This week I read The Prince, written by Niccolò Machiavelli, translated by Ninian Hill Thomson. In a technical discussion centered on deep learning aided computer architecture design space exploration, a colleague brought up the word “machiavelli”. From there, it is trivial for me to trace a path to this book The Prince that in turn … Continue reading The Prince
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Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 is written by Travis Bradberry and Jean Greaves. I am thankful to my friend for recommending this book. Emotional intelligence has become a tiresome topic in recent years. It has lost a lot of its appeal over the years since being popularised by the widely acclaimed book Emotional Intelligence by Daniel Coleman … Continue reading Emotional Intelligence 2.0
Influence
This week, I read Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion, by Robert B. Cialdini. If you are interested in this topic, I highly recommend reading this book. Cialdini presents six universal principles of influence: reciprocation, commitment and consistency, social proof, liking, authority, scarcity. In this book, based on decades of evidence-based and rigorous research, Cialdini shows … Continue reading Influence
The Wealthy Gardener
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
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