Srikanth's bookshelf: all en-US Wed, 08 Feb 2023 16:49:48 -0800 60 Srikanth's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Rudest Book Ever 63209936 Shwetabh Gangwar is a professional problem-solver—and he’s ace at it. For the past five years, people from all over the world have contacted him with their troubles and he’s worked these out for them.

In the process, he has picked up on a simple pattern: people need a set of principles and perspectives to protect them from all the unnecessary bullshit they go through. Codes to live by, essentially.

But be warned: Gangwar has no desire to spare your feelings. What you will find in this straight-forward, straight-talking, no-craps-given guide, is:

How to deal with rejections of all kinds

How to change your perceptions of people so you don’t end up screwed

Why a society that sees people as ‘good and bad’ is dumb

How the search for happiness screws us over

How seeking approval and acceptance kills our individuality

The truth about social media influencers

Why we should be taught ‘how to think’, instead of ‘what to think’

Laying out clear principles, YouTube megastar Gangwar shows you how to deal with the shit that has happened to you, is happening to you and will happen to you.

A refreshing, easy-to-read, and relatable guide, The Rudest Book Ever will make you rethink everything you’ve been taught.

]]> 190 Shwetabh Gangwar Srikanth 4 4.33 2019 The Rudest Book Ever
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average rating: 4.33
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]]> <![CDATA[Coffee Can Investing: The Low Risk Road to Stupendous Wealth]]> 38602142 288 Saurabh Mukherjea 067009045X Srikanth 0 3.97 Coffee Can Investing: The Low Risk Road to Stupendous Wealth
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]]> The Complete Sherlock Holmes 188572
The sign of four --

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes : A scandal in Bohemia ; The red-headed league ; A case of identity ; The Boscombe Valley mystery ; The five orange pips ; The man with the twisted lip ; The adventure of the blue carbuncle ; The adventure of the speckled band ; The adventure of the engineer's thumb ; The adventure of the noble bachelor ; The adventure of the beryl coronet ; The adventure of the copper beeches --

Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes : Silver blaze ; The yellow face ; The stock-broker's clerk ; The "Gloria Scott" ; The Musgrave ritual ; The Reigate puzzle ; The crooked man ; The resident patient ; The Greek interpreter ; The naval treaty ; The final problem --

The return of Sherlock Holmes : The adventure of the empty house ; The adventure of the Norwood builder ; The adventure of the dancing men ; The adventure of the solitary cyclist ; The adventure of the priory school ; The adventure of Black Peter ; The adventure of Charles Augustus Milverton ; The adventure of the six Napoleons ; The adventure of the three students ; The adventure of the golden pince-nez ; The adventure of the missing three-quarter ; The adventure of the abbey grange ; The adventure of the second stain.

Volume 2. Introduction / by Loren D. Estleman --

The hound of the Baskervilles --

The valley of fear --

His last bow : The adventure of Wisteria Lodge : The singular experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles ; The tiger of San Pedro ; The adventure of the cardboard box ; The adventure of the red circle ; The adventure of the Bruce-Partington plans ; The adventure of the dying detective ; The disappearance of Lady Frances Carfax ; The adventure of the devil's foot ; His last bow --

The case-book of Sherlock Holmes : The adventure of the illustrious client ; The adventure of the blanched soldier ; The adventure of the Mazarin stone ; The adventure of the three gables ; The adventure of the Sussex vampire ; The adventure of the three Garridebs ; The problem of Thor Bridge ; The adventure of the creeping man ; The adventure of the lion's mane ; The adventure of the veiled lodger ; The adventure of Shoscombe old place ; The adventure of the retired colourman.]]> 1796 Arthur Conan Doyle Srikanth 4 4.50 1927 The Complete Sherlock Holmes
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average rating: 4.50
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]]> Crime and Punishment 42765804 504 Fyodor Dostoevsky 9352763165 Srikanth 4 4.47 1866 Crime and Punishment
author: Fyodor Dostoevsky
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average rating: 4.47
book published: 1866
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action]]> 59902768 "A powerful and penetrating exploration of what separates great companies and great leaders from the rest." -Polly LaBarre, coauthor of Mavericks at Work

Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty?

In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way-and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why.

Drawing on a wide range of real-life stories, Sinek weaves together a clear vision of what it truly takes to lead and inspire.

]]> 132 Simon Sinek 1804220299 Srikanth 4 3.75 2009 Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
author: Simon Sinek
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.75
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Grit: Why passion and resilience are the secrets to success]]> 30079433
MacArthur Genius Award-winning psychologist Angela Duckworth shares fascinating new revelations about who succeeds in life and why. Based on her cutting-edge research, Duckworth shows how many people achieve remarkable things not just by relying on innate natural talent, but by practising what she calls grit. She then offers a Grit Formula to help anyone to become more gritty, focusing on six key factors: hope, effort, precision, passion, ritual and prioritisation. She reveals:

- Why people who test high for talent often fail to achieve their potential, and why people who do not test high for talent often "overachieve" what others expect them to do
- How grit can be learned, whatever your IQ or circumstances
- Why stubbornness is a key characteristic of gritty people
- When to be stubborn and when giving up is the grittiest thing you can do
- How gritty people found their passion, and you can find yours
- How gritty experts practise, and how you can do the same in your own life
- What the people who care about you can do to boost your grit when you need it most
- How grit is cultivated in the highest-performing sports teams, companies and schools

Leaping past clichés such as 'success is all about hard work', Grit offers a fresh and motivating way to climb to heights far beyond what natural talent would predict.]]> 440 Angela Duckworth 1785040200 Srikanth 3 4.05 2016 Grit: Why passion and resilience are the secrets to success
author: Angela Duckworth
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.05
book published: 2016
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Originals: The Brothers Karamazov]]> 46002472 880 Fyodor Dostoevsky 9352763343 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.57 1880 The Originals: The Brothers Karamazov
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]]> The Originals: The Idiot 52392244 Crime and Punishment, which explored the mind of a murderer, Dostoevsky produced another masterpiece, The Idiot. This time the author portrays a truly beautiful soul—a character he found difficult to bring to life because, as he wrote, "beauty is the ideal, and neither my country, nor civilized Europe, know what that ideal of beauty is.” The result was one of Dostoevsky’s greatest characters—Prince Myshkin, a saintly, Christ-like, yet deeply human figure.

The story begins when Myshkin arrives on Russian soil after a stay in a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by St. Petersburg society as an idiot for his generosity and innocence, the prince finds himself at the center of a struggle between a rich, kept woman and a beautiful, virtuous girl, who both hope to win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin’s very goodness seems to bring disaster to everyone he meets. The shocking denouement tragically reveals how, in a world obsessed with money, power, and sexual conquest, a sanatorium is the only place for a saint.Ìę]]> 624 Fyodor Dostoevsky 9352766741 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.27 1869 The Originals: The Idiot
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]]> <![CDATA[The Wellness Sense: A practical guide to your physical and emotional health based on Ayurvedic and yogic wisdom]]> 28263043 236 Om Swami 0994002734 Srikanth 5 5.00 2014 The Wellness Sense: A practical guide to your physical and emotional health based on Ayurvedic and yogic wisdom
author: Om Swami
name: Srikanth
average rating: 5.00
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rating: 5
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If you wants to focus on mental and physical health then read this book first!!
]]> The Catcher in the Rye 7967885 230 J.D. Salinger 0241950422 Srikanth 4 3.69 1951 The Catcher in the Rye
author: J.D. Salinger
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.69
book published: 1951
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack The Code To Wealth And Live Rich For A Lifetime!]]> 58826345
"Graduate from college, get a good job, save 10% of your paycheck, buy a used car, cancel the movie channels, quit drinking expensive Starbucks mocha lattes, save and penny-pinch your life away, trust your life-savings to the stock market, and one day, when you are oh, say, 65 years old, you can retire rich."

Since you were old enough to hold a job, you've been hoodwinked to believe that wealth can be created by blindly trusting in the uncontrollable and unpredictable markets: the housing market, the stock market, and the job market. I call this soul-sucking, dream-stealing dogma "The Slowlane" - an impotent FINANCIAL GAMBLE that dubiously promises wealth in a wheelchair.

