Policymaker's Journal: From New Delhi to Washington D.C.
By: Kaushik Basu
4.01
Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition
This book charts the course of Kaushik Basu’s career over seven years, as he moved out of the clois…
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1. India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
By: Ramachandra Guha
4.39
Format: 912 pages, Hardcover
A magisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's… read more
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"In 1951 Dec 20th, Nehru, while campaigning for the first democratic elections in India, took a short break to address a UNESCO symposium in Delhi. Although he believed democracy was the best form of …"-Ramachandra Guha, India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy
2. Joyful Wisdom: Embracing Change and Finding Freedom
By: Eric Swanson , None
4.36
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Yongey Mingyur is one of the most celebrated among the new generation of Tibetan meditation masters… read more
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3. Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ
By: Giulia Enders , Jill Enders
4.53
Format: 122 pages, Paperback
A cheeky up-close and personal guide to the secrets and science of our digestive system. For too lo… read more
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4. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
By: Carol S. Dweck
4.00
Format: 96 pages,
Now updated with new research -- the book that has changed millions of lives. After decades of rese… read more
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5. The Magic of Thinking Big
By: David J. Schwartz
4.20
Format: None pages,
The Magic of Thinking Biggives you useful methods, not empty promises. Dr. Schwartz presents a care… read more
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6. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
By: Charles T. Munger , None
4.42
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
EXPANDED THIRD EDITION includes Charlie's 2007 USC Law School Commencement address. Edited by Peter… read more
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"What are the secret of success? -one word answer :"rational"-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life perfecting it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"How to find a good spouse? -the best single way is to deserve a good spouse."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
7. Letters from a Stoic
By: Seneca , Robin Campbell
4.75
Format: 118 pages, Paperback
The power and wealth which Seneca the Younger (c.4 B.C. - A.D. 65) acquired as Nero's minister were… read more
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8. The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
4.40
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable… read more
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9. Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
By: Bryan Burrough , John Helyar
4.27
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
A #1 New York Times bestseller and arguably the best business narrative ever written, Barbarians at… read more
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- biography
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"With every girl there was a moment before you broke up when you knew - you just knew - that if you left her right then, you would never make up."-Bryan Burrough, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
"Something had to be done fast. A letter: that was the answer. As many lawyers do when nursing a grievance, Nusbaum knew it was important to get their anger down into writing. As Cohen and the investm…"-Bryan Burrough, Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco
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11. The Republic
By: Plato , Desmond Lee
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Presented in the form of a dialogue between Socrates and three different interlocutors, this classi… read more
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"Appearance tyrannizes over truth."-Plato, The Republic
"The comprehensive mind is always dialectical."-Plato, The Republic
"Those who don't know must learn from those who do."-Plato, The Republic
"Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance"-Plato, The Republic
12. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
By: Yuval Noah Harari
4.17
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innov… read more
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"Total annihilation has a way of sharpening people's minds."-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"Questions you cannot answer are usually far better for you than answers you cannot question."-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"So if you want to know the truth about the universe, about the meaning of life, and about your own identity, the best place to start is by observing suffering and exploring what it is. The answer isn…"-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
"To survive and flourish in such a world, you will need a lot of mental flexibility and great reserves of emotional balance. You will have to repeatedly let go of some of what you know best, and feel …"-Yuval Noah Harari, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
13. The Psychology of Money
By: Morgan Housel
4.30
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavio… read more
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"Saving is the gap between your ego and your income."-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money
"Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money."-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money
"To grasp why people bury themselves in debt, you don’t need to study interest rate: you need to sturdy the history of greed , insecurity and optimism."-Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money
14. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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- economics
"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
15. The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
By: S. Jaishankar
3.96
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The decade from the 2008 global financial crisis to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has seen a real t… read more
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- economics
- india
"Being an ethical power is one aspect of the India Way."-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
"Many friends, few foes, great goodwill, more influence. That must be achieved through the India Way."-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
"India is today on a voyage of self-discovery and the lessons of Awadh are its surest compass in that quest."-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
"Unlike other nations that rose earlier in Asia, China is much harder to fit into the Western-led global order."-S. Jaishankar, The India Way: Strategies for an Uncertain World
16. The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
By: Ichiro Kishimi
3.98
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
The Japanese phenomenon that teaches us the simple yet profound lessons required to liberate our re… read more
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"All you can do in regard to your own life is choose the best path that you believe in."-Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
"But is being normal, being ordinary, really such a bad thing? Is it something inferior? Or, in truth, isn't everybody normal?"-Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
