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Lalit's bookshelf: all en-US Sat, 26 Apr 2025 03:05:36 -0700 60 Lalit's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[SAS: An Illustrated History of the SAS During the Second World War]]> 75636922 This is the authorised history of the SAS by bestselling author Joshua Levine. Never-before-seen photographs and unheard stories bring the history of this special force to life in vivid colour and astonishing detail.

Created during the Second World War, the SAS was a small band of men brought together in the North African desert. They were the toughest and brightest of their cohort, the most resilient, most capable in close combat and most careful in surveillance. Winning approval for this radical new form of warfare was no small feat, but eventually it was achieved. The SAS was born, their mission to take on small-scale but often devastating raids and risks behind enemy lines.

Levine tours us through the wartime experience, taking us behind the scenes through exclusive access to SAS archives. Drawing on individual stories and personal testimony, including interviews with veterans and family members of the original troupe, Levine creates a striking sense of what it was like to fight and train in the SAS during the Second World War. This illustrated history tells the origin story of this enigmatic unit by bringing to light photographs and stories long thought lost to history.]]> 320 Joshua Levine 0008549958 Lalit 3
What struck me most was that the main leaders weren't typical military types. They were creatives - a poet and a fairly talented artist. These tough men who built one of the world's most elite forces had this artistic side to them.

The book shows how the SAS changed over time, becoming very different from what it started as. By the end of the war, many of the men couldn't adjust to civilian life. Paddy Mayne, one of the key figures, died young in a drunk driving accident. Others just never found their place after the war. But Mike Sadler lived a long, fulfilling life and kept having adventures right till the end.

I'm not exactly sure what I learned from this story, but that's maybe what makes it interesting. It's not a book with simple lessons - it's more about how complex people can be and how war changes them in different ways. Worth reading if you're interested in military history or just how organizations evolve.]]> 4.15 2023 SAS: An Illustrated History of the SAS During the Second World War

SAS: An Illustrated History of the SAS During the Second World War

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Just finished "SAS" by Joshua Levine after watching the show SAS Rogue Heroes. The book dives into how this legendary unit got started pretty much by accident - as a deception that actually worked and then became real.

What struck me most was that the main leaders weren't typical military types. They were creatives - a poet and a fairly talented artist. These tough men who built one of the world's most elite forces had this artistic side to them.

The book shows how the SAS changed over time, becoming very different from what it started as. By the end of the war, many of the men couldn't adjust to civilian life. Paddy Mayne, one of the key figures, died young in a drunk driving accident. Others just never found their place after the war. But Mike Sadler lived a long, fulfilling life and kept having adventures right till the end.

I'm not exactly sure what I learned from this story, but that's maybe what makes it interesting. It's not a book with simple lessons - it's more about how complex people can be and how war changes them in different ways. Worth reading if you're interested in military history or just how organizations evolve.
]]> Aghora II: Kundalini 217492 304 Robert E. Svoboda 0914732315 Lalit 4
★★★★��

Svoboda's second Aghora book delivers the perfect blend of mysticism and narrative that made the first installment so captivating. Through the continuing story of Vimalananda, complex Kundalini concepts unfold in accessible, memorable ways that textbooks simply cannot achieve.

What makes this book special is how it doesn't shy away from acknowledging the subjective nature of spiritual experiences. While some might find this transparency jarring, I appreciated the authenticity. The fantastical elements leave you wondering where objective reality ends and personal interpretation begins—and whether that distinction even matters on a spiritual journey.

Like its predecessor, this book presents profound ideas through engaging storytelling, ensuring the concepts stay with you long after the final page. The spiritual principles are delivered with such nonchalance that paradoxically adds to their impact rather than diminishing it.

A thought-provoking read that bridges the gap between ancient Tantric wisdom and modern spiritual seeking. Can't wait to dive into the third book!]]> 4.36 1993 Aghora II: Kundalini

author: Robert E. Svoboda
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# Aghora Part Two: Kundalini by Robert E. Svoboda

★★★★��

Svoboda's second Aghora book delivers the perfect blend of mysticism and narrative that made the first installment so captivating. Through the continuing story of Vimalananda, complex Kundalini concepts unfold in accessible, memorable ways that textbooks simply cannot achieve.

What makes this book special is how it doesn't shy away from acknowledging the subjective nature of spiritual experiences. While some might find this transparency jarring, I appreciated the authenticity. The fantastical elements leave you wondering where objective reality ends and personal interpretation begins—and whether that distinction even matters on a spiritual journey.

Like its predecessor, this book presents profound ideas through engaging storytelling, ensuring the concepts stay with you long after the final page. The spiritual principles are delivered with such nonchalance that paradoxically adds to their impact rather than diminishing it.

A thought-provoking read that bridges the gap between ancient Tantric wisdom and modern spiritual seeking. Can't wait to dive into the third book!
]]> <![CDATA[Aghora: At the Left Hand of God (Aghora)]]> 217493 327 Robert E. Svoboda 0914732218 Lalit 5
Robert E. Svoboda's "Aghora: At the Left Hand of God" is a captivating journey into the mystical world of Tantric practices through the eyes of the author's guru, Vimalananda. What makes this account particularly fascinating is how it presents an unconventional aghori - one who maintained family life, descended from royalty, and owned property, defying the typical image of renunciate practitioners.

The book effortlessly weaves between fantastical experiences and symbolic interpretations, from shava sadhana (corpse meditation) to encounters with dakinis (tantric goddesses). While some passages stretch credibility, the narrative remains consistently engaging - compelling enough to consume all 300 pages within two days across home, flights, and hotel rooms.

Svoboda's writing could be compared to a spiritual counterpart of Kenneth Anderson's wildlife accounts of India, except Svoboda delves deeper into the otherworldly and esoteric dimensions of the subcontinent's mystical traditions.

One of the most profound teachings that resonates throughout is the practice of simultaneously seeing everyone as both Shiva (divine consciousness) and as a skeleton (impermanent form) - a powerful contemplation that cuts through illusion while acknowledging our divine nature.

Though occasionally difficult to believe, the book's blend of the extraordinary and the symbolic creates an intriguing portrait of tantric practices that keeps readers turning pages well into the night.]]> 4.25 1986 Aghora: At the Left Hand of God (Aghora)

Aghora: At the Left Hand of God (Aghora)

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Review: Aghora: At the Left Hand of God

Robert E. Svoboda's "Aghora: At the Left Hand of God" is a captivating journey into the mystical world of Tantric practices through the eyes of the author's guru, Vimalananda. What makes this account particularly fascinating is how it presents an unconventional aghori - one who maintained family life, descended from royalty, and owned property, defying the typical image of renunciate practitioners.

The book effortlessly weaves between fantastical experiences and symbolic interpretations, from shava sadhana (corpse meditation) to encounters with dakinis (tantric goddesses). While some passages stretch credibility, the narrative remains consistently engaging - compelling enough to consume all 300 pages within two days across home, flights, and hotel rooms.

Svoboda's writing could be compared to a spiritual counterpart of Kenneth Anderson's wildlife accounts of India, except Svoboda delves deeper into the otherworldly and esoteric dimensions of the subcontinent's mystical traditions.

One of the most profound teachings that resonates throughout is the practice of simultaneously seeing everyone as both Shiva (divine consciousness) and as a skeleton (impermanent form) - a powerful contemplation that cuts through illusion while acknowledging our divine nature.

Though occasionally difficult to believe, the book's blend of the extraordinary and the symbolic creates an intriguing portrait of tantric practices that keeps readers turning pages well into the night.
]]> <![CDATA[HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with featured article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion," by Jay A. Conger)]]> 15824367 190 Harvard Business Publishing 1422189864 Lalit 0 3.84

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Communication (with featured article "The Necessary Art of Persuasion," by Jay A. Conger)

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]]> A Brief History of Time 3869
Told in language we all can understand, A Brief History of Time plunges into the exotic realms of black holes and quarks, of antimatter and “arrows of time,�� of the big bang and a bigger God—where the possibilities are wondrous and unexpected. With exciting images and profound imagination, Stephen Hawking brings us closer to the ultimate secrets at the very heart of creation.]]> 226 Stephen Hawking 0553380168 Lalit 3 4.22 1988 A Brief History of Time

author: Stephen Hawking
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1988
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]]> <![CDATA[Kellogg on Marketing: The Kellogg Marketing Faculty Northwestern University]]> 19766437 Praise for Kellogg on Marketing "The Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University has always been at the forefront of cutting-edge marketing. What a treasure to find such a complete anthology of today's best strategic marketers all in one place. Kellogg on Marketing provides a unique combination of new and proven marketing theories that the reader can translate into business success." —Betsy D. Holden, President and CEO, Kraft Foods

"Kellogg on Marketing presents a comprehensive look at marketing today, combining well-founded theory with relevant, contemporary examples in the marketplace. This should be mandatory reading for all students of marketing." —Robert S. Morrison, Chairman, President and CEO, The Quaker Oats Company

"The Who's Who write on the what's what of marketing. Now, these preeminent marketing doctors are making house calls. Enjoy." —Robert A. Eckert, Chairman and CEO, Mattel, Inc.

"This volume is a fascinating collection of perspectives on what it takes to dominate a marketspace in the New Economy. . . . A clear demonstration of why Kellogg is Kellogg-one of the thought leaders in the discipline of marketing." —Mel Bergstein, Chairman and CEO, Diamond Technology Partners

"New economy cases make this text appeal to old economy strategists. We shouldn't be suprised with the quality of this work, given its origin in the Kellogg School." —Ronald W. Dollens, President, Guidant Corporation]]> 427 Dawn Iacobucci 0470193050 Lalit 0 4.00 2000 Kellogg on Marketing: The Kellogg Marketing Faculty Northwestern University

Kellogg on Marketing: The Kellogg Marketing Faculty Northwestern University

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average rating: 4.00
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]]> Cradle Tales of Hinduism 12063355 364 Sister Nivedita 1145629318 Lalit 5 4.14

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There is something magical about stories which are not trying to teach you anything . All the classics we read and heard as kids re visited witha. Beautiful balance of depth and brevity. Best pre bed time reading.
]]> The Prophet 2547 The Prophet, is one of the most beloved classics of our time. Published in 1923, it has been translated into more than twenty languages, and the American editions alone have sold more than nine million copies.

