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Introduction Source: Goodreads.com ISBN:  978-8129148438 Genre:   Fiction Publishers:  Rupa Publications Price:  Rs. 200/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publishe r )

Introduction ISIN:  978-93-80925-29-5 Genre:  Non Fiction/ Essay Publishers:  Beebooks Price:  Rs. 500/- (  I got the book from the publisher for a review ) The students' diligent teacher, the nation's gifted scientist, the humble 'People's President' - an indefinable name he is. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam. A man who dedicated his life and work to the betterment of a nation, and his time and energy to the billions of young minds he wished to ignite. He has left back dreams in everyone, and the undying inspiration to make those dreams come true.A surfeit of contents has been interwoven to give this book a shape. To read through the pages will mean a journey through his life in entirety. Besides Kalam's own speeches and quotes, it also contains literary tributes by scientists, academicians and students, the interviews of his family members, and a real-time anecdote of his interment ceremony at Rameswaram. This isn't just a tribute, but a world beyond ...

Introduction ISIN: 978-0804138598 Genre: Nonfiction / Business and Banking Publishers: Random House Price: Rs. 699/- (P.S: I got this book for review from the publisher ) Stress Test is the story of Tim Geithner’s education in financial crises. As president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and then as President Barack Obama’s secretary of the Treasury, Timothy F. Geithner helped the United States navigate the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, from boom to bust to rescue to recovery. In a candid, riveting, and historically illuminating memoir, he takes readers behind the scenes of the crisis, explaining the hard choices and politically unpalatable decisions he made to repair a broken financial system and prevent the collapse of the Main Street economy. This is the inside story of how a small group of policy makers—in a thick fog of uncertainty, with unimaginably high stakes—helped avoid a second depression but lost the American people doing it. Str...