10 CEOs and Their Favourite Books

By siliconindia   |   Thursday, 16 February 2012, 22:04 IST
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9) Virgin Group CEO - Richard Branson

Richard Branson is the Chairman of Virgin Group. He like a host of different books, namely – ‘Swallows and Amazons’ series by Arthur Ransome, ‘Wild Swans’ by Jung Chang and ‘Stalingrad’ by Antony Beevor. ‘Swallows and Amazons' is among the favourite books of Branson’s childhood. He quotes these books as "a lovely kids' adventure book." The second book talks about how 3 generations of women in a family are faced with political turmoil during 20th century China. The third speaks of the turning point of the 2nd World War and how the Soviet Union fought it.