ON THE SHELF

THE GREATEST COMPANY IN THE WORLD?THE STORY OF TATA Peter Casey Penguin

R599, Pp 228

This brief history of the Tatas explores the values at the heart of the Tata Group, as well as the role played in its development by the philanthropic trusts that own two-thirds of the company.

THE VIRGIN WAY Richard Branson Virgin Books R699 Pp 392

In The Virgin Way, Branson shares and distills his secrets of leadership and success, and reflects on the qualities he feels are essential for success in today’s world.

STONE MATTRESS Margaret Atwood Bloomsbury R 599 Pp 273

In this book, Atwood ventures into the shadowland earlier explored by concoctors of dark yarns such as Arthur Conan Doyle. She is at the top of her darkly humorous and seriously playful game here.

THE HBO EFFECT Dean J DeFino Bloomsbury R599 Pp 245

HBO has rewritten the rules of television and the result has been nothing short of a cultural ground shift. The HBO Effect details how the fingerprints of HBO are all over films and television.

GOD IS A GAMER Ravi Subramanian Penguin R 299 Pp 328

GodIsaGamer is a world where money means nothing, martyrs are villains, predators are prey, assassination is taught by the ancient Greeks and nothing is as it seems.