Viraj's bookshelf: all en-US Thu, 03 Apr 2025 06:17:27 -0700 60 Viraj's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg The Last House on the Street 57693519
Secrets won't stay silent for ever.

2020. A recently widowed architect moves into the home she and her late husband designed, heartbroken that he will never cross the threshold. But when disturbing things begin to happen, it's clear that someone is sending her a warning. Who is trying to frighten her away, and why? It is only when she meets an elderly neighbour that she learns the street has a shocking and tragic past. A past that some will go to any lengths to keep hidden.

1964. A young white female student becomes involved in the fight for civil rights in North Carolina, falling in love with one of her fellow activists, in a time and place where an interracial relationship must be hidden from family, friends and especially the reemerging Ku Klux Klan. As tensions rise in the town, she realises not everyone is who they appear to be.

Decades later, past and present are set to collide in the last house on the street...]]> 344 Diane Chamberlain 125026796X Viraj 0 currently-reading, novels 4.20 2022 The Last House on the Street
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]]> Small Great Things 41021501
Ruth hesitates before performing CPR and, as a result, is charged with a serious crime. Kennedy McQuarrie, a white public defender, takes her case but gives unexpected advice: Kennedy insists that mentioning race in the courtroom is not a winning strategy. Conflicted by Kennedy's counsel, Ruth tries to keep life as normal as possible for her family—especially her teenage son—as the case becomes a media sensation. As the trial moves forward, Ruth and Kennedy must gain each other's trust, and come to see that what they've been taught their whole lives about others—and themselves—might be wrong.

With incredible empathy, intelligence, and candor, Jodi Picoult tackles race, privilege, prejudice, justice, and compassion—and doesn't offer easy answers. Small Great Things is a remarkable achievement from a writer at the top of her game.]]> 510 Jodi Picoult 034554496X Viraj 4 novels 4.38 2016 Small Great Things
author: Jodi Picoult
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies]]> 23465399
Over three million people in the UK suffer from Generalised Anxiety Disorder, with millions more experiencing phobias, OCD, and panic disorders. Anxiety is potentially debilitating, but many people are daunted by navigating the health system and thus fail to seek treatment. This book provides a way for you to begin managing your symptoms at home, using simple techniques that can help change the way you think, feel, and act. Understand what anxiety is, and the common causes Employ mindful self-compassion to alleviate symptoms Discover mindful attitudes and practise mindful mediation Transform unhealthy habits into anxiety-busting self-care

Mindfulness can help you break free of the downward spiral of negative thought and action, and make positive choices that support your wellbeing. If you're tired of being anxious and long for a brighter outlook, "Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies" provides a wide range of effective techniques to help you enjoy a calmer and happier life.]]> 192 Joelle Jane Marshall 111897252X Viraj 0 3.63 2015 Managing Anxiety with Mindfulness For Dummies
author: Joelle Jane Marshall
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2015
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]]> <![CDATA[Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World � and Why Things Are Better Than You Think]]> 34890015 Factfulness: The stress-reducing habit of only carrying opinions for which you have strong supporting facts.

When asked simple questions about global trends�what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school—we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers.

In Factfulness, Professor of International Health and global TED phenomenon Hans Rosling, together with his two long-time collaborators, Anna and Ola, offers a radical new explanation of why this happens. They reveal the ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world into two camps (usually some version of us and them) to the way we consume media (where fear rules) to how we perceive progress (believing that most things are getting worse).

Our problem is that we don’t know what we don’t know, and even our guesses are informed by unconscious and predictable biases.

It turns out that the world, for all its imperfections, is in a much better state than we might think. That doesn’t mean there aren’t real concerns. But when we worry about everything all the time instead of embracing a worldview based on facts, we can lose our ability to focus on the things that threaten us most.

Inspiring and revelatory, filled with lively anecdotes and moving stories, Factfulness is an urgent and essential book that will change the way you see the world and empower you to respond to the crises and opportunities of the future. ]]> 342 Hans Rosling 1473637465 Viraj 4 science-etc, self-help 4.34 2018 Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think
author: Hans Rosling
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> The Nightingale 21853621 In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are.

FRANCE, 1939

In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says good-bye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn’t believe that the Nazis will invade France…but invade they do, in droves of marching soldiers, in caravans of trucks and tanks, in planes that fill the skies and drop bombs upon the innocent. When a German captain requisitions Vianne’s home, she and her daughter must live with the enemy or lose everything. Without food or money or hope, as danger escalates all around them, she is forced to make one impossible choice after another to keep her family alive.

Vianne’s sister, Isabelle, is a rebellious eighteen-year-old, searching for purpose with all the reckless passion of youth. While thousands of Parisians march into the unknown terrors of war, she meets Gaëtan, a partisan who believes the French can fight the Nazis from within France, and she falls in love as only the young can…completely. But when he betrays her, Isabelle joins the Resistance and never looks back, risking her life time and again to save others.]]> 564 Kristin Hannah 0312577222 Viraj 4 thriller-etc, other-fiction 4.63 2015 The Nightingale
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average rating: 4.63
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]]> <![CDATA[Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind]]> 212755924 From a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.�

One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?

Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.

Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?

Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.]]> 464 Yuval Noah Harari 006342200X Viraj 0 to-read 4.32 2011 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
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]]> <![CDATA[The Shortest History of India: From the World’s Oldest Civilization to Its Largest Democracy―A Retelling for Our Times (The Shortest History Series)]]> 123204546
India—a cradle of civilization with five millennia of history, a country of immense consequence and contradiction—often defies ready understanding. What holds its people together—across its many cultures, races, languages, and creeds—and how has India evolved into the liberal democracy it is today?

From the Harappān era to Muslim invasions, the Great Mughals, British rule, independence, and present-day hopes, John Zubrzycki distills India’s colossal history into a gripping true story filled with legendary Alexander the Great, Akbar, Robert Clive, Tipu Sultan, Lakshmi Bai, Lord Curzon, Jinnah, and Gandhi. India’s gifts to the world include Buddhism, yoga, the concept of zero, the largest global diaspora—and its influence is only growing. Already the world’s largest democracy, in 2023, India became the most populous nation.

Can India overcome its political, social, and religious tensions to be the next global superpower? As the world watches—and wonders—this Shortest History is an essential, clarifying read.]]> 288 John Zubrzycki 1615199977 Viraj 4 other 3.80 2022 The Shortest History of India: From the World’s Oldest Civilization to Its Largest Democracy―A Retelling for Our Times (The Shortest History Series)
author: John Zubrzycki
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2022
rating: 4
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Very good summary, however many times it appears to be returned from the perspective of Westeners. Also one major lacking mention is off King Shivaji.
]]> <![CDATA[Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future]]> 15824355
Are you where you want to be professionally?

Whether you want to advance faster at your present company, change jobs, or make the jump to a new field entirely, the goal is clear: to build a career that thrives on your unique passions and talents. But to achieve this in today’s competitive job market, it’s almost certain that at some point you’ll need to reinvent yourself professionally. Consider this book your road map for the next phase of your career journey.

In Reinventing You , branding expert Dorie Clark provides a step-by-step guide to help you assess your unique strengths, develop a compelling personal brand, and ensure that others recognize the powerful contribution you can make.

Mixing personal stories with engaging interviews and examples from well-known personalities—Mark Zuckerberg, Al Gore, Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin, and others� Reinventing You shows how to think big about your professional goals, take control of your career, build a reputation that opens doors for you, and finally live the life you want.]]> 240 Dorie Clark 1422144135 Viraj 3 self-help 3.60 2013 Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future
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average rating: 3.60
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]]> <![CDATA[Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You]]> 216840643
With lively, engaging writing, the book tells the detailed retirement transition stories of 14 people � and draws on over 200 interviews with 120 people � to explore how retiring involves a reconstruction of both the person and their life structure. You’ll gain wisdom on the common themes and the wildly different approaches people take to the four big tasks of making the retirement decision, detaching from work both tangibly and psychologically, building a new life structure for retirement, and settling into a relatively stable retirement life � but prepared to restructure again as life unfolds into the future. Throughout each chapter, you’ll see how the dynamic interplay of self, life structure, and external context affect a retiring person’s day-to-day experience in the final months of their career, as well as their early years of retirement � and how life satisfaction depends largely on alignment among the three. At the same time, you’ll learn how family, friends, and colleagues, as well as the organization the person is retiring from, can play a crucial role.

This book is for you if you are seeking deep, nuanced insight into � and practical advice on � the psychological, social, and life-restructuring aspects of retirement that can make all the difference for life satisfaction. It is also for you if you are a family member or friend of a retiring person, a helping professional, or an organizational leader who cares about your older workers and the value they bring to your organization even as they depart.]]> 343 Teresa M. Amabile 1040123899 Viraj 0 to-read, finance-etc 4.20 Retiring: Creating a Life That Works for You
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]]> Sales & Marketing 2082798 of forceful advertising and marketing strategies:


Key 1. The need to understand the complexity of marketing.

Key 2. Positioning and why it is important in guiding marketing
strategy.

Key 3. Why the job of the marketing manager is key to the success of
the firm.

Key 4. Understanding why knowledge of the marketing environment
contributes to a firm's success.

Key 5. Managing demand states.

Key 6. Why a lack of marketing research means "flying blind."

Key 7. A guide for the marketing manager's involvement in the research
process.

Key 8. The importance of understanding the consumer. Part 1.

Key 9. The importance of understanding the consumer. Part 2.

Key 10. Why selling to the entire market may not be a good idea.

Key 11. How to generate repeat purchases.

Key 12. Establishing a brand name is a key strategic advantage.

Key 13. The inherent advantage of the pioneer brand.

Key 14. How can the follower brand compete?

Key 15. Can new products give new life to companies?

Key 16. Issues relating to effective product strategy.

Key 17. Pricing could be tricky. What should I charge?

Key 18. Effective ways to promote your product.

Key 19. Advertising as a promotional tool.

Key 20. Distribution as an effective component of marketing strategy.

Key 21. How to effectively integrate the 4 P's of marketing.

Key 22. International marketing as a potential focus of the company.

Key 23. Case Study: A marketing success story.

Key 24. Case Study: A marketing challenge.

Key 25. Future directions of marketing strategies.


Sales & Marketing is part of The New York Times Pocket MBA Series, a
reference series easily accessible to all businesspersons, from
first-level managers to the executive suite. The 12-volume series is
written by Ph.D.s who teach in the finest graduate business programs in
the country, and edited by business editors from The New York Times.
The structure of each volume presents an unparalleled synopsis of
crucial principles of specific areas of business expertise.
AUTHOR BIO:


Michael A. Kamins, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the
Marshall School of Business Administration at the University of Southern
California. He has published over 30 articles in journals including the
Journal of Marketing Research and Journal of Advertising, and has
consulted for firms such as AT&T, Canon, Hilton and Sony TriStar.

NARRATOR BIO:


Grover Gardner has recorded over 450 audiobooks and was named one of
Audiofile Magazine's Golden Voices of 1999. He is a member of the
Woolly Mammoth Theater Company, Resident Director at Everyman Theater in
Baltimore and has received 5 Helen Hayes Award nominations of his work.]]> 0 Michael A. Kamins 188540896X Viraj 0 management 2.93 2000 Sales & Marketing
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]]> Thinking, Fast and Slow 11468377 Thinking, Fast and Slow, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions.

Engaging the reader in a lively conversation about how we think, Kahneman reveals where we can and cannot trust our intuitions and how we can tap into the benefits of slow thinking. He offers practical and enlightening insights into how choices are made in both our business and our personal lives—and how we can use different techniques to guard against the mental glitches that often get us into trouble. Thinking, Fast and Slow will transform the way you think about thinking.]]> 499 Daniel Kahneman 0374275637 Viraj 0 4.17 2011 Thinking, Fast and Slow
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]]> <![CDATA[Productivity Hacks: How to do less and get better results]]> 44566140
You will

How the “hustle and grind� boys have got it wrong when they try and get you work every minuteHow you start with your own micro and macro behavioursWhy eliminating, delegating and prioritising is key to productivityWhat 10 productivity habits are going to change your approach to being effectiveShort enough to read in one sitting, easy enough to apply instantly PRODUCTIVITY HACKS will allow you to master your time and do less and get better results.

Get it now!]]> 28 David Vellacott Viraj 0 currently-reading 3.88 Productivity Hacks: How to do less and get better results
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]]> <![CDATA[Buy--Don't Hold: Investing with ETFs Using Relative Strength to Increase Returns with Less Risk]]> 9668384

Discover the powerful and accurate Stock Market Dashboard
"Eight "go/no-go" indicators that identify major market shifts in time to act" The many advantages of investing in a select group of ETFs
."..and how to make them work even better for you" Choosing the right sectors at the right time
"Mastering the powerful relative strength analysis technique" Putting it all together
"Your personal investing a six-step roadmap for success" How to avoid market downturns that will demolish your hard-earned gains, again and again How to use ETFs with momentum to improve your returns with reduced risk "in any market conditions" How to determine whether you are a conservative, moderate, or aggressive investor
Every year, the stock market becomes an even more powerful, more dangerous roller coaster. If you stick with buy-and-hold, it "will eventually "flatten you The solution? Learn how to ride the market up...and step out of the way when it gets ready to collapse. In "Buy--DON'T Hold, "financial consultant Masonson shows you how with a step-by-step detailed investing plan. You'll discover easy ways to identify market tops and bottoms...and low-cost ETF-based investing strategies for capturing profits from the most promising market sectors, "without "buying the laggards. Put these techniques to work for you, and you can maximize your profits and reduce your risk in any market--"no matter how wild the ride gets "]]> 241 Leslie N. Masonson 0138028923 Viraj 4 finance-etc
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An interesting book and thought but the back-tests conducted on some websites indicate that this strategy may not work as well as is advertised. I plan to email the author after reading his another book to get some clarifications.]]> 3.70 2010 Buy--Don't Hold: Investing with ETFs Using Relative Strength to Increase Returns with Less Risk
author: Leslie N. Masonson
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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An interesting book and thought but the back-tests conducted on some websites indicate that this strategy may not work as well as is advertised. I plan to email the author after reading his another book to get some clarifications.

