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Bal Gangadhar Tilak was considered to be the biggest threat to the British hegemony.He was prosecuted thrice for sedition.Was termed ‘the father of Indian unrest.’He was convicted for his fiery writings in his nationalist daily Kesari.Tilak, the first definitive biography of the man who...

How did a young girl who rose from underprivileged circumstances in post-war Singapore become a trailblazer of women’s global leadership at the United Nations? Noeleen Heyzer was the first woman from outside North America to be appointed as Executive Director of the United Nations Development...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water. At 28 years old, Scott Harrison had it all. A top nightclub promoter in New York City, his life was an...

När Johan Wendt startade Mattecentrum 2008 hade han aldrig hört talas om socialt entreprenörskap. Han ville bara arbeta med något som fick honom att må bra och gjorde honom lycklig. I boken "Den dummaste jävla idé jag någonsin hört" berättar Johan sin historia, han delar också generöst med sig av tips om hur du lyckas som social entreprenör, var du hittar pengar till din idé, hur man arbetar med PR, om organisation och ledarskap och hur man tror på sig själv och sin idé även när ingen annan gör det.