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Why Ambi Parameswaran wrote a book on personal branding 

For someone moving up the hierarchy, a well-crafted personal brand can make the journey that much smoother, believes Ambi Parameswaran. (Representational image via Unsplash)

A company that has leaders who are respected personal brands can attract and retain better talent, says Parameswaran. Read on to know more tips on personal branding from the veteran. 

Bookstrapping: ‘A Case Of Indian Marvels’, edited by David Davidar

‘A Case Of Indian Marvels’, an anthology of short stories that meet one simple criterion - “I read a line and I liked it enough to read the next.” Perhaps a very simple yardstick but effective nonetheless

Literature is about facilitating a broader understanding of the world around us – and while non-fiction may claim hegemony over this – fiction such as this, is truly special. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars.

Bookstrapping: ‘Gautam Adani: Reimagining Business in India and The World’ by R N Bhaskar

Gautam Adani is a product of the Kutch region. There’s the well-known reminder about the cultural profile of Kutchis - they consider education to be less important than starting a business. Most of them would shun being employees. It is common to find extremely well educated Kutchis opting to start their own business rather than join the top echelons of a corporate house

R N bhaskar’s book offers an excellent chronological outline of Gautam Adani’s work and will always have that value. But there is more room for us to hear from Adani in first person. Bookstrapping Rating: 3 stars

Bookstrapping: Review of Getting Lost by Nobel-prize winner Annie Ernaux

'We cannot paint perfect pictures of our lives and mislead those who are in the middle of making mistakes.' Nobel Prize for literature for 2022 winner, Annie Ernaux is here to help us with her ‘sexually frank study of a woman in the throes of love and lust’, writes our reviewer.

Annie Ernaux, winner of the Nobel Prize for literature for 2022, will be remembered, just as we remember her compatriot Simone De Beauvoir. Bookstrapping Rating: 4 stars

Bookstrapping Review: The Crimson Spring by Navtej Sarna

In The Crimson Spring, when Navtej Sarna writes about fights, he becomes a warrior. When he writes about temples, he becomes a believer. And when he writes about love, he becomes a poet. (Image: Amazon)

Navtej Sarna’s The Crimson Spring leaves you wondering what could possibly motivate the atrocities inflicted by Dyer and Dwyer. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars.

Bookstrapping: The Shortest History of India by John Zubrzycki

The author believes that India's proudest achievement has been its unbroken record as a liberal democracy; over seven decades it has successfully conducted 17 general elections and many state elections. The book also questions whether this is enough.

Let’s salute the author for attempting this extremely difficult book, which is also ridiculously easy to have an opinion on. Bookstrapping Rating: 4 stars

Bookstrapping: The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth

The Queen occasionally muddled people up. When coming upon historian Andrew Roberts giving Kate Middleton a lesson on the history of the monarchy shortly before her wedding to Prince William, the Queen was convinced he was one of the Palace butlers! (Image: Richard Surman via Unsplash)

The Queen’s humour might be unintentional – when meeting guitar legend Eric Clapton in 2005, she enquired ‘Have you been playing a long time?’. Bookstrapping Rating: 3 stars

Bookstrapping: The Disciplined Mind by Zoe McKey

The book is also a reminder that having a disciplined mind eventually pays off. Everyone is a 'work in progress' and mistakes will be made, but those will turn into learnings with time. (Representational image: Daniele Franchi via Unsplash)

“The world is not responsible for you, you are responsible for yourself in the world,” an excellent reminder when we are tempted to complain. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars