Life...and how to make the most out of it
Here is the list of few books that convey powerful ideas that can stir our conscience and steer our thougths and actions. Worth Reading.1. How I Raised Myself from Failure to Success - Frank Bettger
2. My Utmost for His Highest - Oswald Chambers
3. As a Man Thinketh - James Allen
4. One Minute Manager - Kenneth Blanchard
5. Who Moved My Cheese - Spencer Johnson & Kenneth Blanchard
6. Life is Tremendous - Charlie "Tremendous" Jones
7. Seeds of Greatness - Denis Waitley
8. Seasons of Life - Jim Rohn 9. Mahabaratha and Ramayana
10. The Game of Life and How to Play It - Florence Scovel-Shinn
11. How to Read a Book - Mortimer J. Adler
12. The Pursuit of God - A.W. Tozer
13. Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
14. Leading an Inspired Life - Jim Rohn
15. Rich Dad, Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
16. Power of Focus - Jack Canfield
17. Power of Positive Thinking - Norman Vincent Peale
18. Magic of Thinking Big - David Schwartz
19. Maximum Achievement - Brian Tracy
20. Richest Man in Babylon - George Clason
21. Laws of Success - Napoleon Hill
22. Greatest Salesman that Ever Lived - Og Mandino
23. How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie
24. Greatest Networker in the World - John Milton Fogg
25. You Were Born Rich - Bob Proctor
26. Winning Without Intimidation - Bob Burg
27. Atlas Shrugged - Ann Rand
28. Man's Search for Meaning - Victor Frankl
29. Acres of Diamonds - Russell H. Conwell
30. See You at the Top - Zig Ziglar
31. 7 Habits of Highly Successful People - Steven Covey
32. Lincoln on Leadership - Donald T. Phillips
33. Johathan Livingston Seagul - Richard Bach
34. Autobiography of an Yogi - Paramhansa Yogananda
35. Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert M. Pirsig
36. Fountain Head - Ann Rand
37. Book of Five Rings - Miyamoto Musashi
List has books arranged in random order and not by any ranking.
Please feel free to add to this list as comments. (Language is not a limitation)
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Libraries at Hyderabad
One in Begumpet (near LifeStyle) and another in Srinagar colony.
The one in Srinagar colony is called Kaleidoscope. Its close to Ratnadeep.
They have a decent collection, but not too many books. They do have the popular ones though. They charge Rs 2 per book per day. Didn't work too well for me since I never got around returning the books in time!
The one in Begumpet was a bit more reasonable (no per book fee during the normal lending period) but I don't know about their collection.
There are two lending libraries (second hand book shops to be accurate) in Panjagutta opposite to Central.
Collection is good but no new books. The books are old in print too. But no time limit and the rent is 20 Rs / book.
These books about how to move from failure to being a winning success have become so cliched and stereotyped. The only winning successes I see are the authors making millions out of ordinary people's miseries, by offering some kind of mushy, feel-good tips and techniques (and tying it to ancient eastern philosophies). Get Real, people! These writers are making suckers out of us. We should not be misled by them even if they cater to the tastes of the general public. I think we should look elsewhere for answers/ pointers to the odd and quirky situations that life throws at us from time to time.
I am no fan of these so called "Self Help" books. The first one I tried reading was Dale Carnegie's "How to win friends...". Didn't manage to get beyond the second chapter. After that I have never, ever bought another of these books. Even in the face of peer incredulity at my failure to advance myself with this trash :-)
Pratima has it right. Books like this offer techniques and advice as if they are the panacea to all life's troubles. However they fail to realize that my life is as different from the next person's as I am. Moreover, do you see a single Indian author in the list above? Well I live in India and lead an Indian middle class kind of life. So how does an american author know what will solve my, oh so very Indian, problems?
The only "self help" I need is the kind that is available free to all those who are alive. It is called experience.
My idea of a good book is one that tells a good tale; one that you can read and read again. Like those written by Tolkien, Ashok Banker, Asimov, Arthur Clarke, Agatha Christie, Sir Walter Scott, Amitava Ghosh etc. The list, thankfully is endless :-)
Libraries at Hyderabad
knowledgeport...they have a web site too - and they do home delivery of books
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