Looking for that all important book to buy for yourself or gift to someone else? Browse through these picks available in stores. 

 

Green Zone – Imperial Life in The Emerald City

By Rajiv Chandrasekaran

Fiction 

 

 

From inside a surreal bubble of pure Americana known as the Green Zone, the US-led Coalition Provisional Authority attempted to rule Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Drawing on interviews and internal documents, Rajiv Chandrasekaran tells the memorable story of this ill-prepared attempt to build American democracy in a war-torn Middle Eastern country, detailing not only the risky disbanding of the Iraqi army and the ludicrous attempt to train the new police force, but absurdities such as the aide who based Baghdad's new traffic laws on those of the state of Maryland, downloaded from the net, and the twenty-four-year-old who had never worked in finance put in charge of revitalising Baghdad's stock exchange. Imperial Life in the Emerald City is American reportage at its best.

 

(Rs. 1,200/=) Available at Serendib Bookshop (Pvt) Ltd Mount Lavinia

 

 

 

 

The Art of War for Managers

By Sun Tzu

Business/Management

 

 

Ancient wisdom for the modern marketplace.

In today’s competitive business world, you must capture the high ground and defend it against your rivals. The secret lies in mastering the strategic arts taught by the ancient Chinese military theorist Sun Tzu. Gerald A. Michaelson’s classic book breaks down Sun Tzu’s lessons to help you move from manager to leader and vanquish your competition. In this fully updated edition, Steven Michaelson offers new examples drawn from companies ranging from Amazon to Burger King to Google, putting Sun Tzu at your side for today’s business challenges. 

Here is the wisdom-tested for twenty-five centuries-that will help you seize the advantage, storm your competitors’ gates, and conquer the marketplace!

 

(Rs. 1,050/=) Available at Serendib Bookshop (Pvt) Ltd Mount Lavinia

 

 

The Ninth Life of Louis Drax

By Liz Jensen 

Fiction

 

 

Nine-year-old Louis Drax is a problem child: bright, precocious, deceitful, and dangerously, disturbingly, accident prone. When he falls off a cliff into a ravine, the accident seems almost predestined. Louis miraculously survives - but the family has been shattered.

 

Louis' father has vanished, his mother is paralyzed by shock, and Louis lies in a deep coma from which he may never emerge. In a clinic in Provence, Dr. Pascal Dannachet tries to coax Louis back to consciousness. But the boy defies medical logic, startling Dannachet out of his safe preconceptions, and drawing him inexorably into the dark heart of Louis' buried world.

 

Only Louis holds the key to the mystery surrounding his fall - and he can't communicate. Or can he?

 

(Rs. 1190/=) Available at Makeen Books, Col 3   

 

 

Crying for Help

By Casey Watson

Fiction

 

 

Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia's actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation, leading Casey to question whether she is really cut out for foster care. Two years ago Sophia's mother had a terrible accident.

 

Sophia has been in care ever since. Right away, Casey feels something isn't right. Sophia's a well-developed girl, who looks more like 18 than 12.

 

She only seems to have eyes and ears for men, and treats all women with contempt and disgust. And she has everyone around her jumping through hoops. Over time, as more details begin to emerge about Sophia's past, it becomes clear that her behaviour is a front for an early life filled with pain and suffering.

 

But although Casey feels she is gradually breaking through to Sophia and getting her to open up about things she has never spoken about before, her violence is threatening the safety of the whole family, forcing Casey to question whether she can really handle this lost and damaged girl. Both shocking and inspiring, this true story will shed new light on the extreme and sometimes dangerous nature of foster care.

 

(Rs. 920/=) Available at Makeen Books, Col 3   

 

 

Smart Trust 

By Stephen M. R. Covey

Self help

 

 

Trust continues to be the most pivotal element needed in successful relationships-from personal to political to business. Smart Trust shows how to develop optimal trust relationships, revealing how this approach been successfully used already for both organizations and on a personal level, and offering targeted advice on how to make trust relationships work in your business and your life.

 

(Rs 1650/=) Available at Vijitha Yapa bookshop 

 

 

Christ the Healer

By F.F. Bosworth

Spiritual

 

 

 

God is not just "able" to heal, He is willing! The Lord is gracious and compassionate, and He longs to give you all the blessings of redemption, including physical healing. Why is this blessing of divine healing the source of much confusion in the church? What does the Bible really say about healing? Explore this controversial topic with author F. F. Bosworth as he carefully searches the Scriptures for answers to perplexing questions such as, "Is healing really possible today?" "Is healing for everyone?" and "Can I receive healing?" By understanding God's will for your healing, you can live in the fullness of your salvation in Christ--spirit and body.

 

Available at Pragna Publishers (Gte) Ltd, No 5 P.T De Silva Mw, Dehiwala. Tel-O777008997- 2712631