Accept the Slowlane as your financial roadmap and your financial future will blow carelessly asunder on a sailboat of HOPE: HOPE you can get a job and keep it, HOPE the stock market doesn't tank, HOPE the economy rebounds, HOPE, HOPE, and HOPE. Do you really want HOPE to be the centerpiece of your family's financial plan?

Drive the Slowlane road and you will find your life deteriorate into a miserable exhibition about what you cannot do, versus what you can. For those who don't want a lifetime subscription to "settle-for-less", there is an alternative; an expressway to extraordinary wealth capable of burning a trail to financial independence faster than any road out there. And shockingly, this road has nothing to do with jobs, 401(k), mutual funds, or a lifestyle of mediocrity.

Demand more. Change lanes and find your explosive wealth accelerator. Hit the Fastlane, crack the code to wealth, and find out how to live rich for a lifetime.]]> M.J. DeMarco 9390085497 Srikanth 5 4.48 2010 The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack The Code To Wealth And Live Rich For A Lifetime!
author: M.J. DeMarco
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.48
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rating: 5
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]]> Fahrenheit 451 16032905 Note: Alternate cover edition of this edition

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness. Even so, Montag is unhappy; there is discord in his marriage. Are books hidden in his house? The Mechanical Hound of the Fire Department, armed with a lethal hypodermic, escorted by helicopters, is ready to track down those dissidents who defy society to preserve and read books.

The classic novel of a post-literate future, Fahrenheit 451 stands alongside Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World as a prophetic account of Western civilization's enslavement by the media, drugs and conformity.

Bradbury's powerful and poetic prose combines with uncanny insight into the potential of technology to create a classic of twentieth-century literature which over fifty years from first publication, still has the power to dazzle and shock. --back cover]]> 227 Ray Bradbury Srikanth 4 3.76 1953 Fahrenheit 451
author: Ray Bradbury
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.76
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness]]> 59277017
So what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts? What does progress really look like?

Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval's wisdom and experience from the last ten years, shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews and poignant reflections. This isn't a how-to book, or a step-by-step gimmick. Instead, through Naval's own words, you will learn how to walk your own unique path toward a happier, wealthier life.]]> 242 Eric Jorgenson 9354893899 Srikanth 4 4.52 2020 The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
author: Eric Jorgenson
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average rating: 4.52
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin]]> 29863394 Author Description:

"I was born in Boston, New England, and owe my first instructions in literature to the free grammar-schools established there. I therefore give one hundred pounds sterling to my executors, to be by them ... paid over to the managers or directors of the free schools in my native town of Boston, to be by them ... put out to interest, and so continued at interest forever, which interest annually shall be laid out in silver medals, and given as honorary rewards annually by the directors of the said free schools belonging to the said town, in such manner as to the discretion of the selectmen of the said town shall seem meet.'']]> 240 Benjamin Franklin 8175993286 Srikanth 4 3.95 1791 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
author: Benjamin Franklin
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.95
book published: 1791
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich]]> 9278897 A new, updated and expanded edition of this New York Times bestseller on how to reconstruct your life so it's not all about work

Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan - there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times. Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, or just living more and working less, this book is the blueprint.

This step-by step guide to luxury lifestyle design teaches:

* How Tim went from $40,000 dollars per year and 80 hours per week to $40,000 per MONTH and 4 hours per week
* How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want
* How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs
* How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist
* How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and frequent 'mini-retirements'.

This new updated and expanded edition includes:

More than 50 practical tips and case studies from readers (including families) who have doubled their income, overcome common sticking points, and reinvented themselves using the original book as a starting point
* Real-world templates you can copy for eliminating email, negotiating with bosses and clients, or getting a private chef for less than ÂŁ5 a meal
* How lifestyle design principles can be suited to unpredictable economic times
* The latest tools and tricks, as well as high-tech shortcuts, for living like a diplomat or millionaire without being either.]]> 396 Timothy Ferriss 0091929113 Srikanth 5 Thanks Tim]]> 3.69 2007 The 4-Hour Work Week: Escape the 9-5, Live Anywhere and Join the New Rich
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average rating: 3.69
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My only Regret after reading this book is not reading it earlier. This generation people need read this book, what a fascinating book!!
Thanks Tim
]]> Happiness: How to Find It 7297349 -The Publishers]]> 192 0854830286 Srikanth 3 4.17 Happiness: How to Find It
author: Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
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]]> <![CDATA[The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1)]]> 7913305 The only hope for the Suryavanshis is an ancient legend: When evil reaches epic proportions, when all seems lost, when it appears that your enemies have triumphed, a hero will emerge.

Is the rough-hewn Tibetan immigrant Shiva, really that hero? And does he want to be that hero at all? Drawn suddenly to his destiny, by duty as well as by love, will Shiva lead the Suryavanshi vengeance and destroy evil?

]]> 436 Amish Tripathi Srikanth 4 4.11 2010 The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1)
author: Amish Tripathi
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.11
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds]]> 52458172 David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare - poverty, prejudice, and physical abuse colored his days and haunted his nights. But through self-discipline, mental toughness, and hard work, Goggins transformed himself from a depressed, overweight young man with no future into a U.S. Armed Forces icon and one of the world's top endurance athletes. The only man in history to complete elite training as a Navy SEAL, Army Ranger, and Air Force Tactical Air Controller, he went on to set records in numerous endurance events, inspiring Outside magazine to name him The Fittest (Real) Man in America.

In this curse-word-free edition of Can't Hurt Me, he shares his astonishing life story and reveals that most of us tap into only 40% of our capabilities. Goggins calls this The 40% Rule, and his story illuminates a path that anyone can follow to push past pain, demolish fear, and reach their full potential.]]> 364 David Goggins 1544507852 Srikanth 5 4.38 2018 Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
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average rating: 4.38
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]]> The Titan Playbook 58968142
In The Everyday Hero Manifesto you will discover:

- The hidden habits used by many of the world's most creative and successful people to realize their visionary ambitions

- Original techniques to turn fear into fuel, problems into power and past troubles into triumphs

- A breakthrough blueprint to battle-proof yourself against distraction and procrastination so that you produce magic that dominates your domain

- Pioneering insights on adopting world-class routines that will lead you to achieve superhuman fitness and become the most disciplined person you know

- Unusual wisdom to operate with far more simplicity, beauty and peace

Part memoir of a life richly lived, part instruction manual for virtuoso-grade performance, and part handbook for spiritual freedom in an age of high-velocity change, The Everyday Hero Manifesto will completely transform your life. Forever.]]> 240 Robin Sharma 0008312877 Srikanth 4 It's Turley a Manifesto for Every Human being.]]> 4.29 2021 The Titan Playbook
author: Robin Sharma
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average rating: 4.29
book published: 2021
rating: 4
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Robin Shrama Books never disappoint
It's Turley a Manifesto for Every Human being.
]]> The Intelligent Investor 25332615 623 Benjamin Graham 0062312685 Srikanth 4
Warren Buffet]]> 4.44 1949 The Intelligent Investor
author: Benjamin Graham
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.44
book published: 1949
rating: 4
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When the market takes a shrap dive and you get tempted to sell or something just reread this Book

Warren Buffet
]]> My Kind of Girl 8812648 138 Buddhadeva Bose 0982624611 Srikanth 4 3.65 1951 My Kind of Girl
author: Buddhadeva Bose
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.65
book published: 1951
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Invincible Thinking: There Is No Such Thing As Defeat]]> 1222589 144 Ryuho Okawa 1590560515 Srikanth 2 3.56 Invincible Thinking: There Is No Such Thing As Defeat
author: Ryuho Okawa
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.56
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]]> <![CDATA[Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking]]> 17204619
It's time for everyone to listen. It's time to harness the power of introverts.

It's time for Quiet.]]> 333 Susan Cain 0141029196 Srikanth 4 4.09 2012 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
author: Susan Cain
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2012
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos]]> 30257963 What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research.

