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Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear My rating: 3 of 5 stars Lets talk about the bad stuff first. This is a self help book could be easily categorised as 'old wine in a new bottle'. A lot of what is mentioned in… Continue reading Book Review: Atomic Habits
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is the story of an old man who loves his job. So much so that, success, reward, pain, blood, sweat and the toil that comes with it are immaterial. He is composed and at peace with the perils of… Continue reading Book Review – Old Man and the Sea
Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It by Chris Voss My rating: 5 of 5 stars Imagine you are sitting at negotiation table with someone important, maybe a recruiter, boss, spouse, visa official, cop, broker, banker, seller at a critical juncture. This will book will make difference in that most… Continue reading Book Review: Never Split the Difference
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman My rating: 3 of 5 stars The characters in the book are quite ordinary and so is the storyline. But when all of the elements come together, it forms a splendid cocktail of wit, suspense, and fun. The story is centered around Eleanor Oliphant, a loner with… Continue reading Spectacular finish! Witty narration. Easy read
The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results by Gary Keller My rating: 5 of 5 stars Review in 3 words - "Pareto Principle on steroids".The book falls under the category of 'self help' and most ideas written in the book are clichéd. I promise everything you read in this book are already… Continue reading Book Review – The One Thing
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 3 of 5 stars I am not sure whether this book can be tagged as 'entertaining' or 'informational'. Maybe both. Maybe neither of them. The book drives the point that our thoughts and decisions made from split-second impressions may actually be more relevant… Continue reading ‘Blink’ Review
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was introduced to the ideas in the book during casual(and superficial) coffee or beer conversations with people who are generally not into reading. That actually got me interested. “What is so interesting about this book” is the reason… Continue reading Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
