- -5%Karn Pallav, b.1978, is a qualified Mechanical Engineer and a MBA (Power Management) graduate with more than 19 years of experience in the Strategic Regulatory Affairs in the entire value chain of the Indian Power Sector. He is currently employed as Associate Vice President in a Power Company at Kolkata, India.He is happily married to Nirupa Kumari, an entrepreneur, professional optometrist and a budding poet & writer herself. He has 2 daughters aged Vani (14 years) and Vidhi (7 years).His profession requires a great deal of study, analysis, interpretation of various Act, Rules, Regulations, orders, drafting, contesting, advocacy, etc.In between his busy schedule, he tries to maintain a balance between workplace, relationships, health, wellness, spirituality, religion, continuous education, etc. His hobbies include singing, drawing, writing blogs & short stories. His positive attitude towards life has been appreciated by his near and dear ones. Inspired by his wife’s writing habits and persuasion by his daughters, he has taken this step towards sharing his learnings from life and the 5 Rules for Life in the form of this book.
5 RULES FOR LIFE: SIMPLE HABITS FOR LASTING CHANGE
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -6%Suryamita Chatterjee has a solid academic background and has chosen to teach Chemistry as her profession. She was born and raised on a small, peaceful campus of India's premier Institute for Science and Technology. She is a postgraduate in Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, in West Bengal, India. She has been teaching in high school, and her students have cherished her immensely for articulating each topic as a story, even while teaching. Although she might sound serious in her choice of profession and subject, you can rest assured that she is quite the opposite of that! She is also a life skills trainer, and all her lessons are filled with jokes and stories, even when she teaches solemn topics in either Chemistry or Conflict Resolution Skills! Suryamita takes such pleasure in telling a story that she could never give up a chance to tell one! Her narration is so unique and amusing that no one wants to miss an opportunity to be a part of her audience. According to her, teaching is also "telling a story." Everything could be made interesting if a story could be made from the learning. Even the air in her classroom comes alive with different chemical elements depicting human nature and behaviour! Suryamita has been an avid reader throughout her childhood and still reads herself to sleep at night. Throughout her childhood, her friends would always be found sitting around her, enthralled and fascinated, listening to her stories, and losing complete track of the time! Her adult life has been no different. The content of her stories for adults is more serious and mature, yet the tale's articulation remains fascinating! When it comes to fiction, her popularity is quite the same with both adults and children and given a choice, she prefers her audience to be somewhere in between, meaning young adults. She is like a captivating friend who tells a story better than their books and grandparents! She can draw people towards her like a magnet when she starts narrating one. People love to make friends with her as she communicates with them uniquely, even when she is not telling a story. Older adults around her behave no differently, and after all, who would not like to hear a good tale if she were around? If the story is narrated from a movie, you could have her tell the story to make you see the film as she saw it instead of hearing it. So, imagine her trying to make you feel the fairy tale you read! Would you not want to be a part of that? All her books are bestsellers on Amazon now!
The Memory Of Us: An Unusual Love Story
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -3%Sachin K. Patidar graduated in Mechanical Engineering and Master's in Machine Design, working in automotive research and development field since last two decade. He has also done Master of Psychology in counselling psychology and member of American Psychological Association for 2024. He did Executive Programme in data science for IIM Lucknow and certified coach for innovation and design thinking. Currently, he is working with Daimler Truck Innovation Centre as DGM in R&D and Innovation.