Merged review:

An interesting book and thought but the back-tests conducted on some websites indicate that this strategy may not work as well as is advertised. I plan to email the author after reading his another book to get some clarifications.
]]> <![CDATA[Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood]]> 25614847
Look for Under Pressure, the companion guide to coping with stress and anxiety among girls, available now.

In this sane, highly engaging, and informed guide for parents of daughters, Dr. Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest research to reveal the seven distinct—and absolutely normal—developmental transitions that turn girls into grown-ups, including Parting with Childhood, Contending with Adult Authority, Entering the Romantic World, and Caring for Herself. Providing realistic scenarios and welcome advice on how to engage daughters in smart, constructive ways, Untangled gives parents a broad framework for understanding their daughters while addressing their most common questions, including

� My thirteen-year-old rolls her eyes when I try to talk to her, and only does it more when I get angry with her about it. How should I respond?
� Do I tell my teen daughter that I’m checking her phone?
� My daughter suffers from test anxiety. What can I do to help her?
� Where’s the line between healthy eating and having an eating disorder?
� My teenage daughter wants to know why I’m against pot when it’s legal in some states. What should I say?
� My daughter’s friend is cutting herself. Do I call the girl’s mother to let her know?

Perhaps most important, Untangled helps mothers and fathers understand, connect, and grow with their daughters. When parents know what makes their daughter tick, they can embrace and enjoy the challenge of raising a healthy, happy young woman.

BOOKS FOR A BETTER LIFE AWARD WINNER

“Finally, there’s some good news for puzzled parents of adolescent girls, and psychologist Lisa Damour is the bearer of that happy news. [ Untangled ] is the most down-to-earth, readable parenting book I’ve come across in a long time.� � The Washington Post

“Anna Freud wrote in 1958, ‘There are few situations in life which are more difficult to cope with than an adolescent son or daughter during the attempt to liberate themselves.� In the intervening decades, the transition doesn’t appear to have gotten any easier which makes Untangled such a welcome new resource.� � The Boston Globe]]> 352 Lisa Damour 0553393057 Viraj 5 science-etc, self-help 4.52 2016 Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood
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average rating: 4.52
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]]> <![CDATA[The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever]]> 29342515
Drawing on years of experience training more than 10,000 busy managers from around the globe in practical, everyday coaching skills, Bungay Stanier reveals how to unlock your peoples' potential. He unpacks seven essential coaching questions to demonstrate how--by saying less and asking more--you can develop coaching methods that produce great results.

� Get straight to the point in any conversation with The Kickstart Question
� Stay on track during any interaction with The Awe Question
� Save hours of time for yourself with The Lazy Question
� and hours of time for others with The Strategic Question
� Get to the heart of any interpersonal or external challenge with The Focus Question
� and The Foundation Question
� Ensure others find your coaching as beneficial as you do with The Learning Question

A fresh innovative take on the traditional how-to manual, the book combines insider information with research based in neuroscience and behavioural economics, together with interactive training tools to turn practical advice into practiced habits. Witty and conversational, The Coaching Habit takes your work--and your workplace--from good to great.

"Coaching is an art and it's far easier said than done. It takes courage to ask a question rather than offer up advice, provide and answer, or unleash a solution. giving another person the opportunity to find their own way, make their own mistakes, and create their own wisdom is both brave and vulnerable. In this practical and inspiring book, Michael shares seven transformative questions that can make a difference in how we lead and support. And he guides us through the tricky part - how to take this new information and turn it into habits and a daily practice.
--Brené Brown, author of Rising Strong and Daring Greatly]]> 117 Michael Bungay Stanier Viraj 0 to-read, self-help 3.94 2016 The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
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]]> <![CDATA[Small Message, Big Impact: The Elevator Speech Effect]]> 13588418 “Whether I’m pitching a potential client or creating a blockbuster ad campaign, I’m always thinking about how to make the message smaller so the impact will be big­ger. Terri Sjodin has codified the science of getting this right.� —Linda Kaplan Thaler, CEO of The Kaplan Thaler Group and best-selling coauthor of The Power of Small and Bang!You’re at the airport waiting for a flight, burning time by checking your e-mail. Then you spot the CEO of a company you’ve wanted to connect with for ages. He’s also waiting for his flight. Your flight! Should you walk over? What would you say?We’ve all been there. An opportunity presents itself and you have one chance to share your impor­tant message. The clock is ticking. And in this age of information overload, no business skill is more essential than being able to connect with others quickly, whether in a one-on-one meeting or in front of thousands of people.Acclaimed speaker and consultant Terri Sjodin defines an elevator speech as a brief presenta­tion that introduces a product, service, or idea. Its purpose isn’t to say everything about your topic—just to intrigue and inspire the listener to want to hear more. And Sjodin suggests you expand your vision of what it can do. “Don’t just think of an elevator speech as a generic tool you use in chance moments—consider the concept as a strategy to manage multiple talking points and to communicate more complex ideas as well.”Her bestselling book is an entertaining, practical guide to making your message concise, compelling, and effective. She reveals, for instance, how to:
Build a convincing case using six of the most consistently effective arguments. Incorporate unique illustrations to bring your message to life. Speak in your own authentic voice; the art is in your delivery!
In this newly updated edition, Sjodin offers her time-tested strategies and advice, including sim­ple outlines, worksheets, a sample elevator speech, evaluation forms, and much more.Whatever your goal, you can learn to craft a fresh, brief, convincing message that generates tangible results.]]> 240 Terri L. Sjodin 1591845483 Viraj 3 self-help 3.42 2011 Small Message, Big Impact: The Elevator Speech Effect
author: Terri L. Sjodin
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.42
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma]]> 90590134
We are approaching a critical threshold in the history of our species. Everything is about to change.

Soon you will live surrounded by AIs. They will organise your life, operate your business, and run core government services. You will live in a world of DNA printers and quantum computers, engineered pathogens and autonomous weapons, robot assistants and abundant energy.

None of us are prepared.

As co-founder of the pioneering AI company DeepMind, part of Google, Mustafa Suleyman has been at the centre of this revolution. The coming decade, he argues, will be defined by this wave of powerful, fast-proliferating new technologies.

In The Coming Wave , Suleyman shows how these forces will create immense prosperity but also threaten the nation-state, the foundation of global order. As our fragile governments sleepwalk into disaster, we face an existential unprecedented harms on one side, the threat of overbearing surveillance on the other.

Can we forge a narrow path between catastrophe and dystopia?]]> 332 Mustafa Suleyman 0593593952 Viraj 3 science-etc 3.78 2023 The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-first Century's Greatest Dilemma
author: Mustafa Suleyman
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2023
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation]]> 14361179 We all find ourselves in situations similar to these, and too often resort to the same old patterns of behavior - defending our need to be right, refusing to really listen, speaking cruelly out of anger and frustration, or worse. But there is another way. Living Nonviolent Communication gives readers practical training in applying Dr. Marshall Rosenberg's renonwned process in the areas he has been most often asked for counsel.]]> 192 Marshall B. Rosenberg 1604077875 Viraj 0 to-read 4.24 1999 Living Nonviolent Communication: Practical Tools to Connect and Communicate Skillfully in Every Situation
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name: Viraj
average rating: 4.24
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]]> <![CDATA[Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart]]> 25733658
Doty would go on to put Ruth’s practices to work with extraordinary results—power and wealth that he could only imagine as a twelve-year-old, riding his orange Sting-Ray bike. But he neglects Ruth’s most important lesson, to keep his heart open, with disastrous results—until he has the opportunity to make a spectacular charitable contribution that will virtually ruin him. Part memoir, part science, part inspiration, and part practical instruction, Into the Magic Shop shows us how we can fundamentally change our lives by first changing our brains and our hearts.]]> 288 James R. Doty 1594632987 Viraj 4 4.18 2016 Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart
author: James R. Doty
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2016
rating: 4
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Need to revisit to get the steps for meditation. Very well written. A neurosurgeon and professor’s journey to go from a child from unfortunate circumstances to internal and worldly considered success using meditation tool.
]]> Here One Moment 208516656 If you knew your future, would you try to fight fate?

Aside from a delay, there will be no problems. The flight will be smooth, it will land safely. Everyone who gets on the plane will get off. But almost all of them will be forever changed.

Because on this ordinary, short, domestic flight, something extraordinary happens. People learn how and when they are going to die. For some, their death is far in the future—age 103!—and they laugh. But for six passengers, their predicted deaths are not far away at all.

How do they know this? There were ostensibly more interesting people on the flight (the bride and groom, the jittery, possibly famous woman, the giant Hemsworth-esque guy who looks like an off-duty superhero, the frazzled, gorgeous flight attendant) but none would become as famous as “The Death Lady.�

Not a single passenger or crew member will later recall noticing her board the plane. She wasn’t exceptionally old or young, rude or polite. She wasn’t drunk or nervous or pregnant. Her appearance and demeanor were unremarkable. But what she did on that flight was truly remarkable.

A few months later, one passenger dies exactly as she predicted. Then two more passengers die, again, as she said they would. Soon no one is thinking this is simply an entertaining story at a cocktail party.

If you were told you only had a certain amount of time left to live, would you do things differently? Would you try to dodge your destiny?

Liane Moriarty’s Here One Moment is a brilliantly constructed tale that looks at free will and destiny, grief and love, and the endless struggle to maintain certainty and control in an uncertain world. A modern-day Jane Austen who humorously skewers social mores while spinning a web of mystery, Moriarty asks profound questions in her newest I-can’t-wait-to-find-out-what-happens novel.]]> 512 Liane Moriarty 0593798600 Viraj 0 to-read 3.99 2024 Here One Moment
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]]> <![CDATA[The One-Life Solution: The Boundaries Way to Integrating Work and Life]]> 4309669 239 Henry Cloud 0061466425 Viraj 4 self-help 4.16 2008 The One-Life Solution: The Boundaries Way to Integrating Work and Life
author: Henry Cloud
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[An Effective Life: Inspirational Philosophy from Dr. Covey’s Life]]> 27818215 201 Stephen R. Covey 1633532704 Viraj 0 self-help 3.42 An Effective Life: Inspirational Philosophy from Dr. Covey’s Life
author: Stephen R. Covey
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average rating: 3.42
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]]> Born on a Blue Day 74812
This unique first-person account offers a window into the mind of a high-functioning, 27-year-old British autistic savant with Asperger's syndrome. Tammet's ability to think abstractly, deviate from routine, and empathize, interact and communicate with others is impaired, yet he's capable of incredible feats of memorization and mental calculation. Besides being able to effortlessly multiply and divide huge sums in his head with the speed and accuracy of a computer, Tammet, the subject of the 2005 documentary Brainman, learned Icelandic in a single week and recited the number pi up to the 22,514th digit, breaking the European record. He also experiences synesthesia, an unusual neurological syndrome that enables him to experience numbers and words as "shapes, colors, textures and motions." Tammet traces his life from a frustrating, withdrawn childhood and adolescence to his adult achievements, which include teaching in Lithuania, achieving financial independence with an educational Web site and sustaining a long-term romantic relationship. As one of only about 50 people living today with synesthesia and autism, Tammet's condition is intriguing to researchers; his ability to express himself clearly and with a surprisingly engaging tone (given his symptoms) makes for an account that will intrigue others as well.]]> 226 Daniel Tammet 1416535071 Viraj 3 biography 3.82 2006 Born on a Blue Day
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name: Viraj
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2006
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes]]> 125116554
� Arthur C. Brooks, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business School, and #1 New York Times bestselling author


From the author of the international blockbuster, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MONEY, a powerful new tool to unlock one of life’s most challenging puzzles.

Every investment plan under the sun is, at best,an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past.

Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting us to identify the many things that never, ever change.

With his usual elan, Morgan Housel presents a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life. Through a sequence of engaging stories and pithy examples, he shows how we can use our newfound grasp of the unchanging to see around corners, not by squinting harder through the uncertain landscape of the future, but by looking backwards, being more broad-sighted, and focusing instead on what is permanently true.

By doing so, we may betteranticipate the big stuff, andachieve the greatest success, not merely financial comforts, but most importantly, a life well lived.]]> 240 Morgan Housel Viraj 5 other, self-help 4.13 2023 Same as Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes
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average rating: 4.13
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]]> <![CDATA[The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company]]> 44525305 A grand vision defined: The CEO of The Walt Disney Company shares the ideas and values he has used to reinvent one of the most beloved companies in the world, and inspire the people who bring the magic to life.

In 2005, Robert Iger became CEO of The Walt Disney Company during a difficult time. Morale had deteriorated, competition was more intense, and technology was changing faster than at any time in the company's history. "I knew there was nothing to be gained from arguing over the past," Iger writes. "The only thing that mattered was the future, and I believed I had a clear idea of the direction Disney needed to go." It came down to three clear ideas: 1) Create the highest quality content Disney could produce. 2) Embrace and adopt technology instead of fighting it. And 3) Think bigger--think global--and turn Disney into a stronger brand in international markets.

Twelve years later, Disney is the largest, most respected media company in the world counting Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm and 21st Century Fox among its properties. Its value is nearly five times what it was when Iger took over, and Iger is recognized as one of the most innovative and successful CEOs of our time.

Now, he's sharing the lessons he's learned while running Disney and leading its 200,000 employees--taking big risks in the face of historic disruption; learning to inspire the people who work for you; leading with fairness and communicating principles clearly. This book is about the relentless curiosity that has driven Iger for forty-five years, since the day he started as a studio supervisor at ABC. It's also about thoughtfulness and respect, and a decency-over-dollars approach that has become the bedrock of every project and partnership Iger pursues, from a deep friendship with Steve Jobs in his final years to an abiding love of the evolving Star Wars myth.

