By: Ayn Rand
Pages: 1088
Fiction
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Year 2015
Brief review: Another classic from Ayn Rand (after Fountainhead). It's a long read. I started twice and stopped. Then years after, I picked it up again and read it and I loved it. Ayn Rand is a brilliant story teller with a lot of philosophy attached to it. The book is about successful industrialists abondoning their fortunes as a protest against governments unfavorable regulations. I was quite impressed with the characters of 'Hank Rearden' and 'Dagny Taggart'.
By: Donald Trump
Pages: 157
Self Help
My recommendation: 9 / 10
Date read: Year 2015
Brief review: This is a compilation of Stephen R Covey's lifelong teachings. Stephen Covey is the best selling author of numerous books including '7 habits of highly effective people'. While I would recommend to read other books written by him, if you are short on time and want the summary of his wisdom and teaching, you would do well to read this one.
By: Ayn Rand
Pages: 720
Fiction
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Year 2015
Brief review: This book is about a young architect who refuses to compromise his work quality and style under any circumstance. While the story keeps you enthralled throughout, it also gives you some valuable life lessons in a subtle way. Ayn Rand is able to connect all the characters brilliantly and keeps you guessing what next. It's a long but one of the finest fiction philosophy you will ever read.
By: Matthew Syed
Pages: 268
Motivation, Sports
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Year 2014
Brief review: Written by a table tennis champion turned sports reporter, the book makes a strong case that champions are made; not born. You will know more about the he athletes superstition of rituals, the curse of choking, the placebo effect, the myth of child prodigy and the power of 10,000 hours of practice and how a father made all three of his daughters world champions in chess. The book cites several champions and their painstakingly hard journey to become the best. Sports is definitely a subject which motivates a lot of us and this book will match your expectations.
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.
