The Money Ball
Sarthak Ahuja
Penguin Random House
Pp 272, Rs 499
What separates successful entrepreneurs and business leaders from others is largely their ability to take the right decisions and grab the right opportunities. With a passion for entrepreneurship and an in-depth understanding of the financial and regulatory aspects of running a business, Sarthak Ahuja has become a go-to advisor for businesses. This book provides actionable insights across leadership, business, finance, marketing and startups.
Primal Intelligence
Angus Fletcher
Hachette
Pp 320, Rs 1,850
In this book, Angus Fletcher reveals that our true source of resilience, problem solving, innovation and creativity lie in the emotive, non-logical side of our brain. This ‘low-data’ region in the brain is the driver that helps us solve problems, anticipate things faster, and more. But how do we tap into this unlocked resource? In Primal Intelligence, Fletcher shares innovative exercises for training this neglected side of our brains.
THE ZARDARI PRESIDENCY
Farhatullah Babar
Rupa Publications
Pp 536, Rs 995
Asif Ali Zardari has the distinction of being the first president in Pakistan’s tumultuous history to complete a full five-year term. He was the man who defied all odds—a political survivor rising from obscurity to become Pakistan’s most enigmatic leader. In this memoir, Farhatullah Babar recounts the high stakes drama, clandestine power struggles and seismic events that shaped a nation during his presidency from 2008 to 2013.
Endling
Maria Reva
Hachette
Pp 352, Rs 799
Ukraine, 2022. Yeva is a maverick scientist who scours the country’s forests and valleys, trying and failing to breed rare snails while her relatives urge her to settle down and start a family of her own. What they don’t know: Yeva already dates plenty of men—not for love, but to fund her work—entertaining Westerners who come to Ukraine on guided romance tours believing they’ll find docile brides untainted by feminism.
A Kind of Meat and Other Stories
Catherine Thankamma
Aleph Book Company
Pp 216, Rs 699
A Kind of Meat and Other Stories is a provocative collection of stories with a shared theme—innocent children and audacious women carrying the burden of living in a conservative and hypercritical country, showing how small yet radical acts of resistance can transform ordinary lives oppressed by retrograde customs and prejudices. These stories show how small yet radical acts of resistance can transform ordinary lives oppressed by retrograde customs and prejudices.
