriller
Author: Lucy Foley
Publisher: HarperCollins
Print Length: 416 pages
Release Date: 3 March 2022
Price: ₹349.00
Review
The new murder mystery thriller from the No.1, million-copy bestseller
‘Compelling, up-all-night reading’ Erin Kelly
‘Atmosphere you can cut with a knife’Alex Michaelides
‘Cunningly constructed’ Louise Candlish
‘Gloriously twisty’ Ruth Ware
‘Creepy and compelling’ Sarah Pearse
Welcome to No.12 rue des Amants
A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the Seine. Where nothing goes unseen, and everyone has a story to unlock.
The watchful concierge
The scorned lover
The prying journalist
The naïve student
The unwanted guest
There was a murder here last night.
A mystery lies behind the door of apartment three.
Who holds the key?
Praise for the No.1 bestseller, Lucy Foley:
‘Gloriously escapist thrills from an Agatha Christie for the Instagram age’ Guardian
‘Thrilling’ The Times
‘Lucy Foley is really very clever’ Anthony Horowitz
‘A very modern Agatha Christie for the new roaring twenties’ Sarah Pinborough
‘Both a classic whodunnit and a very contemporary psychological thriller that left me guessing right to the end’ Kate Mosse
The Guest List was a Sunday Times No.1 bestseller for w/c 14/09/2022
The Guest List was the Goodreads Choice Awards winner for Crime & Mystery 2020
About Author
Lucy Foley studied English Literature at Durham and UCL universities. She then worked for several years as a fiction editor in the publishing industry – during which time she also wrote her debut, The Book of Lost and Found. Lucy now writes full-time, and is busy travelling (for research, naturally!) and working on her next novel.
6. Stars from the Borderless Sea
Author: Shalini Mullick
Publisher: Readomania Publishing
Print Length: 240 pages
Release Date: 5 March 2022
Price: ₹325.00
Review
Shalini is a writer with a diverse portfolio spanning fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Her flash fictions, drabbles and stories have been featured on many online platforms. She was selected as Juggernaut Selects author for her e-single “Happily Divorced”. She was also one of the winners of the eShe short story contest. She has published 2 short stories each in the anthologies “Sharing Lipstick” and “Women.Mutiny”. One of her short stories was selected for publication in the anthology “Everything Changed After That”, which was unveiled at the Ananke Women in Literature Festival in 2021. Her work on many reputed platforms like eShe Magazine, Women’s Web, Eyra magazine and Incredible Women of India has been well received. She was awarded the Orange Flower Award for Short Fiction in 2022, and for writing on LGBTQ+ issues in 2021. She was also a finalist for the same award for writing on humour in 2021. She was also the winner of the #tellastoryinsixwords Challenge by Crossword bookstores and a judge for myWish4U talent contest organized by Smile Foundation. She has won the ‘Muse of The Month’ contest organized by Women’s Web on multiple occasions. Shalini empathizes with the challenges and unique situations that women are often confronted with and weaves this understanding in her writing.
In her other avatar, she is a practicing doctor, specializing in respiratory pathology with many scientific research papers and textbook chapters to her credit. Medical Humanities is an area in which she has a keen interest, and her poetry has been published in reputed journals. She is copyeditor and on the Review board of the journal ‘Research and Humanities in Medical Education’. A late entrant to the world of writing, Shalini finds it takes her away from noise, and towards silence. It is also a good excuse to avoid hitting the gym; and stops her from helicopter parenting her teenage children. She is happiest in the company of books, chocolate and old hindi movie songs. Though she has beautiful memories of her years in Bangalore and has now put down roots in Gurgaon, she remains a Dilliwali at heart. Stars from the Borderless Sea is her first book. You can read more about her at www.shalinimullick.com
About Author
What is true love? Who are soulmates? Can love be defined by the constructs of society and convention? Can an affair rescue a marriage? Can true love ever tear people apart? Two college mates fall in love, only to be separated-their love stays steady, though they meet just twice in forty years. A close-knit family, shadows from the past, a lingering suspicion, and a relationship put to the test. An emotionally unavailable husband, a hurt wife; and an affair that redeems and transforms. Three strong women, and their journeys. And love, as mature and strong as them. In these times of speed dating, hook-ups, and break-ups, Stars from the Borderless Sky, a collection of three riveting stories, takes an unconventional, honest, empathetic look at that most universal of human emotions—love.
7. The Opium Toffee
Author: Khushwant Singh
Publisher: Amaryllis
Print Length: 172 pages
Release Date: 20 February 2022
Price: ₹210.00
Review
Drugs. Fanaticism. Politics. Patriarchy. Can love overcome all? When India’s top supermodel Shabnam Singh finds her first love Ajit begging on a street in London, she is shocked to know the circumstances that led to it all. As his traumatic life is unravelled through the withered pages of his diary, the story traverses between London’s 90s and the turbulent Punjab of the 80s, and opens a window into Punjab’s disturbing history through a tale of love, faith, betrayal, and misfortune. Offering an intriguing journey through the highs and lows of Shabnam and Ajit’s teenage years, India’s fashion industry and the gaping abyss of drugs, extremism and illegal migration, ‘The Opium Toffee’ is as much about the power of love as it is about India’s dark past.
About Author
Master storyteller and biography specialist, Khushwant Singh is an author, journalist, columnist, TV host and farmer. Three of his books, ‘The Turbaned Tornado’, ‘Maharaja in Denims’ and ‘The Opium Toffee’, are being adapted into cinematic experiences. He has also written the biography of former Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, titled ‘The People’s Maharaja’. He is currently the State Information Commissioner, Punjab. He lives in Chandigarh with his wife Harmala, son Adiraj and two Labradors, Breezer and Jughead.