"Over the past fourteen years, I think I've learned so much about what real leadership is," Iger writes. "But I couldn't have articulated all of this until I lived it. You can't fake it--and that's one of the key lessons in this book."

Librarian Note: This is an Advance Reader Copy issued with ISBN 9780399592096. That ISBN has been moved to the final published copy, found here]]> 272 Robert Iger Viraj 0 to-read 4.37 2019 The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company
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]]> <![CDATA[Google Speaks: Secrets of the World's Greatest Billionaire Entrepreneurs, Sergey Brin and Larry Page]]> 5705284 336 Janet Lowe 047039854X Viraj 3 biography, management 3.61 2009 Google Speaks: Secrets of the World's Greatest Billionaire Entrepreneurs, Sergey Brin and Larry Page
author: Janet Lowe
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2009
rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Passive Investing: More Wealth with Less Work]]> 9373401 288 Richard A. Ferri 0470592206 Viraj 4 finance-etc 3.77 2010 The Power of Passive Investing: More Wealth with Less Work
author: Richard A. Ferri
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2010
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns & Long-Term Investment Strategies]]> 145465019 Stocks for the Long The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns & Long-Term Investment Strategies,6th EditionThe long-awaited revised edition of the stock trading classic gets you fully up to date on value investing, ESG investing, and other important developments

The definitive guide to stock trading, Stocks for the Long Run has been providing the knowledge, insights, and tools that traders need to understand the market for nearly 30 years. It’s been updated with new chapters and content


The role of value investing
The impact of ESG―Environmental/Social/Governance―issues on the future of investing
The current interest rate environment
Future returns investors should expect in the bond and stock markets
The role of international investing
The long-run risks on equity markets
The importance of black swan events, such as a pandemic and the financial crisis
You’ll also get in-depth discussions on the big questions investors Is international Investing dead? What do global changes like climate change mean for markets wo0rldwide?Consult this classic guide to master the stock market’s behavior, past trends, and future forecasts, so you have all the tools you need to develop a powerful long-term portfolio that’s both safe and secure.]]> 486 Jeremy Siegel Viraj 5 finance-etc 4.59 Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns & Long-Term Investment Strategies
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]]> <![CDATA[Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns & Long-Term Investment Strategies]]> 16189501 The stock-investing classic--UPDATED TO HELP YOU WIN IN TODAY'S CHAOTIC GLOBAL ECONOMY


Much has changed since the last edition of Stocks for the Long Run. The financial crisis, the deepest bear market since the Great Depression, and the continued growth of the emerging markets are just some of the contingencies directly affecting every portfolio inthe world.

To help you navigate markets and make the best investment decisions, Jeremy Siegel has updated his bestselling guide to stock market investing.

This new edition of Stocks for the Long Run answers all the important questions of today: How did the crisis alter the financial markets and the future of stock returns? What are the sources of long-term economic growth? How does the Fed really impact investing decisions? Should you hedge against currency instability?

Stocks for the Long Run, Fifth Edition, includes brand-new coverage of:

THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
Siegel provides an expert's analysis of the most important factors behind the crisis; the state of current stability/instability of the financial system and where the stock market fits in; and the viability of value investing as a long-term strategy.

CHINA AND INDIA
The economies of these nations are more than one-third larger than they were before the 2008 financial crisis; you'll get the information you need to earn long-termprofits in this new environment.

GLOBAL MARKETS
Learn all there is to know about the nature, size, and role of diversification in today's global economy; Siegel extends his projections of the global economy until the end of this century.

MARKET VALUATION
Can stocks still provide 6 to 7 percent per year after inflation? This edition forecasts future stock returns and shows how to determine whether the market is overvalued or not.

Essential reading for every investor and advisor who wants to fully understand the forces that move today's markets, Stocks for the Long Run provides the most complete summary available of historical trends that will help you develop a sound and profitable long-term portfolio.

PRAISE FOR STOCKS FOR THE LONG RUN:

"Jeremy Siegel is one of the great ones." --JIM CRAMER, CNBC's Mad Money

"[Jeremy Siegel's] contributions to finance and investing are of such significance as to change the direction of the profession." --THE FINANCIAL ANALYST INSTITUTE

"A simply great book." --FORBES

"One of the top ten business books of the year." --BUSINESSWEEK

"Should command a central place on the desk of any 'amateur' investor or beginning professional." --BARRON'S

"Siegel's case for stocks is unbridled and compelling." --USA TODAY

"A clearly written, neatly organized, highly persuasive exposition that lifts the veil of mystery from investing." --JOHN C. BOGLE, founder and former Chairman, The Vanguard Group


]]> 448 Jeremy J. Siegel 0071800514 Viraj 5 finance-etc 4.34 1994 Stocks for the Long Run: The Definitive Guide to Financial Market Returns & Long-Term Investment Strategies
author: Jeremy J. Siegel
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average rating: 4.34
book published: 1994
rating: 5
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I read the 4th edition. This book has a lot of good graphs for folks getting into investing 101 and some for 201 level also (I consider myself at 201; so, I did not read the first few chapters word-to-word). The author makes a case for WisdomTree ETFs / funds. Unfortunately, the performance so far has not been worth the extra fees they charge. I however found a lot of good things out of this book.
]]> <![CDATA[The Next Millionaire Next Door: Enduring Strategies for Building Wealth]]> 40831515 wealth in American still abound. Government officials, journalists, and many American still tend to
confuse income with wealth. A new generation of household financial managers are hearing from so-called experts in personal financial management due to the proliferation of the cottage industry of financial blogs, podcasts, and the like. In many cases, these outlets are simply experiences shared without science, case studies without data based on broader populations. Therefore, the authors decided to take another look at millionaires in the United States to examine what changes could be seen 20 years after the original publication of The Millionaire Next Door. In this book the authors highlight how specific decisions, behaviors, and characteristics align with the discipline of wealth building, covering areas such as consumption, budgeting, careers, investing, and financial management in general. They include results from quantitative studies of wealth as well as case studies of individuals who have been successful in building wealth. They discuss general paths to building wealth on your own, focusing specifically on careers and lifestyles associated with each path, and what it takes to be successful in each.]]> 272 Thomas J. Stanley 1493035363 Viraj 5 finance-etc, self-help 3.57 2018 The Next Millionaire Next Door: Enduring Strategies for Building Wealth
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]]> Apples Never Fall 59808063
From Liane Moriarty, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers , comes Apples Never Fall , a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest.

The Delaney family love one another dearly � it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . .

If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?

This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.

The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?

The four Delaney children―Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke―were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon.

One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted.

Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure―but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.]]> 480 Liane Moriarty 1250220270 Viraj 0 to-read 3.71 2021 Apples Never Fall
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]]> <![CDATA[The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk]]> 33449 143 Al Ries 0887306667 Viraj 4 management
1: The Law of Leadership: It’s better to be first than it is to be better.
2: The law of category: If you can’t be first in a category, setup a new category you can be first in.
3: The law of the mind: It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the market place
4: The law of perception: Marketing is not a battle of products; it’s a battle of perceptions.
5: The law of focus: The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospect’s mind.
6: The Law of Exclusivity: Two companies cannot own the same word in the prospect’s mind.
7: The law of ladder: The strategy to use dependent on which rung you occupy on the ladder.
8: The Law of Duality: In the long run, every market becomes a two-horse race.
9: The Law of the opposite: If you’re shooting for second place, your strategy is determined by the leader.
10: The Law of Division: Over time, a category will divide and become two or more categories.
11: The Law of perspective: Marketing effects take place over an extended period of time.
12: The Law of Line Extension: There’s an irresistible pressure to extend the equity of the brand.
13: The Law of sacrifice: You have to give up something in order to get something.
14: The Law of Attributes: For every attribute, there is an opposite, effective attribute.
15: The Law of candor: When you admit a negative, the prospect will give you a positive.
16: The Law of singularity: In each situation, only one move will produce substantial results.
17: The Law of unpredictability: Unless you write your competitors� plans, you can’t predict the future.
18: The Law of success: Success often leads to arrogance, and arrogance to failure.
19: The Law of failure: Failure is to be expected and accepted.
20: The Law of hype: The situation is often the opposite of the way it appears in the press.
21: The Law of acceleration: Successful programs are not built on fads, they’re built on trends.
22: The Law of Resources: Without adequate funding an idea won’t get off the ground.
]]> 4.05 1993 The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing: Violate Them at Your Own Risk
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1: The Law of Leadership: It’s better to be first than it is to be better.
2: The law of category: If you can’t be first in a category, setup a new category you can be first in.
3: The law of the mind: It’s better to be first in the mind than to be first in the market place
4: The law of perception: Marketing is not a battle of products; it’s a battle of perceptions.
5: The law of focus: The most powerful concept in marketing is owning a word in the prospect’s mind.
6: The Law of Exclusivity: Two companies cannot own the same word in the prospect’s mind.
7: The law of ladder: The strategy to use dependent on which rung you occupy on the ladder.
8: The Law of Duality: In the long run, every market becomes a two-horse race.
9: The Law of the opposite: If you’re shooting for second place, your strategy is determined by the leader.
10: The Law of Division: Over time, a category will divide and become two or more categories.
11: The Law of perspective: Marketing effects take place over an extended period of time.
12: The Law of Line Extension: There’s an irresistible pressure to extend the equity of the brand.
13: The Law of sacrifice: You have to give up something in order to get something.
14: The Law of Attributes: For every attribute, there is an opposite, effective attribute.
15: The Law of candor: When you admit a negative, the prospect will give you a positive.
16: The Law of singularity: In each situation, only one move will produce substantial results.
17: The Law of unpredictability: Unless you write your competitors� plans, you can’t predict the future.
18: The Law of success: Success often leads to arrogance, and arrogance to failure.
19: The Law of failure: Failure is to be expected and accepted.
20: The Law of hype: The situation is often the opposite of the way it appears in the press.
21: The Law of acceleration: Successful programs are not built on fads, they’re built on trends.
22: The Law of Resources: Without adequate funding an idea won’t get off the ground.

]]> <![CDATA[Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High]]> 15014
When stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong, you have three choices: Avoid a crucial conversation and suffer the consequences; handle the conversation badly and suffer the consequences; or read Crucial Conversations and discover how to communicate best when it matters most. Crucial Conversations gives you the tools you need to step up to life's most difficult and important conversations, say what's on your mind, and achieve the positive resolutions you want. You'll learn how to:

Prepare for high-impact situations with a six-minute mastery technique
Make it safe to talk about almost anything
Be persuasive, not abrasive
Keep listening when others blow up or clam up
Turn crucial conversations into the action and results you want]]> 240 Kerry Patterson 0071401946 Viraj 0 currently-reading, self-help 4.04 2002 Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
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]]> <![CDATA[The 6 Phase Meditation Method: The Proven Technique to Supercharge Your Mind, Manifest Your Goals, and Make Magic in Minutes a Day]]> 60097403 The New York Times bestselling author of The Buddha and the Badass and The Code of the Extraordinary Mind hacks meditation with his signature hyper-efficient 6 Phase Meditation Program that anyone can make time for.

There are hundreds of types of meditation out there. But entrepreneur Vishen Lakhiani credits his success to a condensed, magic-making, joy-creating, productivity-inducing, goal-smashing mega meditation: The 6 Phase Meditation.

Simply put, Vishen hacked meditation. He pulled from thousands of years of psycho-spiritual wisdom, cherry-picked the best bits, translated it all into plain English, and put it into a logical, 15-minute practice that anyone can master. The 6 phases are centered on Connection, Gratitude, Forgiveness, Envisioning Your Future, Daily Intention, and Blessing, and only demand 15 minutes of your day. One of the side effects of this particular meditation is increased focus and reduced anxiety as you shift from overwhelm to overwellness--Vishen's word for an optimum level of balance in all aspects of your life.

No matter what you've got going on--an endless to-do list, screaming kids, financial burdens--it doesn't matter. You can thrive because you've trained for all of life's insanity on your meditation cushion.]]> 224 Vishen Lakhiani 0593234642 Viraj 3 health-related, self-help 4.10 The 6 Phase Meditation Method: The Proven Technique to Supercharge Your Mind, Manifest Your Goals, and Make Magic in Minutes a Day
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]]> <![CDATA[The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom]]> 61319762
Florida Book Awards Gold Medalist

New York Times bestselling author and master of nonfiction spy thrillers Larry Loftis writes the first major biography of Corrie ten Boom, a Dutch watchmaker who saved the lives of hundreds of Jews during WWII—at the cost of losing her family and being sent to a concentration camp, only to survive, forgive her captors, and live the rest of her life as a Christian missionary.

The Watchmaker’s Daughter is one of the greatest stories of World War II that readers haven’t the remarkable and inspiring life story of Corrie ten Boom—a groundbreaking, female Dutch watchmaker, whose family unselfishly transformed their house into a hiding place straight out of a spy novel to shelter Jews and refugees from the Nazis during Gestapo raids. Even though the Nazis knew what the ten Booms were up to, they were never able to find those sheltered within the house when they raided it.

Corrie stopped at nothing to face down the evils of her time and overcame unbelievable obstacles and odds. She persevered despite the loss of most of her family and relied on her faith to survive the horrors of a notorious concentration camp. But even more remarkable than her heroism and survival was Corrie’s attitude when she was released. Miraculously, she was able to eschew bitterness and embrace forgiveness as she ministered to people in need around the globe. Corrie’s ability to forgive is just one of the myriad lessons that her life story holds for readers today.

