Akio Morita is considered to be the technological and business master mind of SONY. He and Ibuka started SONY at a small destroyed building at Japan right after World War-II. They worked hard with the very limited resources available at the seemingly disappeared country-Japan and wrote history. The book is not just about SONY. It speaks volumes about pre-war conditions at Japan, how the country overcame the human tragedy and its road map for a super fast recovery after the war. Akio Morita speaks about his experience in making Sony grow from a garage company to an economy booster...
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Delhi Noir (2009) Publisher: Harper Collins (in India) Editor: Hirsh Sawhney Delhi Noir is a world of sex in parks, dirty cops, and vigilante rickshaw drivers. It is one plagued by soulless corporate dons, jaded journalists and murderous servants. These are 14 tales of darkness and despair, each one set in the distinct part of the city, a metropolis where opulence and poverty are constantly clashing, where old-world values and the information age wage a constant battle. It uses the device of crime fiction and film noir to provide riveting, incisive perspectives on this ever changing city. Delhi Noir...
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This story is all about SBI’s transformation that was in sleep and working in very lethargic mode without realizing the competition of the other modern banks of India. They realize that change is needed from the bottom of the pyramid to the top if they really want to survive in this competition. This story tells about the gumption of one man, Mr O P Bhatt , Chairman of SBI, who took a risk of changing the mindset of Bank Babus to convert them into the dynamic executive who can compete with the modern world MBA graduates who runs other...
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If Mata Hari had been alive long enough to write her memoirs, there were things about men and women that would have been revealed to both genders across the world. Unfortunately for us, she passed away before imparting all her knowledge. But then, something good happened. In 2003, Neil Strauss decided to put his journalist skills to good use and go undercover to learn about the art of picking up women. The result was ‘The Game’, a bible for men trying to hit it off with the female species. (And unwittingly, a reference point for women to help them...
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He’s spent two years undercover as a pick-up artist, has gotten comfortable with the likes of Marilyn Manson and Britney Spears, and learned to make love like a porn star with Jenna Jameson. Oh yes, Neil Strauss has been to most places envied by at least half the population on the planet (well, wouldn’t most men want to be in his shoes when he was interacting with Jenna?), but he’s also been to Hell. The Hell that America became for its citizens after the 9/11 attack. But don’t go thinking that this book captures the tragedy of the event....
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Bad science by Ben Goldacre is an eye opener to many frauds that happen in the name of science. This book focuses on many kinds of conning that happens in the medical field. You might be popping many pills or applying different kind of creams with full confidence that the manufacturer of the product would have fully taken care of all the trials and adverse side effects it could cause. But, you would be surprized to know the kind of “research” that goes behind the making of certain pills that you might be popping after you read this book....
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