I AM VIDYA: A TRANSGENDER'S JOURNEY
Author: living Smile Vidya
Publisher: Rupa, Rs 195
Identities are not mere markers we are known by; they define as well as limit us. I Am Vidya is the story of one such journey — that of a declaration, of the claiming of an identity. It is an assertion of a consciousness that has suffered the agony of being trapped in a mould it does not belong to, a body it does not identify with. A narrative about a woman trapped within a man’s body, this is a story of extraordinary courage and perseverance.
THE CHOCOlATE lOG
Author: Cheryl Kumar Templeton
Publisher: Hay House, Rs 299
The Chocolate log is the story of Cheryl Kumar Templeton, a schoolteacher, and her husband Allan, an Indian Air Force fighter pilot, who gave up their secure comfortable careers to start a new life in Mcleodganj, a suburb situated in the foothills of the Himalayas,. It was here that a new dream unfolded, and in its wake was born The Chocolate log, a patisserie and café they have run for twenty-four years, and continue to do so till today.
The Reality Test
Author: Robert R Smith
Publisher: Hachette, Rs 399
How is it that the most carefully-laid business strategies can go horribly wrong when put into practiceIJ Robert Rowland Smith's answer, based on years of experience in high-level consultancy, is that ‘reality eats strategy for breakfast': strategy, based on projections and assuming business is a rational pursuit, can't deal with the messy reality of life.