Book Peek - November 15, 2012 - Contents
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Contents of Book Peek - November 15, 2012
Reviews
1) ‘Impatient Optimist: Bill Gates in his own words’ - Edited by Lisa Rogak
(Harper)
2) ‘Swaraj’ by Arvind Kejriwal (Harper)
3) ‘Muslims in Indian Cities: Trajectories of marginalisation’ - Edited by
Laurent Gayer & Christophe Jaffrelot (Harper)
4) ‘My Decade in the Premier League’ by Wayne Rooney (Harper)
Video links
Rajesh Setty, Author, 'Upbeat', US (www.rajeshshetty.com)
Short snatches
1) ‘The Thinking Life’ by P. M. Forni (Pan Macmillan)
2) ‘Media, Communication and Development’ by Linje Manyozo – Sage
3) ‘The world of Fatwas or the Shariah in action’ by Arun Shourie – Harper
4) ‘The Rich Investor: How to avoid common investing mistakes and build
wealth’ by Arjun Parthasarathy – Vision
5) ‘But Ira Said’ by Shreya Mathur – Harper
6) ‘Tso and La: A journey in Ladakh’ by Vikramajit Ram – Harper
7) ‘Pantheon’ by Sam Bourne - Harper
Plus: Readers’ Reads, and nuggets from forthcoming book, ‘The Wisdom of
Ants: A Short History of Economics’ by Shankar Jaganathan.
(Subscriptions: http://www.magzter.com/IN/Shrinikethan/Book-Peek/Business/)
Rajesh Setty
Author of 'Upbeat', US
(www.rajeshshetty.com)
ThinkBook
This is a business book embedded in a
notebook
People buy books but don’t read them
Rack is full of books but they need
knowledge
Knowledge packaged in a different format
Series of ThinkBooks on various topics
planned
Author: Rajesh Setty
Rajesh Setty
Author of 'Upbeat', US
(www.rajeshshetty.com)
Success of entrepreneur
Predetermined, before becoming an
entrepreneur
You need an oversupply of good help
Such as introductions and feedback
Help a lot of people way before you
become an entrepreneur
It is like good karma, help comes back to
you
Author: Rajesh Setty
Synchronous faith
“I am currently reading ‘SynchroDestiny’ by Deepak Chopra.
This is the third time I’m reading the book. Each time I pick
up this book I discover something new. The book reveals
the beautiful sync in the universe and the power of
intention. Its simple, clear explanations of quantum physics
and nonlocal intelligence help me understand balance, energy and peace. These principles not only apply to my
personal life but also to how I manage my company and my
team. I believe that my team’s synchronous faith, passion
and dedication in our work manifest in the growth and success we achieve project after
project.” (Shubhra Bharadwaj, Founder & Director, Ferriswheel Entertainment Pvt Ltd.
Twitter: shubhra54321)
Timeless challenges
“Recently, I reread ‘Fallen Dragon’ by Peter Hamilton. I had
picked it up when I saw a card in a bookstore saying that
those who liked Arthur Clarke liked Peter Hamilton. A happy
experiment. After the glory years of the ‘50s most science fiction had turned gloomy and pessimistic in the ‘70s and
‘80s. Hamilton is one the writers who brought edge, mystery
and creativity back to the genre. In this story, which spans an
entire galaxy, he explores timeless human challenges and a
search for meaning, while extrapolating on known science. He
writes, like Richard Morgan, by extending known science and forecasting where it will go next. Clarke once said that there is science fiction and fictional science. Hamilton might not
write about what science can do now, but definitely makes a plausible case for what it can
do in the future. Definitely worth a reread.” (Alagu Balaraman, Partner & MD, India
Operations, CGN & Associates. LinkedIn: http://in.linkedin.com/in/alagu. Twitter:
alagu_b)
Human god
“I finished reading ‘The Immortals of Meluha’ by Amish
Tripathi. It is a refreshing and nouvelle attempt to
humanise our revered God - Lord Shiva. The book
describes Lord Shiva as a leader of a Tibetan tribe who is
as flesh and blood like any other human being punctuated with human emotions, love, passion and
angst. Tripathi treads a simple narrative to describe the
Hindu Varnasram as simple professional description of
one’s occupation; a society driven by merit and not
inheritance. It breathtakingly captures the adventures of Shiva from a marijuana-savouring tribal warrior to Lord Neelkanth - the diplomat and destroyer of evil. Shiva’s passionate and
somewhat battle-based romance with Sati, the princess of Meluha, is heart-warming and
exhilarating. Daksha, the Emperor of Meluha and father of princess Sati provides a bit of
amusing relief with his impulsive demeanour and his royal encouragement in the divine
romance. This book portrays the making of Lord Shiva, the divine Neelkanth to Godly
status through pure good karma, dharma, blood, sweat, endurance, compassion and intellect - which are the pillars of humanity not only in the Indian subcontinent but across
all human civilisations in this planet.” (Somnath Pal, CEO, Citrus Check Inns. LinkedIn:
http://in.linkedin.com/pub/somnath-pal/14/536/731. Twitter: palsomnath)
Readers’ Reads
Nuggets from ‘The Wisdom of Ants: A Short History of Economics’
The increasing influence of Economics in many spheres of human life is not a fringe phenomenon, and has slowly but surely influenced mainstream thinking. Stemming
from this is the widespread support for ideas that place the market as the primary
decision-making apparatus in society.
The three main concepts - private property, social sanction for self-centred individualism, and a materialistic outlook - are marked as the key features that elevated
Economics to its current dominant status.
In the four prominent civilisations - Greek, Indian, Chinese and Islamic - where Economics never emerged as a distinct discipline, economic issues were closely examined.
The economic crisis of 2008 has revived the hopes of many socialists. This book discusses the relevance of socialism in current times and tries to explore its potential
manifestations.
Between the two extremes of Communism, which negates private property, and capitalism, which celebrates it, there are other experiments we can learn from. It
appears that the answers do not lie in extremes - they rarely do.
Launch details: Venue: St Joseph's College of Commerce Auditorium, #163, Brigade Road, Bangalore 560 025. Date: November 23, 2012 (Fri), 6-8 pm.
Shankar Jaganathan is also author of 'Corporate Disclosures: The Origin of Financial and Business Reporting 1553-2007 AD' (Routledge, 2009)
Forthcoming
Short snatches
Published by: Shrinikethan, Chennai http://bit.ly/ShriMap
Edited by: D. Murali http://bit.ly/dMurali http://bit.ly/TopTalk
November 15, 2012