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Corporate Guru Dhirubhai Ambani

]]> By Tiwari, Prateeksha M..
New Delhi Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. 2018 .
166 , Corporate Guru Dhirubhai Ambani Biography Book 978-81-288-2428-9

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Dare to Dream: A Life of M S Oberoi

]]> By Karkaria, Bachi J.
Gurgaon Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd., 1993 .
261 , Born in a small village in Punjab at the turn of the century, Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi began his career in the hotel industry on a fifty-rupee-a-month wage at Simla’s Cecil Hotel. But he was not destined to remain in his lowly position for long. With a combination of clear-sighted thinking, frugality and sheer hard work, he managed to put together a plan and the finances necessary to acquire his first hotel: Clarkes. That was only the beginning . . . Decades later, The Oberoi Group has twenty-eight hotels and four luxury Nile cruisers, girdles the globe, and is acknowledged as a standard-setter. In this well-researched and candid biography, written with the cooperation of M.S. Oberoi, Bachi J. Karkaria describes how a man of modest beginnings became the head of an internationally celebrated hotel chain, and details how a major business is established, operated and maintained at the top. 978-0-14-017054-2

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Disrupt and Conquer: How TTK Prestige Became a Billion-Dollar Company

]]> By Jagannathan, T T.
Gurgaon Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd., 2018 .
218 , The TTK Group was founded in 1928 in Chennai (then Madras) by T.T. Krishnamachari, who later became a Union minister and held the portfolios of finance, industry and commerce for close to fifteen years. In this book, the current chairman T.T. Jagannathan, along with Sandhya Mendonca, takes us through the journey of this extraordinary company which fought off bankruptcy and rose like a phoenix to become a highly profitable, successful entity. What makes this story all the more startling is that T.T. Jagannathan is an accidental and reluctant businessman. He came into the profession very unexpectedly, and without any preparation, with neither an MBA nor having ever worked in the family business before having its very survival entrusted to him. Like a phoenix, the Group and its constituent companies, have risen from the ashes, many times over, to stand tall and proud. This is the story of a journey that began with early success and experienced catastrophic disasters, and set about turning its fortunes around in stunning comebacks, time and again. With invaluable business lessons, decades of experience and innovation distilled in these pages, Disrupt and Conquer is a must-read for aspiring entrepreneurs, executives and business leaders. 978-0-670-09017-4

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Havells: The Untold Story of Qimat Rai Gupta

]]> By Gupta, Anil Rai.
Gurugram Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd., 2016 .
281 , The story of a man who began his journey with Rs 10,000 and built a Rs 17,000-crore empire From beginning his career as a small trader in Delhi to building Havells, one of India’s largest electrical goods company, Qimat Rai Gupta’s story makes for an inspiring read. Told rivetingly by his son, Anil Rai Gupta, this is the account of how QRG, as he was fondly known, braved poverty, ill health, competition, corruption and bureaucracy to turn his dreams into reality. Havells faced stiff competition from companies that couldn’t tolerate a modest trader challenging them. Despite legal battles, family feuds and severe shortage of funds, QRG never gave up. During his last years, Havells acquired German giant Sylvania which was twice its size. When Sylvania’s losses pushed Havells to the brink, QRG fearlessly decided to keep the company nonetheless. It was under his tutelage that Anil Rai Gupta, present chairman of Havells, turned Sylvania around. QRG’s life is proof of the adage ‘Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve’. 978-0-670-08881-2

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I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

]]> By Yousafzai, Malala.
London Weidenfeid & Nicolson Ltd. 2013 .
291 , The story of a young girl who battles against odds to live her dream of getting educated is what I Am Malala is about. Malala’s survival story is sure to create a storm of emotions within and is truly inspiring. 978-1-7802-2658-3

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Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