Reminiscent ofSchindler’s Listand featuring a journey of faith and forgiveness not unlikeUnbroken, The Watchmaker’s Daughter is destined to become a classic work of World War II nonfiction.]]> 384 Larry Loftis 0063234580 Viraj 3 biography, god-religion-etc 4.30 2023 The Watchmaker's Daughter: The True Story of World War II Heroine Corrie ten Boom
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rating: 3
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]]> <![CDATA[The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare]]> 60784573
In the summer of 1942, Stanley Lovell, a renowned industrial chemist, received a mysterious order to report to an unfamiliar building in Washington, D.C. When he arrived, he was led to a barren room where he waited to meet the man who had summoned him. After a disconcerting amount of time, William “Wild Bill� Donovan, the head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), walked in the door. “You know your Sherlock Holmes, of course,� Donovan said as an introduction. “Professor Moriarty is the man I want for my staff � I think you’re it.�

Following this life-changing encounter, Lovell became the head of a secret group of scientists who developed dirty tricks for the OSS, the precursor to the CIA. Their inventions included bat bombs, suicide pills, fighting knives, silent pistols, and camouflaged explosives. Moreover, they forged documents for undercover agents, plotted the assassination of foreign leaders, and performed truth drug experiments on unsuspecting subjects.

Based on extensive archival research and personal interviews, The Dirty Tricks Department tells the story of these scheming scientists, explores the moral dilemmas that they faced, and reveals their dark legacy of directly inspiring the most infamous program in CIA history: MKULTRA.]]> 352 John Lisle 1250280249 Viraj 3 other 3.86 2023 The Dirty Tricks Department: Stanley Lovell, the OSS, and the Masterminds of World War II Secret Warfare
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name: Viraj
average rating: 3.86
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rating: 3
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]]> The Psychology of Money 41881472 242 Morgan Housel 0857197681 Viraj 4 finance-etc, self-help 4.28 2020 The Psychology of Money
author: Morgan Housel
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2020
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[HOW DOCTORS DIE: It’s Not Like the Rest of Us, But It Should Be]]> 60771222 4 Ken Murray Viraj 0 to-read 4.70 2011 HOW DOCTORS DIE: It’s Not Like the Rest of Us, But It Should Be
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]]> <![CDATA[Summary of Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets by Milkyway Media]]> 42377273
Purchase this in-depth summary to learn more.]]> 25 Milkyway Media Viraj 0 to-read 5.00 Summary of Annie Duke’s Thinking in Bets by Milkyway Media
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]]> <![CDATA[The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution]]> 43889703 Gregory Zuckerman, the bestselling author of The Greatest Trade Ever and The Frackers, answers the question investors have been asking for decades: How did Jim Simons do it?

Shortlisted for the Financial Times/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award

Jim Simons is the greatest money maker in modern financial history. No other investor--Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, Ray Dalio, Steve Cohen, or George Soros--can touch his record. Since 1988, Renaissance's signature Medallion fund has generated average annual returns of 66 percent. The firm has earned profits of more than $100 billion; Simons is worth twenty-three billion dollars.

Drawing on unprecedented access to Simons and dozens of current and former employees, Zuckerman, a veteran Wall Street Journal investigative reporter, tells the gripping story of how a world-class mathematician and former code breaker mastered the market. Simons pioneered a data-driven, algorithmic approach that's sweeping the world.

As Renaissance became a market force, its executives began influencing the world beyond finance. Simons became a major figure in scientific research, education, and liberal politics. Senior executive Robert Mercer is more responsible than anyone else for the Trump presidency, placing Steve Bannon in the campaign and funding Trump's victorious 2016 effort. Mercer also impacted the campaign behind Brexit.

The Man Who Solved the Market is a portrait of a modern-day Midas who remade markets in his own image, but failed to anticipate how his success would impact his firm and his country. It's also a story of what Simons's revolution means for the rest of us.]]> 359 Gregory Zuckerman 0241309727 Viraj 4 biography, finance-etc 4.01 2019 The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
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]]> <![CDATA[Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better]]> 59807999
Thinking 101 draws on decades of research from other cognitive psychologists, as well as from Ahn's own teaching and groundbreaking studies. She presents it all in a compellingly readable style that uses fun examples from K-pop dancing, anecdotes from her own life, and illuminating stories from history and the headlines. As Thinking 101 shows, with better awareness of our biases, we can improve our lives and tackle real-world problems. It is, quite simply, required reading for everyone who wants to think—and live—better.]]> 288 Woo-Kyoung Ahn 1250805953 Viraj 4 health-related, self-help 3.82 Thinking 101: How to Reason Better to Live Better
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]]> <![CDATA[The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War]]> 56668328 An exploration of how technology and best intentions collide in the heat of war

ANew York Times Book Review Editors� Choice

In The Bomber Mafia, Malcolm Gladwell weaves together the stories of a Dutch genius and his homemade computer, a band of brothers in central Alabama, a British psychopath, and pyromaniacal chemists at Harvard to examine one of the greatest moral challenges in modern American history.

Most military thinkers in the years leading up to World War II saw the airplane as an afterthought. But a small band of idealistic strategists, the “Bomber Mafia,� asked: What if precision bombing could cripple the enemy and make war far less lethal?

In contrast, the bombing of Tokyo on the deadliest night of the war was the brainchild of General Curtis LeMay, whose brutal pragmatism and scorched-earth tactics in Japan cost thousands of civilian lives, but may have spared even more by averting a planned US invasion. In The Bomber Mafia, Gladwell asks, “Was it worth it?�

Things might have gone differently had LeMay’s predecessor, General Haywood Hansell, remained in charge. Hansell believed in precision bombing, but when he and Curtis LeMay squared off for a leadership handover in the jungles of Guam, LeMay emerged victorious, leading to the darkest night of World War II. The Bomber Mafia is a riveting tale of persistence, innovation, and the incalculable wages of war.]]> 256 Malcolm Gladwell 0316296619 Viraj 3 biography, novels 3.98 2021 The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War
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]]> When Breath Becomes Air 25899336
At the age of thirty-six, on the verge of completing a decade's worth of training as a neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. One day he was a doctor treating the dying, and the next he was a patient struggling to live. And just like that, the future he and his wife had imagined evaporated. When Breath Becomes Air chronicles Kalanithi's transformation from a naïve medical student "possessed," as he wrote, "by the question of what, given that all organisms die, makes a virtuous and meaningful life" into a neurosurgeon at Stanford working in the brain, the most critical place for human identity, and finally into a patient and new father confronting his own mortality.

What makes life worth living in the face of death? What do you do when the future, no longer a ladder toward your goals in life, flattens out into a perpetual present? What does it mean to have a child, to nurture a new life as another fades away? These are some of the questions Kalanithi wrestles with in this profoundly moving, exquisitely observed memoir.

Paul Kalanithi died in March 2015, while working on this book, yet his words live on as a guide and a gift to us all. "I began to realize that coming face to face with my own mortality, in a sense, had changed nothing and everything," he wrote. "Seven words from Samuel Beckett began to repeat in my head: 'I can't go on. I'll go on.'" When Breath Becomes Air is an unforgettable, life-affirming reflection on the challenge of facing death and on the relationship between doctor and patient, from a brilliant writer who became both.]]> 208 Paul Kalanithi 0812988418 Viraj 4 biography, health-related 4.41 2016 When Breath Becomes Air
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]]> The Common Good 37506435 From the best-selling author of Saving Capitalism and The Work of Nations, a passionate, clear-eyed manifesto on why we must restore the idea of the common good to the center of our economics and politics.

With the warmth and lucidity that have made him one of our most important public voices, Robert B. Reich makes the case for a generous, inclusive understanding of the American project, centering on the moral obligations of citizenship. Rooting his argument in everyday reality and common sense, Reich demonstrates the existence of a common good, and argues that it is this that defines a society or a nation. Societies and nations undergo virtuous cycles that reinforce and build the common good, as well as vicious cycles that undermine it. Over the course of the past five decades, Reich contends, America has been in a slowly accelerating vicious cycle--one that can and must be reversed. But first we need to weigh what really matters, and how we as a country should relate to honor, shame, patriotism, truth, and the meaning of leadership.

Powerful, urgent, and utterly vital, this is a heartfelt missive from one of our foremost political thinkers: a fundamental statement about the purpose of society and a cri de coeur to save America's soul.

]]> 208 Robert B. Reich 052552049X Viraj 4 other 4.05 2018 The Common Good
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average rating: 4.05
book published: 2018
rating: 4
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]]> <![CDATA[Common Sense: The Investor's Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth]]> 52972202
In Common Sense , the New York Times best-selling author Joel Greenblatt offers an investor’s perspective on building an economy that truly works for everyone. With dry wit and engaging storytelling, he makes a lively and provocative case for disruptive new approaches―some drawn from personal experience, some from the outside looking in. How can leading corporations immediately disrupt our education establishment while creating high-paying job opportunities for those currently left behind? If we want a living wage for everyone, how can we afford it while using an existing program to get it done now? If we subsidize banks, what simple changes can we make to the way we capitalize and regulate them to help grow the economy, increase access, and create more jobs (while keeping the risks and benefits where they belong)? Greenblatt also explains how dramatically increasing immigration would be like giving every American a giant bonus and the reason Australia might be the best place to learn about saving for retirement.

Not everyone will agree with what Greenblatt has to say―but all of us can benefit from the conversations he aims to start.]]> 144 Joel Greenblatt 0231198906 Viraj 4 finance-etc 3.58 Common Sense: The Investor's Guide to Equality, Opportunity, and Growth
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]]> 10% Happier 18505796
Eventually Harris stumbled upon an effective way to rein in that voice, something he always assumed to be either impossible or useless: meditation, a tool that research suggests can do everything from lower your blood pressure to essentially rewire your brain. "10% Happier" takes readers on a ride from the outer reaches of neuroscience to the inner sanctum of network news to the bizarre fringes of America's spiritual scene, and leaves them with a takeaway that could actually change their lives.]]> 256 Dan Harris 0062265423 Viraj 0 currently-reading, biography 3.87 2014 10% Happier
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]]> Becoming 38746485
In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private, telling her full story as she has lived it—in her own words and on her own terms. Warm, wise, and revelatory, Becoming is the deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations—and whose story inspires us to do the same.]]> 426 Michelle Obama 1524763136 Viraj 4 biography 4.42 2018 Becoming
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need]]> 52908942 Bill Gates shares what he's learned in more than a decade of studying climate change and investing in innovations to address the problems, and sets out a vision for how the world can build the tools it needs to get to zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Bill Gates explains why he cares so deeply about climate change and what makes him optimistic that the world can prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis. Gates says, "we can work on a local, national, and global level to build the technologies, businesses, and industries to avoid the worst impacts of climate change." His interest in climate change is a natural outgrowth of the efforts by his foundation to reduce poverty and disease. Climate change, according to Gates, will have the biggest impact on the people who have done the least to cause it. As a technologist, he has seen first-hand how innovation can change the world. By investing in research, inventing new technologies, and by deploying them quickly at large scale, Gates believes climate change can be addressed in meaningful ways. According to Gates, "to prevent the worst effects of climate change, we have to get to net-zero emissions of greenhouse gases. This problem is urgent, and the debate is complex, but I believe we can come together to invent new carbon-zero technologies, deploy the ones we have, and ultimately avoid a climate catastrophe."]]> 288 Bill Gates 0385546130 Viraj 5 science-etc 4.08 2021 How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need
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]]> The Diary of a Young Girl 48855
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying Holland, a thirteen-year-old Jewish girl and her family fled their home in Amsterdam and went into hiding. For the next two years, until their whereabouts were betrayed to the Gestapo, the Franks and another family lived cloistered in the “Secret Annexe� of an old office building. Cut off from the outside world, they faced hunger, boredom, the constant cruelties of living in confined quarters, and the ever-present threat of discovery and death. In her diary Anne Frank recorded vivid impressions of her experiences during this period. By turns thoughtful, moving, and surprisingly humorous, her account offers a fascinating commentary on human courage and frailty and a compelling self-portrait of a sensitive and spirited young woman whose promise was tragically cut short.
--back cover]]> 283 Anne Frank Viraj 4 biography 4.19 1947 The Diary of a Young Girl
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]]> <![CDATA[Retirement Planning Guidebook: Navigating the Important Decisions for Retirement Success (The Retirement Researcher Guide Series)]]> 58942873 476 Wade Pfau 1945640103 Viraj 0 to-read 4.33 Retirement Planning Guidebook: Navigating the Important Decisions for Retirement Success (The Retirement Researcher Guide Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings]]> 58728
Tales from the Secret Annex is acomplete collection of Anne Frank's lesser-knownwritings: short stories, fables, personal reminiscences,and an unfinished novel. Here, too, are portionsof the diary originally withheld from publicationby her father. By turns fantastical, rebellious,touching, funny, and heartbreaking, these writingsreveal the astonishing range of Anne Frank'swisdom and imagination--as well as her indomitable loveof life. Anne Frank'sTales from the Secret Annex is atestaments to this determined young woman's extraordinarygenius and to the persistent strength of thecreative spirit.


From the Paperback edition.]]> 189 Anne Frank 0553586386 Viraj 3 4.27 1960 Anne Frank's Tales from the Secret Annex: A Collection of Her Short Stories, Fables, and Lesser-Known Writings
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]]> <![CDATA[The Truths We Hold: An American Journey]]> 54326149 A New York Times bestseller

From Kamala Harris, one of America's most inspiring political leaders and Joe Biden's pick for his 2020 running mate, a book about the core truths that unite us, and the long struggle to discern what those truths are and how best to act upon them, in her own life and across the life of our country

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris's commitment to speaking truth is informed by her upbringing. The daughter of immigrants, she was raised in an Oakland, California community that cared deeply about social justice; her parents--an esteemed economist from Jamaica and an admired cancer researcher from India--met as activists in the civil rights movement when they were graduate students at Berkeley. Growing up, Harris herself never hid her passion for justice, and when she became a prosecutor out of law school, a deputy district attorney, she quickly established herself as one of the most innovative change agents in American law enforcement. She progressed rapidly to become the elected District Attorney for San Francisco, and then the chief law enforcement officer of the state of California as a whole. Known for bringing a voice to the voiceless, she took on the big banks during the foreclosure crisis, winning a historic settlement for California's working families. Her hallmarks were applying a holistic, data-driven approach to many of California's thorniest issues, always eschewing stale tough on crime rhetoric as presenting a series of false choices. Neither tough nor soft but smart on crime became her mantra. Being smart means learning the truths that can make us better as a community, and supporting those truths with all our might. That has been the pole star that guided Harris to a transformational career as the top law enforcement official in California, and it is guiding her now as a transformational United States Senator, grappling with an array of complex issues that affect her state, our country, and the world, from health care and the new economy to immigration, national security, the opioid crisis, and accelerating inequality.

