Tata: The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism
By: Mircea Raianu
3.19
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening portrait of global capitalism spanning 150 years, told through the history of the Ta…
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1. Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
By: Phil Knight
4.47
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
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2. 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
3. Napoleon: A Life
By: Andrew Roberts
4.23
Format: 976 pages, Paperback
The definitive biography of the great soldier-statesman by the New York Times bestselling author of… read more
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"I am very happy to see the enemy wish to avoid our coming to him. – Napoleon"-Andrew Roberts, Napoleon: A Life
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4. A Canticle for Leibowitz
By: Walter M. Miller Jr.
3.39
Format: 414 pages, Paperback
Winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel and widely considered one of the most accomplished, po… read more
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5. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
By: Ben Horowitz
3.61
Format: 8 pages, Hardcover
A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally h… read more
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6. Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
By: None , Matthew Walker
4.38
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
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"the shorter your sleep, the shorter your life span "-None, Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
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7. Curry: A Tale of Cooks And Conquerors
By: Lizzie Collingham
4.05
Format: 208 pages,
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8. Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
By: Peter Thiel , Blake Masters
4.33
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
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9. The White Tiger
By: Aravind Adiga
3.88
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
Balram Halwai is a complicated man. Servant. Philosopher. Entrepreneur. Murderer. Balram tells us t… read more
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10. Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
By: David Epstein
4.14
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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11. King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
By: Adam Hochschild
4.18
Format: 442 pages, Kindle Edition
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"Most striking about the traditional societies of the Congo was their remarkable artwork: baskets, mats, pottery, copper and ironwork, and, above all, woodcarving. It would be two decades before Europ…"-Adam Hochschild, King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa
12. 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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13. 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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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
14. The Anarchy: The East India Company, Corporate Violence, and the Pillage of an Empire
By: William Dalrymple
4.20
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
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15. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It
By: Chris Voss
4.36
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
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16. The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
By: Sebastian Mallaby
4.43
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
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17. The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
By: Amitav Ghosh
4.22
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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"This is the great burden that now rests upon writers, artists, filmmakers, and everyone else who is involved in the telling of stories: to us falls the task of imaginatively restoring agency and voic…"-Amitav Ghosh, The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
18. Stillness Is the Key
By: Ryan Holiday
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, bestselling author Ryan Holiday made ancient wisdo… read more
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"Build a life you don't need to escape from."-Ryan Holiday, Stillness Is the Key
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19. No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
By: Reed Hastings
4.28
Format: 464 pages, Paperback
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20. The Billionaire Raj: A Journey Through India's New Gilded Age
By: James Crabtree
3.84
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
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21. Why I am a Hindu
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3.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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22. Adi Shankaracharya: Hinduism's Greatest Thinker
By: Pavan K. Varma
4.25
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
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23. Tata: The Global Corporation That Built Indian Capitalism
By: Mircea Raianu
3.19
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An eye-opening portrait of global capitalism spanning 150 years, told through the history of the Ta… read more
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