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The tweets may be tempting, Instagram could be as good as the moment and Facebook may nurse narcissistic pleasures. But the leafy books are the best buddies that soothe your frayed soul. When you are in the corporate world and looking at growing bigger by leveraging knowledge and know-hows, it is also important to keep abreast with the ‘here and now’ of this space that will keep you going. 
 Information is always available to us. But reading brings us closer to wisdom. <keyword id="282274" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Harold-Bloom">Harold Bloom</keyword>, <keyword id="842" type="POSITION" weightage="60" keywordseo="author">author</keyword> of How to Read and Why, explains in his book that the purest of all reasons (among the ones you could come up with) to read a book is to discover and augment self, shedding all that’s polemic along the way. 
 
Here is a list (in random order) of the top 10 business books that every Indian must read to operate in the world of business, without losing one’s identity and power of the self. 
 
1. Leaders Eat Last 
He guided the world about finding the ‘purpose’ with his last book, Start With Why. Now, he tackles the question ‘how.’ In this book, Simon Sinek explores the most pertinent question that bothers all corporate leaders. What does it take to transform the paranoia and cynicism into safety and trust? And pssttt… corporate leaders are not all whom he has met for this book. He gathers a healthy dose from military leaders too! 
 
2. Thanks for the Feedback The content of this book is not meant for the corporate world alone. As the title makes it obvious, dealing with ‘feedback’ is the most important, yet the most difficult thing to do in the corporate world, especially when the feedback is not positive. Douglas Stone and <keyword id="2079217" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Sheila-Heen">Sheila Heen</keyword>, who also co-authored Difficult Conversations in the past, tell the readers how to look at the mirror, but not ask for ego-satiating answers. Instead, learn to accept what’s reflected and the change should happen to the person, and not to the image. Simple logic, yet described innovatively! 
 
3. Think Like a Freak (Will be open to public in mid-May) 
The ‘rogue’ (yes, he loves that attribution) economist and a journalist way ahead of their times, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner, have penned yet another wonderful guide for self. After the astounding success of Freakonomics and SuperFreakonomics, Steven and Stephen are bringing another gem in the ‘freaky’ series. Sure, the world would love it as much as the earlier two! 
 
4. Thrive 
Here is <keyword id="173701" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Huffington-Post">Huffington Post</keyword> co-founder <keyword id="554193" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Arianna-Huffington">Arianna Huffington</keyword>, on her mission to redefine success, beyond the power of money and the ‘clever networking’ it needs to grow. She talks about enhancing self by giving, serving, wisdom and creativity. These are most essential in a materialistic world where people end up doing the wrong things to amass the common parameters of success and stand lost at the end of the road. Growing within self can never leave anyone lonely and without friends – that is what Arianna intends to convey. 
 
5. The Three Rules This is a data-driven era where numbers speak stronger than conviction or the ‘gut feeling.’ So two colleagues at Deloitte put out the results of the analysis they derived from analysing 25,000 companies. They used 45 years of accumulated data. The authors, <keyword id="2187422" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="Michael-E-Raynor">Michael E. Raynor</keyword> and <keyword id="218257" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Mumtaz-Ahmed">Mumtaz Ahmed</keyword> talk about the basic rules the companies need to operate by. Attention, executives! 
 
6. Crucial Conversations <keyword id="2187423" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="40" keywordseo="This-New-York-Times">This New York Times</keyword>’ bestseller, with the foreword by management expert Stephen R. Covey, is a very useful tool to help people operate in difficult and high-stress environment without offending the ones with whom they are conversing. Written by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, Al Switzler, this book aims at making conversations more persuasive. 
 
7. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Written by psychologist <keyword id="1296350" type="PERSON" weightage="40" keywordseo="Carol-Dweck">Carol Dweck</keyword>, this book is the result of years of research and in-depth analyses of those studies. A Ph.D. and a Stanford University professor, Dweck talks about the need to change the mindset, in order to embrace success. On a positive note, this book tells why a traveller needs to take the road as it goes, and not insist on the road forming according to his/her wishes. 
 
8. How to Win Friends and Influence People Aha, here we arrive at the most coveted name. Dale Carnegie’s book on ‘life-saving’ techniques to create and maintain relationships, thus carving out a path for successful relationships leading to personal and professional achievements. And yes, it is worth mentioning that this book has changed the lives of many people and influenced them positively, including biggies such as Warren Buffet and <keyword id="6362665" type="COMPANY" weightage="40" keywordseo="Berkshire-Hathaway">Berkshire Hathaway</keyword>. Just to put it on record, the book was first published in 1936! 
 
9. David and Goliath 
Malcolm Gladwell’s brand new bestseller is the toast of the year, probably. The book is dedicated to, not those dashing young intellects, geeks and executives, but to those underdogs who need to realise the advantages they have for themselves in any situation. The Goliaths of the world can be confident and hence careless, working much to the advantage of the Davids. Go, get your copy! 
 
