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The Leader's Bookshelf : 25 Great Books and Their Readers / Martin Cohen.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2020Description: viii, 224 p. ; illustrations: 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538167373 (pbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: ebook version : : No titleDDC classification:
  • 23 028.1 COH 019940
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Meet the Wild Things -- 2 Roll the Dice -- 3 Save the Planet-One Page at a Time! -- 4 Search for Life's Purpose -- 5 See the World in the Wider Social Context -- 6 Be Ready to Reinvent Yourself -- 7 Set Your Thinking Free -- 8 Make a Huge Profit-and Then Share It -- 9 Recognize the Power of Symbols -- 10 Follow Your Personal Legend -- Afterword -- List of Books Featured in the Text -- Sources and Further Reading -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
Summary: This is a book about reading as a source of ideas and inspiration for a well-lived life. From adventure stories to scholarly studies of the workings of evolution, books are the intuition pumps that often drive innovation and progress. Here, the powerful alchemy of 25 books and some of their best known readers is explored and celebrated.
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Book Book Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore 028.1 COH 019940 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 019940

Include biographical references and index.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Meet the Wild Things -- 2 Roll the Dice -- 3 Save the Planet-One Page at a Time! -- 4 Search for Life's Purpose -- 5 See the World in the Wider Social Context -- 6 Be Ready to Reinvent Yourself -- 7 Set Your Thinking Free -- 8 Make a Huge Profit-and Then Share It -- 9 Recognize the Power of Symbols -- 10 Follow Your Personal Legend -- Afterword -- List of Books Featured in the Text -- Sources and Further Reading -- Selected Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

This is a book about reading as a source of ideas and inspiration for a well-lived life. From adventure stories to scholarly studies of the workings of evolution, books are the intuition pumps that often drive innovation and progress. Here, the powerful alchemy of 25 books and some of their best known readers is explored and celebrated.

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