A book with a title “The Wealthy Gardener: Life Lessons on Prosperity Between Father and Son” deserves some amount of skepticism from potential readers. I was skeptical about this book before I began reading it. Is the title implying that mothers and daughters are not capable or worthy of subjects like prosperity? That would be … Continue reading The Wealthy Gardener
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Understanding Compression
Understanding Compression: Data Compression for Modern Developers is written by Colt McAnils and Aleks Haecky. I thank Yann Collet for mentioning this book, which consequently consumed a good chunk of my weekend. There are a number of typos in the book, none of which affected my reading though. There are also a bunch humorous remarks … Continue reading Understanding Compression
Measure What Matters
I have a confession to make. Two actually. Few people in Silicon Valley have not heard of the venture capitalist John Doerr. I watched John Doerr’s TED talk some time ago. Then I gave this book Measure What Matters by John Doerr to my best friend, but I ended up reading it first. For some … Continue reading Measure What Matters
The Testaments
First of all, I have not read any prior work by Margaret Atwood, I have not watched any movies or TV series adapted from her work either. Personally I do not derive much pleasure from watching the adaptations on the screen; reading the words with my imagination tangoing together with those precious words is almost … Continue reading The Testaments
How to Think Like a CEO
I read How to Think Like A CEO written by D.A. Benton, per recommendation from Nora M. Denzel. There are two more books recommended by Nora on my to-read list, one of them is about Cleopatra. That would be a very exciting holiday read. How to Think Like a CEO is more suitable for reading … Continue reading How to Think Like a CEO
The Culture Map
The Culture Map: decoding how people think, lead, and get things done across cultures is written by Professor Erin Meyer at INSEAD, one of the world’s leading business schools. This is not a random choice of reading material. For a long time, I have prided myself as being very internationally-minded, getting along and working well … Continue reading The Culture Map
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman was a lightweight and great reading material to me. Some time ago my mother-in-law suggested this book as one being read by many in London. Public transportation such as the Underground and buses are great places for implicit book popularity ratings. I resisted her suggestion, as my … Continue reading Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
The Startup of You
The Startup of You, by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha, is one of a few career-advice books that I have read over the past decade. In general, I do not like prescription books. Instead, I prefer to read books that are not solely concerned with pouring tons of advice over the readers; I like to … Continue reading The Startup of You
To the Lighthouse
Some people do not like Virginia Woolf’s work. Some do, including me. I only found my way into her world and her writing after reading A Room of One’s Own. Before that, I attempted and abandoned her very well known titles, including To the Lighthouse, The Waves, and Mrs Dalloway. Admittedly, I was merely a … Continue reading To the Lighthouse
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
This book is written by Lori Gottlieb, with a subtitle: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed. My acquisition and reading of this book is a direct product of Amazon’s ranking and recommendation system. It was presented to me, in the middle of my browser, with its eye-catching sub-title. This sub-title caught my attention … Continue reading Maybe You Should Talk to Someone