Ryan Holiday delivers practical and inspiring philosophy, this time exploring a powerful concept that runs back centuries, across borders and schools of thought: ego. Ego is our biggest enemy. Early in our careers, it can prevent us from learning and developing our talents. When we taste success, ego can blind us to our own faults, alienate us from..

In Amazon Unbound, Brad Stone presents a deeply reported, vividly drawn portrait of how a retail upstart became one of the most powerful and feared entities in the global economy. Stone also probes the evolution of Bezos himself—who started as a geeky technologist totally devoted to building Amazon, but who transformed to become a fit, discipl..

The bestselling self-help classic that has helped millions—promoting positive mental attitude as a key to personal success. Your success, health, happiness, and wealth depend on how you make up your mind. ..

For the last 25 years, Jim Kwik has helped everyone from celebrities to CEOs to students improve their memory, increase their decision-making skills, learn to speed-read, and unleash their super brains.In Limitless, readers will learn Jim's revolutionary strategies and shortcuts to supercharging their brains, with simple, actionable tools to sharpe..

An astonishing new science called neuroplasticity is overthrowing the centuries-old notion that the human brain is immutable. Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Norman Doidge, M.D., traveled the country to meet both the brilliant scientists championing neuroplasticity and the people whose lives they’ve transformed - people whose mental limitations or ..

A mini habit is a very small positive behavior that you force yourself to do every day; a mini habit's "too small to fail" nature makes it weightless, deceptively powerful, and a superior habit-building strategy.Mini Habits will better equip you to change your life than 99% of the people you see walking around on this globe. People so often think t..

Edward Fosca is a murderer. Of this Mariana is certain. But Fosca is untouchable. A handsome and charismatic Greek Tragedy professor at Cambridge University, Fosca is adored by staff and students alike particularly by the members of a secret society of female students known as The Maidens.Mariana Andros is a brilliant but troubled group therapist w..

We are stuck, stymied, frustrated. But it needn’t be this way. There is a formula for success that’s been followed by the icons of history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs a formula that let them turn obstacles into opportunities. Faced with impossible situations, they found the astounding triumphs we all..

'How to Sell Your Way Through Life' explores a crucial component of Achievement: your ability to make the sale. Ringing eerily true in today's uncertain times, Hill's work takes a practical look at how, regardless of our occupation, we must all be salespeople at key points in our lives. Hill breaks down concrete instances of how the Master Salesman..

Ever wondered why CEOs, leaders, and recruiters talk endlessly about soft skills? Job interviews, promotions, appraisals, teamwork, managing workplace challenges, communication skills, and a lot of more-soft skills give you a sizeable professional edge to ace all of these.In this book, Ronnie Screwvala shares personal stories and observations from ..

Summary of The Book:In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Separated from her parents on arrival, she endures unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. When the camp is finally liberated, she is pulled from a pile of bodies, barely alive.The horrors of the Holocaust didn't..

Why do 90% of start-ups fail? Are there mistakes that entrepreneurs the world over make and is there a way to avoid the known pitfalls of starting your own business?Once you start reading this book, you won't be able to put it down. Eisenman has masterfully explained why startups fail in a clear, thoughtful way. This is a must-read for any entrepre..

For a young woman in medieval Russia, the choices are stark: marriage or a life in a convent. Vasya will choose a third way: Magic the court of the grand prince of Moscow is plagued by power struggles and rumors of unrest. Meanwhile, bandits roam the countryside, burning the villages and kidnapping its daughters. Setting out to defeat the raiders, ..

Karma is a balance sheet of good and evil deeds, virtues, and sins, most people recognize. The system that decrees that the repercussions of our own decisions cannot be avoided. Karma does not really have anything to do with reward and punishment. Karma literally means conduct: action, duty. It means action. It is not an external crime and punishme..

Overthinking is also known as worrying or ruminating and it's a form of anxiety that many people suffer from.Psychologist and bestselling author Gwendoline Smith explain in clear and simple language the concepts of positive and negative overthinking, the truth about worry, and how to deal with the 'thought viruses' that are holding you back.She hel..

Unfinished takes perusers from Priyanka's childhood in India, where she was raised by her grandparents and her parents­-two armed force specialists committed not as it were to their children but to their careers and to philanthropy-before being sent absent to boarding school at an early age; through her developmental young a long time within the US..

In early 2015, an anonymous whistle-blower led investigative journalists Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier into the shadow economy where the super-rich hide billions of dollars in complex financial networks. Thus began the ground-breaking investigation that saw an international team of 400 journalists work in secret for a year to uncover cas..

In most cities in the world, death is a taboo. But what if we are absolutely incorrect about this? What if death is not a tragedy, but an integral part of life, full of spiritual opportunities for transcendence? Or for the first time, there's just someone saying that.A BOOK FOR ALL THOSE WHO SHALL DIE...

Everyone recognizes Jackie Chan. Whether it's from Rush Hour, Shanghai Noon, The Karate Kid, or Kung Fu Panda, for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and mind-bending stunts, Jackie is admired by generations of moviegoers. He received an honorary Academy Award for his lifetime achievement in film in 2016--after fifty-six years in the indus..

A profound work of spiritual fiction with a heartwarming message Asananda, a monk belonging to the Order of Hope, is sent on a journey to the Himalayas by his guru to find the mystical Book of Shiva. Along the way, he meets mysterious tantric, Vedic teachers, a bhikshu who walks backwards to discover his future, and people who seek liberation from ..

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 bullsh..

Here are the typical questions that bother an early-stage entrepreneur in the burgeoning Indian start-up ecosystem. The Manual for Indian Start-ups has been ideated as a handy guide meant for daily use. Authored by industry leaders, this book provides relevant templates based on the stage the venture is in for the first three years of the entrepren..

Shetty grew up in a family where you could become one of three things—a doctor, a lawyer, or a failure. His family was convinced he had chosen option three: instead of attending his college graduation ceremony, he headed to India to become a monk, to meditate every day for four to eight hours, and devote his life to helping others. After three year..

The chant of 'Azadi! The slogan of the freedom movement in Kashmir against what the Kashmiris see as the Indian occupation is 'Urdu for' Freedom '. Ironically, it also became the chant of millions against the agenda of Hindu nationalism on the streets of India.Even as Arundhati Roy began to wonder, what was the chasm or the bridge between these two..

What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety; these notable and fascinating accounts are as re..