The Prophet is a collection of poetic essays that are philosophical, spiritual, and, above all, inspirational. Gibran’s musings are divided into twenty-eight chapters covering such sprawling topics as love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, housing, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.]]> 127 Kahlil Gibran 000100039X Lalit 5 4.27 1923 The Prophet

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Quick read. Not sure if I get it yet Completely . Maybe I will some day .
]]> <![CDATA[The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman]]> 10260
El placer de descubrir permite acceder al mundo personal, social y cientíco de Richard Feynman, por ejemplo, a sus aventuras mientras participó en el Proyecto Manhattan, cuando se divertía —y escandalizaba�� descifrando las claves de cajas fuertes, o a cómo se inició, siendo un niño, en el estudio de la naturaleza (en el «placer de descubrir»), que terminaría ocupando toda su vida. Podemos, asimismo, conocer sus pioneras ideas sobre las computadoras del futuro, su opinión acerca del valor de la ciencia o la explicación, tan sencilla como profunda, que dio al desastre de la lanzadera espacial Challenger. Es este, sin duda, un libro tan fascinante como su autor.]]> 270 Richard P. Feynman Lalit 0 to-read 4.26 1999 The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

The Pleasure of Finding Things Out: The Best Short Works of Richard P. Feynman

author: Richard P. Feynman
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains]]> 9778945 Atlantic Monthly cover story, he tapped into a well of anxiety about how the Internet is changing us. He also crystallized one of the most important debates of our time: As we enjoy the Net’s bounties, are we sacrificing our ability to read and think deeply?

Now, Carr expands his argument into the most compelling exploration of the Internet’s intellectual and cultural consequences yet published. As he describes how human thought has been shaped through the centuries by “tools of the mind”—from the alphabet to maps, to the printing press, the clock, and the computer—Carr interweaves a fascinating account of recent discoveries in neuroscience by such pioneers as Michael Merzenich and Eric Kandel. Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence reveals, change in response to our experiences. The technologies we use to find, store, and share information can literally reroute our neural pathways.

Building on the insights of thinkers from Plato to McLuhan, Carr makes a convincing case that every information technology carries an intellectual ethic—a set of assumptions about the nature of knowledge and intelligence. He explains how the printed book served to focus our attention, promoting deep and creative thought. In stark contrast, the Internet encourages the rapid, distracted sampling of small bits of information from many sources. Its ethic is that of the industrialist, an ethic of speed and efficiency, of optimized production and consumption—and now the Net is remaking us in its own image. We are becoming ever more adept at scanning and skimming, but what we are losing is our capacity for concentration, contemplation, and reflection.

Part intellectual history, part popular science, and part cultural criticism, The Shallows sparkles with memorable vignettes—Friedrich Nietzsche wrestling with a typewriter, Sigmund Freud dissecting the brains of sea creatures, Nathaniel Hawthorne contemplating the thunderous approach of a steam locomotive—even as it plumbs profound questions about the state of our modern psyche. This is a book that will forever alter the way we think about media and our minds.]]> 280 Nicholas Carr 0393339750 Lalit 0 to-read 3.90 2010 The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

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]]> <![CDATA[How to Smile (Mindfulness Essentials Book 10)]]> 62843758 The latest book in the bestselling How To simple, refreshing meditations of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh give us inspiration and tools for transforming our suffering and cultivating happiness

In inspiring passages and simple exercises, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us what he calls “the art of suffering.�� He gives us teachings and tools for transforming suffering as well as ways to touch moments of happiness and smile even while suffering is still there.

Written with characteristic simplicity and wisdom, these insightful meditations—born from the Zen master’s lifetime of Zen practice and peacemaking—teach us how to come back to ourselves, calm our body and mind, and not let suffering overwhelm us.

When we’re willing to face our suffering and look deeply into it, we begin to understand its origins. Transformation and healing become possible, and along with it a greater capacity to understand the suffering of others and resolve conflicts in our relationships.

Creating peace and understanding in ourselves and our relationships in this way is essential for helping create true understanding and peace in our communities, society, and the world.

Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices for transforming our own suffering, listening deeply to the suffering of others, and especially how to cultivate our own smile and happiness.

All Mindfulness Essentials books are illustrated with playful sumi-ink drawings by California artist Jason DeAntonis.]]> 127 Thich Nhat Hanh 195269244X Lalit 5 4.18 How to Smile (Mindfulness Essentials Book 10)

How to Smile (Mindfulness Essentials Book 10)

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Great morning read. It's one of those books that can be read again and again .
]]> <![CDATA[The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World]]> 10483171
In our search for truth, how far have we advanced? This uniquely human quest for good explanations has driven amazing improvements in everything from scientific understanding and technology to politics, moral values and human welfare. But will progress end, either in catastrophe or completion - or will it continue infinitely?

In this profound and seminal book, David Deutsch explores the furthest reaches of our current understanding, taking in the Infinity Hotel, supernovae and the nature of optimism, to instill in all of us a wonder at what we have achieved - and the fact that this is only the beginning of humanity's infinite possibility.

'This is Deutsch at his most ambitious, seeking to understand the implications of our scientific explanations of the world ... I enthusiastically recommend this rich, wide-ranging and elegantly written exposition of the unique insights of one of our most original intellectuals' Michael Berry, Times Higher Education Supplement

'Bold ... profound ... provocative and persuasive' Economist

'David Deutsch may well go down in history as one of the great scientists of our age' Scotsman]]> 487 David Deutsch 0670022756 Lalit 0 to-read 4.16 2011 The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World

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]]> <![CDATA[The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications]]> 177068 390 David Deutsch 014027541X Lalit 0 to-read 4.12 1996

The Fabric of Reality: The Science of Parallel Universes--and Its Implications

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]]> Vikram & Betal: (Illustrated) 37554013 72 Maple Press 9350339056 Lalit 5 4.33

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Bought for the kid . Finished myself in one sitting. Fun reads with societal lessons somewhere in there .Do not yet know the answer to the final riddle .
]]> <![CDATA[Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI]]> 195887568 A rich, narrative explanation of the mathematics that has brought us machine learning and the ongoing explosion of artificial intelligence

Machine learning systems are making life-altering decisions for approving mortgage loans, determining whether a tumour is cancerous, or deciding whether someone gets bail. They now influence developments and discoveries in chemistry, biology, and physics—the study of genomes, extra-solar planets, even the intricacies of quantum systems.��And all this before large language models such as ChatGPT came on the scene.

We are living through a revolution in machine learning-powered AI that shows no signs of slowing down. This technology is based on relatively simple mathematical ideas, some of which go back centuries, including linear algebra and calculus, the stuff of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century mathematics. It took the birth and advancement of computer science and the kindling of 1990s computer chips designed for video games to ignite the explosion of AI that we see today. In this enlightening book, Anil Ananthaswamy explains the fundamental math behind machine learning, while suggesting intriguing links between artifical and natural intelligence. Might the same math underpin them both?

As Ananthaswamy resonantly concludes, to make safe and effective use of artificial intelligence, we need to understand its profound capabilities and limitations, the clues to which lie in the math that makes machine learning possible.]]> 476 Anil Ananthaswamy 0593185757 Lalit 0 to-read 4.44 Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI

Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI

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]]> <![CDATA[The Communication Book: 44 Ideas for Better Conversations Every Day]]> 45894164 208 Mikael Krogerus 1324001984 Lalit 4 3.69

The Communication Book: 44 Ideas for Better Conversations Every Day

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]]> Women Of India 1343590 32 Vivekananda 8171201121 Lalit 4 4.16

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Good quick read. I have lost my ability to read for long
]]> Aggressive Hinduism 15982114 41 Sister Nivedita Lalit 5 4.50

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Clear path to action. Without a firm root , no tree can bear fruit . And never forget the danger of self idealism . Balance
]]> <![CDATA[Following Fish: Travels around the Indian Coast]]> 8407189
In nine essays, Following Fish conducts rich journalistic investigations: among others, of the famed fish treatment for asthmatics in Hyderabad; of the preparation and the process of eating West Bengal's prized hilsa; of the ancient art of building fishing boats in Gujarat; of the fiery cuisine and the singular spirit of Kerala's toddy shops; of the food and the lives of Mumbai's first peoples; of the history of an old Catholic fishing community in Tamil Nadu; of the hunt for the world's fastest fish near Goa.

Throughout his travels, Subramanian observes the cosmopolitanism and diverse influences absorbed by India's coastal cities, the wthdrawing of traditional fishermen from their craft, the corresponding growth of fishing as pure and voluminous commerce, and the degradation of waters and beaches from over-fishing.

Pulsating with pleasure, adventure and discovery, and tempered by nostalgia and loss, Following Fish speaks as eloquently to the armchair traveller as to lovers of the sea and its lore.]]> 184 Samanth Subramanian 0143064479 Lalit 3 3.93 2010 Following Fish: Travels around the Indian Coast

Following Fish: Travels around the Indian Coast

author: Samanth Subramanian
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Perhaps it was setup for failure right from the started because i picked it up with my impatient mind expecting a book about fishing. It was not .I still loved some of the anecdotes and learnt. Giving 3 stars because while the stories individually were captivating overall it was an effort to finish the book . I am excited to try Hilsa now and luckily going to kolkatta soon. Belur math , kolkatta biryani and hilsa it is .
]]> <![CDATA[Empire of Blood, issue 1 of 4 (Empire of Blood, #1)]]> 27305612 Imagine a world where the sun never set on the British Empire, where the Union Jack still flies proudly across Europe and Asia, ruled over by the mysterious Blood Queen. Powered by an alchemical elixir called Aqua Vitae that makes them impervious to illness and injury, the English live in luxury in domed cities, while the rest are sequestered in vast slums, forced to pay weekly blood tithes. This is the strange, horrifying story of a world gone wrong, a world where resistance is doomed to fail, but where it might just be more important than ever. The first issue in a 4-part series.