Humorous, surprising, and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street.

What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant, and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure, and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith, and human nature while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its listeners.]]> 409 Jordan B. Peterson 0345816021 Srikanth 4 3.90 2018 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
author: Jordan B. Peterson
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average rating: 3.90
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rating: 4
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]]> A Thousand Splendid Suns 128029
With the passing of time comes Taliban rule over Afghanistan, the streets of Kabul loud with the sound of gunfire and bombs, life a desperate struggle against starvation, brutality and fear, the women's endurance tested beyond their worst imaginings. Yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways, lead them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with a startling heroism. In the end it is love that triumphs over death and destruction.

A Thousand Splendid Suns is a portrait of a wounded country and a story of family and friendship, of an unforgiving time, an unlikely bond, and an indestructible love.]]> 372 Khaled Hosseini 1594489505 Srikanth 4 4.44 2007 A Thousand Splendid Suns
author: Khaled Hosseini
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2007
rating: 4
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]]> Paper Towns 18690890
But the next day Margo doesn’t come to school and a week later she is still missing. Q soon learns that there are clues in her disappearance . . . and they are for him. But as he gets deeper into the mystery – culminating in another awesome road trip across America – he becomes less sure of who and what he is looking for.

Masterfully written by John Green, this is a thoughtful, insightful and hilarious coming-of-age story.]]> 305 John Green 140884818X Srikanth 3 3.54 2008 Paper Towns
author: John Green
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2008
rating: 3
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]]> The Girl on the Train 22557272
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.]]> 336 Paula Hawkins 1594633665 Srikanth 4 3.97 2015 The Girl on the Train
author: Paula Hawkins
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> Odyssey 30667487 442 Homer 9352230787 Srikanth 3 3.00 -700 Odyssey
author: Homer
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average rating: 3.00
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[21 Lessons for the 21st Century]]> 38820046 In Sapiens, he explored our past. In Homo Deus, he looked to our future. Now, one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues.

How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human? How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news? Are nations and religions still relevant? What should we teach our children?

Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today's most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future. As technology advances faster than our understanding of it, hacking becomes a tactic of war, and the world feels more polarized than ever, Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive.

In twenty-one accessible chapters that are both provocative and profound, Harari builds on the ideas explored in his previous books, untangling political, technological, social, and existential issues and offering advice on how to prepare for a very different future from the world we now live in: How can we retain freedom of choice when Big Data is watching us? What will the future workforce look like, and how should we ready ourselves for it? How should we deal with the threat of terrorism? Why is liberal democracy in crisis?

Harari's unique ability to make sense of where we have come from and where we are going has captured the imaginations of millions of readers. Here he invites us to consider values, meaning, and personal engagement in a world full of noise and uncertainty. When we are deluged with irrelevant information, clarity is power. Presenting complex contemporary challenges clearly and accessibly, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is essential reading.]]> 372 Yuval Noah Harari 0525512179 Srikanth 3 4.15 2018 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
author: Yuval Noah Harari
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2018
rating: 3
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]]> The Essential Spike Milligan. 40771157 0 Alexander Games 0007744080 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.00 The Essential Spike Milligan.
author: Alexander Games
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]]> <![CDATA[One Up On Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market]]> 762462 More than one million copies have been sold of this seminal book on investing in which legendary mutual-fund manager Peter Lynch explains the advantages that average investors have over professionals and how they can use these advantages to achieve financial success.

America’s most successful money manager tells how average investors can beat the pros by using what they know. According to Lynch, investment opportunities are everywhere. From the supermarket to the workplace, we encounter products and services all day long. By paying attention to the best ones, we can find companies in which to invest before the professional analysts discover them. When investors get in early, they can find the “tenbaggers,” the stocks that appreciate tenfold from the initial investment. A few tenbaggers will turn an average stock portfolio into a star performer.

Lynch offers easy-to-follow advice for sorting out the long shots from the no-shots by reviewing a company’s financial statements and knowing which numbers really count. He offers guidelines for investing in cyclical, turnaround, and fast-growing companies.

As long as you invest for the long term, Lynch says, your portfolio can reward you. This timeless advice has made One Up on Wall Street a #1 bestseller and a classic book of investment know-how.]]> 304 Peter Lynch 0743200403 Srikanth 4 4.26 1988 One Up On Wall Street: How to Use What You Already Know to Make Money in the Market
author: Peter Lynch
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.26
book published: 1988
rating: 4
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]]> El Arquero 53330245 160 Paulo Coelho 0593311663 Srikanth 4 3.76 2003 El Arquero
author: Paulo Coelho
name: Srikanth
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2003
rating: 4
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]]> The Diary of a Young Girl 48855
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe” of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
--back cover]]> 283 Anne Frank Srikanth 4 4.19 1947 The Diary of a Young Girl
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]]> Catch-22 168668
Set in Italy during World War II, this is the story of the incomparable, malingering bombardier, Yossarian, a hero who is furious because thousands of people he has never met are trying to kill him. But his real problem is not the enemy—it is his own army, which keeps increasing the number of missions the men must fly to complete their service. Yet if Yossarian makes any attempt to excuse himself from the perilous missions he’s assigned, he’ll be in violation of Catch-22, a hilariously sinister bureaucratic rule: a man is considered insane if he willingly continues to fly dangerous combat missions, but if he makes a formal request to be removed from duty, he is proven sane and therefore ineligible to be relieved.

This fiftieth-anniversary edition commemorates Joseph Heller’s masterpiece with a new introduction by Christopher Buckley; a wealth of critical essays and reviews by Norman Mailer, Alfred Kazin, Anthony Burgess, and others; rare papers and photos from Joseph Heller’s personal archive; and much more. Here, at last, is the definitive edition of a classic of world literature.]]> 453 Joseph Heller 0684833395 Srikanth 4 Catch 22]]> 3.99 1961 Catch-22
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Crazy, funny, Pathetic.
Catch 22
]]> The Iliad 37121646 334 Homer 9352230701 Srikanth 4 4.25 -800 The Iliad
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average rating: 4.25
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]]> <![CDATA[Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE]]> 30194647 386 Phil Knight 1471146715 Srikanth 4 1. Phil Knight
2. Bowerman
3. Jeff Johnson
4. Strasser
5. Masuro Hayami
6.
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List goes on and on.
Without this there wouldn't be Nike Today.]]> 4.55 2016 Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of NIKE
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Phil Knight, The journey from Blue ribbon to Nike. 1962 to 1980 fascinating story how he made the Nike.
1. Phil Knight
2. Bowerman
3. Jeff Johnson
4. Strasser
5. Masuro Hayami
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List goes on and on.
Without this there wouldn't be Nike Today.
]]> <![CDATA[Outliers: The Story of Success]]> 3228917 Learn what sets high achievers apart — from Bill Gates to the Beatles — in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).

In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"—the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?

His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.

Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.]]> 309 Malcolm Gladwell 0316017922 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.19 2008 Outliers: The Story of Success
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]]> <![CDATA[Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow]]> 31138556 Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods.

Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda.

What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo DeusÌęexplores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This isÌęHomo Deus.

With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.

