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  The Tatas - How a Family Built a...

  Vikrant Pande, Girish Kuber,...

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  | WINNER OF THE GAJA CAPITAL BUSINESS BOOK PRIZE 2019 | 
   
  The nineteenth century was an exciting time of initiative and enterprise around the world. If John D. Rockefeller was creating unimagined wealth in the United States that he would put to the service of the nation, a Parsi family with humble roots was doing the same in India.In 1822, a boy was born in a priestly household in Gujarat's Navsari village. Young Nusserwanji knew early on that his destiny lay beyond his village and decided to head for Bombay to start a business - the first in his family to do so. He had neither higher education nor knowledge of business matters, just a burning passion to carve a path of his own.What Nusserwanji started as a cotton trading venture, his son Jamsetji, born in the same year as Rockefeller, grew into a multifaceted business, turning around sick textile mills, setting up an iron and steel company, envisioning a cutting-edge institute of higher learning, building a world-class hotel, and earning himself the title of the 'Bhishma Pitamah of Indian Industry'. Stewarded ably over the decades by Jamsetji's sons Dorabji and Ratanji, the charismatic and larger-than-life JRD, and thereafter the more business-like Ratan, the Tata group today is a 110-billion-dollar empire.The Tatas is their story. But it is more than just a history of the industrial house; it is an inspiring account of India in the making. It chronicles how each generation of the family invested not only in the expansion of its own business interests but also in nation building. Few know, for instance, that the first hydel power project in the world was conceived of and built by the Tatas. Nor that some radical labour concepts such as eight-hour work shifts were born in India, at the Tata mill in Nagpur. The Tata Cancer Research Centre, the Indian Institute of Science, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, as also the national carrier Air India - the family has a long, rich and unrivalled legacy.The Tatas is a tribute to a line of visionaries who have a special place in the hearts and minds of ordinary Indians. Written by seasoned journalist Girish Kuber, this is also the on

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  Head On - A Memoir

  Larry Csonka

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  Larry Csonka ran the football with audacity and authority. He lived his off-the-field life with equal abandon. As part of the NFL's 100th Anniversary, he and his undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins teammates were named the best team in NFL history. 
   
   
   
  In Head On, Csonka shares how they achieved their legendary Perfect Season. From quitting football at a young age, to his often-combative relationship with Coach Don Shula, to brazen exploits with his NFL pals, Csonka narrates a life that is colorful, unbridled, and thrilling. 
   
   
   
  Csonka found himself hanging out with Burt Reynolds, Dick Butkus, Lee Majors, Joe Namath, and Elvis Presley during his football years. But his moments outside the spotlight reveal the most about this larger-than-life figure—raising critters and a little hell in his formative years on an Ohio dirt farm, early run-ins with the law, confronting thieves with a sawed-off shotgun, taking sniper fire on a USO tour of Vietnam, and being adrift at night on the Bering Sea with gale-force winds raging. 
   
   
   
  Csonka's Head On is a captivating account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day.

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  Felix Baumgartner – What You...

  Chris4You, Sanny4Me

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  Felix Baumgartner – What You Live For Reveals How You Die: A Witness of Our Times (Version With Background Music)A personal portrait about values, loss, and the choices we make. 
  What if the greatest adventure doesn’t begin in free fall, but in the moments where nobody is watching? 
  This audiobook doesn’t take you to dizzying heights – it leads you straight into the hidden life of a man the world knew as a boundary breaker, a hero, a rebel. What remains when the cameras stop rolling, the spotlight fades, and the world moves on? 
  A childhood spent in the shadow of broken parents. Lonely years, a brother who barely speaks. A longing for love – and the constant fear of ever truly arriving. Broke, tired, alone: In the quiet moments, Felix isn’t Superman. He’s a son, a brother, a seeker, someone left behind.Yet time and again, the moment comes when giving up is not an option. Obstacles pile up: 
  A controlling mother’s love, failed relationships, emptiness after the jump, public shitstorms, private losses. And still: He keeps going. Step by step, doubt by doubt, jump by jump. The real comeback doesn’t happen in front of the cameras – it’s found in the decision to face yourself. In dialogue. In doubt. In listening.What will you take from this audiobook? 
  No one lives without scars. But it’s up to us what we make of them. If you look closer, you’ll see: The greatest stories of courage are born where no one is looking. 
  What is your greatest fear? What is your bravest moment? Who would you be if no one was watching? 
  Listen in, let yourself be moved, ask questions, find yourself within these stories.This audiobook is your entry into a true contemporary testimony. No hero worship. No myth. Just real stories, real loss, real longing. Order now – and become part of the story. 
  #felixbaumgartner

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  The Voice - Grandma's Amazing...

