Kissinger: A BiographyBy Walter Isaacson
Rs 1438
By the time Henry Kissinger was made secretary of state in 1973, he had become, according to the Gallup Poll, the most admired person in America and one of the most unlikely celebrities ever to capture the world’s imagination.
Yet Kissinger was also reviled by large segments of the American public, ranging from liberal intellectuals to conservative activists. Kissinger explores the relationship between this complex man’s personality and the foreign policy he pursued.
Drawing on extensive interviews with Kissinger as well as 150 other sources, including U.S. presidents and his business clients, this first full-length biography makes use of many of Kissinger’s private papers and classified memos.
Arthashastra: The Science of Wealth
By Thomas R. TrautmannRs 638
“Ascribed to Kautilya (commonly identified as the prime minister of Chandragupta Maurya) and dating back more than 2,000 years, the Arthashastra is the world’s first manual in political economy.
It has a pre-eminence in Indian thought that is akin to that of Machiavelli’s The Prince in Europe. Arthashastra (literally, ‘the science of wealth’) is a study of economic enterprise; specifically, Kautilya’s treatise advises the king on the business of creating prosperity.
This ancient text provides a fascinating window into the social and economic structures of the time, and is intended to be an introduction to the economic philosophy of the Arthashastra.
Marathon Baba By Girish Kohli
Rs 240
It may be Girish Kohli’s first book but definitely a strong competition to the worthy of writers.
The style of writing, the choice of analogies and the mythological reference is just so beautiful , infact beautiful is a wrong word, it’s just so attractive. The book moves back and forth in time and space and adjusts itself as the story proceeds. The grip is from the page one.
Girish Kohli’s personal life has shades in the story, his characters and their feelings. All characters are distinct and strong in their personalities and are at the end of the day good or bad. They provide complete support to the story and the main character. They come and go as the writer decides and do their job properly.
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