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100			_aAbdul Kalam, A. P. J. _92461
245			_aMy journey: transforming dreams into actions
260			_bRupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd. _aNew Delhi _c2015
300			_a147 p.
365			_aINR _b195.00
520			_aDescription From a small boy growing up in Rameswaram, to becoming the country’s eleventh President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s life has been a tale of extraordinary determination, courage, perseverance and the desire to excel. In this series of anecdotes and profiles, Dr Kalam looks back on key moments in his past—some small and some momentous—and tells the reader how each of them inspired him profoundly. With warmth and affection, he talks about the people who left a deep impression on him as he was growing up and as an adult, and the lessons he drew from his interactions with them. He describes those who have been the closest to him—his father with his deep love of God, his mother, and her great kindness, his mentors who helped shape his thoughts and outlook. There are heart-warming accounts here of his childhood years spent in a small town by the Bay of Bengal and the many struggles and sacrifices made on the path to becoming a scientist and then the President of India. Dr Kalam also writes about the times when failure and dejection nearly overtook him and how he prevailed over those obstacles by drawing strength from books and spirituality.
650			_aScientists _92647
650			_aIndia _9480
650			_aPresidents _92643
650			_aBiography _91623
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