By reckoning with the big challenges we face together, drawing on the hard-won wisdom and insight from her own career and the work of those who have most inspired her, Kamala Harris offers in THE TRUTHS WE HOLD a master class in problem solving, in crisis management, and leadership in challenging times. Through the arc of her own life, on into the great work of our day, she communicates a vision of shared struggle, shared purpose, and shared values. In a book rich in many home truths, not least is that a relatively small number of people work very hard to convince a great many of us that we have less in common than we actually do, but it falls to us to look past them and get on with the good work of living our common truth. When we do, our shared effort will continue to sustain us and this great nation, now and in the years to come.]]> 318 Kamala Harris 0525560734 Viraj 0 to-read 4.11 2019 The Truths We Hold: An American Journey
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]]> <![CDATA[Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life]]> 71730
In this internationally acclaimed text, Marshall Rosenberg offers insightful stories, anecdotes, practical exercises and role-plays that will dramatically change your approach to communication for the better. Discover how the language you use can strengthen your relationships, build trust, prevent conflicts and heal pain. Revolutionary, yet simple, Nonviolent Communication offers you the most effective tools to reduce violence and create peace in your life—one interaction at a time.]]> 220 Marshall B. Rosenberg 1892005034 Viraj 5 4.32 1999 Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life
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]]> <![CDATA[Power and Impact (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)]]> 46120870 144 Harvard Business Review 1633697940 Viraj 0 3.63 Power and Impact (HBR Emotional Intelligence Series)
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]]> <![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence and Personal Mastery: World-Renowned Entrepreneurs, Professors and Psychologists Share Their Thoughts on Emotional Intelligence]]> 29637568 Satheesh Gopalan 1469033534 Viraj 0 2.14 Emotional Intelligence and Personal Mastery: World-Renowned Entrepreneurs, Professors and Psychologists Share Their Thoughts on Emotional Intelligence
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]]> Apples Never Fall 56143578 #1 New York Times Bestseller
A Peacock Original TV Series–Streaming Soon

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Liane Moriarty comes a novel that looks at marriage, siblings, and how the people we love the most can hurt us the deepest

The Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . .

If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?

This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.

The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?

The four Delaney children—Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke—were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon.

One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted.

Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure—but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.]]> 467 Liane Moriarty 1250220254 Viraj 0 to-read 3.69 2021 Apples Never Fall
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]]> <![CDATA[No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention]]> 49099937 Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year

Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first time the unorthodox culture behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies

There has never before been a company like Netflix. It has led nothing short of a revolution in the entertainment industries, generating billions of dollars in annual revenue while capturing the imaginations of hundreds of millions of people in over 190 countries. But to reach these great heights, Netflix, which launched in 1998 as an online DVD rental service, has had to reinvent itself over and over again. This type of unprecedented flexibility would have been impossible without the counterintuitive and radical management principles that cofounder Reed Hastings established from the very beginning. Hastings rejected the conventional wisdom under which other companies operate and defied tradition to instead build a culture focused on freedom and responsibility, one that has allowed Netflix to adapt and innovate as the needs of its members and the world have simultaneously transformed.

Hastings set new standards, valuing people over process, emphasizing innovation over efficiency, and giving employees context, not controls. At Netflix, there are no vacation or expense policies. At Netflix, adequate performance gets a generous severance, and hard work is irrel-evant. At Netflix, you don't try to please your boss, you give candid feedback instead. At Netflix, employees don't need approval, and the company pays top of market. When Hastings and his team first devised these unorthodox principles, the implications were unknown and untested. But in just a short period, their methods led to unparalleled speed and boldness, as Netflix quickly became one of the most loved brands in the world.

Here for the first time, Hastings and Erin Meyer, bestselling author of The Culture Map and one of the world's most influential business thinkers, dive deep into the controversial ideologies at the heart of the Netflix psyche, which have generated results that are the envy of the business world. Drawing on hundreds of interviews with current and past Netflix employees from around the globe and never-before-told stories of trial and error from Hastings's own career, No Rules Rules is the fascinating and untold account of the philosophy behind one of the world's most innovative, imaginative, and successful companies.]]> 464 Reed Hastings 0593152387 Viraj 4 finance-etc, management Note to self:
Read the takeaways at the end of each chapter.]]> 4.25 2020 No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
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Great book. A lot to learn about giving feedback. Interesting appproach to hire the best and best the best. Chapter 4 is a recommended read for executives, hr, managers.
Note to self:
Read the takeaways at the end of each chapter.
]]> <![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence 2.0: A Guide Step by Step for Mastery Your Emotions and Boost Your EQ. Improve Your Social Skills, Improve Self-Confidence, Emotional Agility and Your NonVerbal Communications]]> 49171249 Emotional intelligence is one's ability to understand their own emotions, and also the feelings of the people that are around them. The emotionally intelligent person makes each day of their life a lesson in emotional intelligence, and it is their goal to increase their level of emotional intelligence each day as they communicate with other people around them and themselves.

In this important, must-have book, you will reveal how to develop the most important skill anyone can develop, discover how to use it in your business, social life and relationships, and start taking HUGE steps towards your goals!

Would you like to have the option to deal with your and other individuals' feelings all the more successfully?

Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (EQ) or Emotional remainder is unquestionably more significant than one's intelligence remainder or functional capacities with regards to deciding an individual's general accomplishment throughout everyday life. Emotional intelligence straightforwardly impacts how we detail personal choices, the way we manage conduct, and our capacity to move through social complexities.



The extraordinary thing is, emotional intelligence is something that everyone can create with time. This guide will give all of you the fundamental learning expected to improve your EQ.

Here are a few subjects that will be shrouded in this book recording:


Boost your EQ positive psychology, motivation, and self- Be a better friend by becoming in tune with their needs Be a better worker by intuiting what needs to be done Be a better lover by responding to your partner more in-depth What emotional intelligence is, and why rise your EQ is so important How emotional intelligence affects your relationships The importance of empathy How to manage and reduce your negative emotions And more�

If you follow this book to the letter, you will upgrade your business, your social life, and your relationships � GUARANTEED.

]]> 125 Jonathan Lee Viraj 0 2.67 Emotional Intelligence 2.0: A Guide Step by Step for Mastery Your Emotions and Boost Your EQ. Improve Your Social Skills, Improve Self-Confidence, Emotional Agility and Your NonVerbal Communications
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]]> <![CDATA[How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series)]]> 29430725
A must-have resource for anyone who lives or works with young kids, with an introduction by Adele Faber, coauthor of How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk , the international mega-bestseller The Boston Globe dubbed “The Parenting Bible.�

For over thirty-five years, parents have turned to How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk for its respectful and effective solutions to the unending challenges of raising children. Now, in response to growing demand, Adele’s daughter, Joanna Faber, along with Julie King, tailor How to Talk’s powerful communication skills to children ages two to seven.

Faber and King, each a parenting expert in her own right, share their wisdom accumulated over years of conducting How To Talk workshops with parents and a broad variety of professionals. With a lively combination of storytelling, cartoons, and fly-on-the-wall discussions from their workshops, they provide concrete tools and tips that will transform your relationship with the young kids in your life.

What do you do with a little kid who…won’t brush her teeth…screams in his car seat…pinches the baby...refuses to eat vegetables…throws books in the library...runs rampant in the supermarket? Organized according to common challenges and conflicts, this book is an essential emergency first-aid manual of communication strategies, including a chapter that addresses the special needs of children with sensory processing and autism spectrum disorders.

This user-friendly guide will empower parents and caregivers of young children to forge rewarding, joyful relationships with terrible two-year-olds, truculent three-year-olds, ferocious four-year-olds, foolhardy five-year-olds, self-centered six-year-olds, and the occasional semi-civilized seven-year-old. And, it will help little kids grow into self-reliant big kids who are cooperative and connected to their parents, teachers, siblings, and peers.]]> 385 Joanna Faber 1501131656 Viraj 5 4.38 2017 How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series)
author: Joanna Faber
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average rating: 4.38
book published: 2017
rating: 5
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]]> <![CDATA[The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make]]> 48836839 368 Ron Lieber 006286730X Viraj 0 4.10 2021 The Price You Pay for College: An Entirely New Road Map for the Biggest Financial Decision Your Family Will Ever Make
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]]> <![CDATA[Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything]]> 48711165 Find hope even in these dark times with this rediscovered masterpiece, a companion to his international bestseller Man's Search for Meaning.

Eleven months after he was liberated from the Nazi concentration camps, Viktor E. Frankl held a series of public lectures in Vienna. The psychiatrist, who would soon become world famous, explained his central thoughts on meaning, resilience, and the importance of embracing life even in the face of great adversity.

Published here for the very first time in English, Frankl's words resonate as strongly today--as the world faces a coronavirus pandemic, social isolation, and great economic uncertainty--as they did in 1946. He offers an insightful exploration of the maxim "Live as if you were living for the second time," and he unfolds his basic conviction that every crisis contains opportunity. Despite the unspeakable horrors of the camps, Frankl learned from the strength of his fellow inmates that it is always possible to "say yes to life"--a profound and timeless lesson for us all.]]> 136 Viktor E. Frankl 080700555X Viraj 4 god-religion-etc, self-help
Some Good quotes:

Life is not something but it is an opportunity to something.

Hopes deferred gets the heart sick.

Whoever has a why (purpose) can bear any how ( conditions).]]> 4.15 1946 Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything
author: Viktor E. Frankl
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.15
book published: 1946
rating: 4
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Read again when feeling down or very sick.

Some Good quotes:

Life is not something but it is an opportunity to something.

Hopes deferred gets the heart sick.

Whoever has a why (purpose) can bear any how ( conditions).
]]> <![CDATA[Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business]]> 13586929 A Wall Street Journal Bestseller

In this book, Whole Foods Market cofounder John Mackey and professor and Conscious Capitalism, Inc. cofounder Raj Sisodia argue for the inherent good of both business and capitalism. Featuring some of today’s best-known companies, they illustrate how these two forces can—and do—work most powerfully to create value for all stakeholders: including customers, employees, suppliers, investors, society, and the environment.

These "�Conscious Capitalism" companies include Whole Foods Market, Southwest Airlines, Costco, Google, Patagonia, The Container Store, UPS, and dozens of others. We know them; we buy their products or use their services. Now it’s time to better understand how these organizations use four specific tenets�higher purpose, stakeholder integration, conscious leadership, and conscious culture and management—to build strong businesses and help advance capitalism further toward realizing its highest potential.

As leaders of the Conscious Capitalism movement, Mackey and Sisodia argue that aspiring leaders and business builders need to continue on this path of transformation—for the good of both business and society as a whole.

At once a bold defense and reimagining of capitalism and a blueprint for a new system for doing business grounded in a more evolved ethical consciousness, this book provides a new lens for individuals and companies looking to build a more cooperative, humane, and positive future.

]]> 368 John Mackey 1422144208 Viraj 4 finance-etc, management 3.70 2012 Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
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]]> <![CDATA[47 Little Love Boosters: Amazingly Simple Little Things Successful Couples Do: Connect and Instantly Deepen Your Bond No Matter How Busy You Are]]> 25503597
>>> Why you need to read this book

Whether your relationship is a new romance, or one that has passed the test of time, there might be days when you wonder how to keep the fire burning.

As you read this book, you’ll discover amazingly simple little things successful couples do to show their love and connect with their loved one in just minutes a day, even if they’re busy parents with young kids!

We call them the “Little Love Boosters for a Happy Marriage� because they:

� require no cooperation from your spouse

� take very little of your time—sometimes only seconds!

� you can do them at home

� are free!

>>> Your secret to lasting love

You are here. It’s your time now, and you’re ready to take action.

When you download the book, you’ll get the complimentary, beautifully designed golden collection with 47 little love boosters and a FREE success checklist. You can save it to your phone or print it out and have a quick peep anytime and anywhere you want.

This will become your little secret to achieving a lasting love and a happy marriage even if you’re not an overly creative person or a hopeless romantic.

>>> No fancy jargon

You won’t be wasting your time sifting through useless jargon. Instead, you’ll find straight-to-the-point advice, proven by the author and his wife themselves.

>>> Bonus FREE Audio Book Included!

This book comes with a FREE bonus audio book. You can listen to it while driving the car, cleaning the house, working out, or going for a jog—when your mind is available. This way you don’t have to take any extra time out of your life to make the happy marriage you and your partner deserve.

>>> The results are magical. Download this book now to find out how you can achieve them too.]]> 40 Marko Petkovic Viraj 0 currently-reading 3.62 2015 47 Little Love Boosters: Amazingly Simple Little Things Successful Couples Do: Connect and Instantly Deepen Your Bond No Matter How Busy You Are
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name: Viraj
average rating: 3.62
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]]> Business adventures 4191136 This business classic written by longtime New Yorker contributor John Brooks is an insightful and engaging look into corporate and financial life in America.

What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety.

These notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened.

Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. John Brooks’s insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail that whether he is looking at the astounding market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well-known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history really does repeat itself.]]> 408 John Brooks 0575003499 Viraj 3 finance-etc 3.81 1969 Business adventures
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rating: 3
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Good info. But no specific take aways.
]]> <![CDATA[Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours]]> 13221308
The great news is that you can improve your PQ significantly in as little as 21 days. With higher PQ, teams and professionals ranging from leaders to salespeople perform 30 to 35 percent better on average. Importantly, they also report being far happier and less stressed. The breakthrough tools and techniques in this book have been refined over years of coaching hundreds of CEOs and their executive teams. Shirzad tells many of their remarkable stories, showing how you too can take concrete steps to unleash the vast, untapped powers of your mind.