]]> 26 Arjun Raj Gaind 1681243628 Lalit 3 3.20 2015 Empire of Blood, issue 1 of 4 (Empire of Blood, #1)

author: Arjun Raj Gaind
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average rating: 3.20
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)]]> 33776764
The Mindfulness Essentials series introduces beginners and reminds seasoned practitioners of the essentials of mindfulness practice. This time Nhat Hanh brings his signature clarity, compassion, and humor to the ways we act out in anger, frustration, despair, and delusion. In brief meditations accompanied by whimsical sumi-ink drawings, Thich Nhat Hanh instructs us exactly how to transform our craving and confusion. If we learn to take good care of our suffering, we can help others do the same.

How to Fight is pocket-sized with two color original artwork by California artist Jason DeAntonis.]]> 128 Thich Nhat Hanh 1941529860 Lalit 0 I breathe out - I hear you
I breathe in - I see you
I breathe out - I can see myself in you
I breathe in - It is over
I breathe out - It was fun while it lasted
I breathe in - If we need each other we will meet again
I breathe out - I will be there for you]]> 4.30 How to Fight (Mindfulness Essentials)

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I breathe in - I forgive myself
I breathe out - I hear you
I breathe in - I see you
I breathe out - I can see myself in you
I breathe in - It is over
I breathe out - It was fun while it lasted
I breathe in - If we need each other we will meet again
I breathe out - I will be there for you
]]> <![CDATA[What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales: How Successful Salespeople Take It to the Next Level]]> 12584628 Kick your bad habits-and CLOSE MORE SALES!

"I love this book, especially the importance of empathy-care enough about what you are selling to personalize its value to your customer!"
-Jim Farley, VP Global Marketing, Ford Motor Company

"In over 20 years of sales leadership, I had yet to see someone describe self-improvement through the elimination of existing behaviors rather than the creation of new ones-what a simple, concise, and personally applicable developmental tool. This is a must-read for everyone in sales!"
-Chris Richardson, VP Global Sales, Abbott Vascular

"Don Brown and Bill Hawkins, collaborating with Marshall Goldsmith's incredible insight, have created strategy and ideas that will help you grow, sell more, and prosper!"
-Jeffrey Gitomer, author of The Little Red Book of Selling

"What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales! is a practical guide for anyone in sales-they hit the nail on the head! Read this book to learn how to build your relationships with customers while shedding the habits that are holding you back!"
-Tom Reilly, author of Value-Added Selling

"Deep and meaningful connections with people in business can change the trajectory of your career. This is a brilliant playbook for professionals who want to step up their game and truly own their success. I have seen the power of this approach in action-and IT WORKS!"
-Rich Daly, Executive Vice President, Takeda Pharmaceuticals

About the Book:

One of the most influential business coaches of our time, Marshall Goldsmith helps businesspeople pinpoint career-harming behaviors, understand why they engage in them and, most importantly-stop. His book What Got You Here Won't Get You There wasn't just a runaway bestseller, it has helped untold numbers dramatically improve their careers and personal lives.

Now, Goldsmith teams up with leading sales thought leaders Don Brown and Bill Hawkins to help you break the habits that specifically damage sales relationships. This dream team's combined clients have increased their sales from 5 to 30 percent-and their gross profit up to 50 percent! In short, their approach works.

What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales! provides simple-to-use tools for maintaining and leveraging quality personal connections by doing something much easier than learning new behaviors: simply stopping old ones. When dealing with your customers, do you:

Needlessly verbalize and execute every possible step in the sales process? Repeatedly initiate communication for no apparent purpose? Attempt to verbally "one up" your customer in conversation? The authors name 16 bad habits in all, and they provide proven techniques for reversing their negative effects by putting them to rest for good. There is no profession that depends more on good relationships than sales. And there's no one more qualified to coach you to create and nurture productive sales relationships than these three authors.

You do have the power to change. Let Goldsmith, Brown, and Hawkins help you kick your bad habits to improve relationships, increase sales, and enjoy a more fulfilling, enriching career.]]> 225 Marshall Goldsmith 0071774467 Lalit 0 to-read 4.04 2006 What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales: How Successful Salespeople Take It to the Next Level

What Got You Here Won't Get You There in Sales: How Successful Salespeople Take It to the Next Level

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]]> <![CDATA[India’s Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes]]> 36149971 Their own accounts or of those who were with them in their final moments.
India’s Most Fearless covers fourteen true stories of extraordinary courage and fearlessness, providing a glimpse into the kind of heroism our soldiers display in unthinkably hostile conditions and under grave provocation.]]> 256 Shiv Aroor 0143440446 Lalit 5 4.44 India’s Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes

India’s Most Fearless: True Stories of Modern Military Heroes

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]]> Delivering Happiness 19053660 80 Tony Hsieh 1106923243 Lalit 0 to-read 4.09 2000

author: Tony Hsieh
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.09
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]]> <![CDATA[WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA: A Story of Gangland Democracy]]> 13078721 WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA: A Story of Gangland Democracy

Ebook published by IDEAINDIA.COM

Copyright Maloy Krishna Dhar 2008

A Gandhi is killed, a Bose is forgotten and a Bhagat Singh no more pricks the conscience of the people who lead the country. This is the story of a nation that boasts of being the largest democracy. The novel undertakes tortuous journeys through the political minefield and discovers that moneybags muscle power and criminal fringes have hijacked Indian democracy.

Satya Sarthi is a psephologicst and wants to bring about a change in the system. He tries to catapult his simple but sharp businessman friend Dharmi into the top corridors of politics. His aim is to dethrone the ruling family which is corrupt and manipulative.

Dharmi’s hesitant metamorphosis from a businessman into a naïve politician and finally into a pucca politician is full of pathos. Does he succeed in dethroning the family? Does he end up changing the system? Maloy Krishna Dhar captures the intrigues that are played in power politics in the name of We the People.

We the people of India �� The Story of Gangland Democracy is a reminder to Generations Next that they have to fulfill unfulfilled dreams of the savants of the nation.

Disclaimer: this book is a piece of political fiction and does not relate to any factual event and/or incidents. The author has visualized a tale that he wishes to share with the readers. Names of the characters are purely a work of fiction and do not relate to anybody living or dead.

MALOY KRISHNA DHAR (68) is a product of Calcutta University. After joining the Indian Police Service in 1964, he was seconded to the Intelligence Bureau, a platform that offered him in depth perceptions and insight into Indian politics, insurgency counter-terrorism, counterintelligence and other ground realities of the nation.

After retirement he took to freelance journalism and authored many literary works. Some of the best sellers are Open secrets �� India’s intelligence Unveiled, Fulcrum of Evil �� ISI, CIA. Al Qaeda Nexus, Operation Triple X and Black Thunder.

A widely acclaimed author Maloy writes about happening history in and around India, besides wider strategic issues. We the People of India is his fresh journey into the happening history of the country, which bares the uncouth truth behind India’s electoral democracy and offers a glimpse into the future that could put the country back on the rails laid down by the founding fathers.

]]> 455 Maloy Krishna Dhar Lalit 0 to-read 4.33 2008 WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA: A Story of Gangland Democracy

WE THE PEOPLE OF INDIA: A Story of Gangland Democracy

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]]> <![CDATA[How the Marquis Got His Coat Back]]> 26838903 A Neverwhere short story from one of the brightest, most brilliant writers of our generation - the Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of the award-winning The Ocean At the End of the Lane.

The coat. It was elegant. It was beautiful. It was so close that he could have reached out and touched it.

And it was unquestionably his.]]> 37 Neil Gaiman Lalit 3 4.05 2015 How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

author: Neil Gaiman
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna 6192553 শ্রবণমঙ্গল�� শ্রীমদাততং ভুবি গৃণন্ত�� যে ভূরিদা জনাঃ।।"
শ্রীমদ্ভাগবত, গোপীগীতা]]> 1064 Mahendranath Gupta Lalit 4 4.68 1902 The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna

author: Mahendranath Gupta
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.68
book published: 1902
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys]]> 9721527
- Presents practices for safe and successful psychedelic voyages, including the benefits of having a guide and how to be a guide
- Reviews the value of psychedelics for healing and self-discovery as well as how LSD has facilitated scientific and technical problem-solving
- Reveals how ultra-low doses improve cognitive functioning, emotional balance, and physical stamina

This year 600,000 people in the U.S. alone will try LSD for the the first time, joining the 23 million who have already experimented with this substance.

Called "America's wisest and most respected authority on psychedelics and their use," James Fadiman has been involved with psychedelic research since the 1960s. In this guide to the immediate and long-term effects of psychedelic use for spiritual (high dose), therapeutic (moderate dose), and problem-solving (low dose) purposes, Fadiman outlines best practices for safe, sacred entheogenic voyages learned through his more than 40 years of experience--from the benefits of having a sensitive guide during a session (and how to be one) to the importance of the setting and pre-session intention.

Fadiman reviews the newest as well as the neglected research into the psychotherapeutic value of visionary drug use for increased personal awareness and a host of serious medical conditions, including his recent study of the reasons for and results of psychedelic use among hundreds of students and professionals. He reveals new uses for LSD and other psychedelics, including extremely low doses for improved cognitive functioning and emotional balance. Cautioning that psychedelics are not for everyone, he dispels the myths and misperceptions about psychedelics circulating in textbooks and clinics as well as on the internet. Exploring the life-changing experiences of Ram Dass, Timothy Leary, Aldous Huxley, and Huston Smith as well as Francis Crick and Steve Jobs, Fadiman shows how psychedelics, used wisely, can lead not only to healing but also to scientific breakthroughs and spiritual epiphanies.]]> 352 James Fadiman 1594774021 Lalit 5 4.16 2011 The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys

The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide: Safe, Therapeutic, and Sacred Journeys

author: James Fadiman
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.16
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rating: 5
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]]> The Sleeper and the Spindle 23301545
On the eve of her wedding, a young queen sets out to rescue a princess from an enchantment. She casts aside her fine wedding clothes, takes her chain mail and her sword and follows her brave dwarf retainers into the tunnels under the mountain towards the sleeping kingdom. This queen will decide her own future �� and the princess who needs rescuing is not quite what she seems. Twisting together the familiar and the new, this perfectly delicious, captivating and darkly funny tale shows its creators at the peak of their talents.

Lavishly produced, packed with glorious Chris Riddell illustrations enhanced with metallic ink, this is a spectacular and magical gift.]]> 68 Neil Gaiman 1408859645 Lalit 3 3.87 2013 The Sleeper and the Spindle

author: Neil Gaiman
name: Lalit
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2013
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future]]> 18050143
The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.

Thiel begins with the contrarian premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we’re too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice. Information technology has improved rapidly, but there is no reason why progress should be limited to computers or Silicon Valley. Progress can be achieved in any industry or area of business. It comes from the most important skill that every leader must master: learning to think for yourself.

Doing what someone else already knows how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But when you do something new, you go from 0 to 1. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. Tomorrow’s champions will not win by competing ruthlessly in today’s marketplace. They will escape competition altogether, because their businesses will be unique.

Zero to One presents at once an optimistic view of the future of progress in America and a new way of thinking about innovation: it starts by learning to ask the questions that lead you to find value in unexpected places.]]> 195 Peter Thiel 0804139296 Lalit 4
Would especially recommend to re-read this book before any major life decisions.
]]> 4.15 2014 Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future

author: Peter Thiel
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rating: 4
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4 because book borders on rambling sometimes .understandably too as any authentic work is bound to.(but that should have been caught in the edits) .Thiel's clarity jumps out of the pages and speaks to you making your own thoughts clearer somehow. Well written and must read for everyone.

Would especially recommend to re-read this book before any major life decisions.

]]> <![CDATA[The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation]]> 255132
Frans Johansson’s The Medici Effect shows how breakthrough ideas most often occur when we bring concepts from one field into a new, unfamiliar territory, and offers examples how we can turn the ideas we discover into path-breaking innovations.]]> 207 Frans Johansson 1422102823 Lalit 0 to-read 3.91 2004 The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation

The Medici Effect: What Elephants and Epidemics Can Teach Us About Innovation

author: Frans Johansson
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]]> <![CDATA[Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe]]> 328262 Beyond Einstein takes readers on an exciting excursion into the discoveries that have led scientists to the brightest new prospect in theoretical physics today -- superstring theory. What is superstring theory and why is it important? This revolutionary breakthrough may well be the fulfillment of��Albert Einstein's lifelong dream of a Theory of Everything, uniting the laws of physics into a single description explaining all the known forces in the universe. Co-authored by one of the leading pioneers in superstrings, Michio Kaku, and completely revised and updated with the newest groundbreaking research, the book approaches scientific questions with the excitement of a detective story, offering a fascinating look at the new science that may make the impossible possible.]]> 240 Michio Kaku 0385477813 Lalit 0 to-read 4.22 1987 Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe

Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe

author: Michio Kaku
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]]> <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change]]> 36072 372 Stephen R. Covey 0743269519 Lalit 4 4.16 1989

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change

author: Stephen R. Covey
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average rating: 4.16
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]]> Hegarty on Advertising 11724623
The book is both an advertising credo and a brilliantly entertaining memoir. The first part offers John Hegarty’s personal insights and advice on the advertising Ideas, Brands, The Agency, Briefs, Pitching, Storytelling, and Technology. In the second part, Hegarty talks about his own career and experiences, from his early days working with Charles Saatchi to the founding of Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH) in 1982 and its rise to global renown with offices in London, New York, Singapore, Shanghai, Mumbai, and Sao Paulo. 50 color illustrations]]> 224 John Hegarty 0500515565 Lalit 4 4.06 2011 Hegarty on Advertising

author: John Hegarty
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2011
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Vanishing: Chronicling India’s Wildlife Crisis]]> 35339099 The Vanishing explores such burning issues that confront wildlife conservation today.]]> 326 Prerna Singh Bindra 0670088870 Lalit 4 4.45 2017 The Vanishing: Chronicling India’s Wildlife Crisis

The Vanishing: Chronicling India’s Wildlife Crisis

author: Prerna Singh Bindra
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average rating: 4.45
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rating: 4
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Well written and comprehensive account of our last stand and where we stand in this war to safeguard the last green spaces of our home . full of stories from the wild and fights in the conference rooms the latter of which unfortunately is the place where the most decisive blows are delivered . The story of the sparrows and the fans really hit home as it made it way too real - there might have been some ninjas cutting onions as well in the room when I was reading that chapter .An uncomfortable truth but truth it is ; would recommend not binge reading if you are prone to sentimentality .Would like to see a follow-up book which outlines positive inroads and details of how one can help . Highly recommended read . 4 Stars because I personally felt the balance tilted towards what we have lost and not what we can do .
]]> <![CDATA[The Beekay Guide to Carp Rigs (Beekay Guides)]]> 1727397 Kevin Maddocks 1904784046 Lalit 4 3.70 2005

The Beekay Guide to Carp Rigs (Beekay Guides)

author: Kevin Maddocks
name: Lalit
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2005
rating: 4
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]]> Tales from the Indian Jungle 708294 236 Kenneth Anderson 8171674666 Lalit 5 4.34 1971

author: Kenneth Anderson
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average rating: 4.34
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]]> Invincible Arjuna 32854248 139 Debashis Chatterjee 9385152319 Lalit 5 feels like a breath of fresh air in the clutter of so many me-too books that come out in the
business /leadership category. perhaps there is something in the timeless wisdom of sanatan dharam literature or perhaps the author's simplicity ; the sum of parts is much greater than the parts .]]> 3.95 2016 Invincible Arjuna

author: Debashis Chatterjee
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average rating: 3.95
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Great quick read. highly reccommended.
feels like a breath of fresh air in the clutter of so many me-too books that come out in the
business /leadership category. perhaps there is something in the timeless wisdom of sanatan dharam literature or perhaps the author's simplicity ; the sum of parts is much greater than the parts .
]]> <![CDATA[Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It]]> 26156469 A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating �� effective in any situation.

After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined the FBI, where his career as a kidnapping negotiator brought him face-to-face with bank robbers, gang leaders and terrorists. Never Split the Difference takes you inside his world of high-stakes negotiations, revealing the nine key principles that helped Voss and his colleagues succeed when it mattered the most �� when people’s lives were at stake.

Rooted in the real-life experiences of an intelligence professional at the top of his game, Never Split the Difference will give you the competitive edge in any discussion.]]> 274 Chris Voss 0062407805 Lalit 3 4.35 2016 Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It

author: Chris Voss
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.35
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Walk (Mindfulness Essentials, #4)]]> 22928976
The fourth book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice.

Slow, concentrated walking while focusing on in- and out-breaths allows for a unique opportunity to be in the present. There is no need to arrive somewhere—each step is the arrival to concentration, joy, insight, and the momentary enlightenment of aliveness. When your foot touches the Earth with awareness, you make yourself alive and the Earth real, and you forget for one minute the searching, rushing, and longing that rob our daily lives of awareness and cause us to "sleepwalk" through life.

Thich Nhat Hanh shares amusing stories of the impact mindful walking has on both the walker and those who notice him, and shows how mindful walking can be a technique for diminishing depression, recapturing wonder, and expressing gratitude. Pocket-sized, with original two color illustrations by Jason DeAntonis, How to Walk ��is a unique gift for all ages, sharing a simple practice that can have a profound effect on practitioners.]]> 120 Thich Nhat Hanh 1937006921 Lalit 4 4.18 2013 How to Walk (Mindfulness Essentials, #4)

How to Walk (Mindfulness Essentials, #4)

author: Thich Nhat Hanh
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2013
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Spitfire Singh , A True Life of Relentless Adventure]]> 32306179 BOOKS 434 Mike Edwards 938593614X Lalit 3 4.54

Spitfire Singh , A True Life of Relentless Adventure

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]]> Brave New World 5129 Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. “A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine�� (The New Yorker), Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist, a spiritual seeker, and one of history’s keenest observers of human nature and civilization. Brave New World, his masterpiece, has enthralled and terrified millions of readers, and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying work of literature. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, Brave New Worldd likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites.

"Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English." —Chicago Tribune]]> 268 Aldous Huxley 0060929871 Lalit 4 3.99 1932 Brave New World

author: Aldous Huxley
name: Lalit
average rating: 3.99
book published: 1932
rating: 4
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]]> Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik 30807394
Why are most temples dedicated to Vishnu, Shiva or the goddess, but not to Brahma or Indra?

How are an asura, rakshasa,yaksha and pishacha different from each other?

Why did the Pandavas find themselves in naraka rather than swarga? Over several months, EPIC Channel s ground-breaking show Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik has enthralled countless viewers. Here, finally, is the book based on the first series of the everpopular show, which will take you on a scintillating tour through the myriad stories, symbols and rituals that form the basis of Hindu culture. Prepare to be surprised and thrilled as Devdutt narrates magical tales about larger-thanlife figures gods, goddesses, demi-gods and demons who you thought you knew well but didn t. Learn about the intricacies of Hindu thought as he explains the origin and meaning of different creation myths, and throws light on why we believe in a cyclical not linear concept of time. This book is your perfect introduction to the endlessly fascinating world of Hindu mythology.]]> 162 Devdutt Pattanaik 0143427423 Lalit 4 3.75 Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik

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]]> <![CDATA[The Kenneth Anderson Omnibus: Volume 1: Tales from the Indian Jungle, Man-Eaters and Jungle Killers, The Call of the Man-Eater]]> 708293 729 Kenneth Anderson 8171674550 Lalit 4 4.49 2008

The Kenneth Anderson Omnibus: Volume 1: Tales from the Indian Jungle, Man-Eaters and Jungle Killers, The Call of the Man-Eater

author: Kenneth Anderson
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.49
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rating: 4
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]]> The Man-Eaters of Tsavo 862052
St. Martin's is proud to present a new series of the greatest classics in the literature of hunting and adventure, chosen from the personal library of writer and big game hunter Peter Hathaway Capstick.

