By: Ken Shelton
Pages: 190
Inspiration, Motivation
My recommendation: 7 / 10
Date read: 15th Feb'17
Brief review: It’s a collection of life defining, motivational articles of top personalities in the world. Short and crisp. Mostly, people say the same things…differently. If you are looking for some good motivational stuff, you can read this book.
By: Nandan Nilekani
Pages: 293
Non Fiction
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: 12th Feb'17
Brief review: Aadhar Card is becoming the lifeline of India. How did it all happen so fast and how can it transform India; is covered brilliantly in this book. Nandan Nilekani left the top job of India's leading software technology company to head this challenging project. It captures the challenges faced and how it is transforming India. How Aadhar will help integrating the Indian economy with GST, how it will help in friction less highways for economic growth and how government spending will be streamlined. A new era begins with the introduction of Aadhar card. Read it to know more.
By: Lee Kuan Yew
Pages: 165
Biography
My recommendation: 9 / 10
Date read: 3rd Feb'17
Brief review: Can one man can transform a nation? Yes, Lee Kuan Yew transformed Singapore. A brilliant read to know the journey of this man’s thought and action which made Singapore what it is today.
By: Jeffry Liker
Pages: 330
Business
My recommendation: 9 / 10
Date read: 22nd Jan'17
Brief review: This book was gifted to me by a friend of mine who is a Toyota dealer since long. It remained on my shelf for long before I read it. Written in 2004, the book discusses the management principles used by Toyota and how it forged ahead of competition. You will know how Toyota built a culture to stop fixing problems but to get the quality right the first time. It gives an insight to 14 management principles Toyota followed. The book is divided into 3 parts. (1) The world class power of the Toyota way (2) The business principles of the Toyota way and (3) Applying the Toyota way in your organisation. What impressed me was the fact that this book talks about the systems and processes Toyota used and was written way before Toyota became the world's largest automobile manufacturer. This clearly demonstrates the power of work ethics and disciplined progress. Toyota is credited to have introduced a revolutionary approach known as 'lean production'. The lessons you will learn in this book can be applied in your own organisation.
By: Sadhguru
Pages: 170
Health, Self Help
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: 15th Jan'17
Brief review: If you are looking to unlock the power of mind and understand the capacity of human body, this is a good book to read.
By: Ravi Subramanian
Pages: 260
Fiction
My recommendation: 9 / 10
Date read: 10th Jan'17
Brief review: Though a fiction, it closely resembles the current corporate world environment. A gripping tale of two individuals who rose above the rest in their careers. While one of them could not control the lure of success and power, the other one resembles a true example of ethics and self control. The story is so very well crafted, I could not resist to reach the end. One of the few books I finished in one sitting. Ravi Subramanian is a great story teller and at the same time gives subtle message to people in the corporate world to demonstrate better ethics and look from a longer term perspective.
By: Harvey Diamond
Pages: 416
Health
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: 8th Jan'17
Brief review: A must read for all who are looking to prevent illness and live a healthy life. Harvey explains the composition of human body in simple language and how we can take care of our body by eating right. You would perhaps not find a simpler book on health than this. I would recommend to read cover to cover for best results.
By: Rold Dobelli
Pages: 312
Psychology, Self Help
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: 5th Jan'17
Brief review: A masterpiece by Rolf Dobelli. In our every day lives we take so many decisions, small and big. A lot of such decisions are based on our cognitive biases. Though we think we are rational in our actions, the book will prove otherwise. It is much more common that we overestimate our knowledge than that we underestimate it. Is Harvard a good school? What is 'sunk cost fallacy'? Are you suffering from 'confirmation bias'? Are news anchors better than chauffeurs? What is action bias? Are you a victim of 'effort justification'? You are bound to find examples which will seem like yours. It's a small book with 99 nuggets. Don't hurry up to read this. Read slowly and sink in with every chapter. It will be worth it. A very interesting read for all.
By: Jason Zweig
Pages: 256
Investments
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: 2nd Jan' 17
Brief review: A humorous read for people engaged in financial markets; both as an investor or as an intermediary. The author decodes the terms and jargons used in the financial world in his own way using sarcasm which is close to reality.
By: Khaled Hosseini
Pages: 344
Fiction
My recommendation: 9 / 10
Date read: 28th Dec'16
Brief review: The book is about the story of Amir, son of a wealthy Kabul merchant who lives in guilt for most of his life due to some incident that happened early in life and how he redeems himself decades later. Though the story has a backdrop of violence and heart breaking events, it will still make you read till the end. Khaled Hosseini knows how to connect with readers. It's a story of pain, cowardice, cruelty, hope and redemption.
