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Bookstrapping: Unsung Genius – A life of Jagadish Chandra Bose

A picture of Jagadish Chandra Bose in the May 1920 edition of 'Popular Science' magazine. During his lifetime, Bose received many accolades, but not the Physics Nobel Prize, which some say should have been shared with him. (Image via Wikimedia Commons)

The key message in ‘Unsung Genius’ by Kunal Ghosh revolves around Bose’s enthusiasm about bringing the study of science to the masses and his passion for scientific education and public lectures, despite his failing health. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars

Bookstrapping: The Ambuja Story – How a Group of Ordinary Men Created an Extraordinary Company

Narotam Sekhsaria is chairman of ACC Ltd, Ambuja Cements Ltd, and Ambuja Cement Foundation. He also manages the Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation, a philanthropic funding agency. (Photo credit: moneycontrol.com)

A highly decorated biography, this book also features testimonials from India’s stalwarts. The man and the book have both cemented their presence. Bookstrapping rating: 3.5.

Bookstrapping: Build – An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

To make bonds, connections and emotive associations is the nature of social man but all the while he craves the halo of singularity. Indeed, we are unified in our hunger for exclusivity. (Image: Andrik Langfield via Unsplash)

In ‘Build’, Tony Fadell encourages entrepreneurs to know themselves better. He cites the case of Zhang Yiming, founder and CEO of TikTok, who resigned at the height of TikTok’s popularity. Bookstrapping Rating: 3.5 stars