Category: Book review

True leaders don’t create followers. They create more leaders, and let them shine.That’s one lesson Rishabh Shah learnt after he founded I.I.M.U.N. (India’s International Movement to Unite Nations) in 2011. Now, as the world’s largest youth-run organisation, they work with thousands of young people across 220 cities in India and over 35 countries, to put…

A darkly funny, sharply observed, and deeply moving novel about the surprises and struggles of life in contemporary Delhi_____________________ ‘A beautiful novel exploring tensions in modern India’ OBSERVER‘Confirms Anjum Hasan as one of the most important writers of our time’ WILLIAM DALRYMPLEAlif is a middle-aged, mild-mannered history teacher, living in contemporary Delhi, at a time in…

The incredible memoir from one of India’s most uncompromising police officers. Meeran Chadha Borwankar graduated from India’s National Police Academy as the sole woman of its 1981 batch. From there, she would go on to investigate a long string of sensitive and controversial cases, fighting crime together with corruption and discrimination, never compromising on her…

PDF of Taxi by Manjula Padmanabhan In gritty, dusty Delhi, Maddy has carved a world of her own. Having left her home and high-flying job in the US, Maddy has been driving a private taxi for an all-women clientele. Dealing with difficult clients, a harridan of a landlady, and the ceaseless chaos and rage of…

V.R. Ferose BIBLIOPHILIA: A perfectly acceptable addiction marked by obsessive reading, aggressive book-sniffing and strategic hoarding. For as long as Ferose, a San Francisco-based techie and ‘gently mad’ bibliophile, has understood books, he has devoured them with the unmitigated enthusiasm of a toddler on a sugar rush. For him, reading has been more than a…

Robert Galbraith ‘The work of a master storyteller‘Daily Telegraph ‘One of crime’s most engaging duos’Guardian________ Private Detective Cormoran Strike is contacted by a worried father whose son, Will, has gone to join a religious cult in the depths of the Norfolk countryside. The Universal Humanitarian Church is, on the surface, a peaceable organisation that campaigns for a better…

John Grisham ***THE BIGGEST GRISHAM IN OVER A DECADE*** The Exchange is John Grisham’s epic follow-up to his phenomenal global bestseller The Firm, the novel that launched his career as the world’s favourite storyteller – it will take you on a rollercoaster journey across the globe, from New York to London, and Rome to Marrakech. TEN DAYS…

by Kim Scott (Author) Featuring a new preface, afterword and Radically Candid Performance Review Bonus Chapter, the fully revised & updated edition of Radical Candor is packed with even more guidance to help you improve your relationships at work. ‘Reading Radical Candor will help you build, lead, and inspire teams to do the best work of their…

Lead Like a Coach offers powerful practical advice, based on compelling evidence, on how to lift your game for the benefit of the people you lead. Phil Turnbull, Executive General Manager, RACV A delightful guide, full of important practical strategies for those of us who want to make a positive impact on stakeholders, our families and our…

From Chris Guillebeau, the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup, comes a captivating guide that explains how to create new income streams and thrive in today’s turbulent economy. The nine-to-five is dead. This is Gonzo Capitalism. ‘A must-read guide to the new economy. This book will help you navigate emerging paths to prosperity that you didn’t…