American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road by Nick BiltonMy rating: 4 of 5 starsDrug traffickers go digital! What the 29 year old “Ross the Pirate” built in just 2 years will put Pablo Escobar to shame. That too did it from his bedroom in Austin, beaches in Sydney,… Continue reading Book Review: American Kingpin
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Book Review: The Warner Boys
The Warner Boys: Our Family’s Story of Autism and Hope by Curt WarnerMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis is unlike anything I have read before. It made me cry. It is emotional, inspiring and remarkable all at the same time. Ana and Curt Warner are no ordinary couple. After all, Curt was a professional football… Continue reading Book Review: The Warner Boys
Book Review – The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos by Christian DavenportMy rating: 3 of 5 starsWhy is everybody so hyped about SpaceX? Will Richard Branson and his Virgin Galactic ever send a tourist to space? What is Jeff Bezos doing in space? Where is NASA these days?These were some… Continue reading Book Review – The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
Book Review: The Upstarts
The Upstarts: How Uber, Airbnb, and the Killer Companies of the New Silicon Valley Are Changing the World by Brad Stone My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading the story of Uber feels like watching Narcos Season 1 on Netflix. Just that Kalanick is 10 times fiercer than Escobar. Brad Stone is a brilliant storyteller.… Continue reading Book Review: The Upstarts
Book Review: Atomic Habits
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
Book Review – Old Man and the Sea
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
Book Review: Never Split the Difference
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
Spectacular finish! Witty narration. Easy read
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
Book Review – The One Thing
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’ Review
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
