8th book of 2021: The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell
What happens to most "great" ideas? They don't work for a long, long time. That's the essential truth upon which Malcolm Gladwell's The...
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- Mar 27, 2021
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7th book of 2021: Get to the top by Suhel Seth
I met Mr. Seth for an episode of my podcast I Read This Book, and inevitably asked for a book recommendation towards the end. His first...
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- Mar 20, 2021
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6th book of 2021: Influence by Robert Cialdini
I read this book because it was recommended by Scott Adams in Loserthink. My motivation to read Influence was simple - I'm building...
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- Feb 28, 2021
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5th book of 2021: Loserthink by Scott Adams
This is my second read by Scott Adams. To check out my review of 'How to fail at almost anything and still win big', click here. I love...
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- Feb 20, 2021
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4th book of 2021: The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel
Rishabh Katiyar asked me to read this book and I'm glad he did. Cheers to him! :) The subtitle of the cover read "Timeless lessons on...
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- Feb 9, 2021
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3rd book of 2021: The Powerful and the Damned, by Lionel Barber
Mr. Suhel Seth recommended this book and I thank him for his congeniality. Lionel Barber served as the Chief Editor of Financial Times...
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- Jan 31, 2021
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2nd book of 2021: 1984 by George Orwell
Just as we imagine the future; writers, thinkers and philosophers of the past imagined the times we're living in today. They dreamt of...
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- Jan 31, 2021
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1st book of 2019: Outsiders by William Thorndike
This year was off to a rocky start and it was difficult to read. Glad to have scraped through this one! The Outsiders tells stories of...
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- Jan 31, 2021
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2nd book of 2019: The Inside Scoop (Ben & Jerry's Bio), by Fred Lager
Ben & Jerry's is an iconic co. (now owned by Unilever) started by two hippies who didn't actually want to build a "company". All they...
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- Jan 31, 2021
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3rd book of 2019: Salt, Sugar & Fat by Michael Moss
For us, a snack, biscuit, or a chocolate doesn't mean more than, well...a snack, biscuit or a chocolate. Before we know it, we're loving...
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- Jan 31, 2021
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4th book of 2019: Start small, Finish Big by Fred DeLuca
Did you know Subway is a $100 Billion empire, still owned and operated as a private company? It's incredible how huge Subway is and yet...
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- Jan 31, 2021
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5th book of 2019: Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser
McDonald's has changed the world. The way the world eats, buys, sells and views food has irreversibly changed after success of that first...
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- Jan 31, 2021
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6th book of 2019: Onwards by Howard Schultz
Starbucks is a great company. Even though I don't go out as often, I've heard enough good things about it and wanted to learn how they've...
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- Jan 31, 2021
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7th book of 2019: Pour you heart into it, by Howard Schultz
Starbucks is broadly in the food industry, and so is McDonald's. But despite being so close in size and value, why does Starbucks get so...
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- Jan 25, 2021
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12th book of 2019: Talking to strangers by Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell is the reason I got into reading Non fiction. I remember reading The Tipping Point (and then Outliers) and then not...
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- Jan 20, 2021
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9th book of 2020: The Inheritors by Sonu Bhasin
I'll say this till my throat gets hoarse! We must look up to the local stories of success (and failure) more than the ones coming from...
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- Jan 20, 2021
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10th book of 2020: Trust Me, I'm Lying by Ryan Holiday
This book made me very, very angry. If I wrote my review like the writer penned his book, I'd basically repeat the above line so many...
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- Jan 20, 2021
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11th book of 2020: A Man's Search for Meaning by Viktore Frankl
Victor Frankl was a Jewish neurologist and psychologist who survived the Aushwitz concentration camp. After his liberation, he outlined...
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- Jan 20, 2021
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12th book of 2020: The One Thing by Gary Keller
I picked up this book due to some unexplainable reasons and soon realized that it was a 'self help' piece for very young people. Instead...
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- Jan 18, 2021
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16th book of 2020: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
I'm not into self help literature, but some books are bought (and read) because of the personality behind them, which is what happened...
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