Author: Soma Das Publisher: Portfolio ISBN: 9780670088577 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 520
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NOMINATED FOR TATA LITERATURE LIVE AWARDS AND SHORTLISTED FOR GAJA CAPITAL BEST BUSINESS BOOK PRIZE The book is an untold human story of an enterprise and its creator, Dilip Shanghvi, who raced ahead of Mukesh Ambani to become the richest Indian in 2015 Shanghvi is one of the most interesting and least understood business minds of India whose journey has been shrouded in mystery because of his reticence. The book reveals the riveting story of the fiercely intense personality that lies beneath his calm demeanour. Based on interviews with over 150 friends, family members, rivals, former aides and Shanghvi himself, it traces his transformation from a quiet, curious child working in his father's small shop to an astute strategist, who built India's largest pharma company, Sun Pharma, despite being untrained in science. The tale unravels his contrarian and controversial bets that made Sun a global force, and him a 'turn-around' artist. It is also about the friends and family Shanghvi started his company with, the hurt and emotional conflicts surrounding their separation, and how Shanghvi staked his closest relationships to professionalize Sun. This book is an extraordinary story of an ordinary man, who chooses to stay anti-famous. He would rather have his face unrecognized, his story untold. But at a time, when a billion dreams are simmering in an aspiring India, this tale is for everyone who has once had a secret dream, an insanely bold one.
Author: Tom Quinn Publisher: Biteback Publishing ISBN: 1785904248 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 245
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When Gerald Grosvenor, sixth Duke of Westminster, died in August 2016 he was one of the world's richest men, his fortune estimated at just under £10 billion. Yet he hated his wealth and spent long periods suffering from severe depression, much of it brought on by a feeling that his whole life had been a failure and that his money had destroyed any chance of happiness. At the same time, he could be ruthless in running the business while often feeling he was only a mascot. Gerald Grosvenor came into the line of succession by mere chance – or 'rotten bad luck' as he put it. The third Duke was childless and the title passed to a cousin, who became fourth Duke in 1963 and then, when he died four years later, to his younger brother, Gerald's father, Robert Grosvenor, who lived on an island in Lough Erne where Gerald grew up. Tom Quinn interviewed the sixth Duke on a number of occasions as well as people who knew the duke socially or had at various times worked with or for him. He discovered a complex man tortured by what he saw as his failures. He was a man who longed to return to his idyllic rural childhood yet was only really happy as an adult in the company of call girls. The book looks at the long and often eccentric history of the Grosvenor family and its wealth and the complex means by which that wealth has been shielded from the taxman, as well as the bizarre life of a man who was that strangest of things: The Reluctant Billionaire.
Author: Cristina Ryan Publisher: Cristina Ryan ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 145
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Money can buy him (almost) everything, but will having too much make him miss his chance on true love? When Shawn inherits his dad’s estate, he is thrust into the spotlight as the 'Most Desirable Man Alive'. Struggling to navigate the constant presence of bodyguards and a sudden deluge of eligible bachelorettes, he is convinced that getting back to his private life is the answer, until he meets Shelly. She doesn't care about his money or his star status, and she seems to genuinely like him, but his heart has been broken once before. Can he risk opening himself up again? After Shelly meets Shawn at a charity event, she can't stop thinking about him. He’s humble, kind, and generous, everything her ex-husband wasn’t. But when his wealthy status is leaked to the press, it’s impossible to ignore all of the women who are vying for his attention, triggering her painful past. Will she be able to give love a second chance?
Author: Tina Løwén Publisher: Neilsen UK ISBN: 9781914077043 Category : Languages : en Pages : 332
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Can a party, a rejection, and an interfering Nanna help a reluctant billionaire find love, and the one thing he craves most; acceptance for who he is?Brett Louden attends his best friend's engagement party and finds someone to spark his desire. Only, after a night of chemistry and a heated kiss, the much younger man doesn't respond to his messages so he gives up any hope he's interested.That is until Brett is persuaded to go on holiday with his family.Guy Finchley is left at loose ends for the holidays, until he's invited to Switzerland at the expense of his friend's billionaire boyfriend. His life turns upside down after he meets Brett again, and he is no longer able to deny the attraction between them.Unfortunately, Brett's father has other ideas about what should happen between them. Will Nanna and Guy be able to show Brett's father the error of his ways while mayhem and disaster follow?Reluctant Billionaire (book two in the Billionaire's Playground series) is a standalone, MM gay romance, with a younger dominant man who has sass in bucket loads and loves kick-arse heels.
