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Get a sneak peek at which books our staff is most looking forward to this month. With a list this remarkable, the decisions couldn’t have been easy!

 

Sachin recommends…

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson

Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval’s wisdom and experience from the last ten years, shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews and poignant reflections.

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The Complete Financial History of Berkshire Hathaway by Adam J. Mead

For the first time the complete financial history of Berkshire Hathaway is available under one cover in chronological format. Beginning at the origins of the predecessor companies in the textile industry, the reader can examine the development of the modern-day conglomerate year-by-year and decade-by-decade, watching as the struggling textile company morphs into what it has become today.

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Medha recommends…

The Coward and the Sword by Jugal Hansraj

The Kingdom of Kofu is ruled by the brave king Rissho. Its people are courageous and skilled in war. With one exception. Prince Kadis, the sixteen-year-old heir to the kingdom. He is not brave. He is not courageous. He is not skilled in war. Kadis knows in his heart that he does not fit in. That he is different. That he is a coward.

Will the young prince overcome his fears and will peace win against war? Will Prince Kadis discover that a sword doesn’t make you brave, your heart does …

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India’s Freedom Story: Freedom Then and Now by Nilima Sinha and Ira Saxena

India’s Freedom Story traces the country’s extraordinary journey to attain freedom from the British. It also explores the broader idea of freedom and what it means to today’s youth. This brilliantly illustrated book includes contemporary events from India and beyond such as the recent Black Lives Matter Movement, and also focuses on inspiring figures like Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and Gamal Abdel Nasser, among others and newer activists such as Greta Thunberg, who used Gandhian methods to fight for their rights.

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Coral Woman by Lubaina Bandukwala

Based on a film of the same name by Priya Thuvassery, Coral Woman is the story of Uma Mani – a story that is as inspiring as the lady herself. It is the story of a 50-year-old homemaker who found the courage to do something as novel and intimidating as diving into the deep seas to see for herself the corals that fascinated her.

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Jukebox by Nidhi Chanani

Following up on the success of Pashmina, Nidhi Chanani delivers another story about family and friendship, tinged with magical realism – this one featuring a time-traveling jukebox.

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Swati recommends…

The Horizon by Gautam Bhatia

The much-awaited sequel to The Wall…

After 2000 years, the Wall has been breached. As Mithila steps into a world unknown, her sister Minakshi tightens her grasp on a city bracing for chaos and violence under a red sky. The ghost of an old Revolution stalks the streets, while the shadow of a new one threatens to tear Sumer apart.

Spreading word about this historical transgression, Alvar and Mankala find themselves facing new perils in a City they can barely recognise-one torn between old fears and new desires, while caught in a deadly power struggle. But soon, they will know that the crossing of the Wall has consequences not just for the City, but for the world.

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Homebound by Puja Changoiwala

A deeply moving story about family, survival and relentless hope, Homebound brings to the page the stark realities of those who have remained too long without a voice.

In Immunity+: Revitalise in 28 Days, leading holistic health guru Dr Mickey Mehta and acclaimed chef Sanjeev Kapoor collaborate to create an easy-to-follow schedule to integrate the mind-body-and-spirit connection

Sharad recommends…

The Making of Hero: Four Brothers, Two Wheels and a Revolution that Shaped India by Sunil Kant Munjal

This is an authentic ‘Make in India’ story about overcoming many odds: labyrinthine red tape, tepid economic growth and later, global competition. It follows the lives and times of the four Munjal brothers who lived together and scripted a dramatic revolution on two wheels without any formal education or resources. In parallel, it’s also the story of how an agrarian economy like India, with limited means of transportation, took wing on the back of this two-wheel revolution.

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Cancer, You Picked the Wrong Girl by Shormistha Mukherjee

In Cancer, You Picked the Wrong Girl, Shormistha Mukherjee offers a no-holds-barred account of her journey navigating a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Through getting a Brazilian wax and deliberating the pros and cons of breast reconstruction to finding a ‘setting’ in the chemo ward, it’s laughter that helped keep her fears in check.

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Sagiri recommends…

In The Siege of Delhi, historian Amarpal Singh comprehensively narrates the story of the Revolt of 1857, from the uprising at Meerut to the climactic capture and sack of Delhi.
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