Turning back time. With a twist and a leaf out of ‘Ogilvy on Advertising’
A book I first read almost 10 years ago, as a fresh out of college graduate entering advertising - Ogilvy on Advertising. And it remains one of the most important...
The Gift of Fear – Survival instincts that can literally save your life
Have you ever come across a book that claims that it can ‘change your life’? Of course you have. We all have at some point. ‘Life changing’ seems to be...
The Art of Thinking Clearly – When ‘how’ to think matters.
The weekend. For many, the perfect time to relax after a long week. For some, the perfect time to sit back and wonder how everything that could go wrong through...
The Anarchy – How a ruthless corporation ruled a country
The story of how "A commercial company enslaved a nation comprising two hundred million people." Leo Tolstoy's one-line description of The East Indian Company is perhaps the most effective description...
Night – One man’s story of the longest and most painful night of his life
Can a story break you, petrify you, give you hope, and inspire you all at the same time? That is exactly what Elie Wiesel's ‘Night’ promises. A story so intense...
The Fountainhead – Ayn Rand’s gift of Objectivism to the World
In a literary classic that can influence you in a way few others can, The Fountainhead introduces the world to Ayn Rand's philosophy of 'Objectivism'. Delivered through a work of...
David and Goliath – More than just another underdog victory
David and Goliath. We’ve all heard the story. A ‘little guy’ besting what looks like a vastly superior opponent in a seemingly unwinnable single combat. A story that has today...
Quiet – The ability to stand out without speaking out
In a world that is forever in awe of the ‘Extrovert Ideal’; a world that sees the ability to speak out as a virtue, and the capacity to remain quiet...
Men Without Women – Seven short stories with a massive influence
Behind every successful man, stands a woman. Haruki Murakamami gives this phrase a dark, and in some ways a disturbing twist using his trademark style in Men Without Women. Men...
Atlas Shrugged – The story of a modern struggle narrated 6 decades ago
One of the most powerful books you will ever read. The importance of Atlas Shrugged cannot be understated even today. Especially today, decades after its release, on both, a literary...