Discover how to
•� Identify and conquer your top Saboteurs. Common Saboteurs include the Judge, Controller, Victim, Avoider, and Pleaser.
•� Measure the Positive Intelligence score (PQ) for yourself or your team—and see how close you come to the critical tipping point required for peak performance.
•� Increase PQ dramatically in as little as 21 days.
•� Develop new brain “muscles,� and access 5 untapped powers with energizing mental “power games.�
•� Apply PQ tools and techniques to increase both performance and fulfillment. Applications include team building, mastering workload, working with “difficult� people, improving work/life balance, reducing stress, and selling and persuading.


]]> 224 Shirzad Chamine 1608322785 Viraj 0 3.99 2012 Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve Yours
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]]> <![CDATA[Emotional Intelligence: Why it is Crucial for Success in Life and Business - 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your EQ, Make Friends with Your Emotions, and Improve Your Relationships]]> 44180131
Inside you'll

What emotional intelligence is and why it mattersHow to apply the EQ principles in your everyday lifeHow to listen to your emotions and reflect upon your responseHow to improve your people skillsThis book will become your essential guide to improving your professional and personal relationships. It will show you how to recognize and interpret the motives behind yours' and others' behavior. It will prepare you for the sophisticated and challenging workplace of the 21st century. The new type of leadership calls for new skills and from this book, you'll learn how emotionally intelligent people deal with change and how this affects their career prospects.

An introduction to the world of responsible behavior, successful teamwork and empathy Why it is Crucial for Success in Life and Business � 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your EQ, Make Friends With Your Emotions, and Improve Your Relationships explains how to draw on your EQ to set yourself up for success.

Click "Buy Now" and start rasing your EQ today!]]> 46 James W. Williams Viraj 0 currently-reading 3.70 Emotional Intelligence: Why it is Crucial for Success in Life and Business - 7 Simple Ways to Raise Your EQ, Make Friends with Your Emotions, and Improve Your Relationships
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]]> <![CDATA[Today I Am Mad (Self-Regulation Skills #1)]]> 44419252 Kidsfeelemotionsin big ways!Here’s a great story for helpingkidsmanage their feelings.
* Helpchildrenlearn to identify and regulate theiremotions
* Angeris anormal, healthy emotion.
* Behavingbadly doesn'tmake you bad
* Teachingyourkidstodeal with disappointment
* Learn to tame your temper
* Teaching kidsaboutempathy,kindness, and compassion.]]> 17 Michael Gordon Viraj 4 4.06 Today I Am Mad (Self-Regulation Skills #1)
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]]> <![CDATA[Boosting Your Emotional Intelligence]]> 39901994
Publisher's Summary

We have all had experiences with people that prove that those with the highest IQs are not always the most successful. What could these very smart people be missing? Chances are it's emotional intelligence (EQ) - the ability to perceive, understand, and manage emotions in ourselves and others.

Sounds very powerful, doesn't it? Could we really manage our own emotions, as opposed to having our emotions run the show? Could we really effect change in the emotions of our coworkers or family members? The answer to all these questions is a resounding "yes".

Whether or not you understand your emotions and their resultant behaviors, they leave their impacts like footprints - for better or worse - all over the situations and people with whom you interact throughout your life, as well as affecting your cognition, decision-making, and physical body. And while some aspects of your EQ are inherited, the vast majority of EQ skills can be acquired at any age. In Boosting Your Emotional Intelligence, Dr. Jason Satterfield shares how to identify and regulate your own emotions, how to manage emotions in others, a step-by-step process for building your own interactive Skills Tracker to improve your personal EQ, and where to find numerous resources to improve your EQ as an ongoing, unlimited learning experience.

With the tools and skills you gather from this exciting course, you will be able to improve your emotional intelligence now and throughout your life - using your emotions as you want, to help you reach your own personal goals

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2017 The Great Courses (P)2017 The Teaching Company, LLC]]> Jason M. Satterfield Viraj 4 3.89 2017 Boosting Your Emotional Intelligence
author: Jason M. Satterfield
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.89
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rating: 4
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got understandings & good stories. want specific dos & don't as takeaways for daily life at work. at home for kids and spouse communication Improvement...
]]> <![CDATA[My Financial Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Managing Your Money]]> 51479466 My Financial Toolbox goes into the nuts and bolts of managing your money. A long-time personal finance blogger Harry Sit gives a big show-and-tell of everything he uses to manage his finances. Using these tools allowed Harry and his wife to leave their full-time jobs in their 40’s. The “good enough� and “set and forget� principles guide you to 95% of the results with 5% of the effort.

This book covers everything from checking accounts to retirement accounts and insurance to wills and trust, software tools, and more. Whether you’re early in your career wanting to start on the right track or you’re close to retirement looking for a boost, My Financial Toolbox will give you a clear course of action.

This book will show you how a checking account that reimburses all ATM fees and pays all your bills automatically.Earn good rewards from credit cards on every purchase without worries about confusing categories.Refinance your mortgage to the lowest rate.Protect your family with the right types of life insurance, disability insurance, auto and homeowner’s insurance, and umbrella insurance.Choose the right health insurance and contribute to an HSA.Contribute the maximum to your retirement plans at work or when you’re self-employed, including a “mega backdoor Roth.”Contribute the maximum to your IRA, with a “backdoor Roth� even when your income is too high.Save and invest in the right 529 plan for your kids� college savings fund.Invest in the entire global market with one simple investment, super-low fees, and minimal maintenance.Handle RSUs and ESPP from your employer.Pass the money to your loved ones without delay or costly legal fees in case you die.Use software tools to estimate and maximize your Social Security benefits with the right claiming strategy.Work with the right type of financial advisor when you need advice.Take a look at the table of contents by clicking on the Look Inside feature!Buy the book and get started today!]]> 199 Harry Sit Viraj 5 finance-etc Great finance 101,201 book

I really liked the book. I advise 20+ people (for free) about personal finance for the last 10+ years. I found the author and I think alike (both being bogleheads) and additionally some good advice and perspectives some of which I marked for myself to implement. I am going to communicate with the author hopefully he will make some additions for the future editions. That being said I highly encourage you to purchase this book. This was my first kindle book purchase and it was absolutely worth it.
I typically make a book summary and add it in the review but for this book I won’t because of the overall nature of the content and that I want to take the author’s permission first and discuss his plan to expand for the next edition.
]]> 4.54 My Financial Toolbox: The Nuts and Bolts of Managing Your Money
author: Harry Sit
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.54
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rating: 5
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Great finance 101,201 book

I really liked the book. I advise 20+ people (for free) about personal finance for the last 10+ years. I found the author and I think alike (both being bogleheads) and additionally some good advice and perspectives some of which I marked for myself to implement. I am going to communicate with the author hopefully he will make some additions for the future editions. That being said I highly encourage you to purchase this book. This was my first kindle book purchase and it was absolutely worth it.
I typically make a book summary and add it in the review but for this book I won’t because of the overall nature of the content and that I want to take the author’s permission first and discuss his plan to expand for the next edition.

]]> <![CDATA[Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind]]> 23692271 512 Yuval Noah Harari Viraj 0 to-read 4.34 2011 Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
author: Yuval Noah Harari
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.34
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]]> <![CDATA[The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence]]> 22835445 240 Steve J. Martin 1782830758 Viraj 4 management, self-help ]]> 3.76 2014 The Small Big: Small Changes That Spark Big Influence
author: Steve J. Martin
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2014
rating: 4
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Lots of good ideas in the book based on human psychology studies. Certainly worth a re-read with a notebook next to the reader.

]]> <![CDATA[Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become]]> 15808839
Using research from her own lab, Fredrickson redefines love not as a stable behemoth, but as micro-moments of connection between people—even strangers. She demonstrates that our capacity for experiencing love can be measured and strengthened in ways that improve our health and longevity. Finally, she introduces us to informal and formal practices to unlock love in our lives, generate compassion, and even self-soothe.

Rare in its scope and ambitious in its message, Love 2.0 will reinvent how you look at and experience our most powerful emotion.]]> 256 Barbara L. Fredrickson 1594630992 Viraj 0 to-read 3.76 2013 Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become
author: Barbara L. Fredrickson
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.76
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]]> <![CDATA[Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries]]> 10822774 Based on deep and extensive research, including more than 200 interviews with leading innovators, Sims discovered that productive, creative thinkers and doers—from Ludwig van Beethoven to Thomas Edison and Amazon’s Jeff Bezos—practice a key set of simple but ingenious experimental methods—such as failing quickly to learn fast, tapping into the genius of play, and engaging in highly immersed observation—that free their minds, opening them up to making unexpected connections and perceiving invaluable insights. These methods also unshackle them from the constraints of overly analytical thinking and linear problem solving that our education places so much emphasis on, as well as from the fear of failure, all of which thwart so many of us in trying to be more innovative.
Reporting on a fascinating range of research, from the psychology of creative blocks to the influential Silicon Valley–based field of design thinking, Sims offers engaging and wonderfully illuminating accounts of breakthrough innovators at work, including how Hewlett-Packard stumbled onto the breakaway success of the first hand-held calculator; the remarkable storyboarding process at Pixar films that has been the key to their unbroken streak of box office successes; the playful discovery process by which Frank Gehry arrived at his critically acclaimed design for Disney Hall; the aha revelation that led Amazon to pursue its wildly successful affiliates program; and the U.S. Army’s ingenious approach to counterinsurgency operations that led to the dramatic turnaround in Iraq.
Fast paced and as entertaining as it is illuminating, Little Bets offers a whole new way of thinking about how to break away from the narrow strictures of the methods of analyzing and problem solving we were all taught in school and unleash our untapped creative powers.]]> 224 Peter Sims 1439170428 Viraj 3 management, self-help Make little bets first that are quick affordable. A number of examples are given. Groundbreaking things come out of continuous experimentations more often than works of geniuses. Advantages of little bets is if you were to fail, you fail early and quickly so you can find out the root causes fix them and improve before too much is spent on the project. Also people giving feedback are more open and share more. Chapter titles also are excellent at listing the main points made in the book. ]]> 3.76 2011 Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries
author: Peter Sims
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2011
rating: 3
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Basically the chapter 10 is the book summary. Main concepts are:
Make little bets first that are quick affordable. A number of examples are given. Groundbreaking things come out of continuous experimentations more often than works of geniuses. Advantages of little bets is if you were to fail, you fail early and quickly so you can find out the root causes fix them and improve before too much is spent on the project. Also people giving feedback are more open and share more. Chapter titles also are excellent at listing the main points made in the book.
]]> <![CDATA[Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration]]> 18077903 “What does it mean to manage well?�
From Ed Catmull, co-founder (with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter) of Pixar Animation Studios, comes an incisive book about creativity in business—sure to appeal to readers of Daniel Pink, Tom Peters, and Chip and Dan Heath. Creativity, Inc. is a book for managers who want to lead their employees to new heights, a manual for anyone who strives for originality, and the first-ever, all-access trip into the nerve center of Pixar Animation—into the meetings, postmortems, and “Braintrust� sessions where some of the most successful films in history are made. It is, at heart, a book about how to build a creative culture—but it is also, as Pixar co-founder and president Ed Catmull writes, “an expression of the ideas that I believe make the best in us possible.� For nearly twenty years, Pixar has dominated the world of animation, producing such beloved films as the Toy Story trilogy, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Up, and WALL-E, which have gone on to set box-office records and garner thirty Academy Awards. The joyousness of the storytelling, the inventive plots, the emotional authenticity: In some ways, Pixar movies are an object lesson in what creativity really is. Here, in this book, Catmull reveals the ideals and techniques that have made Pixar so widely admired—and so profitable.

As a young man, Ed Catmull had a dream: to make the first computer-animated movie. He nurtured that dream as a Ph.D. student at the University of Utah, where many computer science pioneers got their start, and then forged a partnership with George Lucas that led, indirectly, to his founding Pixar with Steve Jobs and John Lasseter in 1986. Nine years later, Toy Story was released, changing animation forever. The essential ingredient in that movie’s success—and in the thirteen movies that followed—was the unique environment that Catmull and his colleagues built at Pixar, based on philosophies that protect the creative process and defy convention, such as:

� Give a good idea to a mediocre team, and they will screw it up. But give a mediocre idea to a great team, and they will either fix it or come up with something better.
� If you don’t strive to uncover what is unseen and understand its nature, you will be ill prepared to lead.
� It’s not the manager’s job to prevent risks. It’s the manager’s job to make it safe for others to take them.
� The cost of preventing errors is often far greater than the cost of fixing them.
� A company’s communication structure should not mirror its organizational structure. Everybody should be able to talk to anybody.
� Do not assume that general agreement will lead to change—it takes substantial energy to move a group, even when all are on board.]]> 368 Ed Catmull 0812993012 Viraj 0 to-read 4.19 2014 Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
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]]> <![CDATA[Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die]]> 69242 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - The instant classic about why some ideas thrive, why others die, and how to improve your idea's chances--essential reading in the "fake news" era.

Mark Twain once observed, "A lie can get halfway around the world before the truth can even get its boots on." His observation rings true: Urban legends, conspiracy theories, and bogus news stories circulate effortlessly. Meanwhile, people with important ideas--entrepreneurs, teachers, politicians, and journalists--struggle to make them "stick."

In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath reveal the anatomy of ideas that stick and explain ways to make ideas stickier, such as applying the human scale principle, using the Velcro Theory of Memory, and creating curiosity gaps. Along the way, we discover that sticky messages of all kinds--from the infamous "kidney theft ring" hoax to a coach's lessons on sportsmanship to a vision for a new product at Sony--draw their power from the same six traits.

Made to Stick will transform the way you communicate. It's a fast-paced tour of success stories (and failures): the Nobel Prize-winning scientist who drank a glass of bacteria to prove a point about stomach ulcers; the charities who make use of the Mother Teresa Effect; the elementary-school teacher whose simulation actually prevented racial prejudice.

