BEST SELLING BOOKS ACROSS THE WORLD –
- “Don Quixote” by Miguel de Cervantes
- “A Tale of Two Cities” by Charles Dickens
- “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien
- “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” by J.K. Rowling
- “The Hobbit” by J.R.R. Tolkien
- “And Then There Were None” by Agatha Christie
- “Dream of the Red Chamber” by Cao Xueqin
- “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis
- “She: A History of Adventure” by H. Rider Haggard
- “The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown
- “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
- “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
- “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill
- “The Bridges of Madison County” by Robert James Waller
- “Charlotte’s Web” by E.B. White
- “Anne of Green Gables” by Lucy Maud Montgomery
- “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
- “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
BEST SELLING BOOKS IN INDIA –
- “The Immortals of Meluha” by Amish Tripathi
- “2 States: The Story of My Marriage” by Chetan Bhagat
- “Five Point Someone” by Chetan Bhagat
- “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
- “Half Girlfriend” by Chetan Bhagat
- “Revolution 2020” by Chetan Bhagat
- “One Indian Girl” by Chetan Bhagat
- “The Secret of the Nagas” by Amish Tripathi
- “The Oath of the Vayuputras” by Amish Tripathi
- “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography” by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- “Life is What You Make It” by Preeti Shenoy
- “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” by Robin Sharma
- “The Palace of Illusions” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
- “Train to Pakistan” by Khushwant Singh
- “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga
- “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy
- “Scion of Ikshvaku” by Amish Tripathi
- “The Krishna Key” by Ashwin Sanghi
- “The Great Indian Novel” by Shashi Tharoor
- “The Guide” by R.K. Narayan
AUTOBIOGRAPHIES
BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHIES AROUND THE WORLD –
- “The Diary of a Young Girl” by Anne Frank
- “Long Walk to Freedom” by Nelson Mandela
- “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” by Maya Angelou
- “The Story of My Experiments with Truth” by Mahatma Gandhi
- “Angela’s Ashes” by Frank McCourt
- “Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood” by Trevor Noah
- “Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance” by Barack Obama
- “Open” by Andre Agassi
- “My Life” by Bill Clinton
- “Becoming” by Michelle Obama
- “Steve Jobs” by Walter Isaacson
- “The Autobiography of Malcolm X” by Malcolm X and Alex Haley
- “Me: Elton John Official Autobiography” by Elton John
- “Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption” by Laura Hillenbrand (Louis Zamperini)
- “Bossypants” by Tina Fey
- “My Own Words” by Ruth Bader Ginsburg
- “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman! Adventures of a Curious Character” by Richard P. Feynman
- “On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft” by Stephen King
- “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail” by Cheryl Strayed
- “The Girl with Seven Names: Escape from North Korea” by Hyeonseo Lee
BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHIES IN INDIA
- “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography” by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
- “My Experiments with Truth” by Mahatma Gandhi
- “Playing It My Way” by Sachin Tendulkar
- “The Test of My Life: From Cricket to Cancer and Back” by Yuvraj Singh
- “Unbreakable” by Mary Kom
- “The Race of My Life: An Autobiography” by Milkha Singh
- “The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time” by Subhash Chandra
- “Straight from the Heart” by Kapil Dev
- “An Unsuitable Boy” by Karan Johar
- “Ace Against Odds” by Sania Mirza
- “Khullam Khulla: Rishi Kapoor Uncensored” by Rishi Kapoor
- “A Shot at History: My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold” by Abhinav Bindra
- “Playing to Win: Saina Nehwal” by Saina Nehwal
- “Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan” by Michael Jordan
- “Cutting Loose” by Nadia Comaneci
- “An Autobiography: Jawaharlal Nehru” by Jawaharlal Nehru
- “My Story” by Kamala Das
- “Me Hijra, Me Laxmi” by Laxmi Narayan Tripathi
- “A Grain of Sand in the Hourglass of Time: An Autobiography” by Lata Mangeshkar
- “Turning Points: A Journey Through Challenges” by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
MUST READ BOOKS AROUND THE WORLD –
- “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee
- “1984” by George Orwell
- “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen
- “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- “One Hundred Years of Solitude” by Gabriel García Márquez
- “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy
- “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger
- “Moby-Dick” by Herman Melville
- “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy
- “The Count of Monte Cristo” by Alexandre Dumas
- “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky
- “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë
- “The Picture of Dorian Gray” by Oscar Wilde
- “The Odyssey” by Homer
- “The Divine Comedy” by Dante Alighieri
- “Beloved” by Toni Morrison
- “Siddhartha” by Hermann Hesse
- “The Lord of the Rings” by J.R.R. Tolkien
- “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley
MUST READ BOOKS IN INDIA
- “Midnight’s Children” by Salman Rushdie
- “The God of Small Things” by Arundhati Roy
- “A Suitable Boy” by Vikram Seth
- “Train to Pakistan” by Khushwant Singh
- “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga
- “Interpreter of Maladies” by Jhumpa Lahiri
- “The Guide” by R.K. Narayan
- “A Fine Balance” by Rohinton Mistry
- “Malgudi Days” by R.K. Narayan
- “Untouchable” by Mulk Raj Anand
- “English, August: An Indian Story” by Upamanyu Chatterjee
- “Coolie” by Mulk Raj Anand
- “The Shadow Lines” by Amitav Ghosh
- “Gitanjali” by Rabindranath Tagore
- “The Room on the Roof” by Ruskin Bond
- “Fasting, Feasting” by Anita Desai
- “The Inheritance of Loss” by Kiran Desai
- “The Hungry Tide” by Amitav Ghosh
- “Sea of Poppies” by Amitav Ghosh
- “The Namesake” by Jhumpa Lahiri
BEST ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STARTUPS BOOKS
(AROUND THE WORLD)
- “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries – Focuses on lean principles and methodologies for building successful startups.