]]> 450 Yuval Noah Harari Srikanth 0 to-read 4.19 2015 Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow
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]]> <![CDATA[Time Stops at Shamli and Other Stories]]> 475218 184 Ruskin Bond 0140128425 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.16 1989 Time Stops at Shamli and Other Stories
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]]> <![CDATA[Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future]]> 25541028 392 Ashlee Vance 0062301233 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.12 2015 Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
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]]> <![CDATA[The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future]]> 12605157 Ìę
“Thoughtful, funny, and compulsively readable, this guide shows how ordinary people can build solid livings, with independence and purpose, on their own terms.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of the #1Ìę New York Times Ìębestseller ÌęThe Happiness Project
Ìę
Still in his early thirties, Chris Guillebeau completed a tour of every country on earth and yet he’s never held a “real job” or earned a regular paycheck. Rather, he has a special genius for turning ideas into income, and he uses what he earns both to support his life of adventure and to give back.Ìę
Ìę
Chris identified 1,500 individuals who have built businesses earning $50,000 or more from a modest investment (in many cases, $100 or less), and focused on the 50 most intriguing case studies.ÌęIn nearly all cases, people with no special skills discovered aspects of their personal passions that could be monetized, and were able to restructure their lives in ways that gave them greater freedom and fulfillment.
Ìę
Here, finally, distilled into one easy-to-use guide, are the most valuable lessons from those who’ve learned how to turn what they do into a gateway to self-fulfillment.ÌęIt’s all about finding the intersection between your “expertise”—even if you don’t consider it such—and what other people will pay for.Ìę You don’t need an MBA, a business plan or even employees. All you need is a product or service that springs from what you love to do anyway, people willing to pay, and a way to get paid.
Ìę
Not content to talk in generalities, Chris tells you exactly how many dollars his group of unexpected entrepreneurs required to get their projects up and running; what these individuals did in the first weeks and months to generate significant cash; some of the key mistakes they made along the way, and the crucial insights that made the business stick.ÌęAmong Chris’s key principles: If you’re good at one thing, you’re probably good at something else; never teach a man to fish— sell Ìęhim the fish instead; and in the battle between planning and action, action wins.
Ìę
In ancient times, people who were dissatisfied with their lives dreamed of finding magic lamps, buried treasure, or streets paved with gold.ÌęToday, we know that it’s up to us to change our lives.ÌęAnd the best part is, if we change ourÌę own Ìęlife, we can help others changeÌę theirs. ÌęThis remarkable book will start you on your way.]]> 268 Chris Guillebeau 0307951529 Srikanth 0 to-read 3.89 2012 The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future
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]]> <![CDATA[Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action]]> 7108725 Why do you do what you do?

Why are some people and organizations more innovative, more influential, and more profitable than others? Why do some command greater loyalty from customers and employees alike? Even among the successful, why are so few able to repeat their success over and over?

People like Martin Luther King Jr., Steve Jobs, and the Wright Brothers might have little in common, but they all started with why. It was their natural ability to start with why that enabled them to inspire those around them and to achieve remarkable things.

In studying the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world, Simon Sinek discovered that they all think, act, and communicate in the exact same way—and it's the complete opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be lead, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY.

Any organization can explain what it does; some can explain how they do it; but very few can clearly articulate why. WHY is not money or profit—those are always results. WHY does your organization exist? WHY does it do the things it does? WHY do customers really buy from one company or another? WHY are people loyal to some leaders, but not others?

Starting with WHY works in big business and small business, in the nonprofit world and in politics. Those who start with WHY never manipulate, they inspire. And the people who follow them don't do so because they have to; they follow because they want to.

Drawing on a wide range of real-life stories, Sinek weaves together a clear vision of what it truly takes to lead and inspire. This book is for anyone who wants to inspire others or who wants to find someone to inspire them.]]> 256 Simon Sinek 1591842808 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.10 2009 Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
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]]> Rework 6732019
Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Read it and you'll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don't need outside investors, and why you're better off ignoring the competition.ÌęThe truth is, you need less than you think. You don't need to be a workaholic. You don't need to staff up. You don't need to waste time on paperwork or meetings. You don't even need an office. Those are all just excuses.Ìę

What you really need to do is stop talking and start working. This book shows you the way. You'll learn how to be more productive, how to get exposure without breaking the bank, and tons more counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you.

With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, Rework is the perfect playbook for anyone who’s ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs they hate, victims of "downsizing," and artists who don’t want to starve anymore will all find valuable guidance in these pages.]]> 279 Jason Fried 0307463745 Srikanth 0 to-read 3.97 2010 Rework
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]]> <![CDATA[Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future]]> 18050143
The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.

Thiel begins with the contrarian premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we’re too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice. Information technology has improved rapidly, but there is no reason why progress should be limited to computers or Silicon Valley. Progress can be achieved in any industry or area of business. It comes from the most important skill that every leader must master: learning to think for yourself.

Doing what someone else already knows how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But when you do something new, you go from 0 to 1. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. Tomorrow’s champions will not win by competing ruthlessly in today’s marketplace. They will escape competition altogether, because their businesses will be unique.

Zero to One presents at once an optimistic view of the future of progress in America and a new way of thinking about innovation: it starts by learning to ask the questions that lead you to find value in unexpected places.]]> 195 Peter Thiel 0804139296 Srikanth 4 4.15 2014 Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
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The singularity is near, it's inevitable, and all we have to do is prepare ourselves to accept it.
]]> Dune (Dune, #1) 44767458
When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction of Paul’s family will set the boy on a journey toward a destiny greater than he could ever have imagined. And as he evolves into the mysterious man known as Muad’Dib, he will bring to fruition humankind’s most ancient and unattainable dream.]]> 658 Frank Herbert 059309932X Srikanth 0 to-read 4.33 1965 Dune (Dune, #1)
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]]> One Hundred Years of Solitude 320 417 Gabriel GarcĂ­a MĂĄrquez Srikanth 0 to-read 4.10 1967 One Hundred Years of Solitude
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]]> Moby-Dick 2390 Moby-Dick is the tale of the hunt for the elusive, omnipotent, and ultimately mystifying white whale—Moby Dick.

On its surface, Moby-Dick is a vivid documentary of life aboard a nineteenth-century whaler, a virtual encyclopedia of whales and whaling, replete with facts, legends, and trivia that Melville had gleaned from personal experience and scores of sources. But as the quest for the whale becomes increasingly perilous, the tale works on allegorical levels, likening the whale to human greed, moral consequence, good, evil, and life itself. Who is good? The great white whale who, like Nature, asks nothing but to be left in peace? Or the bold Ahab who, like scientists, explorers, and philosophers, fearlessly probes the mysteries of the universe? Who is evil? The ferocious, man-killing sea monster? Or the revenge-obsessed madman who ignores his own better nature in his quest to kill the beast?

Scorned by critics upon its publication, Moby-Dick was publicly derided during its author’s lifetime. Yet Melville’s masterpiece has outlived its initial misunderstanding to become an American classic of unquestionably epic proportions.

Includes an extensive Dictionary of Sea Terms (37 pages).
]]> 707 Herman Melville 1593080182 Srikanth 4 3.62 1851 Moby-Dick
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading]]> 567610 How to Read a Book, originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, a living classic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.

You are told about the various levels of reading and how to achieve them – from elementary reading, through systematic skimming and inspectional reading, to speed reading, you learn how to pigeonhole a book, X-ray it, extract the author's message, criticize. You are taught the different reading techniques for reading practical books, imaginative literature, plays, poetry, history, science and mathematics, philosophy and social science.

Finally, the authors offer a recommended reading list and supply reading tests whereby you can measure your own progress in reading skills, comprehension and speed.

This a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780671212094

]]> 442 Mortimer J. Adler Srikanth 4 3.97 1940 How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
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Book : It's serves to keep our mind alive and growing
]]> The Kite Runner 77203 371 Khaled Hosseini 159463193X Srikanth 0 to-read 4.34 2003 The Kite Runner
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]]> As a Man Thinketh 25104105 PHILOSOPHY 50 James Allen 9380816472 Srikanth 3 4.31 1902 As a Man Thinketh
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]]> Of Mice and Men 890 “I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you, and that's why.”

They are an unlikely pair: George is "small and quick and dark of face"; Lennie, a man of tremendous size, has the mind of a young child. Yet they have formed a "family," clinging together in the face of loneliness and alienation. Laborers in California's dusty vegetable fields, they hustle work when they can, living a hand-to-mouth existence. But George and Lennie have a plan: to own an acre of land and a shack they can call their own.

While the powerlessness of the laboring class is a recurring theme in Steinbeck's work of the late 1930s, he narrowed his focus when composing Of Mice and Men, creating an intimate portrait of two men facing a world marked by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. But though the scope is narrow, the theme is universal: a friendship and a shared dream that makes an individual's existence meaningful.

