By: George S. Clason
Pages: 155
Self Help
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: 25th Nov'2019
Brief review: A short book with loads of wisdom on how to become wealthy. As the name of the book suggests, the richest man in Babylon shares his secret on how to become rich. We know most of the things told in the book but it will still refresh your mind and reinforce your learning's. I would recommend this book to one and all, specially children and young adults who will get timeless wisdom about creating long term wealth.
By: Steven Pinker
Pages: 525
Non Fiction
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: 25th May'2019
Brief review: A fabulous work by Steven Pinker. The book gives us hope about the future amidst current pessimism with regard to several issues being faced by mankind like global warming, food shortage, nuclear weapons, increasing inequality, the rise of artificial intelligence, etc. Supported by data and research, the author suggests that we are currently living in a time which is unprecedented. We are now more happy than ever before, have longer lifespan, more prosperous, more healthy and the world is more peaceful. While there are negative news all around, the world is in fact getting better and better on almost every account. The arguments placed in the book are difficult to refute and gives hope for a better tomorrow. A long read but an unputdownable book.
By: Michael Bar-Zohar & Nissim Mishal
Pages: 338
Non Fiction
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: 18th May'2019
Brief review: Mossad is considered to be the best intelligence service in the world. It could also be termed as the most lethal. This book captures details of several real missions carried out by Mossad over the last 60 years. From finding and killing the attackers of Israeli players during Munich Olympic games to successfully rescuing its people from terrorists at Entebbe airport in Uganda in 1976, 4,000 km away from Israeli soil; Mossad is credited with the most daring operations the world has seen. The book tells us an inside story of how a secret service operates and what are the stakes. A excellent read.
By: Tara Westover
Pages: 324
Biography, Non Fiction
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: 6th Apr'2019
Brief review: It's a powerful, mesmerizing and inspirational story of a girl who, in-spite of all odds, carves out a life of choice for herself. Home schooled in early life, Tara Westover went on to get her PHD from Cambridge despite overwhelming challenges and an unknown outer world she knew little about. Reading this book will make you cry, make you laugh, make you sad and make you happy at the same time. A awesome book which is also beautifully written. For me, it was pure joy to read this book. This true story is filled with humility, honesty and resilience which is rarely heard of. While I would recommend this book to everyone, I hope every mother would make their daughters read it too.
By: John Carreyrou
Pages: 320
Business, Non Fiction
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: 30th Mar'19
Brief review: It is one of the most thrilling fictional stories you would ever read, the only caveat being; it's not fictional. It's a story of boom to bust. It's about a 19 year old Stanford dropout girl, Elizabeth Holmes who founded a blood testing startup company called Theranos in the year 2003. Theranos claimed to do hundreds of blood tests from a tiny drop of blood. At it's pick, the valuation of the company reached a mind boggling figure of $9 billion. However, the company went out of business shortly after as it was all built on false premises and revolved around the charm and charisma of Elizabeth. The investors included prominent names like Rupert Murdoch and others. Elizabeth and Theranos got worldwide attention from start to finish. The author did a commendable job by putting it all in a fascinating story which I found unputdownable. A must read.