10. Lean In 
For those who don’t know who the author Sheryl Sandberg is, here’s a pointer. She is the COO of a product that millions of people use to connect with each other – Facebook, to be precise. Sheryl’s book was the most discussed one of 2013. Here she pens some uncomfortable truths about how today’s women are facing career obstacles, but also points out that they can overcome those by speaking up, setting big goals and working hard while building their own support network.

Top 10
Business Books For Indians With Big Dreams

You do not always need an MBA degree from the Ivies to boost your business acumen and prepare yourself for a challenging career ahead. Here's a list of <keyword id="1880917" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Business-Books">business books</keyword> that will have you thinking like any other top business major. 
 
So read and bolster your networking, leadership, and time management skills: 
 
1. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change by Stephen R. Covey 
 
Covey explores everything from family life to productivity and positive thinking. Use his four quadrant exercise to help you achieve maximum effectiveness and stop spinning your wheels with unproductive activities. 
 
2. Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill 
Its back cover says, "There have been millionaires, and indeed, billionaires, who have made their fortunes as a result of reading this success classic than any other book ever printed." 
 
3. The Effective Executive. Peter F. Drucker. 
An oldie but a goodie, this classic still occupies the shelves of many leaders. In it, he explains how although some are natural-born leaders, there are skills that can be developed to make a better executive. 
 
4. Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap…and Others Don’t. Jim Collins 
You’ll love author’s deep store of refreshing ideas for evaluating business leadership, including “Level 5 Leadership.” 
 
5. Giants of Enterprise: Seven Business Innovators and the Empires They Built. Richard Tedlow 
The studious business person can learn much from this review of the struggles and successes of these world-renowned leaders. 
 
6. True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. Bill George 
Rather than adopting time-worn models of stuffy leadership, George inspires readers to know themselves and create their own, tailor-made style. 
 
7. Leadership and Self-Deception: Getting Out of the Box. Arbinger Institute 
Using relatable storytelling to drive the theme, the authors reveal how we refuse to see our true motives, limiting our potential success and happiness. 
 
8. Thinking, Fast and Slow. Daniel Kahneman 
Nobel Prize winner and psychologist Daniel Kahneman breaks down our thought patterns into two sectors: the impulsive, emotional System 1 and the logical, deliberate System 2. Knowing when you are using one—when you should be using the other—could be the key to better, more effective business decisions. 
 
9. Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity. Hugh MacLeod 
MacLeod has ideas about everything, including standing out from your competitors and the meaning of life. His main subjects here are creativity and how to foster new ideas. A lively, illustrated guide to unleashing your ingenuity. 
 
10. The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Timothy Ferriss 
If you don't take the title too literally, there are some valuable tips and time management strategies for living more and working less, including eliminating time sucks like e-mail. 
 
11. Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler 
To succeed in business, you must know how to communicate. Whether at a staff meeting, networking event, trade conference, or just a casual conversation with a coworker, business relies on communication. Crucial Conversations provides readers with the tools needed to master difficult conversations at work (and home). 
 
12. How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie 
This is the definitive manual for gaining people's trust and influencing them in favor of your ideas. 
 
13. We: How to Increase Performance and Profits through Full Engagement by Rudy Karsan and Kevin Kruse 
It's rare to find a business book that speaks to both employees and business managers/leaders. It tackles the subject of employee engagement by dissecting what it means for both employers and business leaders alike. 
 
14. The Wisdom of Failure: How to Learn the Tough Leadership Lessons Without Paying the Price. Laurence G. Weinzimmer and Jim McConoughey 
In this collaborative piece, the authors prefer instead to learn by not making the mistakes of individuals and businesses they researched during a seven-year study. 
 
15. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption.Laura Hillenbrand, 2014 
Hillenbrand’s recounting of the story of Louie Zamperini is inspirational and instructive, reminding us all that we have courage far beyond our understanding. 
 
16. The Hard Thing About Hard Things. Ben Horowitz 2014 
To help other entrepreneurs through their journey, author shares the story of when his business nearly failed, how he staved off defeat, and how you can do hard things too. 
 
17. Zero to One. Peter Thiel and Blake Masters, 2014 
Masters took notes while taking a class from Thiel at Stanford, and it led to a groundbreaking book about the importance of unique business ideas. 
 
18. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business. Charles Duhigg, 2012 
In his exploration of habit, Duhigg expands on this idea, detailing how our habits are precursors for the events that make up our life—or business—success story. 
 
19. How Entrepreneurs Use Content to Build Massive Audiences and Create Radically Successful Businesses by Joe Pulizz Joe brings to light not just why you should build content, but how organizations big and small can produce compelling content to engage their audience and build a following. 
 
20. Black Swan 
In "The Black Swan," investor-philosopher Taleb diagnoses the way people misguidedly lean on prediction as a way of moving through the world, and reveals how the most structured of systems are the most vulnerable to collapse — like the financial system in 2007.

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