A unique perspective on life's hardships, this story has achieved the status of timeless classic due to its remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films.]]> 107 John Steinbeck 0142000671 Srikanth 0 to-read 3.88 1937 Of Mice and Men
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]]> One Arranged Murder 55037026 'Ever since you found Prerna, I lost my best friend' is what I told Saurabh. Hi, this is Keshav, and Saurabh, my best friend, flatmate, colleague and business partner, won't talk to me. Because I made fun of him and his fiancé, Saurabh and Prerna will be getting married soon. It is an arranged marriage. However, there is more cheesy romance between them than any love-marriage couple. On Karva Chauth, she fasted for him. She didn't eat all day. In the evening, she called him and waited on the terrace for the moon and for Saurabh to break her fast. Excited, Saurabh ran up the steps of her three-storey house. But when he reached ... Welcome to One Arranged Murder , an unputdownable thriller from India's highest-selling author. A story about love, friendship, family and crime. It will keep you entertained and hooked right till the end.]]> 303 Chetan Bhagat 1542094135 Srikanth 4 3.70 2020 One Arranged Murder
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]]> <![CDATA[Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World]]> 29433560
In Deep Work, author and professor Cal Newport flips the narrative on impact in a connected age. Instead of arguing distraction is bad, he instead celebrates the power of its opposite. Dividing this book into two parts, he first makes the case that in almost any profession, cultivating a deep work ethic will produce massive benefits. He then presents a rigorous training regimen, presented as a series of four "rules," for transforming your mind and habits to support this skill.

1. Work Deeply
2. Embrace Boredom
3. Quit Social Media
4. Drain the Shallows

A mix of cultural criticism and actionable advice,ÌęDeep WorkÌętakes the reader on a journey through memorable stories-from Carl Jung building a stone tower in the woods to focus his mind, to a social media pioneer buying a round-trip business class ticket to Tokyo to write a book free from distraction in the air-and no-nonsense advice, such as the claim that most serious professionals should quit social media and that you should practice being bored. Deep Work is an indispensable guide to anyone seeking focused success in a distracted world.]]> 304 Cal Newport 0349413681 Srikanth 4 4.21 2016 Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
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average rating: 4.21
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]]> <![CDATA[Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)]]> 21099828
Just after midnight, a snowdrift stops the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train is surprisingly full for the time of the year, but by the morning it is one passenger fewer. An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside. Isolated and with a killer in their midst, detective Hercule Poirot must identify the murderer – in case he or she decides to strike again.]]> 288 Agatha Christie Srikanth 4 4.17 1934 Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
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book published: 1934
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[How to win friends and influence people (Cedar books series;no.6)]]> 32881073 Author Desription:

An American writer, lecturer, and the developer of famous courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills, Dale Carnegie was born in 1888 in Maryville, Missouri. Public Speaking: a Practical Course for Business Men (1926) was the first collection of Carnegie's writings. It was later entitled Public Speaking and Influencing Men in Business (1932). How to Win Friends and Influence People, when published by Simon & Schuster in 1936, became an instant bestseller and was his crowning achievement. Containing practical advice on how to create success in business and personal lives, this four-part book is a tool used in Dale Carnegie Training. Carnegie served in the U.S. Army during the First World War. In 1931, his first marriage ended in divorce and in 1944, he married Dorothy Price Vanderpool. Carnegie died in 1955 aged sixty-six at his home in Forest Hills, New York, and was buried in the Belton, Cass County, Missouri, cemetery.]]> 255 Dale Carnegie 8183685811 Srikanth 5 4.44 1936 How to win friends and influence people (Cedar books series;no.6)
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average rating: 4.44
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]]> <![CDATA[Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story]]> 54386487
The worst communal violence in India's capital in three decades was widely reported both by the Indian and global media. Numerous debates in newspapers and television talked about the violence, the role of the police and the government.

Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story provides an explosive revelation of the plot behind the riots, how they were planned and executed, how weapons were procured and stockpiled, and exactly what happened. The book also takes a close look at the background to the carnage-CAA (The Citizen Amendment Act,2019), the unrest and violence in universities and the dharna at Shaheen Bagh and other sites in Delhi.]]> 200 Monika Arora 9390176999 Srikanth 4 4.22 2020 Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story
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Delhi roits was organized by Uraban Naxal-jihadis
]]> The Giving Tree 370493
So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein.

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk...and the tree was happy. But as the boy grew older he began to want more from the tree, and the tree gave and gave and gave.

This is a tender story, touched with sadness, aglow with consolation. Shel Silverstein has created a moving parable for readers of all ages that offers an affecting interpretation of the gift of giving and a serene acceptance of another's capacity to love in return.]]> 64 Shel Silverstein 0060256656 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.38 1964 The Giving Tree
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]]> <![CDATA[The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)]]> 38447
Funny, unexpected, horrifying, and altogether convincing, The Handmaid's Tale is at once scathing satire, dire warning, and tour de force.]]> 311 Margaret Atwood 038549081X Srikanth 0 to-read 4.15 1985 The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
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]]> Brave New World 5129 Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically-advanced future where humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps also our souls. “A genius [who] who spent his life decrying the onward march of the Machine” (The New Yorker), Huxley was a man of incomparable talents: equally an artist, a spiritual seeker, and one of history’s keenest observers of human nature and civilization. Brave New World, his masterpiece, has enthralled and terrified millions of readers, and retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a warning to be heeded as we head into tomorrow and as thought-provoking, satisfying work of literature. Written in the shadow of the rise of fascism during the 1930s, Brave New Worldd likewise speaks to a 21st-century world dominated by mass-entertainment, technology, medicine and pharmaceuticals, the arts of persuasion, and the hidden influence of elites.

"Aldous Huxley is the greatest 20th century writer in English." —Chicago Tribune]]> 268 Aldous Huxley 0060929871 Srikanth 0 to-read 3.99 1932 Brave New World
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]]> War and Peace 656
War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men.

As Napoleon’s army invades, Tolstoy brilliantly follows characters from diverse backgrounds—peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers—as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving—and human—figures in world literature.


Tolstoy gave his personal approval to this translation, published here in a new single volume edition, which includes an introduction by Henry Gifford, and Tolstoy's important essay `Some Words about War and Peace'.]]> 1392 Leo Tolstoy 0192833987 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.14 1869 War and Peace
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]]> The Book Thief 19063 Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here

It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will be busier still.

By her brother's graveside, Liesel's life is changed when she picks up a single object, partially hidden in the snow. It is The Gravedigger's Handbook, left behind there by accident, and it is her first act of book thievery. So begins a love affair with books and words, as Liesel, with the help of her accordian-playing foster father, learns to read. Soon she is stealing books from Nazi book-burnings, the mayor's wife's library, wherever there are books to be found.

But these are dangerous times. When Liesel's foster family hides a Jew in their basement, Liesel's world is both opened up, and closed down.

In superbly crafted writing that burns with intensity, award-winning author Markus Zusak has given us one of the most enduring stories of our time.