These showcase volumes will once again make available the true masterpieces of Africana to collectors, armchair hunters, sportsmen, and readers at large.

Considered one of the greatest man-eating sagas of all time, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is the firsthand account of the infamous Tsavo lions. These lions--who for nearly a year terrorized East Africa--succeeded in bringing the construction of a railway line to a complete halt, and have been credited with the deaths of some one hundred people. Written by the legendary officer who shot these lions and risked death several times in the attempt, The Man-Eaters of Tsavo is not only the story of this breathtaking hunt, but of Lieutenant-Colonel Patterson's other adventures in the African bush.

"I think that the incident of the Uganda man-eating lions...is the most remarkable account of which we have any record."--Theodore Roosevelt]]> 384 John Henry Patterson 0312510101 Lalit 3 3.90 1907 The Man-Eaters of Tsavo

author: John Henry Patterson
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]]> The Jim Corbett Omnibus 475249
Man-eaters of Kumaon contains fascinating stories of tracking and shooting of man-eaters in the Indian Himalayas during the early years of the last century. The stories in The Temple Tiger display Corbett's acute awareness of sights, sounds, and life in the Indian forests, as well as his love for the human beings living in the hunting terrain. Finally, perhaps the most exciting of all of Corbett's jungle tales, The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag is a gripping narrative of a notorious leopard which spread terror in the hills of the colonial United Provinces.

Dramatic yet reflective, Corbett's writings are coloured by his deep concern and sympathy for the natural world as well as the local people and their traditions and customs. This vividly illustrated collection will appeal equally to Corbett lovers and to those concerned with the environment and wildlife.

Table Of Contents
Man-eaters of Kumaon
Author's Note
The Champawat Man-eaters
Robin
The Chowgarh Tigers
The Bachelor of Powalgarh
The Mohan Man-eater
The Fish of My Dream
The Kanda Man-eater
The Pipal Pani Tiger
The Thak Man-eater
Just Tigers
The Temple Tiger and More Man-eaters of Kumaon
The Temple Tiger
The Muktesar Man-eater
The Panar Man-eater
The Chuka Man-eater
The Talla Des Man-eater
Epilogue
The Man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag
The Pilgrim Road
The Man-eater
Terror
Arrival
Investigation
The First Kill
Locating the Leopard
The Second Kill
Preparations
Magic
A Near Escape
The Gin-trap
The Hunters Hunted
Retreat
Fishing Interlude
Death of a Goat
Cyanide Poisoning
Touch and Go
A Lesson in Caution
A Wild Boar Hunt
Vigil on a Pine-tree
My Night of Terror
Leopard Fights Leopard
A Shot in the Dark
Epilogue]]> 604 Edward Corbett 0195627628 Lalit 5 4.55 1991 The Jim Corbett Omnibus

author: Edward Corbett
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.55
book published: 1991
rating: 5
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]]> The Tibetan Book of the Dead 208123 The Tibetan Book of the Dead is "immaculately rendered in an English both graceful and precise." Translated with the close support of leading contemporary masters and hailed as “a tremendous accomplishment,�� this book faithfully presents the insights and intentions of the original work. It includes one of the most detailed and compelling descriptions of the after-death state in world literature, practices that can transform our experience of daily life, guidance on helping those who are dying, and an inspirational perspective on coping with bereavement.]]> 535 Padmasambhava 0143104942 Lalit 0 to-read 4.17 1350 The Tibetan Book of the Dead

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average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Sales Mind: 48 tools to help you sell]]> 28933541 241 Helen Kensett Lalit 3 3.42

author: Helen Kensett
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]]> Zen and the Art of Happiness 38212 145 Chris Prentiss 0943015537 Lalit 5 4.05 2006

author: Chris Prentiss
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois]]> 12859410 Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent!) is a look into the mind of one of America's most legendary creative thinkers, George Lois. Offering indispensle lessons, practical advice, facts, anecdotes and inspiration, this book is a timeless creative bible for all those looking to succeed in life, business and creativity. These are key lessons derived from the incomparle life of 'Master Communicator' George Lois, the original Mad Man of Madison Avenue. Written and compiled by the man The Wall Street Journal called "prodigy, enfant terrible, founder of agencies, creator of legends," each step is borne from a passion to succeed and a disdain for the status quo.

Organised into inspirational, bite-sized pointers, each page offers fresh insight into the sources of success, from identifying your heroes to identifying yourself. The ideas, images and illustrations presented in this book are fresh, witty and in-your-face. Whether it's communicating your point in nanosecond, creating an explosive portfolio or making your presence felt, no one is better placed than George Lois to teach you the process of creativity.

Poignant, punchy and to-the-point, Damn Good Advice (For People With Talent!) is a must have for anyone on a quest for success.]]> 176 George Lois 0714863483 Lalit 3 3.83 2012

Damn Good Advice (For People with Talent!): How To Unleash Your Creative Potential by America's Master Communicator, George Lois

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average rating: 3.83
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]]> <![CDATA[What Got You Here Won't Get You There]]> 84525 America's most sought-after executive coach shows how to climb the last few rungs of the ladder The corporate world is filled with executives, men and women who have worked hard for years to reach the upper levels of management. They're intelligent, skilled, and even charismatic. But only a handful of them will ever reach the pinnacle--and as executive coach Marshall Goldsmith shows in this book, subtle nuances make all the difference. These are small "transactional flaws" performed by one person against another (as simple as not saying thank you enough), which lead to negative perceptions that can hold any executive back. Using Goldsmith's straightforward, jargon-free advice, it's amazingly easy behavior to change. Executives who hire Goldsmith for one-on-one coaching pay $250,000 for the privilege. With this book, his help is available for 1/10,000th of the price.]]> 256 Marshall Goldsmith 1781251568 Lalit 5 3.94 2006 What Got You Here Won't Get You There

author: Marshall Goldsmith
name: Lalit
average rating: 3.94
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]]> <![CDATA[Without Fear: The Life and Trial of Bhagat Singh]]> 3926109 264 Kuldip Nayar 8172236921 Lalit 0 to-read 4.22 2007

Without Fear: The Life and Trial of Bhagat Singh

author: Kuldip Nayar
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average rating: 4.22
book published: 2007
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]]> <![CDATA[Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United]]> 25746678
From hiring practices to firing decisions, from dealing with transition to teamwork, from mastering the boardroom to responding to failure and adversity, Leading is as inspiring as it is practical, and a go-to reference for any leader in business, sports, and life.]]> 416 Alex Ferguson 0316268089 Lalit 3 4.11 2015 Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United

Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United

author: Alex Ferguson
name: Lalit
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2015
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More]]> 2467566 New York Times bestseller that introduced the business world to a future that s already here -- now in paperback with a new chapter about Long Tail Marketing and a new epilogue.

Winner of the Gerald Loeb Award for Best Business Book of the Year.

In the most important business book since The Tipping Point, Chris Anderson shows how the future of commerce and culture isn t in hits, the high-volume head of a traditional demand curve, but in what used to be regarded as misses -- the endlessly long tail of that same curve.]]> 267 Chris Anderson 1401309666 Lalit 4 3.82 2006 The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More

The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More

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]]> Deewan-e-Ghalib 17828517 464 Acharya Sarthi Roomi 8186265953 Lalit 5 4.45

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]]> The Metamorphosis 485894 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 0553213695 / 9780553213690

"As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes."

With it's startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first opening, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing—though absurdly comic—meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. As W.H. Auden wrote, "Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man."]]> 201 Franz Kafka 0553213695 Lalit 4 3.90 1915 The Metamorphosis

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]]> The Graveyard Book 2213661
There are dangers and adventures for Bod in the graveyard: the strange and terrible menace of the Sleer; a gravestone entrance to a desert that leads to the city of ghouls; friendship with a witch, and so much more.

But it is in the land of the living that real danger lurks, for it is there that the man Jack lives and he has already killed Bod's family.

A deliciously dark masterwork by bestselling author Neil Gaiman, with illustrations by award-winning Dave McKean.]]> 312 Neil Gaiman 0060530928 Lalit 4 4.15 2008 The Graveyard Book

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]]> <![CDATA[American Gods (American Gods, #1)]]> 4407
Together they embark on a profoundly strange journey across the heart of the USA, whilst all around them a storm of preternatural and epic proportions threatens to break.

Scary, gripping and deeply unsettling, American Gods takes a long, hard look into the soul of America. You'll be surprised by what - and who - it finds there...

This is the author's preferred text, never before published in the UK, and is about 12,000 words longer than the previous UK edition.

]]> 635 Neil Gaiman Lalit 4 4.10 2001 American Gods (American Gods, #1)

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]]> What Would Google Do? 5100525 �� USA Today “An indispensable guide to the business logic of the networked era.��
—Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody “A stimulating exercise in thinking really, really big.��
�� San Jose Mercury News What Would Google Do? is an indispensable manual for survival and success in today’s internet-driven marketplace. By “reverse engineering the fastest growing company in the history of the world,�� author Jeff Jarvis, proprietor of Buzzmachine.com, one of the Web’s most widely respected media blogs, offers indispensible strategies for solving the toughest new problems facing businesses today. With a new afterword from the author, What Would Google Do? is the business book that every leader or potential leader in every industry must read.]]> 426 Jeff Jarvis 0061709719 Lalit 0 3.89 2009

author: Jeff Jarvis
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]]> Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám 15778840
This edition includes the 1859 1st edition of the poem and 1868 2nd edition of the poem.]]> 127 Omar Khayyám Lalit 3 4.12 1120

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Little bit lost in translation.But universal ,timeless messages.Good quick read.
]]> <![CDATA[Rendezvous with Rama (Rama, #1)]]> 112537 243 Arthur C. Clarke 1857231589 Lalit 0 to-read 4.12 1973

author: Arthur C. Clarke
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]]> <![CDATA[Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)]]> 17333324
On a remote, icy planet, the soldier known as Breq is drawing closer to completing her quest.

