Books and Authors - Current Affairs for March, 2017

Books and Authors Current Affairs for March, 2017

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▼ Facebook COO authors new book [03-27-17]

Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg announced the release of a new book “Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience and Finding Joy.”

Her last book “Lean In” was on women business leadership and sold over million copies.

Sandberg was named among the 100 most influential women of the year by TIME magazine in 2012.

She is the first woman to work on the Facebook Board.

Sandberg's upcoming book speaks on meaning and coping following the sudden demise of husband Dave Goldberg in 2015.

Book's title was inspired by the worlds of Phil Deutch who consoled her that if Option B was the only one available, it should be used.

Sandberg talks of her grief following Dave's death and how she coped with it.

The book has been co-written by Adam Grant and will be released on April 24, 2017.

Chronology of events

The book titled Rekha: The Untold Story authored by Yasser Usman surfaced in news in the first week of March 2017. The book that was published in August 2016 by Juggernaut suddenly came into news after few reports claimed that actress was secretly married to Sanjay Dutt.

Cricketer-turned-commentator Akash Chopra released his latest book ‘Numbers Do Lie’ at an event in Delhi on March 2, 2017. Present at the launch was former India captain and champion all-rounder Kapil Dev.

Siddhartha Mukherjee is on the list of the annual Welcome Book prize for his study of genetics and mental health in his book ‘The Gene’ He is joined by fellow Indian-American author Paul Kalanithi, who could become the first posthumous winner of the prize for his life-affirming reflection on facing mortality ‘When Breath Becomes Air’.

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), on 27 March 2017 at South Block, New Delhi, released the book ‘Home of the Brave’ on the history of Indian Army’s Counter Insurgency Force, the Rashtriya Rifles (RR). The book is authored by Mr Nitin A Gokhale, Defence & Security Analyst and Brig S K Chatterji (Retired).