(Note: this title was not published as YA fiction)]]> 592 Markus Zusak Srikanth 0 to-read 4.38 2005 The Book Thief
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]]> Keys to Success 25005811
Start by developing:
- Your mind
- Personal development
- The power of words
- Business success
- Family
- Handling difficult times
- Time management
- Your worth in the market place of life
- Goal setting
- The art of selling and persuasion. . . and much more!]]> 121 Jim Rohn 9380227779 Srikanth 4 4.41 2011 Keys to Success
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]]> Meditations 38459328 Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180) offer a remarkable series of challenging spiritual reflections and exercises developed as the emperor struggled to understand himself and make sense of the universe. Ranging from doubt and despair to conviction and exaltation, they cover such diverse topics as the nature of moral virtue, human rationality, divine providence, and Marcus' own emotions. But while the Meditations were composed to provide personal consolation and encouragement, in developing his beliefs Marcus Aurelius also created one of the greatest of all works of philosophy: a timeless collection of extended meditations and short aphorisms that has been consulted and admired by statesmen, thinkers and readers through the centuries.]]> 228 Marcus Aurelius 8175994754 Srikanth 3 4.27 180 Meditations
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]]> Frankenstein 5222740 Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’sÌęThe Great American ReadAt the age of eighteen, Mary Shelley, while staying in the Swiss Alps with her lover Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, and others, conceived the tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and the monster he brings to life. The resulting book, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, is a dark parable warning against the risks of scientific and creative endeavor, the corrupting influence of technology and progress, and the dangers of knowledge without understanding. Frankenstein was an instant bestseller on publication in 1818 and has long been regarded as a masterpiece of suspense, a classic of nineteenth-century Romanticism and Gothic horror, and the prototype of the science fiction novel. Though it has spawned countless imitations and adaptations, it remains the most powerful story of its kind.]]> 256 Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Srikanth 4 3.91 1818 Frankenstein
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]]> Bhagavad-gita As it is 34889779 HARE KRISHNA, ORIGINAL, 1025 PAGES, ENGLISH EDITION at COST PRICE. #1 BEST SELLER WORLDWIDE AT A STEAL PRICE - This is the ORIGINAL and UNEDITED 2014 Reprint of Bhagavad Gita As It Is by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada as published in 1972. - This edition is not easily available at offline/online stores. - We bring you this Worldwide Best Seller, ORIGINAL ISKCON Bhagvad-Gita As It Is by Srila Prabhupada at the LOWEST PRICE ONLINE, on a NO PROFIT basis. - Always chant Hare Krishna Hare Krishna Krishna Krishna Hare Hare, Hare Rama Hare Rama Rama Rama Hare Hare. -Original Devanagari Sanskrit Text -Sanskrit is also presented in English letters for easy reading. -English meanings for every Sanskrit word -Elaborate commentary -Complete glossary -Complete verse index -High readability -Hard-cover, 1025 pages, 48 color plates. 5.25" x 8.75" -Book Marker: Satin Ribbon - 1972 Macmillan-Original Edition, Print Run 2014 BBT The current 'Revised and Enlarged' ISKCON BBT 'Bhagavad Gita As It Is' edition has over '108 UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES' and is VERY different from THIS Srila Prabhupada's Original Gita. - You can check out the list of changes at ]]> 1025 9383095458 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.17 500 Bhagavad-gita As it is
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]]> <![CDATA[The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)]]> 70949
But how can he go looking for Lord Asriel when Lyra is gone? Only with her help can he fathom the myriad plots and and intrigues that beset him.

The two great powers of the many worlds are lining up for war, and Will must find Lyra, for together they are on their way to battle, an inevitable journey that will even take them to the world of the dead...]]> 548 Philip Pullman 043999358X Srikanth 0 to-read 4.13 2000 The Amber Spyglass (His Dark Materials, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[The World According to Clarkson (World According to Clarkson, #1)]]> 300118 327 Jeremy Clarkson 0141017899 Srikanth 0 to-read 3.69 2004 The World According to Clarkson (World According to Clarkson, #1)
author: Jeremy Clarkson
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]]> The Magic of Thinking Big 534369 192 David J. Schwartz 0346122929 Srikanth 0 to-read 3.93 1959 The Magic of Thinking Big
author: David J. Schwartz
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]]> Harappa Trilogy 44017263 52 Vineet Bajpai 8193642465 Srikanth 4 4.25 Harappa Trilogy
author: Vineet Bajpai
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]]> <![CDATA[Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!]]> 180116
The acknowledged expert in the psychology of change, Anthony Robbins provides a step-by-step program teaching the fundamental lessons of self-mastery that will enable you to discover your true purpose, take control of your life, and harness the forces that shape your destiny.]]> 544 Tony Robbins 0671791540 Srikanth 4 4.16 1992 Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny!
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]]> <![CDATA[Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development]]> 13397723 In the paper, Ambedkar made a presentation a social phenomenon that emerged from the strategy of the Brahmins who adopted a strictly endogamous matrimonial regime, leading the other groups to do the same in order to emulate this self-proclaimed elite. He said that "the superposition of endogamy on exogamy means the creation of caste".]]> 36 B.R. Ambedkar Srikanth 0 to-read 4.49 1916 Castes in India: Their Mechanism, Genesis and Development
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]]> Annihilation of Caste 8521879
B.R. Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste is one of the most important, yet neglected, works of political writing from India. Written in 1936, it is an audacious denunciation of Hinduism and its caste system. Ambedkar – a figure like W.E.B. Du Bois – offers a scholarly critique of Hindu scriptures, scriptures that sanction a rigidly hierarchical and iniquitous social system. The world’s best-known Hindu, Mahatma Gandhi, responded publicly to the provocation. The hatchet was never buried.]]> 100 B.R. Ambedkar 8187190442 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.61 1936 Annihilation of Caste
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]]> <![CDATA[Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple (Harappa Series)]]> 41948917 418 Vineet Bajpai Srikanth 4 4.05 2018 Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple (Harappa Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference]]> 2612 The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire. Just as a single sick person can start an epidemic of the flu, so too can a small but precisely targeted push cause a fashion trend, the popularity of a new product, or a drop in the crime rate. This widely acclaimed bestseller, in which Malcolm Gladwell explores and brilliantly illuminates the tipping point phenomenon, is already changing the way people throughout the world think about selling products and disseminating ideas.]]> 301 Malcolm Gladwell 0316346624 Srikanth 4 4.01 2002 The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
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]]> The Richest Man in Babylon 1052
The Success Secrets of the Ancients—
An Assured Road to Happiness and Prosperity

Countless readers have been helped by the famous “Babylonian parables,” hailed as the greatest of all inspirational works on the subject of thrift, financial planning, and personal wealth. In language as simple as that found in the Bible, these fascinating and informative stories set you on a sure path to prosperity and its accompanying joys. Acclaimed as a modern-day classic, this celebrated bestseller offers an understanding of—and a solution to—your personal financial problems that will guide you through a lifetime. This is the book that holds the secrets to keeping your money—and making more.

The Richest Man in Babylon
Read it and recommend it to loved ones—
and get on the road to riches.

MORE THAN TWO MILLION BOOKS SOLD]]> 194 George S. Clason 0451205367 Srikanth 4 4.25 1926 The Richest Man in Babylon
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]]> <![CDATA[The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness (The Covey Habits Series)]]> 1044141
ThĂłi quen thứ 8 giĂșp giáșŁi quyáșżt cĂĄc nghịch lĂœ mĂ  chĂșng ta thường gáș·p, cháșłng háșĄn nhÆ°:

- Con người luĂŽn mong muốn cĂł những mối quan hệ tốt đáșčp vĂ  sá»± bĂŹnh an trong tĂąm hồn, nhÆ°ng cĆ©ng khĂŽng muốn từ bỏ lối sống vĂ  cĂĄc thĂłi quen của mĂŹnh.

- CĂĄc mối quan hệ Ä‘Æ°á»Łc xĂąy dá»±ng dá»±a trĂȘn sá»± tin cáș­y, nhÆ°ng háș§u háșżt mọi người đều nghÄ© về cĂĄi “tĂŽi” của mĂŹnh nhiều hÆĄn – tĂŽi muốn, tĂŽi cáș§n, tĂŽi cĂł quyền.

- CĂĄc nhĂ  quáșŁn trị muốn chi phĂ­ tháș„p nhÆ°ng hiệu quáșŁ cao, cĂČn nhĂąn viĂȘn của họ thĂŹ muốn lĂ m Ă­t nhÆ°ng nháș­n nhiều.

- HoáșĄt động của cĂĄc cĂŽng ty tuĂąn theo cĂĄc quy luáș­t kinh táșż thị trường; nhÆ°ng tổ chức của họ thĂŹ váș­n hĂ nh theo cĂĄc quy luáș­t văn hoĂĄ.

- XĂŁ hội váș­n hĂ nh theo cĂĄc giĂĄ trị Ä‘Æ°á»Łc đa số thừa nháș­n, nhÆ°ng háș§u nhÆ° chĂșng ta luĂŽn lệ thuộc vĂ o những quy táșŻc vĂ  quy luáș­t khĂŽng thể phĂĄ vụ của tá»± nhiĂȘn.