Captive Catch: Insights of Driving Innovation within Organizations
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -5%Author Snehasish das , is a data analytics student,the visionary wordsmith and iconic poet of Asia, whose lyrical voice has captivated readers worldwide. Born in the quaint Village of ganeswar pur, balasore district, odisha, snehasish das draws inspiration from the rustic beauty and cultural heritage of his native land.Recipient of the prestigious "Literary Award"(2022) and honored as an "Icon of Asia" for his outstanding contributions to poetry, snehasish das has solidified his position as a master of contemporary literature.Author of the critically acclaimed novels, "The Visionary" snehasish das has woven a tapestry of thought-provoking stories that explore the human condition. His poetry and prose have been praised for their depth, nuance, and emotional resonance.With a unique blend of cultural insight and philosophical introspection, snehasish das continues to push the boundaries of literary expression. His work has been translated into three languages and has inspired a new generation of writers and thinkers.Awards and Honors:- Literary Award (2022) - Icon of Asia Award for Poetry (2023) - Featured in Anthology (2023)Notable Works:- "Aagaz-e-Ashiqi" (anthology, 2023) - "the visionary" (novel, 2024) - "where stories collapse" (stories, 2024) -"Jii farmaiye"(shayari, 2024) - "ଭାବ ଓ ବିନ୍ୟାସ" (ପଦ୍ୟ ସାହିତ୍ୟ, 2024)
Where Stories Collapse: Where Reality Meets Myth
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -5%Venkat Sankaran is a seasoned technologist and industry leader with over 34 years of experience, including more than a decade pioneering the Internet of Industrial Things (IIoT). As the President and Managing Partner at C2C Advanced Systems and the visionary Founder and CEO of Levergent Technologies Inc. and LogicApps Technologies Inc., he has driven transformative Industry 4.0 projects across the globe, collaborating with C-level executives in the USA, India, UAE, and beyond.Venkat holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Master’s in Technological Operations and is currently pursuing a doctorate at BITS Pilani, India. His career is a testament to his passion for integrating technology with industrial operations, focusing on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and innovative applications of ChatGPT for enhanced business communication.Through his latest book, Precision Prompts: Mastering ChatGPT for Business Excellence, Venkat shares actionable insights into harnessing AI for professional growth, showcasing his commitment to empowering businesses and fostering innovation in emerging markets.
Precision Prompts: Mastering ChatGPT for Business Excellence
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -3%Gauutam Aggarwaal is an entrepreneur and a budding life coach who hails from Punjab, India. He is passionately keen on exploring the truth about human mind and its evolution. "In Pursuit of Detachment" is his first book and first attempt to put his thoughts across to a wider audience. In his quest to seek the truth he considers Vipassana an indispensable technique which he practices on a daily basis. He is a proponent of minimalism and mindfulness and a strong believer in lifelong learning.He received his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal and MBA from The Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.
In Pursuit of Detachment: Cultivating Clarity in a Chaotic World
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -29%Helen Fielding is the author of Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, and was part of the screenwriting team on the associated movies. Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries is her sixth novel. She has two children and lives in London and Los Angeles.
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -32%Imani Erriu is the author of the romance fantasy series Heavenly Bodies. She is a graduate from the Manchester Metropolitan University where she received a Bachelor's Degree in English Literature and Creative Writing.A Lake District born girl, she spent most of her childhood in the forests of the English countryside, which definitely gifted her an overactive imagination. When she isn't crying over her own fictional characters or daydreaming up her next plot twist, she can be found eating pasta and watching The Office on repeat.
Heavenly Bodies
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -31%Dr Irvin Yalom is an emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University and the author of many books, including Creatures of a Day and the bestselling Love's Executioner. He and his wife, the author Marilyn Yalom, live in Palo Alto, California.
Hour of the Heart: Connecting in the Here and Now
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -32%Vaclav Smil is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of Manitoba. He is the author of over forty books on topics including energy, environmental and population change, food production and nutrition, technical innovation, risk assessment, and public policy. No other living scientist has had more books (on a wide variety of topics) reviewed in Nature. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, in 2010 he was named by Foreign Policy as one of the Top 100 Global Thinkers.
How Food Really Works: The Science of Feeding our Growing Planet
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -5%When not conjuring up fantastical worlds, Alex can be found sipping hot chocolate, giggling with kids, or chasing after mischievous pets. With a heart full of wonder and a mind full of sparkles, Alex crafts tales that transport young readers to enchanted realms. Join the adventure!
