Joffry,the sadistic Lion of Lannister sits atop the Iron Throne. However uneasy lies the Head that adorns a Crown. The boy King is harried and hassled by a horde of gallant contenders and gristly schemers alike. The Sinister Stags of Barratheon, the Wounded Wolves of Winterfell, and the Deathly Dragons of Targaryen, plot, plead and … Continue reading A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire #3) – George R.R. Martin

The 5th and most current book in the Game Of Thrones series, but by no means the last! In this mind numbing installment, George R.R.Martin, the 'Issac Asimov' of Fantasy denies the reader closure and instead delivers a humdinger of a dangling suspense. A Lannister on the run with his blood thirst sister relentless in … Continue reading A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire #5)

An astute politician, an erudite statesman and most importantly a born visionary, Lee Kuan Yew with his incredible foresight and innate acumen, turned the notions and diktats attached to the formation of a statehood upside down. The result - Singapore as a Model state, bereft of the endemic vices of corruption and worthy of being … Continue reading One Man’s View of the World by Lee Kuan Yew

Employing a small but striking fable of a fictitious Company named Decision Tech, Patrick Lencioni proceeds to illustrate the perils of a team working at cross purposes and displaying classic symptoms of discord, disharmony and dysfunctional behaviour. Kathryn Petersen is elected as the new CEO of a once high flying, but now struggling Decision Tech. … Continue reading The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni

The man who gifted the literary world "Holden Caulfield" also ensured that he remained obdurately inaccessible to the public throughout his life. While Holden Caulfield and "The Catcher In The Rye" do not seem to have any obstacles in gaining and regaining popularity, their creator seemingly seems to have gone out of his way to … Continue reading Salinger: A Biography by Paul Alexander

Over an enduring legacy spanning a phenomenal 150-odd years, the TATA Group has come to symbolize the tenets of integrity, intensity and indispensability. With an uncompromising bent of mind in so far as the sphere of business ethics is concerned, this conglomerate has transformed itself from a fledgling textile manufacturer into a virtual pride of … Continue reading Tata Log by Harish Bhat

In this compelling work, the noted behavioural and health policy expert Paul Dolan provides some simple and alluring prescriptions to strike an optimum balance between a fulfilling life and a happy existence. Using the Pleasure-Purpose-Principle ("PPP"), Dr.Dolan exhorts us to embarace the experiential self over the evaluating one. Demonstrating the virtues of adhering to simple … Continue reading Happiness by Design: Change What You Do, Not How You Think by Paul Dolan (Foreword), Daniel Kahneman (Foreword)

The United States of America and China - two undisputed behemoths heading for a collision course to assert their respective supremacy over the Planet. One a democratic colossus towering over the rest of the world and the other an emerging Titan with incredible potential and incredulously opaque policies. Geoff Dyer, in his assiduously researched book, … Continue reading The Contest of the Century: The New Era of Competition with China by Geoff Dye

Employing the simple tool of a calendar as an able ally, Steve McClatchy exhorts the reader to make the transition from a capable manager to a transformer (not the Optimus Prime breed though). The effectiveness of a leader is simply the cumulative outcome of his decision making skills. Decisions are essentially of two generic kinds … Continue reading Decide: Work Smarter, Reduce Your Stress and Lead by Example by Steve McClatchy