Book: God's Own Office; Author: James Joseph; Publisher: Portfolio Penguin; Pages: 191; Price: Rs.399.
The part memoir, part how-to narrates the story of how one man worked for a global giant from his village in Kerala.
James Joseph was in his late 30s and well-established in his job as a director with Microsoft, when he went on a family vacation to Aluva, Kerala. It was there when, on tasting a jackfruit, his daughter expressed the desire to taste the fruit from the same tree in their own backyard every year - and his life transformed.
"God's Own Office is about how I moved from the work life compromise of a big city to the work life resonance of a small town," the author wrote on the book's website.
The book also highlights how he worked from cities in three continents and finally achieved his career-best professional performance, at the global software giant Microsoft, from his village.
Additionally, the book also offers practical tips and techniques for those "frustrated with living in cities", and tries to give answers to questions like: How to set up a home office? How to integrate with the local community? Where do your kids go to school?