- “Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future” by Peter Thiel – Offers insights on innovation and creating unique value in startups.
- “The Startup Owner’s Manual: The Step-By-Step Guide for Building a Great Company” by Steve Blank and Bob Dorf – Provides a detailed guide to building and scaling startups.
- “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” by Nir Eyal – Discusses strategies for creating products that engage and retain users.
- “Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t” by Jim Collins – Analyzes factors that contribute to the success of companies.
- “Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days” by Jessica Livingston – Interviews with startup founders about their entrepreneurial journeys.
- “The Innovator’s Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book That Will Change the Way You Do Business” by Clayton M. Christensen – Explores disruptive innovation and its impact on industries.
- “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman – Offers insights into decision-making processes and cognitive biases affecting entrepreneurs.
- “Rework” by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson – Presents unconventional advice for building and running startups efficiently.
- “The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers” by Ben Horowitz – Provides practical guidance on managing the challenges of startup leadership.
- “Lean Analytics: Use Data to Build a Better Startup Faster” by Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz – Focuses on using data and analytics to drive startup growth.
- “Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist” by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson – A guide to understanding venture capital deals and negotiations.
- “Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth” by Gabriel Weinberg and Justin Mares – Strategies for gaining traction and scaling startup customer base.
- “The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything” by Guy Kawasaki – Updated insights and advice for startup founders.
- “Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action” by Simon Sinek – Emphasizes the importance of clarity of purpose and vision in leadership.
- “The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It” by Michael E. Gerber – Discusses the entrepreneurial myth and strategies for building scalable businesses.
- “Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose” by Tony Hsieh – Shares lessons from Zappos CEO on building a customer-centric culture and business.
- “Crushing It!: How Great Entrepreneurs Build Their Business and Influence—and How You Can, Too” by Gary Vaynerchuk – Profiles successful entrepreneurs and their strategies for building personal brands.
- “Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers” by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur – Introduces the concept of the Business Model Canvas for developing innovative business models.
- “The Founder’s Dilemmas: Anticipating and Avoiding the Pitfalls That Can Sink a Startup” by Noam Wasserman – Explores common challenges faced by startup founders and strategies for navigating them.
BEST ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STARTUP BOOKS
IN INDIA
- “Stay Hungry Stay Foolish” by Rashmi Bansal – Profiles 25 entrepreneurs who graduated from IIM Ahmedabad.
- “The Z Factor: My Journey as the Wrong Man at the Right Time” by Subhash Chandra – Autobiography of the founder of Zee TV.
- “The White Tiger” by Aravind Adiga – A novel that explores entrepreneurship and social mobility in India.
- “Connect the Dots” by Rashmi Bansal – Profiles entrepreneurs who started with no capital but great ideas.
- “Business Maharajas” by Gita Piramal – Profiles Indian industrialists who have shaped the Indian economy.
- “India UnInc.: How India’s Entrepreneurs Are Revolutionizing the Way We Do Business” by Prof. R. Vaidyanathan – Explores the entrepreneurial spirit in India beyond corporate boardrooms.
- “You Can Win” by Shiv Khera – Motivational book emphasizing personal development and success strategies.
- “Arise, Awake: The Inspiring Stories of Young Entrepreneurs Who Graduated from College into a Business of Their Own” by Rashmi Bansal – Profiles young Indian entrepreneurs.
- “The Professional: Defining the New Standard of Excellence at Work” by Subroto Bagchi – Focuses on professionalism and entrepreneurship.
- “Dream With Your Eyes Open: An Entrepreneurial Journey” by Ronnie Screwvala – Shares insights from the founder of UTV Group.
- “Poor Little Rich Slum” by Rashmi Bansal and Deepak Gandhi – Profiles entrepreneurs from Mumbai’s Dharavi slum.
- “The High-Performance Entrepreneur” by Subroto Bagchi – Focuses on qualities that define successful entrepreneurs.
- “The TCS Story… and Beyond” by S. Ramadorai – Chronicles the growth of Tata Consultancy Services and lessons in entrepreneurship.
- “Indomitable Spirit” by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam – Shares stories and insights from the life of India’s former President.
- “The Entrepreneur’s Guide to India” by Dheeraj Sinha – Explores opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs in India.
- “Decoding Steve Jobs” by Jay Elliot – Offers insights into the entrepreneurial mindset inspired by Steve Jobs, relevant globally but with valuable lessons for Indian entrepreneurs.
- “The Indian Renaissance: India’s Rise after a Thousand Years of Decline” by Sanjeev Sanyal – Explores India’s economic and entrepreneurial resurgence.
- “Indian Innovators: 20 Brilliant Thinkers Who Are Changing India” by Akshat Agrawal – Profiles innovators and their impact on India’s entrepreneurial landscape.
- “The Startup Diaries: Chronicles of a Student Entrepreneur” by Niharika Jindal – A personal account of starting a business while in college.
- “Young Turks: Inspiring Stories of Tech Entrepreneurs” by Shereen Bhan – Profiles young tech entrepreneurs shaping India’s startup ecosystem.
