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Bookshelf
Welcome to the latest section of Alma Matters “Bookshelf” - a platform where people can share their comments, feelings and thoughts about various books they read. From business and economics to SCI-FI, thriller and comedy…please feel free to contribute to this section by writing to us at alumni_relations@isb.edu
Recommended Readings by Ravinder Singh
Ravinder is from the class of 2012 and is a best selling author. His debut novel “I Too Had a Love Story” has touched millions of hearts and “Can Love Happen Twice?” is his second book. Ravinder loves playing Snooker in his free time and is crazy about Punjabi music.
“Love Story”, by Eric Segal
I got to know about this book when I was writing my own book. The book touched me when the female protagonist dies and male protagonist is left all alone with her memories. Segal has very beautifully penned down an emotional romantic tale.
“For One More Day”, by Mitch Albom
It is a brilliant book that narrates a fictitious story of how the protagonist spends one day of his life with his mother who was long dead. He spends that one day in virtual reality along with his mother and happens to get answers to so many questions that had been buried deep down inside his heart. Unlike most of the popular fiction, this book talks about the love between a mother and her son.
“The notebook”, by Nicholas Sparks
Again an amazing love story. The beauty of this story is that the protagonists didn't get married to each other when they were young, but when they were matured enough to understand what they mean to each other. The irony steps in when they are aged and the female protagonist suffers with a short term memory. Every day she wakes up and asks her husband the same question - Who is he and what is he doing in her house? I have become a fan of Sparks after reading this book.
Recommended Readings by Shishir Dahake
Shishir is from the Class of 2012 and works as a Consultant with Tata Consultancy Services. He loves making model airplanes and is very interested in photography.
“Seizing the White Space”, by Mark W. Johnson
Seizing the White Space talks about why businesses need to innovate in order to grow and stresses upon business model innovation in addition to technical innovation. The book lays down a nice model for building business models and putting them into practice.
“Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model”, by John Mullins and Randy Komisar
This book is a great complement to Seizing the White Space and puts in
place a nice framework for "road testing" a business model.
“Repeatability: Build Enduring Businesses for a World of Constant Change”, by Chris Zook and James Allen
While the two books mentioned above talk about single product/offering businesses, Chris Zook develops the core principles required by an organization with multiple business lines to succeed.