Professionals & Academics

Through simple and entertaining stories, Jamuna Rangachari brings out the essence of all religions practiced in India and how, underneath it all, we are all one.Jamuna Rangachari is a software professional. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and two children.... More

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

A deeply moving account of courage and wisdom, shared by an inveterate mentor looking into the multitextured face of his own death. There is much to be learned by sitting in on this final class.... More

The word-of-mouth bestseller that has swept America - A true insider reveals the shocking inner workings of America's global imperialism As an Economic Hitman (EHM), John Perkins helped further American imperial interests in countries such as Ecuador, Panama, Indonesia and Saudi Arabia. As Chief Eco... More

‘It’s not people who aren’t credit-worthy. It’s banks that aren’t people-worthy’ —Muhammad YunusMuhammad Yunus, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006, set up the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh to lend tiny sums to the poorest of the poor, who were shunned b... More

From one of America's iconic writers, a stunning book of electric honesty and passion.Joan Didion explores an intensely personal yet universal experience: a portrait of a marriage-and a life, in good times and bad-that will speak to anyone who has ever loved a husband or wife or child. Several days... More

A candid, moving and inspirational memoir about a high-flying business man who is forced to re-evaluate his life and values when he suddenly loses everything and goes to work in Starbucks. Michael Gill had it made. He was educated, wealthy and well-connected. He had a creative and lucrative advert... More

When naïve sociology student Sudhir Venkatesh went to find out more about urban poverty in Chicago, the last thing he expected was to be held hostage by a gang. And he never guessed that, after being released, he’d want to return to find out more about them, ignoring everyone’s advice and enter... 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

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore, one of the greatest speculators ever. The timeless insights found within these pages have inspired countless generations of investors and made this book one of the foremost investment classics of all time. And altho... More

Sometimes it's pretty hard to tell them apart...My family and the animals, that is. I don't know why my brothers and sisters complain so much. With snakes in the bath and scorpions on the lunch table, our house, on the island of Corfu, is a bit like a circus. So they should feel right at home...... More

‘I was an intern a decade ago now, but I still remember it the way soldiers remember war.’ Intern is Sandeep Jauhar’s story of his days and nights in residency at a busy hospital in New York City, a trial that led him to question every assumption about medical care today. Resi... 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

This book is as smooth as its namesake author. Long before "You're fired!" entered the popular lexicon, "The Donald" was piecing together deals that changed Manhattan's skyline. The book includes a diary of Trump's typical week. He flirts with a hostile takeover of Holiday Inn (which nets him tens o... More

The chairman and CEO of Starbucks relates how he and his team built a small Seattle company into a nationwide business phenomenon... More

The author looks back over his exploits as one of the world's most unconventional business tycoons... More