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The End of Power: Fastest Selling Book of 2015

Just 7 days into 2015 and this book has already emerged as the fastest selling book of 2015.  This happens after Facebook's founder Mark Zackurberg recommended this book in his own facebook's page.   Minutes into reading the first chapter of this book I find myself cannot put it down.  What The End of Power's author Moises Naim said could shock you, if you have been sleeping all these while.  But for people who are in the know, such revelations are hardly new.  Power is actually decaying. Big Banks, Governments, Media Moguls and Multi-National Conglomerates all decry the power of the much neglected 1%.  Leaders of corporate, military, religions and unions all face bigger and far more complex problems than in the past.  We must now see the world in different lens, as what Bill Clinton said after reading this book.    This is a book about power. Power is spreading, and long-established players are increasingly being challenged by newer and smaller ones.  Those who have