Mediocre But Arrogant - Abhijit Bhaduri
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Here a link to the Abhijit's blog where you can read some more about the book and more....
http://mediocrebutarrogant.blogspot.com/
Here a link to the Abhijit's blog where you can read some more about the book and more....
http://mediocrebutarrogant.blogspot.com/
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