By: Michael Lewis
Pages: 274
Business, Non Fiction
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: 5th Dec'16
Brief review: The world is not clean. The white collar job is actually not white. It's a game which few play at the cost of many. The book is about high frequency trading on US stock exchanges. It exposes high frequency traders and the methods they applied to siphon away millions and billions of dollars just by rigging the system and benefiting with nanoseconds advantage. A good read, specially for those having interest in stock markets and technology. To write a book like this you need to completely immerse yourself into the subject matter for months and years. Nobody could do it better than Michael Lewis. It's an explosive story (the real one) which will reveal and expose the secret of rich and powerful.
By: Anne Frank
Pages: 344
Non Fiction
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: 10th Nov'2016
Brief review: A young girl during World War II secretly writes her daily diary during her two year hiding from the Nazis. In her diary she captures her imagination, love, hope, despair and struggle. Her family was apprehended in 1944 and she died in one of the concentration camps at the age of 16. The diary went on to become a worldwide phenomenon. It will touch your heart deep. Teens will particularly like this one.
By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Pages: 291
Non Fiction, Psychology
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Year 2015
Brief review: Taleb is a world authority on the probabilistic theory. He argues that randomness and luck plays a far bigger role in our lives than we think they do. This book will shatter your beliefs and convictions about the power of talent and skills. Not that they are not important but probability plays a bigger role in success. His arguments and examples are super. I truly enjoyed reading this book. Could be a little heavy and technical at times but I would say it's a good read.
By: Malcolm Gladwell
Pages: 258
Business, Non Fiction
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Year 2014
Brief review: How Hush Puppies became a worldwide phenomenon? What resulted in causing murder rates to fall by two-thirds in five years in New York city? Through brilliant examples and giving reference to series of events that precedes the success of a product, Gladwell shows how small actions at the right time and in the right place can create a tipping point for a product. In many cases, the success of a product is not by design but a a result of domino effect due to several unrelated event co-inciding together. Malcom Gladwell knows his subject well. As per Gladwell, the three rules of the Tipping Point are - the Law of the Few, the Stickiness Factor and the Power of Context. A brilliant read.
By: Dr. Brian Weiss
Pages: 219
Non Fiction
My recommendation: 7 / 10
Date read: Year 2013
Brief review: While treating a young patient, Dr. Weiss was astonished and doubtful when it seemed to him that she was able to recall events from many of her past lives. Surprisingly enough, she also gave description of who Dr. Weiss was in his previous lives and also his current life which no one other than Dr Weiss knew. It alters meaningfully the life of both Dr. Weiss and his patient. It's a true story though skeptics have their own doubts. I don't have an opinion about the authenticity of the story but I felt it to be a powerful read.