Timmy’s Big Flight: In search of an endless summer
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -32%James Rickards is the Editor of Strategic Intelligence, a financial newsletter, and Director of The James Rickards Project, an inquiry into the complex dynamics of geopolitics + global capital. He is the author of The New Case for Gold (April 2016), and two New York Times best sellers, The Death of Money (2014), and Currency Wars (2011) from Penguin Random House. He is a portfolio manager, lawyer, and economist, and has held senior positions at Citibank, Long-Term Capital Management, and Caxton Associates. In 1998, he was the principal negotiator of the rescue of LTCM sponsored by the Federal Reserve. His clients include institutional investors and government directorates. He is an Op-Ed contributor to the Financial Times, Evening Standard, New York Times, and Washington Post, and has been interviewed on BBC, CNN, NPR, C- SPAN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Fox, and The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Rickards is a guest lecturer in globalization and finance at The Johns Hopkins University, The Kellogg School at Northwestern, and the School of Advanced International Studies. He has delivered papers on risk at Singularity University, the Applied Physics Laboratory, and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He is an advisor on capital markets to the U.S. intelligence community, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and is on the Advisory Board of the Center on Sanctions & Illicit Finance in Washington DC. Mr. Rickards holds an LL.M. (Taxation) from the NYU School of Law; a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School; an M.A. in international economics from SAIS, and a B.A. (with honors) from Johns Hopkins. He lives in New Hampshire.
MoneyGPT: AI and the Threat to the Global Economy
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -32%Kim Suhyun is a writer and illustrator based in Seoul, South Korea. Her books have sold more than 2 million copies in Korea, and I Decided to Live as Me is being published around the world in more than a dozen languages.Anton Hur was born in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the translator of the runaway Korean bestseller, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, he won a PEN Translates award for Kang Kyeong-ae's The Underground Village, and his translation of Bora Chung's Cursed Bunny was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize. He lives in Seoul, South Korea.
I Decided to Live as Me: How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others So You Can Learn to Love Yourself
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -32%Anu Gupta is a human rights lawyer, scientist, scholar of bias, meditation teacher, and the founder and CEO of BE MORE with Anu, an e-learning company that trains professionals across corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors to advance inclusion and wellness by breaking bias.His work has reached 300+ organizations, training more than 80,000 professionals and impacting over 30 million lives. As a gay immigrant of color, he came to the work of breaking bias after almost ending his life due to lifelong experiences with racism, homophobia, and Islamophobia. The realization that bias can be unlearned helped lead him out of that dark point and inspired a lifelong mission to build a global movement for social healing based on principles of mindfulness and compassion.Anu has lived, studied, and worked globally, which informs his unique perspective on how different forms of biases - whether they are race, gender, ethnicity, religion, or class-based - use the same neural mechanism to create inequities and inefficiencies in different organizational and cultural contexts. A peer-reviewed author, he has written and spoken extensively, including on the TED stage, the Oprah Conversation, TIME, Fast Company, Newsweek, People, and Vogue Business.Anu has a JD from NYU Law, MPhil in Development Studies from Cambridge University, and BA in Int’l Relations and Islamic Studies from NYU. Prior to law, he served as a Fulbright middle school teacher in South Korea, studied Spanish in Mexico, worked on international women's rights issues at the UN, and founded an educational nonprofit in Myanmar/Burma.He is a lifetime Fellow of the Mind & Life Institute and a Systems Designer for Penn State Dickinson Law School's Antiracist Development Institute (ADI). He is a student of Buddhism and Kriya Yoga and he has spent over 10,000 hours on retreat at meditation communities in the US and Asia. He is a 500-hour certified yoga and mediation teacher and has served on the boards of many nonprofits and social enterprises. He lives in New York City with his partner.
Breaking Bias: Where Stereotypes and Prejudices Come From―and the Science-Backed Method to Unravel Them
Estimated delivery on 17 - 23 January - -32%Harlan Coben is a no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author and one of the world's leading storytellers. His suspense novels are published in forty-six languages and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries, with eighty million books in print worldwide. His Myron Bolitar series has earned the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, and severalof his books have been developed into Netflix original series, including the no. 1 global hit Fool Me Once, The Stranger, The Innocent, Gone for Good, The Woods, Stay Close, and Hold Tight, as well as the Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of Shelter. He lives in New Jersey.
Think Twice
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