"Your unhappiness cannot be blamed on your past or your environment. And it isn’t that you lack competence. You just lack courage. One might say you are lacking in the courage to be happy."-Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
"Look, no matter how much you want to be Y, you cannot be reborn as him. You are not Y. It's okay for you to be you. However, I am not saying it's fine to be 'just as you are'. If you are unable to re…"-Ichiro Kishimi, The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
17. Home in the World: A Memoir
By: Amartya Sen
4.17
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, a long-awaited memoir about home, belonging, inequality, and i… read more
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- india
18. Tomb of Sand
By: Geetanjali Shree
3.70
Format: 739 pages, Paperback
An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces … read more
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- india
"Anything worth doing transcends borders."-Geetanjali Shree, Tomb of Sand
"लगा मैं गयी तो लगा कि जा रही हूँ तो रोते हुए क्यों जाऊँ, हँसते हुए जाऊँगी ।"-Geetanjali Shree, Tomb of Sand
"Daughter. You love her. You fear her. Now you see her. Now you don't. All women, don't forget, are daughters."-Geetanjali Shree, Tomb of Sand
"That which is torn develops an increased capacity for insight and forbearance. A capacity to experience sensations that escape the notice of others."-Geetanjali Shree, Tomb of Sand
19. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
By: Eric Jorgenson
4.44
Format: 244 pages, Kindle Edition
Getting rich is not just about luck; Happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirati… read more
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"No one in the world is going to beat you at being you."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"Intentions don’t matter. Actions do. That’s why being ethical is hard."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"An old boss once warned: “You’ll never be rich since you’re obviously smart, and someone will always offer you a job that’s just good enough."-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
"I don’t buy the everlasting afterlife answers because it’s insane to me, with absolutely no evidence, to believe because of how you live seventy years here on this planet, you’re going to spend etern…"-Eric Jorgenson, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
20. The Practice of Groundedness: A Transformative Path to Success That Feeds—Not Crushes—Your Soul
By: Brad Stulberg
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Join thousands of readers and learn about the foundations of sustainable excellence and concrete ha… read more
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21. Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope
By: Mark Manson
3.68
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the international mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck comes a co… read more
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"Because the only thing that can ever truly destroy a dream is to have it come true."-Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope
"Ultimately, we are moved to action only by emotion. That's because action is emotion."-Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope
"When we deny ourselves the ability to feel pain for a purpose, we deny ourselves the ability to feel any purpose in our life at all."-Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope
"Ultimately, the most meaningful freedom in your life comes from your commitments, the things in life for which you have chosen to sacrifice."-Mark Manson, Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope
22. Beyond Measure: The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants
By: James Vincent
3.86
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
From the cubit to the kilogram, the humble inch to the speed of light, measurement is a powerful to… read more
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23. War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
By: David Nott
4.54
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
For more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world’s most dangerous co… read more
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"As the Koran says in Surah 5:32: whoever saves a life, it shall be as though he had saved the lives of all mankind."-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
"The boy's death turned me into a person marked by war: it was the Sarajevo equivalent of a campaign medal, although not one to wear with pride."-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
"I remember the three of us – Mum, Dad and me – all being in tears as we looked at my grades and considered the consequences. I went out into the garden and tried to make sense of it all. Yes, I could…"-David Nott, War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line
24. Breaking the Mould: Reimagining India's Economic Future
By: Raghuram G. Rajan
4.08
Format: 351 pages, Kindle Edition
Where is India going today? Is it surging forward, having just overtaken the United Kingdom to beco… read more
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- economics
- india
25. The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilizes our Governments and Warps our Economies
By: Mariana Mazzucato
3.63
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A vital and timely investigation into the opaque and powerful consulting industry and what to do ab… read more
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- economics
26. The Road to Freedom: Economics and the Good Society
By: Joseph E. Stiglitz
4.11
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From one of the world’s leading economists, a compelling new vision of personal and economic freedo… read more
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- economics
27. How to Prevent the Next Pandemic
By: Bill Gates
3.75
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. But even as governments around the world try to get it under cont… read more
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28. Snow Crash
By: Neal Stephenson
4.02
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The "brilliantly realized" (The New York Times Book Review) modern classic that coined the term "me… read more
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"They made data a controlled substance."-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
"To condense fact from the vapor of nuance."-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
"I just saved your fucking life, Mom. . . . You could at least offer me an Oreo."-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
"Southern California doesn't know whether to bustle or just strangle itself on the spot."-Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash
29. Policymaker's Journal: From New Delhi to Washington D.C.
By: Kaushik Basu
4.01
Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition
This book charts the course of Kaushik Basu’s career over seven years, as he moved out of the clois… read more
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30. Hope Over Fate: Fazle Hasan Abed and the Science of Ending Global Poverty
By: Scott MacMillan
4.51
Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition
Nicholas Kristof of The New York Times called him “one of the unsung heroes of modern times.” Fazle… read more
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31. Elephants and Cheetahs: The Beauty of Operations
By: Saral Mukherjee
4.49
Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition
Do systems have souls? This book, based on a popular elective at IIM Ahmedabad, looks for answers i… read more
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