Résultats Éditeur "Reado" dans Biographies et mémoires

Preeti was barely six years old when doctors diagnosed her deteriorating vision as a condition due to optic atrophy. Those were difficult days but with the support and encouragement of her parents she learnt to get the best out of her disability. She looked for possibilities, focused on every positive she could dream of, always playing her best shot at facing challenges and failures with dignity and without shame.

Even though he was one of the most influential men who ever walked the Earth, very little is known about the life of Siddhartha Gautama, the man we call the Buddha. His teachings were followed in India for 1,500 years and became the guiding principles of life for both rich and poor, high born and lower castes. Today the religion he founded is followed all over the world. Here is the fascinating story of his life from his youth as a privileged prince to his renunciation and his attainment of nirvana.

In this audiobook, Kiran Bedi talks about a wide range of issues that have angered, inspired, or fascinated her. Through her matteroffact, she draws her listeners into situations that confront them on a daily basis, but may tend to ignore. This audiobook is an effort by the author to build greater awareness about numerous social and ethical issues, in the hope to invoke, provoke, and inspire listeners to heightened levels of sensitivity, participation, and response.

Today's teenagers are our smartest generation yet. They are tomorrow's entrepreneurs, investors, managers, policy makers, watchdogs, and of course, consumers. But do you know what the corporate and business world is all about? How do businesses touch everyone's lives? What really makes an entrepreneur tick? How does the engine of a company run? Who is a social entrepreneur?

The road to Lhasa was lined with people who had gathered to see the new reincarnation. Dressed in finery they thronged the streets waiting for a glimpse of their new ruler. Looking out of his carriage, the Dalai Lama saw people crying with joy. Their Kundun had returned. Born to a family of farmers in a remote corner of Tibet, Lhamo Dhondup, was recognized as the fourteenth reincarnation of the Dalai Lama at the age of 2. He took charge of his country in 1950 when the Chinese invaded Tibet.

The Buck Stops Here is an engaging account of the entrepreneurial journey of the author while building Guardian Pharmacy, India's fastest growing pharmacy retail chain, as well as the bold transition he made from being a top manager for 25 years to an entrepreneur. Ashutosh Garg provides a fascinating insight into how he became "The Professional Entrepreneur" by implementing the best practices he learnt as a manager while building Guardian as a strong organization.

This audiobook gives the listener hitherto untold stories about the general's experiences during the IPKF operation in Sri Lanka, the 1971 Bangladesh War with Pakistan, Operation Bluestar, and anti-insurgency operations in Kashmir and the Northeast. It reveals information about bribery and corruption scandals in the armed forces during his tenure as Chief of Army Staff. It also gives the full story about various lobbies who tried to victimize him over the issue of his falsified date of birth.

The story starts with a baby being switched after birth - luckily restored by an eagle-eyed uncle; he grows up to almost break his mother's nose with a mighty hit (a childhood habit that persists in later life); plays good cricket in school and college; inevitably graduates beyond university and trophy cricket; is occasionally booed by the crowd, as his uncle happens to be a selector; and then bursts into the international cricket scene with his test debut at Port of Spain at the age of 21.