Provocative, eye-opening, and often surprisingly funny, Made to Stick shows us the vital principles of winning ideas--and tells us how we can apply these rules to making our own messages stick.]]> 291 Chip Heath 1400064287 Viraj 0 to-read 3.98 2006 Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
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]]> The Visual MBA 36527444 152 Jason Barron 0692902228 Viraj 4 management 3.75 2019 The Visual MBA
author: Jason Barron
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average rating: 3.75
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rating: 4
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good presentation of the gist of what the author learned in his mba. worth a repeat read as a review too...
]]> <![CDATA[Everything I learned at $200,000 MBA about Leadership: Hostage negotiators, cyanide in Tylenol pills, needle syringes in Pepsi soda can.]]> 51543630 161 Ritesh Chaube Viraj 0 to-read 3.80 Everything I learned at $200,000 MBA about Leadership: Hostage negotiators, cyanide in Tylenol pills, needle syringes in Pepsi soda can.
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]]> Adaptive Yoga 53236033
Adaptive Yoga takes these studies out of the research labs and onto the yoga mat to empower individuals with disabilities or chronic health conditions to create an effective and safe yoga practice. If you work with these special populations as a yoga teacher or rehabilitative therapist, you will find guidance and recommended poses for some of the most common conditions and disabilities, including Each pose is presented in detail so you fully understand how it helps the student improve functionality. The text instructs the reader on how to enter, hold, and exit the pose safely, as well as why the pose is beneficial for that condition. When appropriate, contraindications are presented so the yoga practice can be tailored to address any additional conditions or limitations. Challenge variations and restorative modifications for many poses make further individualization possible.

In Adaptive Yoga , authors Ingrid Yang, MD, and Kyle Fahey, DPT, have combined their extensive backgrounds in yoga, medicine, and physical therapy with their unique insights and passion for movement and rehabilitation to present an essential guide for helping those with chronic conditions experience the countless physical and mental benefits of yoga practice.]]> 360 Ingrid Yang 1492596647 Viraj 0 to-read 4.69 Adaptive Yoga
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]]> Everything Is F*cked 51826697 From the author of the international mega-bestseller The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck comes a counterintuitive guide to the problems of hope.

We live in an interesting time. Materially, everything is the best it’s ever been—we are freer, healthier and wealthier than any people in human history. Yet, somehow everything seems to be irreparably and horribly f*cked—the planet is warming, governments are failing, economies are collapsing, and everyone is perpetually offended on Twitter. At this moment in history, when we have access to technology, education and communication our ancestors couldn’t even dream of, so many of us come back to an overriding feeling of hopelessness.

What’s going on? If anyone can put a name to our current malaise and help fix it, it’s Mark Manson. In 2016, Manson published The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck, a book that brilliantly gave shape to the ever-present, low-level hum of anxiety that permeates modern living. He showed us that technology had made it too easy to care about the wrong things, that our culture had convinced us that the world owed us something when it didn’t—and worst of all, that our modern and maddening urge to always find happiness only served to make us unhappier. Instead, the “subtle art� of that title turned out to be a bold challenge: to choose your struggle; to narrow and focus and find the pain you want to sustain. The result was a book that became an international phenomenon, selling millions of copies worldwide while becoming the #1 bestseller in 13 different countries.

Now, in Everthing Is F*cked, Manson turns his gaze from the inevitable flaws within each individual self to the endless calamities taking place in the world around us. Drawing from the pool of psychological research on these topics, as well as the timeless wisdom of philosophers such as Plato, Nietzsche, and Tom Waits, he dissects religion and politics and the uncomfortable ways they have come to resemble one another. He looks at our relationships with money, entertainment and the internet, and how too much of a good thing can psychologically eat us alive. He openly defies our definitions of faith, happiness, freedom—and even of hope itself.

With his usual mix of erudition and where-the-f*ck-did-that-come-from humor, Manson takes us by the collar and challenges us to be more honest with ourselves and connected with the world in ways we probably haven’t considered before. It’s another counterintuitive romp through the pain in our hearts and the stress of our soul. One of the great modern writers has produced another book that will set the agenda for years to come.]]> 288 Mark Manson 0062956566 Viraj 0 to-read 3.60 2019 Everything Is F*cked
author: Mark Manson
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]]> <![CDATA[Big Picture MBA: What Every Business School Graduate Knows]]> 11527904
We begin with an overview of the MBA core curriculum then proceed systematically through each of the major courses taught at America’s top business schools—from accounting, finance, and marketing to economics, organizational behavior, and strategy.

The course concludes with two lectures that will help you select, apply to, and prepare for your business schools of choice. However, you don’t have to be a prospective student to benefit from this course. Any business executive wishing to further hone his or her management skills will find this course to be extremely valuable.

Course Syllabus

Lecture 1 An Overview of the MBA Curriculum: Looking at the Forest Before the Trees

Lecture 2 Statistics, Decision Analysis, and Modeling: How the Numbers Help Us Manage

Lecture 3 Strategic Marketing: Moving Your Products

Lecture 4 Operations and Supply Chain Management: Getting the Stuff Out the Door

Lecture 5 Financial Accounting: “Doing the Numbers� for Investors, Regulators, and Other External Users

Lecture 6 Managerial Accounting: “Doing the Numbers� for Internal Decision Making and Control

Lecture 7 Corporate Finance: The Ultimate Money Game

Lecture 8 Organizational Behavior: The Rodney Dangerfield of the B-School Curriculum

Lecture 9 Strategic Human Resource Management: The Awesome Power of People

Lecture 10 Management Strategy: Outfoxing Your Rivals

Lecture 11 Macroeconomics: Managing the Business Cycle for Competitive Advantage

Lecture 12 Managerial Economics: Microeconomics for Managers

Lecture 13 So You Want to Get an MBA?: Some Basics

Lecture 14 Applying—and Getting Into—Your Business School of Choice]]> Peter Navarro 1441673164 Viraj 4 management 3.27 2008 Big Picture MBA: What Every Business School Graduate Knows
author: Peter Navarro
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.27
book published: 2008
rating: 4
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]]> Head First PMP 6773234
More than just proof of passing a test, a PMP certification means that you have the knowledge to solve most common project problems. But studying for a difficult four-hour exam on project management isn't easy, even for experienced project managers. Drawing on the latest research in neurobiology, cognitive science, and learning theory, Head First PMP offers you a multi-sensory experience that helps the material stick, not a text-heavy approach that puts you to sleep.

This book will help you:



Head First PMP puts project management principles into context to help you understand, remember, and apply them -- not just on the exam, but also on the job.]]> 834 Jennifer Greene 0596801912 Viraj 0 management 4.11 2007 Head First PMP
author: Jennifer Greene
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2007
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science]]> 600791 222 Mani Bhaumik 0824522818 Viraj 4 Great explanation about physics.
Great connection to all aspects discussed.
Great writing style and examples.
Main take away message for me was to get into meditation.]]> 3.74 2005 Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a Man of Science
author: Mani Bhaumik
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 2017/02/22
date added: 2020/11/12
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Great background of the author.
Great explanation about physics.
Great connection to all aspects discussed.
Great writing style and examples.
Main take away message for me was to get into meditation.
]]> <![CDATA[Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games]]> 14487872 229 Lopez Lomong 1595555153 Viraj 4 biography 4.38 2012 Running for My Life: One Lost Boy's Journey from the Killing Fields of Sudan to the Olympic Games
author: Lopez Lomong
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2017/06/24
date added: 2020/11/12
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I listened to the audio book. It is quite unbelievable that a 6 year old boy that is abdicated by rebel soldiers or terrorists to make into a soldier successfully runs away from the camp runs for 3 nights barefoot lives in a refugee camp for 10 years, lands as a foster kid in syracuse ny then becomes olympian runner carrying a us flag. He also helps his brothers get to the usa and helps other south sudanese with a foundation and plans to use his degree to start a hotel. Well written great inspirational story.
]]> <![CDATA[EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence]]> 40196812
For example, in EQ Applied you'll examine one of the most famous business stories of all time--Steve Jobs's exit and return to Apple--from a completely different angle...and reveal a major lesson in the process.

Learn how to control your emotional reactions--and see how a modern day "miracle" brought this ability to life.

Discover how to break bad habits and escape "emotional hijacks."

See the power of emotional influence in action--illustrated through powerful stories from the FBI's former lead kidnap investigator, a famous singer, and many more.

See also how emotional intelligence can be used for evil--and learn how to protect yourself.

Making emotions work for you, instead of against you. That's EQ Applied.]]> 210 Justin Bariso 3981984102 Viraj 4 3.83 2018 EQ Applied: The Real-World Guide to Emotional Intelligence
author: Justin Bariso
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.83
book published: 2018
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/11
date added: 2020/11/12
shelves: health-related, management, self-help
review:
Has some examples of applications but the title is not fully justified in the content. Read todo notes i took. Appendix has good Ten Commandments as takeaways
]]> <![CDATA[Understanding Arbitrage: An Intuitive Approach to Financial Analysis]]> 21135466 221 Randall S. Billingsley Viraj 0 to-read, finance-etc 0.0 2005 Understanding Arbitrage: An Intuitive Approach to Financial Analysis
author: Randall S. Billingsley
name: Viraj
average rating: 0.0
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]]> <![CDATA[HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review (with bonus article "How CEOs Manage Time" by Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria)]]> 44793413 224 Harvard Business Review 1633698122 Viraj 4 management Review of the survey data of what the ceos speed their time on
Followed by
Operational transparency and older populations dominance in the coming decades
Followed by how men & women are more similar than different and how dual purpose companies succeed better than singular profit purpose companies
Other topics are pretty good as well ]]> 3.86 2019 HBR's 10 Must Reads 2020: The Definitive Management Ideas of the Year from Harvard Business Review (with bonus article "How CEOs Manage Time" by Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria)
author: Harvard Business Review
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2019
rating: 4
read at: 2020/11/05
date added: 2020/11/05
shelves: management
review:
Most interesting topics are
Review of the survey data of what the ceos speed their time on
Followed by
Operational transparency and older populations dominance in the coming decades
Followed by how men & women are more similar than different and how dual purpose companies succeed better than singular profit purpose companies
Other topics are pretty good as well
]]> <![CDATA[Mindfulness: The Most Effective Techniques: Connect With Your Inner Self To Reach Your Goals Easily and Peacefully]]> 34970534 Mindfulness is not about complicated and otherworldly woo-woo spiritual practices. It doesn't require you to be a part of any religion or a movement.
What mindfulness is about is living a good life (that's quite practical, right?), and this book is all about deepening your awareness, getting to know yourself, and developing attitudes and mental habits that will make you not only a successful and effective person in life, but a happy and wise one as well.

If you have ever wondered what the mysterious words "mindfulness" means and why would anyone bother, you have just found your (detailed) answer!

This book will provide you with actionable steps and valuable information, all in plain English, so all of your doubts will be soon gone.

In my experience, nothing has proven as simple and yet effective and powerful as the daily practice of mindfulness.

It has helped me become more decisive, disciplined, focused, calm, and just a happier person.

I can come as far as to say that mindfulness has transformed me into a success.

Now, it's your turn.
There's nothing to lose, and so much to win!

The payoff is nothing less than transforming your life into its true potential.

What you will learn from this book:

-What exactly does the word "mindfulness" mean, and why should it become an important word in your dictionary?

-How taking as little as five minutes a day to clear your mind might result in steering your life towards great success and becoming a much more fulfilled person? ...and how the heck can you "clear your mind" exactly?

-What are the most interesting, effective, and not well-known mindfulness techniques for successthat I personally use to stay on the track and achieve my goals daily while feeling calm and relaxed?

-Where to start and how to slowly get into mindfulness to avoid unnecessary confusion?

-What are the scientifically proven profits of a daily mindfulness practice?

-How to develop the so-called "Nonjudgmental Awareness" to win with discouragement and negative thoughts, stick to the practice and keep becoming a more focused, calm, disciplined, and peaceful person on a daily basis?

-What are the most common problems experienced by practitioners of mindfulness and meditation, and how to overcome them?

-How to meditate and just how easy can it be?

-What are the most common mistakes people keep doing when trying to get into meditation and mindfulness? How to avoid them?

-Real life tested steps to apply mindfulness to everyday life to become happier and much more successful person?

-What is the relation between mindfulness and life success? How to use mindfulness to become much more effective in your life and achieve your goals much easier?

-What to do in life when just about everything seems to go wrong?

-How to become a more patient and disciplined person?

Stop existing and start living.
Start changing your life for the better today.]]> 82 Ian Tuhovsky Viraj 0 currently-reading 4.01 2017 Mindfulness: The Most Effective Techniques: Connect With Your Inner Self To Reach Your Goals Easily and Peacefully
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]]> <![CDATA[Retirement Plan Owner's Guide to Beating the New Death Tax]]> 51106832 On May 23, 2019 the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the SECURE Act (Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement) which would give the IRS carte blanche to confiscate up to one third of your IRA and retirement plans at your death. A more appropriate name for the bill would be the Extreme Death-Tax for IRA and Retirement Plan Owners Act. As we go to press, the SECURE Act is not the law of the land but, based on all the information we have, it or a law that closely resembles the SECURE Act will likely become law effective January 1, 2020.

I ran the numbers, given certain assumptions, for a million-dollar traditional IRA left to a 45 year old child under the existing law and under the proposed SECURE Act. With the existing law in place, at age 86, that beneficiary still has $2,236,583. By contrast, under the SECURE Act the beneficiary has $0. (You can find the graph charting this comparison and the accompanying assumptions in the book.) The only difference between these two scenarios is when the beneficiary pays taxes. This is the difference between your child being financially secure versus being broke. Congress is trying to gloss over this point. “Secure?� I don’t think so.

We are distributing this book NOW so you can quickly take the appropriate actions and make appropriate plans to protect your family. Reading this book and taking the right steps can mean the difference between your family being broke and being financially secure.

