Tried reading more non-fiction this year. Took quite a bit of effort in finding the best/ most relevant ones to read; eventually ended up with a scarily long list of books to read. Also, tried to diversify my non-fiction reads to newer authors, genres and languages. Here goes the list- Skin in the Game - Nassim Nicholas Taleb Pale Blue Dot – Carl Sagan The Power of Habit – Charles Duhigg The Intelligent Investor – Benjamin Graham David & Goliath – Malcolm Gladwell Confessions of an Economic Hitman – John Perkins Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen The Honjin Murders – Seishi Yokomizo Impact Winter – Travis Beacham Poseidon’s Arrow – Clive Cussler Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn Private Berlin – James Patterson The Labours of Hercules – Agatha Christie Absolute Power – David Baldacci Some of these were fantastic reads- those that I wondered how I hadn't heard of sooner. Others- Impact Winter and Private Berlin - such drags! But then again, that is the idea of trying a...
The first half of this year was so messy and turbulent in my life that I barely had the time or attention to read anything. And the second half of the year- well, I needed some comfort and solace. So this year, my reading list is all about the book-version of soul food. The list goes thus- The Effective Executive – Peter Drucker Good to Great – Jim Collins 21 lessons for the 21 st Century – Yuval Noah Harari Elephants can Remember: Poirot – Agatha Christie A Caribbean Mystery: Marple – Agatha Christie At Bertram’s Hotel: Marple – Agatha Christie Dead Man’s Folly: Poirot – Agatha Christie Halloween Party: Poirot – Agatha Christie After the Funeral: Poirot – Agatha Christie The Return of Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle His Last Bow: Sherlock Holmes – Arthur Conan Doyle The Sign of Four – Arthur Conan Doyle A Study in Scarlet – Arthur Conan Doyle The extraordinary adventures of Arsene Lupin – Maurice LeBlanc Origin – Dan Brown Salvation of a Saint – Keigo Higashino The Odessa F...
“All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts….” -Act II, Scene VII, As You Like It, William Shakespeare, We are defined not as a set of characteristics or traits, not as a sealed package by others. Instead, everyone sees us for the discrete, granular roles that we play in their lives. The ‘package’ that we see in our own heads is our own perspective of all the roles we play in the lives of all the people we know. You may be a caring child, a sincere student, a loyal friend, a passionate lover, a dedicated employee, a pleasant boss, a doting father and a responsible citizen: each of these roles call for a set of characteristics and need you to act in a manner that suits the roles you choose to play. Ain't that why someone we hate from the guts is liked by some others, why some fall in love with people that just don’t care, why some people buy goods t...
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