  C. Ruth Taylor

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  THE SECRETS OF HER SURVIVAL 
  How would you survive as a single mother, raising nine children? 
  Whether rich or poor, in any era, this is a mammoth task. So, how did Ruth’s grandmother do it in the mid-1950s to the early 80s in rural Jamaica, as a farmer with just a primary school education? What are the secrets of her survival and how did her children fare in the end? 
  In this inspirational memoir, author C. Ruth Taylor, shares the story of her beloved grandmother, Enid Nelson, who accomplished this extraordinary feat as a single mother. Read along to discover the challenges she encountered and the role of the supernatural in causing her to triumph. 
  You’ll love this book because it not only speaks of the strength of a woman, but shows the power of faith in building rock-solid resilience in the face of tremendous odds. 
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  Chile 33: memoirs a rescuer

  Roberto Ríos Seguel

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  The titanic task demanded such character and moral courage from the naval staff in general, and Lieutenant Rios in particular, to allow them to face the challenge successfully. Naval rescuers Rios and Roblero's spirit and their proactive attitude were quickly appreciated and assessed not only by myself, but also everyone who witnessed their conduct during the demanding and arduous training to which they were subjected by the rescuers' team leader, Ovidio Rodriguez, Codelco; as well as their professional work with the miners 620 meters deep. // Finally, such qualities and performance in the rescue would make naval rescuer Rios worthy of the Medal of Bravery awarded by the President of the Republic, in Valparaiso, on May 21st, 2011.
  
  While reading the book Chile 33: Memories of a Rescuer by Lieutenant Roberto Rios Seguel, you will get to know both the man and the spirit of service to the institution he belongs to and surely you will share in my satisfaction of having met him.

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  Delight

  J. B. Priestley

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  ‘An exquisitely-written, generous, funny, thoughtful book about the everyday joys of being alive. I love it.’ Dolly Alderton 
  ‘J. B. Priestley is one of our literary icons of the 20th Century and it is time that we all became re-acquainted with his genius.’ Dame Judi Dench 
  ‘My apology, my little bit of penitence, for having grumbled so much, for having darkened the breakfast table, almost ruined the lunch, nearly silence the dinner party, for all the fretting and chafing, grousing and croaking, for the old glum look and the thrust-out lower lip. So my long-suffering kinsfolk, my patient friends, may a glimmer of that delight which has so often possessed me, but perhaps too frequently in secret, now reach you from these pages.’ 
  There are times when there doesn’t seem much to smile about. And for those times, there is this book. J. B Priestley’s 1949 classic teaches us that joy may be found in even the simplest things, and that we all have the capacity to appreciate them. 
  Delight comprises a series of short essays, all focussing on a single simple pleasure, from reading detective stories in bed to smoking a pipe in the bath; from ‘Cosy planning’ to the earliest summer mornings; and from mineral water in the bedrooms of foreign hotels to the smell of bacon in the morning. 
  Combining poignant memories of his childhood with glimpses of his interior world, panoramas of life abroad with thoughts about writing, music, theatre – some strictly personal, some universal –this highly readable book bursts with humour and literary flare on every page. 
  In his autobiography, Priestley takes us on a travel through his life, sharing collections of moments that brought him happiness. This non-fiction memoirs book is a top pick for anyone seeking growth. 
  For fans of Rory Stewart (Politics On the Edge), Marion Turner (The Wife of Bath), Felicity Cloake (Red Sauce Brown Sauce), and Ross Gay (The Book of Delights). 
  HarperCollins 2023

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