By: Randy Pausch
Pages: 206
Biography, Inspiration, Self Help
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: 10th Sep'16
Brief review: What would you do if you have a short time to live? Specially when are in the prime of your life and the future looks promising. Randy Pausch was a professor at Carnegie Mellon University. At age 47, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given 3-6 months of good life left. During this time he gave an inspiring talk called 'The Last Lecture' which went viral. The book is based on that lecture. When you get perspective from people not old enough but mortality looming over their life, you get a lot of wisdom to ponder over your own meaning in life. It's a good and inspiring read.
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: Shailendra Singh
Pages: 232
Self Help
My recommendation: 7 / 10
Date read: Year 2013
Brief review: I loved reading this one. No serious talk here. It is filled with fun and sarcasm on how we live our lives and what we need to change to make it better. It encourages the reader to follow our hearts and to monitor the profit and loss account of life as diligently as we balance the profit and loss account of our professional career. Nice and easy read for a lazy weekend.
By: Edward de Bono
Pages: 232
Non Fiction, Self Help
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: Year 2013
Brief review: Edward de Bono is a expert in creative thinking. He advocates that we need to have a beautiful mind rather than just having a beautiful body. He argues that having a sharp mind with empathy and creativity will make your mind beautiful and irresistible for others to engage with you. In this simple and interesting read, he provides useful ideas on how to agree, disagree or differ. How to listen, respond and be interesting. How to express our opinion and what should be our attitude during discussions. It's an easy and useful read.
By: Spence Johnson
Pages: 102
Motivation, Self Help
My recommendation: 8 / 10
Date read: Year 2013
Brief review: Life is full of peaks and valleys. In this book you will discover how to stay longer at the peak and get out of the valleys sooner. The author takes you through this journey with the story of a young man.It's natural to have highs and lows in life and we must accept it. We cannot control external events but can control our response to them. Arrogance keeps us away from the peaks. It's short, crisp and too the point. I liked the essence of the book and the way author puts his point across. Strongly recommended.
