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In 60 Seconds & You’re Hired!, Robin Ryan reveals that interview success hinges on concise, powerful communication. Her core tools are the 5 Point Agenda (five tailored strengths) and the 60 Second Sell (a memorized, 60-second pitch). She provides 132 sample answers for tough questions, insists you never mention salary first, and champions handwritten thank-you notes. With preparation and confidence, you can capture any employer’s attention and land the job in under a minute.

Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp (trans. Deepa Bhasthi) is a collection of eleven short stories exposing patriarchy, religious hypocrisy, and class exploitation among Muslim women in small-town Karnataka. Through unflinching narratives, a forgotten burial shroud, a fatal kick, a mother silenced by brothers, it critiques how men weaponize tradition while women survive through quiet rebellion and sisterhood.

Mo Gawdat’s That Little Voice in Your Head uses engineering logic to explain the brain as predictable software. He identifies four faulty inputs, three exaggerated defences, and harmful incessant thinking as causes of suffering. By practising deliberate attention, questioning negative thoughts, embracing emotions, and giving to others, we can rewire our brains for lasting happiness and compassion.

This book by Laura Falces and Uli Moreno Montana offers 29 principles for building a meaningful life. It emphasizes self-awareness, intentional decision-making, habit formation, critical thinking, healthy relationships, financial literacy, and embracing discomfort. The core message: stop waiting for life to change, take action now, because you’re going to die, and you haven’t started living yet.

William Poorvu’s The Real Estate Game (1999) frames real estate as strategic play with four elements: properties, capital, players, and external forces. Covering apartments, offices, hotels, industrial, and retail, it explains back-of-envelope analysis, development, operations, and harvesting. Emphasizing value investing, risk management, and relationships, it guides direct investment, syndications, and REITs. A practical HBS-based primer for investors and developers.