Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto , David Kushner
(John Wiley, Rs. 1,273) This is a book about one of the most revolutionary, controversial, and successful video game franchises — Grand Theft Auto (GTA). This is also a book about the brain behind the game — a brash iconoclast with the vision of an outlaw and the work ethic of a Puritan, who was madly in love with gangster movies, video games, and rap music even as a child.
Author and journalist David Kushner takes you on an unauthorised ride through the high-risk, high-profit and fast-moving world of some of the biggest players in the game industry. And in the process, reveals the untold story behind the people who created a product that has defined one generation and infuriated another.
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Drawing from his own reporting experience and several rounds of interviews, Kushner digs into the making of GTA, and examines the cultural and political backlash that sent sales soaring, even as it threatened the game’s continued existence. GTA earned critical and commercial acclaim around the world, breaking the Guinness Record for most successful entertainment product launch of all time. But deep within its urban wasteland lurked a nasty little secret.
The book gives you a new understanding of this breakout industry, and the game that defined it.
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(Bloomsbury Publishing, Rs. 499) For more than two decades, psychologist and journalist Daniel Goleman has been scouting the leading edge of the human sciences to find out what’s new, surprising and important. Here, he tackles the science of ‘ATTENTION,’ presenting a discussion of this little noticed and under-rated mental asset that matters enormously for how we navigate life.
Combining cutting-edge research with practical findings, Goleman reveals what distinguishes experts from amateurs and stars from average performers. Dividing attention into a three parts -- inner, other and outer focus -- Goleman shows why high-achievers need all three kinds of focus, especially in the fields as diverse as competitive sports, education, the arts and business.
Take Me Home: The Inspiring Stories of 20 Entrepreneurs from Small - Town India with Big - Time Dreams , Rashmi Bansal
(Westland, Rs. 200) Parakram Singh Jadeja from Rajkot, Belgaum’s Deepak Dadhoti and Vibhor Agrawal from Meerut… at once they are just random names. But they all have something in common… they are successful entrepreneurs from small towns.
This book brings to light 20 such people who have made it big even as they have stuck to their roots. Rashmi Bansal’s book is a book of their stories. These entrepreneurs began their business with a simple mantra: Start from Home. The lessons have always come from home.
By recounting their stories, Bansal not only gives us a peek at the super sharp brains in small towns but also provides insight to management and entrepreneurial lessons in the most interesting manner. True then that the ability to run a professional business is no longer limited by location. What you need is a vision, a mission and a burning desire. To make it happen.