8. Back On Your Feet: Write Your Career Comeback in 4 Simple (Not Easy) Steps!
Author: Neha Lagoo Ratnakar
Publisher: Notion Press
Print Length: 224 pages
Release Date: 9 March 2022
Price: ₹259.00
Review
“We’re not here to transform society overnight. We’ll focus on one person, one family, and one career at a time – and it all begins with you.” – Neha Lagoo Ratnakar
We, women, often witness life passing us by, especially when we take a break to focus on our families. We try to live up to the labels put on us by society – mother, wife, daughter. We ignore the itch to do something more with our talents. Why? We’re afraid of what others will say, of making mistakes, and all too often, of our own success.
Although our fears tell us it’s impossible, you can restart your career after a break. Are you ready to ignore those fears and get started? You’re not alone!
Back On Your Feet meets you right where you are, no matter what stage of the career break you’re in. This book gives you the gentle push you need to get started and offers tons of resources, ideas and plans you can adopt and use to create your path forward. Follow along the four stages of career, restart with Neha, as she lays out her playbook of tried, tested, and actionable tools. To further inspire and empower you, this book also includes the stories of eleven women who share their career struggles and achievements with no-nonsense honesty.
You have what it takes to make a phenomenal career comeback. You create life for God’s sake!
9. The Worlds Within You
Author: Shreya Ramachandran
Publisher: Penguin
Print Length: 224 pages
Release Date: 14 March 2022
Price: ₹242.00
Review
The Worlds Within You tells the story of Ami Shekar, who has decided to take a break from her first year of university in the UK and return to her home in Chennai. Ami is stuck, and finds herself fretting, overthinking and retreating into her own head. But she knows that whatever it is that makes her feel 'weird' all the time must have a name to it. And so, Ami is back home, to come to terms with many things: her mental health, her own identity, memories of her grandfather and, finally, herself. Set over the course of seven writing classes, this is an unconventional and melancholic take on what it means to be alive and finding your own emotional support system-no matter how flawed the people within your system might be.
'Sensitive, observant, and honest, The Worlds Within You is a touching debut from a young writer to watch' -- Anjali Joseph
'Moving and elegiac, a first novel with a fine old heart' -- Siddharth Dhanvant Shanghvi
'A wonderfully-written, clear-eyed novel about growing up, learning to live with yourself, your family and your memories. Moving, funny and incredibly real' -- Shabnam Minwalla
'Tender and deceptively simple, The Worlds Within You is microscopically observed and at the same time has that quality of universality that sets apart good literature from merely passable literature. This may not be a 'unique' novel in terms of plot or ideas, but a good writer-a title Shreya Ramachandran has earned with this book-can make even the most quotidian subject matter interesting and affecting' -- Roshan Ali
About Author
Shreya Ramachandran grew up in Chennai and studied South Asian literature and history. She writes about mental health on her blog, and her work has also appeared in The Hindu, the Swaddle and Spark magazine. She currently lives in Mumbai with an indie dog who behaves part cat. This is her first novel.
10. The 5 Second Rule: Transform your Life, Work, and Confidence with Everyday Courage
Publisher: Notion Press
Print Length: 252 pages
Release Date: 28 February 2022
Price: ₹432.00
Review
I bet you’ve used counting as a psychological trick to get yourself to do something. Maybe you’ve counted to three before jumping off the diving board at the pool, or tried slowly counting to ten to calm yourself down when you were angry. The main reason these tactics work is that they help us focus on what we need to do and cut out all the consequences we don’t like to consider.
Several years ago, CNN contributor, world-famous speaker and bestselling author Mel Robbins found her own little counting trick. Back then, she was none of those things. She was unemployed, in financial trouble, drinking too much and losing grip on her duties as a mom and wife.
One night, she noticed a commercial on TV that showed a rocket launch. 5…4…3…2…1 – go! The next morning, she decided to launch out of bed like a rocket. After counting down from five, she stood up, and that’s how she discovered The 5 Second Rule. It changed everything.
Here are 3 reasons why this simple idea of a 5-second countdown can do the same for you:
1. Through little acts of courage, the 5 Second Rule makes you less afraid over time.
2.There are three reasons the “right time” will never come, so you just have to start.
3.The 5 Second Rule helps you override your feelings, it’s a psychological intervention.
If you’re sick of telling others and yourself you’re feeling “fine,” when you’re clearly not happy with where you are in life, this is for you. 5…4…3…2…1 – go!
About Author
Mel Robbins is one of the leading voices in personal development and transformation and a New York Times Bestselling author. Her work includes "The High 5 Habit," "The 5 Second Rule," four #1 bestselling audiobooks, the #1 podcast on Audible, as well as signature online courses that have changed the lives of more than half a million students worldwide.
Her groundbreaking work on behavior change has been translated into 36 languages and is used by healthcare professionals, veterans’ organizations, and the world’s leading brands to inspire people to be more confident, effective, and fulfilled.
As one of the most widely booked and followed public speakers in the world, Mel coaches more than 60 million people online every month and videos featuring her work have more than a billion views online, including her TEDx talk, which is one of the most popular of all time.
There’s nothing Mel loves more than making a real difference in people’s lives by teaching them to believe in themselves and inspiring them to take the actions that will change their lives. Mel lives in New England with her husband of 25 years and their three kids, but she is and will always be a Midwesterner at heart.
Very nice books
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