Leaders & Notable People

The most remarkable thing that happened to the world economy after 9/11 was . . . nothing. What would have once meant a crippling shock to the system was absorbed astonishingly quickly, partly due to the efforts of the then Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan. The post 9/11... More

IT'S NOT JUST A GAME, IT'S YOUR FUTURE. HERE'S HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF IT!College. Career. Marriage. Kids, Retirement and beyond-your future success and happiness depends on how you play the game of life, the REAL game of life. There are exciting choices to be made and new paths to explore. How will... More

'Buddha was as mortal as you and I, yet he attained enlightenment and was raised to the rank of an immortal. The miracle is that he got there following a heart as human as yours and mine, and just as vulnerable.' — from the Author's Note  Bestselling author Deepak Chopra brings the Buddha ba... More

The rise and rise of the Bin Laden family is one of the world's great stories of the 20th century: the repercussions of that rise have, of course, already deeply marked the 21st century. And yet it is a story that has never been properly told. Their affairs shrouded in secrecy, living in one of the ... More

The host of the hit reality show The Apprentice presents an invaluable collection of grounded, hard-hitting advice on business success, from people who have made it to the boss’s chair at some of America’s most thrivingcompanies. How can you find the way to the top? Ask people who are already th... More

From the Impresario of NBC's hit show "The Apprentice TRUMP ON TRUMP: "I like thinking big. I always have. To me it's very simple: if you're going to be thinking anyway, you might as well think big." And here's how he does it: the art of the deal. Beginning with a week in Trump's high-stakes life, "... More

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom Brilliantly re-creates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive , compelling and uplifing,Long Walk to Freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a sto... More

Living History is Hillary Rodham Clinton's revealing memoir of her White House years-of living history with Bill Clinton, a thirty-year adventure in love and politics. Hillary Clinton came of age during a time of tumultuous social and political change in America. She charted her own course as the on... More

In this book Michael Lynch presents an engaging and thoroughaccount of Mao's life and politics, making use of a wealth of primary andsecondary sources. He locates Maoism in the broader context of twentieth-centuryChinese history, discussing the development of the Chinese Communist Party, thecreation... More

President Bill Clinton's My Life is the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own ... More

UBSPD's Modern Shakespeare Series is basically meant for those reading the works of William Shakespeare for the first time, particularly students. Each volume comprises of complete text with a detailed introduction and notes.... More

In March 1947, Lord Louis Mountbatten became the last Viceroy of India, with the mandate to hand over 'the jewel in the crown' of the British Empire within one year. Mountbatten worked with Jawaharlal Nehru, Mohandas Gandhi and the leader of the Muslim League, Mohammed Ali Jinnah, to devise a plan f... More

Only rarely does a sage of Paramhansa Yogananda's stature write a firsthand account of his life experience. Followers of many religious traditions have come to recognize Autobiography of a Yogi as a masterpiece of spiritual literature. Yet, for all its depth, it is full of gentle humor, lively stori... More

Acclaimed around the globe as a classic of spirituality. Paramahansa Yogananda was the first great master of India to live in the West for a period of over thirty years. In this book he explains with scientific clarity the subtle but definitive laws by which Yogis perform miracles and attain self ma... More

Paramahansa Yogananda was the first great master of India to live in the West for a long period (over thirty years). In this book he explains with scientific clarity the subtle but definite laws by which yogis perform miracles and attain self-mastery. A graduate of Calcutta University, Yogananda wri... More

A thorough biography, based on unique access to government documents and extensive interviews with those close to the infamous Latin American rebel, traces Che Guevara's life from its privileged roots to struggles in Cuba and Bolivia. Reprint. 50,000 first printing. Tour. NYT.... More

For years people have tried to persuade the leader of the Cuban Revolution to tell his own life story. Here, finally, Ignacio Ramonet, well-known activist and editor of Le Monde Diplomatique,has succeeded.For the first time, in a series of probing interviews, Fidel Castro describes his life, from th... More