Once, she was the Justice of Toren - a colossal starship with an artificial intelligence linking thousands of soldiers in the service of the Radch, the empire that conquered the galaxy.

Now, an act of treachery has ripped it all away, leaving her with one fragile human body, unanswered questions, and a burning desire for vengeance.]]> 386 Ann Leckie Lalit 0 to-read 3.98 2013 Ancillary Justice (Imperial Radch, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company]]> 20982117 * How to incorporate the Business Model Canvas as the organizing principle for startup hypotheses
* How to find Product-Market fit
* How to Get, Keep and Grow customers
* How to fuel growth with metrics that matter

The Startup Owner's Manual walks you, step-by-step, through the tested and proven Customer Development process created by startup expert Steve Blank, unlocking the secrets to building a successful, scalable company.

This book:
* Guides startups of all types in their search for a scalable, profitable business model
* Explains the 9 deadly sins startups commit most often - and helps you avoid them
* Provides separate paths and advice for physical versus web/mobile products
* Explains how to test and iterate your company's road to product/market fit
* Details strategies and tactics for how to get, keep and grow customers
* Teaches a new math for startups -- metrics that matter
* Includes detailed checklists at every step of the process
...and provides hundreds of ideas, watch-outs and "how tos" for founders!

The Startup Owner's Manual lays out the best practices, lessons and tips that have swept the startup world, offering a wealth of proven advice and information for entrepreneurs of all stripes. It is used by thousands of startups, leading universities (including Stanford, U.C. Berkeley and Columbia) and the U.S. National Science Foundation, among many others.]]> Steve Blank 098920054X Lalit 0 to-read 4.30 2012 The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

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]]> <![CDATA[The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company]]> 13557008 sparked the Lean Startup revolution, comes its sequel��
The Startup Owner's Manual

The Manual incorporates 10 years of learning and best practices
that have swept the startup world. It:

Incorporates the "Business Model Canvas" as the organizing principle for
startup hypotheses
Provides separate paths and advice for web/mobile products versus
physical products
Offers a wealth of detailed instruction on how to get, keep, and grow
customers recognizing the different techniques for web and physical channels
And teaches a "new math" for startups: "metrics that matter for fueling growth"

The Startup Owner's Manual is a step-by-step, near-encyclopedic reference manual or "how to" for building a successful, scalable startup.
Want to know what to do the first, week, month or year?
What's the right distribution channel for your product?
How to get traffic to your web site?
…and how to activate customers or users on arrival?
Who are the right "first customers," and why?
…plus many more great tips in nearly 500 pages, complete with index,
glossary, and Customer Development Checklists

It's the indispensible reference guide for any startup founder, entrepreneur, investor or educator.]]> 608 Steve Blank 0984999302 Lalit 0 to-read 4.10 2012 The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company

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]]> <![CDATA[Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into A Sales Machine With The $100 Million Best Practices Of Salesforce.com]]> 17791471
This is NOT another book about how to cold call or close deals. This is an entirely new kind of sales bible for CEOs, entrepreneurs and sales VPs to help you build a sales machine. What does it take for your sales team to generate as many highly-qualified new leads as you want, create predictable revenue, and meet your financial goals without your constant focus and attention?]]> 214 Aaron Ross Lalit 0 to-read 3.94 2011 Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into A Sales Machine With The $100 Million Best Practices Of Salesforce.com

Predictable Revenue: Turn Your Business Into A Sales Machine With The $100 Million Best Practices Of Salesforce.com

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]]> Content Strategy for the Web 6355183 Without meaningful content, your website isn't worth much to your key audiences. But creating (and caring for) "meaningful" content is far more complicated than we're often willing to acknowledge. Content Strategy for the Web explains how to create and deliver useful, usable content for your online audiences, when and where they need it most. It also shares content best practices so you can get your next website redesign right, on time and on budget. For the first time, you'll:

See content strategy (and its business value) explained in plain language
Find out why so many web projects implode in the content development phase ... and how to avoid the associated, unnecessary costs and delays
Learn how to audit and analyze your content
Make smarter, achievable decisions about which content to create and how
Find out how to maintain consistent, accurate, compelling content over time
Get solid, practical advice on staffing for content-related roles and responsibilities
"]]> 198 Kristina Halvorson 0321620062 Lalit 0 to-read 3.98 2012 Content Strategy for the Web

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]]> <![CDATA[The Elements of Content Strategy]]> 9815847 88 Erin Kissane Lalit 0 to-read 3.74 2011

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]]> Content Strategy for Mobile 16130826
Mobile isn’t just smartphones, and it doesn’t necessarily mean you are on the move. It’s a proliferation of devices, platforms, and screensizes �� from the tiniest “dumb�� phones to the desktop web. How can you be sure that your content will work everywhere, all the time?

Karen McGrane will teach you everything you need to get your content onto mobile devices (and more). You’ll first gather data to help you make the case for a mobile strategy, then learn how to publish flexibly to multiple channels. Along the way, you'll get valuable advice on adapting your workflow to a world of emerging devices, platforms, screen sizes, and resolutions. And all in the less time than it takes you to fly from New York to Chicago.]]> 165 Karen Mcgrane 1937557081 Lalit 0 to-read 4.01 2012 Content Strategy for Mobile

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]]> <![CDATA[Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy (Voices That Matter)]]> 13076371
Authors Ann Rockley and Charles Cooper provide insights and guidelines that will help you develop a unified content strategy―a repeatable, systematic plan that can help you reach your customers, anytime, anywhere, on any device.

This up-to-date new edition of Managing Enterprise Content helps
With this book you’ll learn to design adaptable content that frees you from the tyranny of an ever increasing array of devices.]]> 384 Ann Rockley 032181536X Lalit 0 to-read 3.92 2002 Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy (Voices That Matter)

Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy (Voices That Matter)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Language of Content Strategy]]> 20939065 This book, and its companion website, is an invitation to readers to join the conversation. This is an important the beginning of a common language. Using this book will not only help you shape your work, but also encourage you to contribute your own terminology and help expand the depth and breadth of the profession]]> 138 Scott Abel Lalit 0 to-read 3.75 2014 The Language of Content Strategy

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]]> Bossypants 9476337
She has seen both these dreams come true.

At last, Tina Fey's story can be told. From her youthful days as a vicious nerd to her tour of duty on Saturday Night Live; from her passionately halfhearted pursuit of physical beauty to her life as a mother eating things off the floor; from her one-sided college romance to her nearly fatal honeymoon -- from the beginning of this paragraph to this final sentence.

Tina Fey reveals all, and proves what we've all suspected: you're no one until someone calls you bossy.

(Includes Special, Never-Before-Solicited Opinions on Breastfeeding, Princesses, Photoshop, the Electoral Process, and Italian Rum Cake!)

]]> 277 Tina Fey 0316056863 Lalit 3 3.90 2011 Bossypants

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]]> <![CDATA[Marketing 3.0: From Products to Customers to the Human Spirit]]> 8334860 Understand the next level of marketing The new model for marketing-Marketing 3.0-treats customers not as mere consumers but as the complex, multi-dimensional human beings that they are. Customers, in turn, are choosing companies and products that satisfy deeper needs for participation, creativity, community, and idealism.In Marketing 3.0, world-leading marketing guru Philip Kotler explains why the future of marketing lies in creating products, services, and company cultures that inspire, include, and reflect the values of target customers.Explains the future of marketing, along with why most marketers are stuck in the past Examines companies that are ahead of the curve, such as S. C. Johnson Kotler is one of the most highly recognized marketing gurus, famous for his "4 P's of Marketing" In an age of highly aware customers, companies must demonstrate their relevance to customers at the level of basic values. Marketing 3.0 is the unmatched guide to getting out front of this new tide sweeping through the nature of marketing.]]> 208 Philip Kotler 0470609796 Lalit 0 to-read 4.00 2007 Marketing 3.0: From Products to Customers to the Human Spirit

Marketing 3.0: From Products to Customers to the Human Spirit

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]]> <![CDATA[Advertising Media Planning: A Brand Management Approach]]> 4065315 200 Larry D. Kelley 0765620332 Lalit 0 to-read 3.75 1980

author: Larry D. Kelley
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]]> Advertising Media Planning 10000567 The industry standard for 30 years—updated to include the newest developments in digitization and the three screens of video.

�� Apply the latest advertising technologies
�� Build your brand in every medium
�� Create the right budget for each campaign

Through six previous editions, Advertising Media Planning has proven essential to the success of both practicing and aspiring media planners. Now in its seventh edition, it continues to provide valuable insight into the construction of media plans that most effectively achieve marketing objectives.

Advertising Media Planning, seventh edition, retains all the critical information you need to know about traditional media—including TV, radio, and print—while exploring the latest media forms, illustrated with major advertiser case histories. You'll find comprehensive coverage of the latest media planning and digital technologies, including:

�� Organic and sponsored Google search
�� Digital out-of-home video
�� Internet banners
�� Computerized media channel planning
�� Cell phone mobile-media
�� DVR's impact on TV commercial viewing
�� New online and traditional media measurement technologies
�� Interactive television
�� Cross-media planning
�� Data fusion
�� International competitive spending analysis

This is an exciting time for media planners. Those with the most creativity, strategic insight, and knowledge of the market are sure to find the greatest rewards. Providing firm grounding on the fundamentals and bringing you up to speed on the latest developments in digitization, this updated classic is the best and most complete companion available for navigating the new frontier of media planning.]]> 497 Jack Z. Sissors 0071738908 Lalit 0 to-read 3.80 1975 Advertising Media Planning

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average rating: 3.80
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]]> The Unpublished David Ogilvy 44898 178 David Ogilvy 0517566095 Lalit 0 to-read 4.13 1987

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]]> Ogilvy on Advertising 641601
Told with brutal candor and prodigal generosity, David Ogilvy

•��How to get a job in advertising
•��How to choose an agency for your product
•��The secrets behind advertising that works
•��How to write successful copy—and get people to read it
•��Eighteen miracles of research
•��What advertising can do for charities

And much, much more.]]> 224 David Ogilvy 039472903X Lalit 0 to-read 4.14 1983 Ogilvy on Advertising

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average rating: 4.14
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]]> <![CDATA[Classic Drucker: Wisdom from Peter Drucker from the Pages of Harvard Business Review]]> 82539 240 Peter F. Drucker 1422101681 Lalit 0 to-read 4.17 2006

Classic Drucker: Wisdom from Peter Drucker from the Pages of Harvard Business Review

author: Peter F. Drucker
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average rating: 4.17
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]]> <![CDATA[Leadership Lessons from Peter Drucker]]> 19825163 The Drucker Lectures

The Drucker Lectures features more than 30 talks from one of management's most important figures. Drawn from the Drucker Archives at the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, the lectures showcase Drucker's wisdom, wit, profundity, and prescience on such topics

Politics and economics of the environment Knowledge workers and the Knowledge Society Computer and information literacy Managing nonprofit organizations Globalization

What Would Drucker Do Now?