]]> By Wyk, Chris Van .
London Macmillan Children's Books 2009 .
56 , Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela is the amazing story of a true hero of our times; his famous biography has been specially adapted for children in a beautiful illustrated picture book format. Discover how a little boy whose father called him "troublemaker" grew up to fight apartheid, become South Africa's first black president and campaign for freedom and justice throughout the world. 978-1-4472-7554-1

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Karmayogi: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

]]> By Ashokan, M S.
Gurgaon Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd., 2015 .
250 , Karmayogi is the dramatic and inspiring story of E. Sreedharan, the much-admired engineer and technocrat who won accolades for finishing the Delhi Metro project within budget and on time, in the face of severe constraints. Known for his efficiency and discipline and regarded the world over for his productivity standards, Sreedharan has, surprisingly, never spent more than the eight-hour workday in office. This fascinating book looks back on an extraordinary career full of sterling achievements-Sreedharan's years with the Railways, the building of the Kolkata Metro and the Konkan Railway, followed by the Delhi Metro, and the many metro projects he is involved with now. Translated from a bestselling biography in Malayalam, this is the uplifting story of a very private person who has become an icon of modern India because of his uncompromising work ethic. 978-0-143-42530-4

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India's Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan

]]> By Aklekar, Rajendra B..
New Delhi Rupa Publication India Pvt, Ltd 2017 , Sreedharan’s expertise and foresight—on behalf of those not as richly blessed as he was—ensured that political will was converted into a multipurpose railway project. The [Chithoni railway link] bridge was completed eleven weeks ahead of schedule and proved to be helpful to one and all. Two key railway projects changed the way India travels by train—the 760-km stretch of Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro. Both the projects were up and running in seven years flat and the man in charge was Dr Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, popularly known as the Railway Man. He has been hailed as the messiah of new-age infrastructure projects and his success stories have become railway engineering benchmark. Respected, loved and equally hated, this book covers the amazing story of one man—his perseverance, beliefs and public and private battles. India’s Railway Man: A Biography of E. Sreedharan is a tribute to this extraordinary man 978-81-291-4521-5

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Imaptient Optimist: Bill Gates in his own Words

]]> By Rogak, Lisa.
Noida Harper Collins Publishers India 2012 .
183 978-93-5029-384-3

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The World 's 100 Greatest Speeches

]]> By O'Brien, Terry.
New Delhi Rupa Publication India Pvt, Ltd 2017 .
472 978-81-291-4212-2

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N R Narayan Murthy: A Biography

]]> By Singh, Ritu.
Delhi Rajpal & Sons 2018 .
152 978-93-506-4129-3

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A Princess Remembers: The memoirs of the maharani of Jaipur

]]> By Devi, Gayatri.
New Delhi Rupa Publication India Pvt, Ltd 1995 .
408 , She is the daughter of the Maharaja of Cooch Behar and the widow of the Maharaja of Jaipur. She was raised in a sumptuous palace and shot her first panther at the age of twelve. She became one of the first women to win a seat in the Indian Parliament, John F. Kennedy once introduced her as “the woman with the most staggering majority that anyone has ever earned in an election.” She was also considered one of the world's most beautiful women. In this compelling memoir, Gayatri Devi describes her carefree, hoyden childhood with her brothers and sisters in the palace of Cooch Behar and their adventurous trips to London and the continent, her secret six-year courtship with the dashing, internationally renowned polo player, Jai, the Maharaja of Jaipur, her marriage and entry into the glittering life of the 'pink city' of Jaipur and her struggles to adapt to unfamiliar customs and her husband's two other wives. A Princess Remembers is the fascinating life story of one of India's most elegant women and one of its most powerful. 978-81-716-7307-0

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Pride of Nation, Ratan Tata

]]> By Tiwari, Prateeksha M..
New Delhi Diamond Pocket Books (P) Ltd. 2018 .
135 , The woman of a nation is the mirror to its civilization. The condition of a nation is determined by the status of its women. This series presents the short biographies of great Indian women in different fields that act as a source of inspiration and motivation for children to excel in the field of activities they arc related with. 978-81-288-2190-5

