------: How to Become A software Programmer In One Day :--------

By Dr. K. K. Sridhar

Shri Maruthi Books Depot, 573, Avenue Road, Bangalore

Price Rs.90.

 HOW TO THINK LIKE A CEO
------- D.A.BENTON. -------
The 22 vital traits you need, to be the person at the Top

* You’re gutsy and a little wild - yet modest and in control

* You’re competitive and tenacious - yet flexible and generous

* You’re willing to admit mistakes - yet unapologetic

* You’re secure in yourself - yet constantly improving

* You’re original and straightforward - yet think before you talk

Publisher: Warner Books (1996); Rs.250
[The Indian Express]

--ALAN DOWNS--

In his inspiring work, Alan Downs presents a new model for corporate success based on our inherent ‘miracle potential’ to return spirituality and soul to the workplace. He shows how extraordinary accomplishments can occur when managers access the full potential of their employees.
Publisher: Prentice Hall Press (1998); Rs.225
[The Indian Express]

-- By Patrick H. Sullivan--

How do firms like HP, DuPont, Dow Chemical, IBM & Texas Instruments routinely convert the ideas of their employees into profits that sustain the Corporation? How can buyers and sellers calculate the assets of the acquired firm in a merger of acquisition? Value-Driven intellectual Capital is a corporate and financial executive handbook to the New World of intangible assets-as they are and how to convert them into cash or strategic position. Value-Driven intellectual Capital explains the new boundary expanding world of intellectual assets- where translating an innovative idea into bottomline profits involves a tightly focused strategy with clear directives for making it happen. A practical and insightful book. Publisher: John Wiley and Son Inc. (2000); Rs. 955
[The Indian Express]

Rich Dad, Poor Dad
What the Rich Tell Their Kids about Money
- That the poor and middle class do not!

By Robert T. Kiyosaki and Sharon L. Lechter

Publishers: Warner Business Books, New York
India Book Distributors
Price: Rs.427.80

"Good education and grades no longer ensure success, and nobody seems to have noticed, except our children," says the co-author Sharon L. Lechter. The book offers to teach parents to teach their children about money for future financial successes; something that they cannot rely on the school system to do. Shift from the ‘rat race’ of a hardworking Dad to the ‘fast track’ of a wealthy Dad.

The eBay Phenomenon
Business Secrets behind the World’s Hottest Internet Company
By David Bunnell and Richard Luecke

Publishers: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. New York
India Book Distributors
Price: $24.95

The inside story of how a hobby/experiment run from Pierre Omidyar’s Sillicon Valley apartment gave birth to not just a new business model but a whole new industry. The book features interviews with eBay insider, including CEO Meg Whitman, to show how the company’s executives and employees invented their business on the fly-in Internet time.

Executive Instinct
Managing the Human Animal in the Information Age
By Nigel Nicholson

Crown Publishers, New York,
India Book Distributors
Price: Rs.956

A new field of evolutionary psychology surmises that our emotions and behaviour in the modern world are governed by brains that are still hardwired for Stone Age realities. The book challenges many conventional beliefs about human nature with a more realistic picture of what motivates people and shapes their thoughts and actions at work. It provides insights on people’s instincts and shows how to manage them with skill.

The Seven Deadly Skills of Competing
By James Essinger and Helen Wylie