As technology, globalization, and business innovation advance at breakneck speed, the question “What would Drucker do now?�� becomes more relevant by the day. More than anyone of his time, Peter Drucker understood how the individual, the organization, and society are interrelated. And no one better recognized and articulated the challenges facing all three—or came up with more practical solutions to those challenges.

Since 2007, the Drucker Institute’s executive director, Rick Wartzman, has been asking what Drucker would do on a regular basis�� in his popular online column for Bloomberg Businessweek. In each piece, Wartzman introduces a current issue and provides a view of it through the eyes of Peter Drucker, based on his deep knowledge of Drucker’s ideas and ideals.

What Would Drucker Do Now? culls Wartzman’s best, most timely columns into a single volume, offering a perspective on business and society you won’t find anywhere else.]]> 506 Peter F. Drucker 0071832688 Lalit 0 to-read 4.43 2013 Leadership Lessons from Peter Drucker

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]]> <![CDATA[People and Performance: The Best of Peter Drucker on Management]]> 2009940 336 Peter F. Drucker 1422120651 Lalit 0 to-read 4.23 1977

People and Performance: The Best of Peter Drucker on Management

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]]> The Essential Drucker 48016
Containing twenty-six selections, The Essential Drucker covers the basic principles and concerns of management and its problems, challenges, and opportunities, giving managers, executives, and professionals the tools to perform the tasks that the economy and society of tomorrow will demand of them.]]> 358 Peter F. Drucker 006093574X Lalit 0 to-read 4.08 2000 The Essential Drucker

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]]> <![CDATA[Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival]]> 129543
Here, in one essential volume, are the basics of wilderness survival. The most ancient and important skills, preserved for generations, are presented in a simple, easy-to-use format with clear illustrations and instructions. A complete must-have companion to the great outdoors.

�� How to build natural shelters in plains, woods, or deserts
•��How to get safe drinking water from plants, trees, the sun, or Earth Herself
•��How to make fire without matches and maintain it in any weather
•��How to find, stalk, kill, and prepare animals for food
•��The "big four" edible plants, and hundreds of others useful for both nutrition and medicine

TOM BROWN'S FIELD America's most popular nature reference books, Tom Brown's bestselling field guides are specially designed for both beginners and experienced explorers. Fully illustrated and comprehensive, each volume includes practical information, time-tested nature skills, and exciting new ways to rediscover the earth around us.]]> 288 Tom Brown Jr. 0425105725 Lalit 0 to-read 4.26 1983 Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival

Tom Brown's Field Guide to Wilderness Survival

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name: Lalit
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]]> <![CDATA[Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?]]> 18278131
Enter Lou Gerstner. The presumption was that Gerstner had joined IBM to preside over its continued dissolution into a confederation of autonomous business units, effectively eliminating the corporation that had invented many of the industry's most important technologies. Instead, Gerstner took hold of the company, making the bold decision to keep it together, defiantly announcing, "The last thing IBM needs right now is a vision."

Told in Lou Gerstner's own words, this is a story of an extraordinary turnaround, a case study in managing a crisis, and a thoughtful reflection on the computer industry and the principles of leadership. Summing up his historic business achievement, Gerstner recounts high-level meetings, explains the no-turning-back decisions that had to be made, and offers his hard-won conclusions about the essence of what makes a great company run.]]> 380 Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Lalit 0 to-read 3.78 2002 Who Says Elephants Can't Dance?

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]]> <![CDATA[Confessions of an Advertising Man]]> 44895 208 David Ogilvy 1904915019 Lalit 0 to-read 4.00 1963

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]]> <![CDATA[The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and WOW]]> 10532869 ―Eric Ryan, method cofounder and person against dirty “If you’re looking for an inspirational path for creating a likable, trustworthy, and wow! organization, you’ve hit the mother lode.��
―Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple and author of Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions “This book provides a roadmap to a successful business by taking inspiration and examples from one of the most innovative, progressive companies of our time. Don’t just read it; use it.��
―Tony Hawk, professional skateboarder and author of HAWK ―Occupation: Skateboarder and How Did I Get Here? The Ascent of an Unlikely CEO “Thanks to Joseph Michelli, you can learn exactly how Zappos hit it big and how you can too. By using the five principles Joseph has distilled, you can supercharge your efforts and start down the path to legendary success.��
―Mark Sanborn, President, Sanborn & Associates, Inc., and author of The Fred Factor and You Don’t Need a Title to Be a Leader “Often, business owners look at media darlings like Zappos with their mouths agape, full of awe but unable to take action. For those eager to do more than watch, Joseph Michelli deconstructs the Zappos story and makes it attainable.��
―Seth Godin, author of Poke the Box About the Book: ZAPPOS. The name has come to stand for a new standard of customer service, an amazing online shopping experience, a great place to work, and the most impressive transformational business success story of our time. Simply put, Zappos is revolutionizing business and changing lives. Now, Joseph Michelli, author of the internationally bestselling business books Prescription for Excellence and The Starbucks Experience , explains how Zappos does it―and how you can do it in your industry. The Zappos Experience takes you through―and beyond―the playful, offbeat company culture Zappos has become famous for. Michelli reveals what occurs behind the scenes at Zappos, showing how employees at all levels operate on a day-today basis while providing the “big picture�� leadership methods that have earned the company $1 billion in annual gross sales during the last ten years―with almost no advertising. Michelli breaks the approach down into five key elements:]]> 320 Joseph A. Michelli 0071749586 Lalit 0 to-read, work 3.96 2011 The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and WOW

The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire, Engage, and WOW

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]]> <![CDATA[The Singer's Handbook: A Guide for Aspiring Singers (Faber Edition)]]> 4490264
Indispensable to amateur enthusiasts and those with professional aspirations alike, The Singer's Handbook is packed full of practical information, technical advice and exclusive tips to provide guidance for every stage of a singer's development - from finding your first teacher to dealing with the pressures of a professional career.

Highlights include: Useful tips on learning music, warming up and effective practice; Practical information on looking after your voice; Technical advice for singing in different musical styles, including classical music and musical theatre; Condsiderations regarding singing in foreign languages; Points of stagecraft; How to approach exams, auditions and career development.

Mary King is a highly experienced performer, creative director and vocal coach. She is increasingly widely known through her work on British television and was one of the driving forces behind Channel 4's critically acclaimed and award-winning programmes 'Operatunity' and 'Musicality'. Mary has also appeared as an expert analyst for Cardiff Singer of the World for BBC Television.

Anthony Legge is Director of Opera at the Royal Academy of Music and Music Adviser to Grange Park Opera. He has recorded two CDs with Chandos accompanying Linda Finnie and has appeared as a judge on Channel 4's award-winning programme 'Operatunity'.]]> 999 Mary King 0571527205 Lalit 0 to-read 0.0 2007 The Singer's Handbook: A Guide for Aspiring Singers (Faber Edition)

The Singer's Handbook: A Guide for Aspiring Singers (Faber Edition)

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]]> Knowledge is Beautiful 10169261 The Visual Miscellaneum, author David McCandless uses stunning and unique visuals to reveal unexpected insights into how the world really works.

Every day, every hour, every minute we are bombarded with information, from television, from newspapers, from the Internet, we're steeped in it. We need a way to relate to it. Enter David McCandless and his stunning infographics, simple, elegant ways to interact with information too complex or abstract to grasp any way but visually. McCandless creates visually stunning displays that blend the facts with their connections, contexts, and relationships, making information meaningful, entertaining, and beautiful. And his genius is as much in finding fresh ways to provocatively combine datasets as it is in finding new ways to show the results.

Knowledge is Beautiful is a fascinating spin through the world of visualized data, all of it bearing the hallmark of David McCandless's boundary-breaking, signature style. The captivating follow-up to the bestseller The Visual Miscellaneum, Knowledge is Beautiful offers a deeper, more ranging look at the world and its history, with more connectivity between the pages, a greater exploration of causes and consequences, and a more inclusive global outlook. With a portion of its content crowd-sourced from McCandless's international following, Knowledge is Beautiful achieves a revolutionary and democratic look at the key issues from questions on history and politics, the facts of science, streams of literature, and much more.

This is a project that will truly push the boundaries of books everywhere, providing insights into our world in a way never seen before.]]> David McCandless Lalit 0 to-read 4.05 2012 Knowledge is Beautiful

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]]> <![CDATA[Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity]]> 73884
In the first cross-cultural study of manhood as an achieved status, anthropologist David D. Gilmore finds that a culturally sanctioned stress on manliness—on toughness and aggressiveness, stoicism and sexuality—is almost universal, deeply ingrained in the consciousness of hunters and fishermen, workers and warriors, poets and peasants who have little else in common.]]> 272 David D. Gilmore 0300050763 Lalit 0 to-read 4.00 1990 Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity

Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of Masculinity

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]]> The Circle (The Circle, #1) 18302455 alternate cover for ISBN 9780385351393

When Mae Holland is hired to work for the Circle, the world’s most powerful internet company, she feels she’s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. The Circle, run out of a sprawling California campus, links users�� personal emails, social media, banking, and purchasing with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of civility and transparency.

