The bestselling author of "Bounce" once again mesmerises with his new and insightful work. Drawing upon real life experiences, the author holds forth on the harmful consequences of disregarding and scuppering failure instead of learning and leveraging from them. Citing the examples of Airline Industries, where each failure/disaster is meticulously analysed with a fine-toothed comb, … Continue reading Black Box Thinking: Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes – But Some Do by Matthew Syed

When Leonard Mlodinow is offered a postdoctoral fellowship at the California Institute of Technology ("Caltech"), he is besides himself with ecstasy. However the enthusiasm swiftly wanes out as the young student is racked by feelings of insecurity and plagued by the fear of failure. Caltech after all was the Institute, whose hallowed portals lent hospitality … Continue reading Feynman’s Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life by Leonard Mlodinow

One of the most entertaining and endearing social scientists and behavioural economists gracing the field today, Dan Ariely decided to commence a column imaginatively titled "Ask Ariely" in the Wall Street Journal beginning 2012. This was meant to be a platform for readers to get a relief from various dilemmas plaguing their day-to-day existence, both … Continue reading Behavioural Economics Saved My Dog: Life Advice For The Imperfect Human by Dan Ariely

Carl Gustav Jung described Shri Ramana Maharishi to be a "modern Indian Prophet who exemplified so impressively the problem of psychic transformation". The teachings of this Enlightened saint have pervaded the globe and has influenced scores of people, both devotees as well as non-devotees. This small collection contains within its fold, answers to twenty-eight questions … Continue reading Who Am I?: The Teachings of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi by Ramana Maharshi

The pioneer of Lateral and Parallel Thinking, Edward De Bono in this handbook, provides practical and radical steps to institutionalise the procedure of 'Opportunity Search' within an organisation. The book itself is divided into three sequential parts (even though the reader has the luxury of choosing to directly move to the third part post completing … Continue reading Opportunities: A Handbook of Business Opportunity Search by Edward de Bono

Light is the very source of human sustenance. The rudimentary albeit fascinating process of photosynthesis which is inevitable for mankind's survival is totally dependent upon light. Right from the evolution of humanity, the concept of light has possessed an allure encompassing within it material degrees of both romanticism and mysticism in equal measure. In this … Continue reading

We, as a humanity have made an extraordinary and epochal transformation from 'ape-man to space-man' (in Professor Brian Cox's own words). But how did this stupendous change take place? What significant events occurred that made such a breathtaking evolution a reality? Questions such as these are the preserve of "Human Universe". Professor Brian Cox and … Continue reading Human Universe (Wonders of Brian Cox #4) by Brian Cox, Andrew Cohen

Samantha Kofer's world, one fine day, turns upside down. The 29 year old high flying associate in the world's largest Law Firm gets a rude jolt, when consequent to the fall of Lehmann Brothers and the resulting financial crisis, she is placed on 'furlough'. Samantha has to work as a volunteering intern (sans pay) for … Continue reading Grey Mountain by John Grisham

The Master of his genre is back again and how! In this taut-nerved, spine tingling page turner, Frederick Forsyth enthralls us all (yet again) with a thrilling piece of original story telling. A spate of suicide killings targeting eminent personalities both in the USA and the UK leads intelligence agencies to an elusive but dangerous … Continue reading The Kill List by Frederick Forsyth

In this hugely engrossing work, one of the most cited prolific researchers in the domain of Economics, William Easterly opens up the perception of the reader to what he terms "The Tyranny of Experts", a technocrat driven path towards enhancing development standards and the general well being of the world. In a manner that is … Continue reading The Tyranny of Experts: Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor by William Easterly