Learning How to Fly: Life Lessons for the Youth + The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam + My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions (Set of 3 Books)

The book ?My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions? is the life story of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam India's famous scientist and former President. Written with a powerful narrative style laden with significant experiences Dr. Kalam has filled this book with the details that matter. This inspirational book has been published by Rupa Publications India in the year 2013. The book reveals the famous story of how a simple child from Rameshwaram became the President of the world?s largest democracy. It is an extraordinary tale of India?s most celebrated scientist who along with his research found time for his fellow people and worked hard towards their development. In this book Dr. Kalam sheds light on several personal aspects like the people who he was very close to and their influence on him. He also speaks in detail about the life and the atmosphere at Rameshwaram. He talks about his upbringing and family as well and the various pangs and toils he had to go through. A large part of this book deals with Dr.Kalam?s work in India?s space program. He talks about the difficulties they had to face while developing India?s first space vehicle. Written in a candid manner you can now go through the nitty-gritty details of the life of Dr. Kalam as told by the former President himself.+A definitive collection that brings together the best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam's writings. Dr. Kalam who was India's eleventh President and has been a scientist and a teacher has written more than twenty books. Ranging from inspirational and spiritual thoughts to autobiographical reflections to his vision statements for a developed India these works bear the imprint of a mind that is deeply reflective. For the first time some of the most thoughtful inspiring and educative of these writings have been compiled in one place in The Righteous Life. Some of the essays in this volume describe his early life family and teachers and his entry into the world of scientific development and research. Also included are his thoughts on education governance probity in public life and his analysis and solutions to some of India's problems such as corruption energy independence and the overall development of the country. Filled with wisdom and farsighted thinking that upholds honesty diligence and spirituality the Righteous Life showcases the working of one of the finest minds in the country.+Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam had a great belief in the power of the youth. He met over 21 million children and young people in India and outside and spoke to them about the power of knowledge ambition moral behavior and the need to bring about change in society. He travelled to almost every corner of the country meeting the youth in schools universities and institutions and interacted with them like a committed teacher. In Learning How to Fly some of his nearly 2 000 lectures have been compiled. These lectures were addressed to teachers and students in school and beyond. In each one of them he has spoken about preparing oneself best for life to identify and overcome challenges and how to bring out the best within each individual. Through stories from his own life those of his teachers and mentors as well as stories of some of the greatest men and women of the world and the latest developments in science and technology he shows us the importance of dreams and the hard work needed to turn those dreams into reality. Filled with warmth inspiration and a positive attitude Learning How to Fly is essential reading for every Indian young and old.