ThĂłi quen thứ 8 cháșŻc cháșŻn nĂąng táș§m tÆ° duy của chĂșng ta về chĂ­nh mĂŹnh cĆ©ng nhÆ° mỄc đích sống của báșŁn thĂąn vĂ  sứ máșĄng của tổ chức. CĂł thể nĂłi ráș±ng, 7 thĂłi quen giĂșp báșĄn đáșĄt đáșżn Hiệu quáșŁ vĂ  thĂłi quen thứ 8 hướng báșĄn tiáșżn tháșłng đáșżn sá»± vÄ© đáșĄi.]]> 432 Stephen R. Covey 0743287932 Srikanth 4 4.03 2010 The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness (The Covey Habits Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: Creating a Nurturing Family in a Turbulent World]]> 783128 390 Stephen R. Covey 0307440850 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.12 The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families: Creating a Nurturing Family in a Turbulent World
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]]> <![CDATA[The 3rd Alternative: Solving Life's Most Difficult Problems]]> 11003312
There are many methods of “conflict resolution,” but most involve compromise, a low-level accommodation that stops the fight without breaking through to new and innovative results. The 3rd Alternative introduces a breakthrough approach to conflict resolution and creative problem solving, transcending traditional solutions to conflict by forging a path toward a third option. A third alternative moves beyond your way or my way to a higher and better way—one that allows both parties to emerge from debate or even heated conflict in a far better place than either had envisioned. With the third alternative, nobody has to give up anything, and everyone wins.

Through key examples and stories from his work as a consultant, Covey demonstrates the power of 3rd Alternative thinking. His wide-ranging examples include a Canadian metropolitan police force that transformed a crime-plagued community; a judge who brought a quick, peaceful end to one of the biggest environmental lawsuits in American history without setting foot in a courtroom; the principal of a high school for children of migrant workers who raised their graduation rate from 30 percent to 90 percent; a handful of little-known people who are quietly finding new ways to bring peace to the Middle East; and many others. These various groups and individuals offer living examples of how to create new and better results instead of escalating conflict, as well as how to build strong relationships based on an attitude of winning together.

Beyond conflict and compromise, The 3rd Alternative unveils a radical, creative new way of thinking.]]> 456 Stephen R. Covey Srikanth 0 to-read 4.12 The 3rd Alternative: Solving Life's Most Difficult Problems
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]]> <![CDATA[Mindset: The New Psychology of Success]]> 40745 A newer edition of this book can be found here.

After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset — those who believe that abilities are fixed — are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset — those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment.

In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset. She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual, applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations. With the right mindset, you can motivate those you lead, teach, and love — to transform their lives and your own.]]> 276 Carol S. Dweck Srikanth 4 4.09 2006 Mindset: The New Psychology of Success
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]]> Pralay: The Great Deluge 37925572
“Even death is afraid of the White Mask
”

1700 BCE, Harappa – The devta of Harappa has fallen
tortured and condemned to the dungeons of the dead. His murdered wife’s pious blood falls on the sands of the metropolis, sealing the black fate of Harappa
forever.

2017, Banaras – A master assassin bites into cyanide, but not before pronouncing the arrival of an unstoppable, dark force. A maha-taantric offers a chilling sacrifice.

325 AD, Bithynian City (modern-day Turkey) – Unable to foresee the monster he was untethering, an extraordinary monarch commissions a terrifying world-vision spanning millennia.

1700 BCE, East of Harappa – A mystical fish-man proclaims the onset of Pralay - the extinction of mankind. The Blood River rises to avenge her divine sons.

What happens to the devta of Harappa? Is Vidyut truly the prophesied saviour? Who are the veiled overlords behind the sinister World Order? What was the macabre blueprint of the mysterious emperor at Bithynian City? Turn the pages to unravel one of the world’s greatest conspiracies and the haunting story of a lost, ancient civilization.]]> 323 Vineet Bajpai 8193642406 Srikanth 4 3.95 2018 Pralay: The Great Deluge
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]]> The Magic (The Secret, #3) 13237327 One word changes everything... No matter who you are or where you are, no matter what your current circumstances, The Magic is going to change your entire life!

For more than twenty centuries, words within a sacred text have mystified, confused, and been misunderstood by almost all who read them. Only a very few people through history have realized that the words are a riddle, and that once you solve the riddle—once you uncover the mystery—a new world will appear before your eyes.

In The Magic, Rhonda Byrne reveals this life-changing knowledge to the world. Then, on an incredible 28-day journey, she teaches you how to apply this knowledge in your everyday life.]]> 272 Rhonda Byrne 1451673442 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.10 2012 The Magic (The Secret, #3)
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]]> <![CDATA[Harappa: Curse of the Blood River]]> 35368038
2017, Delhi – Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction.

1700 BCE, Harappa – Harappa is a magnificent city on the banks of the mighty Saraswati river. The darkness of treachery, taantric exorcism and bloodshed unleashes itself on the last devta, paving the way for his devastating revenge
and the horrifying truth behind the fall of the glorious civilisation.

2017, Paris – The world’s most powerful religious institution is rattled. Europe’s dreaded crime lord meets a mysterious man in Paris. A lethal assassin boards a train, as Rome fears the worst. The prophesied devta has returned.

What connects Banaras, Harappa and Rome? What was the ancient curse and who was the last devta? What is the terrible secret behind the fall of the colossal Indus Valley? Read on as you travel through a saga of violence and deceit, gods and demons, love and ambition.]]> 315 Vineet Bajpai 9352685482 Srikanth 4 3.86 2017 Harappa: Curse of the Blood River
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]]> <![CDATA[The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success]]> 9420697 162 Darren Hardy Srikanth 5 4.20 2010 The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
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]]> <![CDATA[Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time]]> 95887 The legendary Eat That Frog! (more than 450,000 copies sold and translated into 23 languages) provides the 21 most effective methods for conquering procrastination and accomplishing more. This new edition is revised and updated throughout, and includes brand new information on how to keep technology from dominating our time.]]> 144 Brian Tracy 1576754227 Srikanth 4 3.90 2001 Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less Time
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average rating: 3.90
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]]> <![CDATA[The Rudest Book Ever: Insanely Practical Ideas To Free Your Mind From All Bullshit]]> 49057616 Shwetabh Gangwar is a professional problem-solver—and he’s ace at it. For the past five years, people from all over the world have contacted him with their troubles and he’s worked these out for them.

In the process, he has picked up on a simple pattern: people need a set of principles and perspectives to protect them from all the unnecessary bullshit they go through. Codes to live by, essentially.

But be warned: Gangwar has no desire to spare your feelings. What you will find in this straight-forward, straight-talking, no-craps-given guide, is:

How to deal with rejections of all kinds

How to change your perceptions of people so you don’t end up screwed

Why a society that sees people as ‘good and bad’ is dumb

How the search for happiness screws us over

How seeking approval and acceptance kills our individuality

The truth about social media influencers

Why we should be taught ‘how to think’, instead of ‘what to think’

Laying out clear principles, YouTube megastar Gangwar shows you how to deal with the shit that has happened to you, is happening to you and will happen to you.

A refreshing, easy-to-read, and relatable guide, The Rudest Book Ever will make you rethink everything you’ve been taught.

]]> 224 Shwetabh Gangwar 9388754433 Srikanth 4 3.89 2019 The Rudest Book Ever: Insanely Practical Ideas To Free Your Mind From All Bullshit
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]]> Fall of Giants 11019926 851 Ken Follett 0230758940 Srikanth 4 4.27 2010 Fall of Giants
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]]> <![CDATA[Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind]]> 23692271 512 Yuval Noah Harari Srikanth 4 4.33 2011 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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average rating: 4.33
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A Brief Encyclopaedia of Humankind
]]> <![CDATA[Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life]]> 41061747 208 Gaur Gopal Das 0143442295 Srikanth 4 4.19 2018 Life's Amazing Secrets: How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life
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average rating: 4.19
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Your Subconscious Mind]]> 68984 The Power of Your Subconscious Mind has been a bestseller since its first publication in 1963, selling many millions of copies since its original publication. It is one of the most brilliant and beloved spiritual self-help works of all time which can help you heal yourself, banish your fears, sleep better, enjoy better relationships and just feel happier. The techniques are simple and results come quickly. You can improve your relationships, your finances, your physical well-being.

