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The Kite Runner by Khaled HosseiniMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThis is such a great novel on so many levels. It is fast paced, intimate, engaging and well written. It is deeply moving and will make you stop at many places to sort out your emotions. It talks about a person’s moral dilemma and internal… Continue reading Book Review: The Kite Runner
The Simple Path to Wealth: Your road map to financial independence and a rich, free life by J.L. CollinsMy rating: 4 of 5 starsThe reason why this book so great is because 1) It is simple 2) It is prescriptive 3) and the author shows courage to take a stand on achieving financial independence through… Continue reading Book Review: The Simple Path to Wealth
The Day of the Jackal by Frederick ForsythMy rating: 4 of 5 starsIf you want to assassinate the President of France, who do you employ?The Jackal.Someone who does the job for money and leaves no traces. Mercenary not a missionary. A true professional, detail oriented, polymath, no nonsense guy.This is a classic story of police… Continue reading Book Review: The Day of the Jackal
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
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
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
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
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
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