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Quick look : Go kiss the Word - Shubroto Bagchi

Shubroto Bagchi, co-founder of MindTree Ltd., writes about the rich experiences that life has gifted him with, about the interesting people he has met on the way, about the subtle truths of life that we often miss, about the simple lessons that make a great leader, about the basic traits that make a difference to each of personally, to our folks, to our workplace community, and to life at large. A few reasons why you should read this book: You hate attending lectures. You do not have time for voluminous books with nano-sized fonts. You have had enough of the management jargon and cant stop to hear another word that even remotely suggests 'management tone'. You are a professional who has some aspiration in life. You always believe that staying in your 'domain' or 'career path' ONLY can boost your growth in the corporate ladder. You want someone to believe in your ability. You want to know how to manage difficult people. You want to learn to say 'No'. You ...

The Three Mistakes of My Life - Chetan Bhagat

I like Chetan Bhagat's writing. I spotted 'The Three Mistakes of My Life" on the shelves , quite a few times, but never really thought of buying it... The last one,'One night at a call center' which I enjoyed reading, failed to impress me. So, I wanted to wait for a few reviews on this one, from friends before I invest time and money - the two big investments according to me for any book. Finally, when I got some nice reviews on the book, I bought a copy for myself. I liked the friendship that the three friends - Omi, Govind and Ishaan, shared. Chetan had picture painted their lives on paper, black and white. It is interesting how these friends be with each other throughout and its nice to note the mild humor, subtle emotions, strong friendship, teen relationship, moral responsibility, and strict conscience, all of which surface in the story, in just about the right dosage. The book is about the three mistakes in Govind's life, as narrated by Govind in Chetan...

Good read at work.............

Birbal was the intelligent courtier of King Akbar, who later became his management advisor. Birbal Tales is famous among most Indian children for the full-length humour that every story is lined with. 'Solve your Problems - The Birbal Way ' is a book by two Indian Authors. This book has about seventy short stories, with one or two management moral lessons at the end of every tale. It is hundred percent fun to read and a great way to take a break between work. Never before would you have enjoyed management lessons as in this book. The morals in this book are, for a change, without management jargon.. and that's what you'd like about the book. The cover page does not look like its designed for managers or grown-ups in general, the fonts do not look serious ( to me serious means - 9 point font, close spaced and long paragraphs) and you don't have to read it in one shot as you would want to read a novel..... If you are the kind who is constantly aspiring to keep a cool...

Conversations with God - Neale Donald Walsch

'Conversation with God' is a wonderful collection of almost all questions we have all faced as teenagers. Neale Donald Walsch has written about three other books on 'Conversations with God' apart from this one, that is targeted towards teenagers. The first look at the book makes you wonder about the kind of perspective with which the book was written. The book has reference to God... and you are not sure if the author refers to the Good God who has created or is believed to have created everything you can possibly think of.... and you are not sure if you should be reading this yourself well past teenage or should you be gifting it to some teenager you know of.... I got this book as a gift from a good friend of mine.... not because I was a teenager but because some one suggested this book was good.... The book opens with a wonderful way of holding the audience's attention completely. You get glued to the words you read and your picture as a teenager slowly, quietly, ...