Pandemic, technological disruptions, global power realignment... we are living in times of change and uncertainty. A good way to help navigate them is to turn to some notable books by influential thinkers. Bloomberg recently asked Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries and Asia's richest man, what books had helped him understand 2021 and prepare for 2022. Here is the list:

• 10 lessons for a post-pandemic world – Fareed Zakaria

       (https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-diez-lecciones-para-el-mundo-de-la-postpandemia/328913) 

In his new book, the Harvard University doctor of political governance and CNN political analyst seeks to help readers understand the nature of the world after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the political, social, technological, and economic consequences that may take years to manifest.

• Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail – Ray Dalio 

         (https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Principles-for-Dealing-with-the-Changing-World-Order/Ray-Dalio/9781982160272) 

In his new book, the founder of Bridgewaters Associates, one of the world's largest hedge funds, examines the most turbulent economic and political periods in history to reveal why the times ahead are likely to be radically different from those we have experienced in our lifetimes, but similar to those that have happened many times before.

• The Furious Decade of the 2020s: Companies, Countries, People, and the Fight for Our Future – Alec Ross 

        (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250770936/theraging2020s)

Through interviews with the world's most influential thinkers and stories of corporate activism and embezzlement, government failure and renewal, and innovative economic and political models, Ross, a New York Times best-selling author and distinguished professor at the University of Bologna Business School, proposes a new social contract, one that restores balance between corporations, rulers, and the ruled. 

• 2030: Traveling toward the end of the world as we know it – Mauro Guillén

       (https://www.planetadelibros.com/libro-2030/321244) 

Guillén, a Spanish professor who holds the Zandman Chair in International Management at Wharton, explains how the major trends of our time—the rise of robots, demographic issues, the growth of the African middle class, the increasing wealth of women, among others—will converge within a decade to reach a point of no return, for better or worse.

• Small steps, big leaps: how small everyday innovations generate big results – Josh Linkner 

         (https://joshlinkner.com/big-little-breakthroughs/) 

Instead of aspiring to multimillion-dollar salaries or a Nobel Prize, the most prolific innovators focus on small creative acts that unlock big rewards over time. By cultivating daily micro-innovations, individuals and organizations are better equipped to tackle difficult challenges and seize opportunities for transformation, says Linkner, a renowned entrepreneur and author focused on innovation, in this book.