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Know About Bill Gates

]]> By Maple Press.
Noida Maple Press Pvt. Ltd. 2017 .
87 , William Henry "Bill" Gates III (born October 28, 1955) is an American business magnate, philanthropist, investor, computer programmer and inventor. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world's largest PC software company. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect and was the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. Gates has authored and co-authored several books. The human inquisitiveness is so wide that it would take centuries to explore the facts of the world. However, this series tries to achieve the impossible by presenting you almost all you ever wanted to know. The reader can surf through the collection and gather all information about famed personalities, countries, languages, professions, computers, health and fitness, sports, quotations, world, traveling destinations, musical instruments, hobbies, spiritual teachings, health disorders, history, etc. 978-93-50335-77-2

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Grinding It Out: The making of McDonald's

]]> By Kroc, Ray .
New York St. Martin's Press 1997 .
206 , Few entrepreneurs can claim to have radically changed the way we live, and Ray Kroc is one of them. His revolutions in food-service automation, franchising, shared national training, and advertising have earned him a place beside the men and women who have founded not only businesses, but entire empires. But even more interesting than Ray Kroc the business man is Ray Kroc the man. Not your typical self-made tycoon, Kroc was fifty-two years old when he opened his first franchise. In Grinding It Out, you'll meet the man behind McDonald's, one of the largest fast-food corporations in the world with over 32,000 stores around the globe. Irrepressible enthusiast, intuitive people person, and born storyteller, Kroc will fascinate and inspire you on every page. 978-1-250-12750-1

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Ramesh Chandra Agarwal: The main who created the Dainik Bhaskar Group

]]> By Pradhan, Bharti S..
New Delhi Manjul Publishing House Pvt. Ltd. 2019 .
241 , भारत के नंबर एक समाचारपत्र के साम्राज्य का निर्माण करना किसी वास्तुकार की योजना के सामान ही था - रमेश चंद अग्रवाल ने संस्करण दर संस्करण, शहर दर शहर, राज्य दर राज्य अपनी बुनियाद रखते हुए, न हो कर शक्तिशाली संस्थानों के गढ़ ध्वस्त किए। उन्होंने साहस का यह गुण अपने पिता से विरासत में पाया। रमेश चंद ने जोखिम उठाने की अद्भुत क्षमता और अज्ञात के अन्वेषण की जिज्ञासा के साथ इस साहस का मेल करते हुए, उन सभी प्रतिद्वंदियों को कड़ा प्रत्युत्तर दिया, जो अपने कार्यक्षेत्र में पहली बार पदार्पण करने वाले व्यक्ति का उपहास कर रहे थे। 35 वर्षों के अल्प समय में उन्होंने पारिवारिक स्वामित्व वाले छोटे-से अख़बार को पाठकों की पहली पसंद बना दिया, जिसे 12 राज्यों में 64 संस्करणों के माध्यम से पढ़ा जा रहा था। इसके साथ ही उन्होंने 5 000 करोड़ रूपए के टर्नओवर का बड़ा साम्राज्य खड़ा कर दिया। परंतु हिंदी अख़बार जगत में लाई गई क्रांति को उनकी सबसे बड़ी व्यावसायिक उपलब्धि कहा जा सकता है। उन्होंने हिंदी के विशुद्ध साहित्यक रूप को अपने पाठकों के लिए लोकप्रिय व बोलचाल वाले शब्दों से युक्त भाषा में बदल दिया, जिससे हिंदी के साथ संबन्ध बनाना और भी सरल हो गया। उन्होंने हिंदी समाचारपत्र को अभूतपूर्व सम्मान दिया और आजीवन एक चैम्पियन की तरह मैदान में डटे रहे। यह एक चैम्पियन की गाथा है।. 978-93-89647-11-2

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