As Mae tours the open-plan office spaces, the towering glass dining facilities, the cozy dorms for those who spend nights at work, she is thrilled with the company’s modernity and activity. There are parties that last through the night, there are famous musicians playing on the lawn, there are athletic activities and clubs and brunches, and even an aquarium of rare fish retrieved from the Marianas Trench by the CEO.

Mae can’t believe her luck, her great fortune to work for the most influential company in the world—even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public.

What begins as the captivating story of one woman’s ambition and idealism soon becomes a heart-racing novel of suspense, raising questions about memory, history, privacy, democracy, and the limits of human knowledge.]]> 493 Dave Eggers Lalit 0 to-read 3.41 2013 The Circle (The Circle, #1)

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]]> <![CDATA[So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love]]> 13525945
Not only is the cliché flawed—preexisting passions are rare and have little to do with how most people end up loving their work—but it can also be dangerous, leading to anxiety and chronic job hopping.

After making his case against passion, Newport sets out on a quest to discover the reality of how people end up loving what they do. Spending time with organic farmers, venture capitalists, screenwriters, freelance computer programmers, and others who admitted to deriving great satisfaction from their work, Newport uncovers the strategies they used and the pitfalls they avoided in developing their compelling careers.

Matching your job to a preexisting passion does not matter, he reveals. Passion comes after you put in the hard work to become excellent at something valuable, not before. In other words, what you do for a living is much less important than how you do it.

With a title taken from the comedian Steve Martin, who once said his advice for aspiring entertainers was to "be so good they can't ignore you," Cal Newport's clearly written manifesto is mandatory reading for anyone fretting about what to do with their life, or frustrated by their current job situation and eager to find a fresh new way to take control of their livelihood. He provides an evidence-based blueprint for creating work you love.

So Good They Can't Ignore You will change the way we think about our careers, happiness, and the crafting of a remarkable life.]]> 288 Cal Newport 1455509108 Lalit 0 to-read 4.05 2012 So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

So Good They Can't Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love

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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40]]> 55751 ��
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“Manchester has such control over a huge and moving narrative, such illumination of character . . . that he can claim the considerable achievement of having assembled enough powerful evidence to support Isaiah Berlin’s judgment of Churchill as ‘the largest human being of our time.’��The New Yorker
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“Stirring . . . As Manchester points out several times, it’s as if the age, having produced a Hitler, then summoned Churchill as the only figure equal to the task of vanquishing him. The years Alone are the pivotal years of Churchill’s career.��The Boston Sunday Globe
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“The best Churchill biography [for] this generation . . . Even readers who know the basic story will find much that is new.��Newsweek
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“A triumph . . . equal in stature to the first volume of the series.��Newsday
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“Vivid . . . history in the grand manner.�� —The Washington Post
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“Compelling reading.����The Times (London)]]> 832 William Manchester 0385313314 Lalit 0 to-read 4.37 1988 The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Alone, 1932-40

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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932]]> 19809 When Winston Spencer Churchill was born in Blenheim Palace, Imperial Britain stood at the splendid pinnacle of her power. Yet within a few years, the Empire would hover on the brink of a catastrophic new era. This first volume of the best-selling biography of the adventurer, aristocrat, soldier, and statesman covers the first 58 years of the remarkable man whose courageous vision guided the destiny of those darkly troubled times and who looms today as one of the greatest figures of the 20th century.

Black and white photos & illustrations.]]> 992 William Manchester 0385313489 Lalit 0 to-read 4.31 1983 The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Visions of Glory, 1874-1932

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]]> <![CDATA[The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965]]> 746673 The Last Lion picks up shortly after Winston Churchill became Prime Minister—when his tiny island nation stood alone against the overwhelming might of Nazi Germany. The Churchill conjured up by William Manchester and Paul Reid is a man of indomitable courage, lightning fast intellect, and an irresistible will to action.

The Last Lion brilliantly recounts how Churchill organized his nation's military response and defense; compelled FDR into supporting America's beleaguered cousins, and personified the "never surrender" ethos that helped the Allies win the war, while at the same time adapting himself and his country to the inevitable shift of world power from the British Empire to the United States.

More than twenty years in the making, The Last Lion presents a revelatory and unparalleled portrait of this brilliant, flawed, and dynamic leader. This is popular history at its most stirring.

]]> 1182 William Manchester 0316547700 Lalit 0 to-read 4.42 2012 The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940-1965

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]]> <![CDATA[Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die]]> 69242 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The instant classic about why some ideas thrive, why others die, and how to improve your idea's chances--essential reading in the "fake news" era.

Mark Twain once observed, "A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on." His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus news stories circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas--entrepreneurs, teachers, politicians, and journalists--struggle to make them "stick."

In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain ways to make ideas stickier, such as applying the human scale principle, using the Velcro Theory of Memory, and creating curiosity gaps. Along the way, we discover that sticky messages of all kinds--from the infamous "kidney theft ring" hoax to a coach's lessons on sportsmanship to a vision for a new product at Sony--draw their power from the same six traits.

Made to Stick will transform the way you communicate. It's a fast-paced tour of success stories (and failures): the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who drank a glass of bacteria to prove a point about stomach ulcers; the charities who make use of the Mother Teresa Effect; the elementary-school teacher whose simulation actually prevented racial prejudice.

Provocative, eye-opening, and often surprisingly funny, Made to Stick shows us the vital principles of winning ideas--and tells us how we can apply these rules to making our own messages stick.]]> 291 Chip Heath 1400064287 Lalit 0 to-read 3.98 2006 Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die

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]]> <![CDATA[An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth]]> 18170143 and enjoy every moment of it.

In An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Col. Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks, and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement-and happiness. His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counterintuitive lessons: don't visualize success, do care what others think, and always sweat the small stuff.

You might never be able to build a robot, pilot a spacecraft, make a music video or perform basic surgery in zero gravity like Col. Hadfield. But his vivid and refreshing insights will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth-especially your own.]]> 295 Chris Hadfield 0316253014 Lalit 0 to-read 4.14 2013 An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

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]]> <![CDATA[The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times]]> 12159307 From the famed author of the bestselling The Second Shift and The Time Bind, a pathbreaking look at the transformation of private life in our for-profit world

The family has long been a haven in a heartless world, the one place immune to market forces and economic calculations, where the personal, the private, and the emotional hold sway. Yet as Arlie Russell Hochschild shows in The Outsourced Self, that is no longer the case: everything that was once part of private life—love, friendship, child rearing—is being transformed into packaged expertise to be sold back to confused, harried Americans.

Drawing on hundreds of interviews and original research, Hochschild follows the incursions of the market into every stage of intimate life. From dating services that train you to be the CEO of your love life to wedding planners who create a couple's "personal narrative"; from nameologists (who help you name your child) to wantologists (who help you name your goals); from commercial surrogate farms in India to hired mourners who will scatter your loved one's ashes in the ocean of your choice—Hochschild reveals a world in which the most intuitive and emotional of human acts have become work for hire.

Sharp and clear-eyed, Hochschild is full of sympathy for overstressed, outsourcing Americans, even as she warns of the market's threat to the personal realm they are striving so hard to preserve.]]> 320 Arlie Russell Hochschild 080508889X Lalit 0 to-read 3.67 2012 The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times

The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times

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]]> <![CDATA[Nairobi & Rift Valley: Includes the Masai Mara National Reserve (Footprint Focus)]]> 19439418
�� Essentials section with tips on getting there and around

�� Up-to-date recommendations of great places to stay and eat

�� Highlights map of the region plus detailed street maps where relevant

�� Slim enough to fit in a pocket

Loaded with advice and information on how to get around, this concise Footprintfocus guide will help travellers get the most out of their trip to Nairobi and Rift Valley without weighing them down.

The content of FootprintFocus Nairobi and Rift Valley guide has been taken from Footprint's Kenya Handbook.]]> 128 Lizzie Williams 1908207957 Lalit 0 to-read 3.00 2012 Nairobi & Rift Valley: Includes the Masai Mara National Reserve (Footprint Focus)

Nairobi & Rift Valley: Includes the Masai Mara National Reserve (Footprint Focus)

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]]> <![CDATA[The Big Cat Diary: A Year in the Masai Mara]]> 1144591 160 Brian; Scott Jackson 0563387521 Lalit 0 to-read 4.14 1996

The Big Cat Diary: A Year in the Masai Mara

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]]> <![CDATA[The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Ed.]]> 17744 This is the second edition of The Visual Display of Quantitative Information. Recently published, this new edition provides excellent color reproductions of the many graphics of William Playfair, adds color to other images, and includes all the changes and corrections accumulated during 17 printings of the first edition.]]> 197 Edward R. Tufte 0961392142 Lalit 0 to-read 4.39 1983 The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Ed.

The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, 2nd Ed.

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]]> <![CDATA[Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies]]> 20527133 Superintelligence asks the questions: what happens when machines surpass humans in general intelligence? Will artificial agents save or destroy us? Nick Bostrom lays the foundation for understanding the future of humanity and intelligent life.

The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack. It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position. If machine brains surpassed human brains in general intelligence, then this new superintelligence could become extremely powerful—possibly beyond our control. As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on humans than on the species itself, so would the fate of humankind depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence.

But we have one advantage: we get to make the first move. Will it be possible to construct a seed Artificial Intelligence, to engineer initial conditions so as to make an intelligence explosion survivable? How could one achieve a controlled detonation?]]> 352 Nick Bostrom 0199678111 Lalit 0 to-read 3.86 2014 Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies

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]]> <![CDATA[The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and Regained My Soul]]> 9303182 224 Dave Bruno 0061787744 Lalit 0 to-read 2.82 2010

The 100 Thing Challenge: How I Got Rid of Almost Everything, Remade My Life, and Regained My Soul

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