By: Don Soderquist
Pages: 240
Business
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Before 2013
Brief review: When you are unwilling to compromise on your dream it can result in creating the world's largest company. Sam Walton did exactly that. From a single store in Arkansas to becoming the world's largest is the story of Wal-Mart. It's an inspiring tale of how it all happened. Written by a former CEO of Walmart, this book gives you the inside story like no one else. Examples and events described in the book captures the essence of Walmart - Simplicity. Every one should read this one.
By: Edward de Bono
Pages: 173
Business, Self Help
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Before 2013
Brief review: This brilliant book is about 'How to think better and take faster decisions'. While it's usage in all situations could be debated but I quite liked the idea offered in the book. It talks about thinking differently on the same subject by wearing six different hats. The white hat is just for facts, figures and objective information. The red hat is to express emotions and feelings. The black hat acts as a devil's advocate and negative argument. The yellow hat shows optimism & positivity. The green hat stands for creativity and finally, the blue hat is about controlling the other hats. The key message is that the same person needs to offer her opinion differently by wearing a different hat to make the the discussion fruitful and conclude faster. Edward de Bono is one of my favorites and I will highly recommend his books.
By: Mark H Mccormack
Pages: 249
Business, Self Help
My recommendation: 9 / 10
Date read: Before 2013
Brief review: As the title suggests, the book is about practical aspects of life and business. Mark is considered to be one of the most powerful man in sports. He founded IMG (International Management Group), which was the first and the most successful sports management company in the world. Being highly successful himself, he gives several golden advice in the book. His suggests that we should do we say, commit to quality and charge for our expertise not time. Being a master deal maker, his ideas on sales and negotiations are superb. I would strongly recommend this book to everyone.
By: Robert Kiyosaki
Pages: 266
Business
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Before 2013
Brief review: It is a book everyone should read, specially teens and young adults. It teaches the value of money and how to manage it well to make a fortune. It says that the rich don't work for money and at the same time how to become super rich. Why teaching financial literacy is important and how to invent money. How money makes more money and the power of automatic income. The key message in the book is, 'what the rich teach their kids about money that the poor and middle class do not'. A must read.
By: Jim Collins
Pages: 304
Business
My recommendation: 10 / 10
Date read: Before 2013
Brief review: Jim Collins does it again with another masterpiece. A result of extensive research on world’s greatest companies, the book gives an insight on how some companies chose their way to greatness. In one the the chapters, Some of the key findings of the research were (1) Great companies took less risk than the comparison companies and yet produced vastly superior results. (2) Luck is not the reason for success. Comparison companies enjoyed better luck than great companies but they failed because they squandered it. (3) Great companies developed specific and concrete practices which could endure for decades. They changed them by an average of just 15% as compared to 60% by comparison companies. (4) Great companies were not visionary. They were empiricists. To quote one example from the book, Intel succeeded not because of innovation or creativity but discipline. (5) To achieve great results it is not necessary to make fast and radical changes simply because the world is changing fast. This is a must read book. Brilliant examples and to the point. Another great works by Jim Collins are "Good to Great" and "Built to Last" which also I would recommend.