Author: Robyn Donald Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 1426826400 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 192
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Alli Pierce is desperately seeking her real mother. But hotel magnate Slade Hawkings is convinced she's after his family's money, and that she is nothing but a scheming gold digger! Despite Slade's misgivings, the handsome billionaire can't deny the incredible chemistry between him and Alli. Unaware that Alli is a virgin, Slade makes a proposal that will give them both what they want. He'll help her find what she's looking for—in exchange for one night in his bed.
Author: Mohsin Hamid Publisher: Anchor Canada ISBN: 0307373355 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 155
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From the author of the award-winning Moth Smoke comes a perspective on love, prejudice, and the war on terror that has never been seen in North American literature. At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with a suspicious, and possibly armed, American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful meeting. . . Changez is living an immigrant’s dream of America. At the top of his class at Princeton, he is snapped up by Underwood Samson, an elite firm that specializes in the “valuation” of companies ripe for acquisition. He thrives on the energy of New York and the intensity of his work, and his infatuation with regal Erica promises entrée into Manhattan society at the same exalted level once occupied by his own family back in Lahore. For a time, it seems as though nothing will stand in the way of Changez’s meteoric rise to personal and professional success. But in the wake of September 11, he finds his position in his adopted city suddenly overturned, and his budding relationship with Erica eclipsed by the reawakened ghosts of her past. And Changez’s own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and perhaps even love. Elegant and compelling, Mohsin Hamid’s second novel is a devastating exploration of our divided and yet ultimately indivisible world. “Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard: I am a lover of America. I noticed that you were looking for something; more than looking, in fact you seemed to be on a mission, and since I am both a native of this city and a speaker of your language, I thought I might offer you my services as a bridge.” —from The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Author: Bronwen Evans Publisher: Entangled: Indulgence ISBN: 1622668685 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 156
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The Reluctant Wife by Bronwen Evans Abby Taylor walked out on her irresistible husband three years ago. Now she has no choice but to return to Italy to ask him for a favor. To pay for her grandmother's heart operation she needs his money, but it comes with strings attached. Conte Dante Lombardi has it all—an Italian villa, a successful family business, and a noble title. But he needs a child to carry on his legacy and time is running out. He also hopes to satisfy the desire Abby rouses in him. As Abby uncovers why he's in such a hurry for a child, she falls in love with him again ... just as she realizes it might be impossible to keep her end of the deal.
Author: Nancy Kriplen Publisher: AMACOM/American Management Association ISBN: 9780814408896 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 0
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The countrys second-richest man at the time of his death, John D. MacArthur also became one of its greatest benefactors. However, as Kriplen reveals in this compelling book, MacArthur was not the benevolent figure one might expect.
Author: Eoin Colfer Publisher: Disney Electronic Content ISBN: 1423181158 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 347
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Riley, a teen orphan boy living in Victorian London, has had the misfortune of being apprenticed to Albert Garrick, an illusionist who has fallen on difficult times and now uses his unique conjuring skills to gain access to victims' dwellings. On one such escapade, Garrick brings his reluctant apprentice along and urges him to commit his first killing. Riley is saved from having to commit the grisly act when the intended victim turns out to be a scientist from the future, part of the FBI's Witness Anonymous Relocation Program (WARP) Riley is unwittingly transported via wormhole to modern day London, followed closely by Garrick. In modern London, Riley is helped by Chevron Savano, a nineteen-year-old FBI agent sent to London as punishment after a disastrous undercover, anti-terrorist operation in Los Angeles. Together Riley and Chevie must evade Garrick, who has been fundamentally altered by his trip through the wormhole. Garrick is now not only evil, but he also possesses all of the scientist's knowledge. He is determined to track Riley down and use the timekey in Chevie's possession to make his way back to Victorian London where he can literally change the world.
Author: L. M. Halloran Publisher: ISBN: 9781973310129 Category : Languages : en Pages : 450
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Two years have passed since my horrendous, soap-opera worthy split from my ex-fiancé, and I'm finally ready to give love another shot. I think. Maybe. What I'm not ready for is Alexander Hughes, a billionaire playboy with more charisma in one pinkie than my ex possessed in full. For some reason beyond logic, Alex is determined to have me - and not just my body, either. He wants to dissemble a lifetime of carefully constructed armor and shine light on what's beneath. My soft underbelly. My deepest secrets. My frightened heart. Despite my wishes, fate puts us on a collision course. Dominant, demanding, and disarmingly kind, Alex is an emotional hurricane I can't outrun. All I can do is try. Standalone. HEA. 18+
Author: Soma Das
Author: Tom Quinn
Author: Cristina Ryan
Author: Tina Løwén
Author: Robyn Donald
Author: Mohsin Hamid
Author: Bronwen Evans
Author: Nancy Kriplen
Author: Eoin Colfer
Author: L. M. Halloran