Dr. Joseph Murphy explains that life events are actually the result of the workings of your conscious and subconscious minds. He suggests practical techniques through which one can change one's destiny, principally by focusing and redirecting this miraculous energy. Years of research studying the world's major religions convinced him that some Great Power lay behind all spiritual life and that this power is within each of us.

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind will open a world of success, happiness, prosperity, and peace for you.

]]> 304 Joseph Murphy 0553583182 Srikanth 4 4.10 1963 The Power of Your Subconscious Mind
author: Joseph Murphy
name: Srikanth
average rating: 4.10
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rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope]]> 43808723 From the author of the international mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck comes a counterintuitive guide to the problems of hope.

We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been—we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly f*cked—the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At this moment in history, when we have access to technology, education and communication our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us come back to an overriding feeling of hopelessness.

What’s going on? If anyone can put a name to our current malaise and help fix it, it’s Mark Manson. In 2016, Manson published The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, a book that brilliantly gave shape to the ever-present, low-level hum of anxiety that permeates modern living. He showed us that technology had made it too easy to care about the wrong things, that our culture had convinced us that the world owed us something when it didn’t—and worst of all, that our modern and maddening urge to always find happiness only served to make us unhappier. Instead, the “subtle art” of that title turned out to be a bold challenge: to choose your struggle; to narrow and focus and find the pain you want to sustain. The result was a book that became an international phenomenon, selling millions of copies worldwide while becoming the #1 bestseller in 13 different countries.

Now, in Everthing Is F*cked, Manson turns his gaze from the inevitable flaws within each individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us. Drawing from the pool of psychological research on these topics, as well as the timeless wisdom of philosophers such as Plato, Nietzsche, and Tom Waits, he dissects religion and politics and the uncomfortable ways they have come to resemble one another. He looks at our relationships with money, entertainment and the internet, and how too much of a good thing can psychologically eat us alive. He openly defies our definitions of faith, happiness, freedom—and even of hope itself.

With his usual mix of erudition and where-the-f*ck-did-that-come-from humor, Manson takes us by the collar and challenges us to be more honest with ourselves and connected with the world in ways we probably haven’t considered before. It’s another counterintuitive romp through the pain in our hearts and the stress of our soul. One of the great modern writers has produced another book that will set the agenda for years to come.]]> 288 Mark Manson 0062955934 Srikanth 5 3.67 2019 Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
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average rating: 3.67
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]]> <![CDATA[Why I Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi]]> 16142926 Writer is real brother of Nathuram Godse himself and narrates his accounts of all the events and takes us through the day of assassination till the day Nathuram Godse was hanged.
Writer also puts forward crucial accounts of public and political opinions and reactions which were stirred up by assassination itself and also by Nathuram Godse's official statement to court.]]> 192 Nathuram Godse Srikanth 4 3.96 1993 Why I Assassinated Mahatma Gandhi
author: Nathuram Godse
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average rating: 3.96
book published: 1993
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment]]> 6708 Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781577314806.

To make the journey into the Now we will need to leave our analytical mind and its false created self, the ego, behind. From the very first page of Eckhart Tolle's extraordinary book, we move rapidly into a significantly higher altitude where we breathe a lighter air. We become connected to the indestructible essence of our Being, “The eternal, ever present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death.” Although the journey is challenging, Eckhart Tolle uses simple language and an easy question-and-answer format to guide us.

A word-of-mouth phenomenon since its first publication, The Power of Now is one of those rare books with the power to create an experience in readers, one that can radically change their lives for the better.]]> 229 Eckhart Tolle Srikanth 2 4.16 1997 The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
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average rating: 4.16
book published: 1997
rating: 2
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]]> Wuthering Heights 36324727 272 Emily Brontë 8193387635 Srikanth 4 4.06 1847 Wuthering Heights
author: Emily Brontë
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average rating: 4.06
book published: 1847
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Darkest Day (Victor the Assassin, #5)]]> 24317872 He is darkness. She wants him dead. In a city starved of light, she might just succeed.

She moves like a shadow; she kills silently: Raven. This elegant assassin has been on the run for years. This time though, she has picked the wrong target.

The hitman known only as 'Victor' is as paranoid as he is merciless, and is no stranger to being hunted. He tracks his would-be killer across the globe to, aiming not only to neutralise the threat, but to discover who wants him dead. The trail leads to New York...

And then the lights go out.

Over twelve hours of unremitting darkness, Manhattan dissolves into chaos. Amid looting, conspiracy and blackout, Victor and Raven play a vicious game of cat and mouse that the city will never forget.

]]> 450 Tom Wood 0751556017 Srikanth 4 4.11 2015 The Darkest Day (Victor the Assassin, #5)
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average rating: 4.11
book published: 2015
rating: 4
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]]> Gerrard: My Autobiography 1527043 512 Steven Gerrard 0553817337 Srikanth 0 to-read 4.06 2006 Gerrard: My Autobiography
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]]> Animal Farm 170448 Librarian's note: There is an Alternate Cover Edition for this edition of this book here.

A farm is taken over by its overworked, mistreated animals. With flaming idealism and stirring slogans, they set out to create a paradise of progress, justice, and equality. Thus the stage is set for one of the most telling satiric fables ever penned –a razor-edged fairy tale for grown-ups that records the evolution from revolution against tyranny to a totalitarianism just as terrible.
When Animal Farm was first published, Stalinist Russia was seen as its target. Today it is devastatingly clear that wherever and whenever freedom is attacked, under whatever banner, the cutting clarity and savage comedy of George Orwell’s masterpiece have a meaning and message still ferociously fresh.]]> 141 George Orwell 0451526341 Srikanth 4 4.07 1945 Animal Farm
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]]> 1984 40961427 Nineteen Eighty-Four is a rare work that grows more haunting as its futuristic purgatory becomes more real. Published in 1949, the book offers political satirist George Orwell's nightmarish vision of a totalitarian, bureaucratic world and one poor stiff's attempt to find individuality. The brilliance of the novel is Orwell's prescience of modern life—the ubiquity of television, the distortion of the language—and his ability to construct such a thorough version of hell. Required reading for students since it was published, it ranks among the most terrifying novels ever written.]]> 298 George Orwell Srikanth 4 4.24 1949 1984
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average rating: 4.24
book published: 1949
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bourne Enigma (Jason Bourne, #13)]]> 29775887 The trail Karpov has been following leads Bourne to Cairo and the doorstep of Ivan Borz, the elusive international arms dealer infamous for hiding behind a never-ending series of false identities, a man Bourne has been hunting ever since he abducted former Treadstone director Soraya Moore and her two-year-old daughter, and brutally murdered her husband.

In war-torn Syria and then Cyprus Bourne moves ever closer to discovering the astonishing truth, and ever closer to his own death.

The clock is ticking, and Bourne has less than four days to solve Karpov's riddle—and hunt down Borz—if he hopes to prevent a cataclysmic international war...

]]> 420 Eric Van Lustbader 1455597945 Srikanth 4 3.70 2016 The Bourne Enigma (Jason Bourne, #13)
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average rating: 3.70
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4)]]> 140077 291 Charlaine Harris 0441012183 Srikanth 0 4.13 2004 Dead to the World (Sookie Stackhouse, #4)
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average rating: 4.13
book published: 2004
rating: 0
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]]> Pride and Prejudice 1885 Pride and Prejudice has remained one of the most popular novels in the English language. Jane Austen called this brilliant work "her own darling child" and its vivacious heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, "as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print." The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. And Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.

Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780679783268]]> 279 Jane Austen 1441341706 Srikanth 4 4.28 1813 Pride and Prejudice
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average rating: 4.28
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