The SECURE Act is wrapped with goodies that are of limited benefit to most established IRA and retirement plan owners. Unfortunately, it has a provision that could cost many of the families of IRA and retirement plan owners a million dollars or more.

The provision seriously modifies the required minimum distribution (RMD) rules for Inherited IRAs and retirement accounts in a way that would, subject to exceptions, cement “the death of the stretch IRA.� Under current law, a non-spouse beneficiary of an Inherited IRA can “stretch� distributions from the account over the course of his or her lifetime by limiting distributions to the required minimums. Using the “stretch� means the beneficiary can keep the bulk of the assets in the tax-deferred environment (for traditional IRAs) or tax-free environment (for Roth IRAs).

The SECURE Act’s proposed revisions represent a huge and fundamentally negative change to Inherited IRA owners because eliminating the rules that allow them to stretch distributions over their lifetimes robs them of decades upon decades of tax-deferred or tax-free growth. And, it subjects the beneficiaries of traditional (tax-deferred) retirement plans to massive income-tax acceleration. Additionally, for both traditional and Roth Inherited IRAs, once the distributions are made to the beneficiary within 10 years of your death, the accounts will lose the income tax protection that they currently enjoy. Ten years after your death, your beneficiary will have to start paying income taxes on the dividends, interest and realized capital gains.

Action Points You Should Consider Now

So what can retirement plan owners do to respond to these impending changes? How can they protect the financial legacy they hope to leave for their children and grandchildren?

In this book you’ll discover solutions including:

� Roth IRA conversions,

� Social Security Planning,

� Reviewing and revising your Estate Plan including the Beneficiary]]> 98 James Lange Viraj 0 to-read 4.50 Retirement Plan Owner's Guide to Beating the New Death Tax
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]]> Steve Jobs 11084145 630 Walter Isaacson 1451648537 Viraj 0 to-read 4.15 2011 Steve Jobs
author: Walter Isaacson
name: Viraj
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]]> <![CDATA[Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity]]> 1633
* Apply the "do it, delegate it, defer it, drop it" rule to get your in-box to empty
* Reassess goals and stay focused in changing situations
* Plan projects as well as get them unstuck
* Overcome feelings of confusion, anxiety, and being overwhelmed
* Feel fine about what you're not doing

From core principles to proven tricks, Getting Things Done can transform the way you work, showing you how to pick up the pace without wearing yourself down.]]> 267 David Allen 0142000280 Viraj 0 to-read 4.00 2001 Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
author: David Allen
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2001
rating: 0
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]]> <![CDATA[The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business]]> 12609433
Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. They are desperately trying to figure out how to sell a new product called Febreze, on track to be one of the biggest flops in company history. Suddenly, one of them detects a nearly imperceptible pattern—and with a slight shift in advertising, Febreze goes on to earn a billion dollars a year.

An untested CEO takes over one of the largest companies in America. His first order of business is attacking a single pattern among his employees—how they approach worker safety—and soon the firm, Alcoa, becomes the top performer in the Dow Jones.

What do all these people have in common? They achieved success by focusing on the patterns that shape every aspect of our lives.

They succeeded by transforming habits.

In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. With penetrating intelligence and an ability to distill vast amounts of information into engrossing narratives, Duhigg brings to life a whole new understanding of human nature and its potential for transformation.

Along the way we learn why some people and companies struggle to change, despite years of trying, while others seem to remake themselves overnight. We visit laboratories where neuroscientists explore how habits work and where, exactly, they reside in our brains. We discover how the right habits were crucial to the success of Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, and civil-rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. We go inside Procter & Gamble, Target superstores, Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, NFL locker rooms, and the nation’s largest hospitals and see how implementing so-called keystone habits can earn billions and mean the difference between failure and success, life and death.

At its core, The Power of Habit contains an exhilarating argument: The key to exercising regularly, losing weight, raising exceptional children, becoming more productive, building revolutionary companies and social movements, and achieving success is understanding how habits work.

Habits aren’t destiny. As Charles Duhigg shows, by harnessing this new science, we can transform our businesses, our communities, and our lives.]]> 375 Charles Duhigg 1400069289 Viraj 0 to-read 4.13 2012 The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
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]]> <![CDATA[The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business]]> 2615
Focusing on "disruptive technology" -- the Honda Super Cub, Intel's 8088 processor, or the hydraulic excavator, for example -- Christensen shows why most companies miss "the next great wave." Whether in electronics or retailing, a successful company with established products will get pushed aside unless managers know when to abandon traditional business practices. Using the lessons of successes and failures from leading companies, "The Innovator's Dilemma" presents a set of rules for capitalizing on the phenomenon of disruptive innovation.]]> 320 Clayton M. Christensen 0060521996 Viraj 0 to-read 4.03 1997 The Innovator's Dilemma: The Revolutionary Book that Will Change the Way You Do Business
author: Clayton M. Christensen
name: Viraj
average rating: 4.03
book published: 1997
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]]> <![CDATA[Outliers: The Story of Success]]> 3228917 Learn what sets high achievers apart � from Bill Gates to the Beatles � in this #1 bestseller from "a singular talent" (New York Times Book Review).

In this stunning book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"—the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different?

His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.

Brilliant and entertaining, Outliers is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.]]> 309 Malcolm Gladwell 0316017922 Viraj 0 to-read 4.19 2008 Outliers: The Story of Success
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name: Viraj
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2008
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]]> The 4-Hour Workweek 368593
Join Tim Ferriss as he teaches you:
- How to outsource your life to overseas virtual assistants for $5 per hour and do whatever you want?
- How blue-chip escape artists travel the world without quitting their jobs?
- How to eliminate 50% of your work in 48 hours using the principles of a forgotten Italian economist?
- How to trade a long-haul career for short work bursts and freuent "mini-retirements"?
- What the crucial difference is between absolute and relative income?
- How to train your boss to value performance over presence, or kill your job (or company) if it's beyond repair?
- What automated cash-flow "muses" are and how to create one in 2 to 4 weeks?
- How to cultivate selective ignorance-and create time-with a low-information diet?
- What the management secrets of Remote Control CEOs are?
- How to get free housing worldwide and airfare at 50-80% off?
- How to fill the void and create a meaningful life after removing work and the office]]> 308 Timothy Ferriss 0307353133 Viraj 0 to-read 3.93 2007 The 4-Hour Workweek
author: Timothy Ferriss
name: Viraj
average rating: 3.93
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]]> <![CDATA[Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future]]> 18050143
The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular ways to create those new things.

Thiel begins with the contrarian premise that we live in an age of technological stagnation, even if we’re too distracted by shiny mobile devices to notice. Information technology has improved rapidly, but there is no reason why progress should be limited to computers or Silicon Valley. Progress can be achieved in any industry or area of business. It comes from the most important skill that every leader must master: learning to think for yourself.

Doing what someone else already knows how to do takes the world from 1 to n, adding more of something familiar. But when you do something new, you go from 0 to 1. The next Bill Gates will not build an operating system. The next Larry Page or Sergey Brin won’t make a search engine. Tomorrow’s champions will not win by competing ruthlessly in today’s marketplace. They will escape competition altogether, because their businesses will be unique.

Zero to One presents at once an optimistic view of the future of progress in America and a new way of thinking about innovation: it starts by learning to ask the questions that lead you to find value in unexpected places.]]> 195 Peter Thiel 0804139296 Viraj 0 to-read 4.15 2014 Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future
author: Peter Thiel
name: Viraj
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]]> The Lean Startup 10127019 Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way companies are built and new products are launched.

Eric Ries defines a startup as an organization dedicated to creating something new under conditions of extreme uncertainty. This is just as true for one person in a garage or a group of seasoned professionals in a Fortune 500 boardroom. What they have in common is a mission to penetrate that fog of uncertainty to discover a successful path to a sustainable business.



The Lean Startup approach fosters companies that are both more capital efficient and that leverage human creativity more effectively. Inspired by lessons from lean manufacturing, it relies on "validated learning," rapid scientific experimentation, as well as a number of counter-intuitive practices that shorten product development cycles, measure actual progress without resorting to vanity metrics, and learn what customers really want. It enables a company to shift directions with agility, altering plans inch by inch, minute by minute.

Rather than wasting time creating elaborate business plans, The Lean Startup offers entrepreneurs - in companies of all sizes - a way to test their vision continuously, to adapt and adjust before it's too late. Ries provides a scientific approach to creating and managing successful startups in a age when companies need to innovate more than ever.]]> 299 Eric Ries 0307887898 Viraj 0 to-read 4.11 2011 The Lean Startup
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]]> <![CDATA[The White Coat Investor: A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing (The White Coat Investor Series)]]> 20799512 Written by a practicing emergency physician, The White Coat Investor is a high-yield manual that specifically deals with the financial issues facing medical students, residents, physicians, dentists, and similar high-income professionals. Doctors are highly-educated and extensively trained at making difficult diagnoses and performing life saving procedures. However, they receive little to no training in business, personal finance, investing, insurance, taxes, estate planning, and asset protection.


This book fills in the gaps and will teach you to use your high income to escape from your student loans, provide for your family, build wealth, and stop getting ripped off by unscrupulous financial professionals. Straight talk and clear explanations allow the book to be easily digested by a novice to the subject matter yet the book also contains advanced concepts specific to physicians you won’t find in other financial books.


This book will teach you how to:



Graduate from medical school with as little debt as possible
Escape from student loans within two to five years of residency graduation
Purchase the right types and amounts of insurance
Decide when to buy a house and how much to spend on it
Learn to invest in a sensible, low-cost and effective manner with or without the assistance of an advisor
Avoid investments which are designed to be sold, not bought
Select advisors who give great service and advice at a fair price
Become a millionaire within five to ten years of residency graduation
Use a “Backdoor Roth IRA� and “Stealth IRA� to boost your retirement funds and decrease your taxes
Protect your hard-won assets from professional and personal lawsuits
Avoid estate taxes, avoid probate, and ensure your children and your money go where you want when you die
Minimize your tax burden, keeping more of your hard-earned money
Decide between an employee job and an independent contractor job
Choose between sole proprietorship, Limited Liability Company, S Corporation, and C Corporation

Take a look at the first pages of the book by clicking on the Look Inside feature


Praise For The White Coat Investor


“Much of my financial planning practice is helping doctors to correct mistakes that reading this book would have avoided in the first place.� � Allan S. Roth, MBA, CPA, CFP®, Author of How a Second Grader Beats Wall Street



“Jim Dahle has done a lot of thinking about the peculiar financial problems facing physicians, and you, lucky reader, are about to reap the bounty of both his experience and his research.� � William J. Bernstein, MD, Author of The Investor’s Manifesto and seven other investing books



“This book should be in every career counselor’s office and delivered with every medical degree.

]]> 225 James M. Dahle Viraj 0 to-read 4.40 2014 The White Coat Investor: A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing (The White Coat Investor Series)
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]]> Rework 6732019
Rework shows you a better, faster, easier way to succeed in business. Read it and you'll know why plans are actually harmful, why you don't need outside investors, and why you're better off ignoring the competition.The truth is, you need less than you think. You don't need to be a workaholic. You don't need to staff up. You don't need to waste time on paperwork or meetings. You don't even need an office. Those are all just excuses.

What you really need to do is stop talking and start working. This book shows you the way. You'll learn how to be more productive, how to get exposure without breaking the bank, and tons more counterintuitive ideas that will inspire and provoke you.

With its straightforward language and easy-is-better approach, Rework is the perfect playbook for anyone who’s ever dreamed of doing it on their own. Hardcore entrepreneurs, small-business owners, people stuck in day jobs they hate, victims of "downsizing," and artists who don’t want to starve anymore will all find valuable guidance in these pages.]]> 279 Jason Fried 0307463745 Viraj 0 to-read 3.97 2010 Rework
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]]> <![CDATA[Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage: Proven Strategies for Arbitrage and Other Special Investment Situations]]> 8110818
Investors around the world recently learned that from 1980 through 2003 Warren Buffett’s arbitrage operations produced an astronomical average annualized rate of return of 81.28%. Even more amazing, this incredible rate of return was produced with very low rates of risk.

Long considered one of the most powerful and profitable of Buffett’s investment operations, but the least understood, these special types of investments have been the edge that made Warren Buffett so phenomenally successful. Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage is the first book to examine Buffett’s special brand of arbitrage investing.

Buffettologists Mary Buffett and David Clark explore the previously secret domain of Warren Buffett’s stock arbitrage investments. They explain how Buffett finds deals, evaluates them, picks the winners from the losers, and when he is willing to use leverage to help boost his performance in these investments to make amazing profits. Basic mathematical equations are included to help readers determine the projected rate of return, evaluate risk, and determine the probability of the deal being a success.

Buffett and Clark provide detailed explanations and examples of Warren Buffett’s methods for arbitrage, and for investing in tender offers, liquidations, spin-offs, and reorganizations. They take readers step by step from the initial public announcement to tendering shares, explaining how Buffett evaluates risk and maximizes his profit at every step.

Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage is a valuable companion to the other books in Buffett and Clark’s successful series� Buffettology, The Buffettology Workbook, The New Buffettology, The Tao of Warren Buffett, Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements, and Warren Buffett’s Management Secrets.]]> 176 Mary Buffett 1439198829 Viraj 4 finance-etc 3.73 2010 Warren Buffett and the Art of Stock Arbitrage: Proven Strategies for Arbitrage and Other Special Investment Situations
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]]> <![CDATA[Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements: The Search for the Company with a Durable Competitive Advantage]]> 4427672
Buffett and Clark clearly outline Warren Buffett's strategies in a way that will appeal to newcomers and seasoned Buffettologists alike. Inspired by the seminal work of Buffett's mentor, Benjamin Graham ( The Interpretation of Financial Statements , 1937), this book presents Buffett's interpretation of financial statements with anecdotes and quotes from the master investor himself.

Potential investors will

-Buffett's time-tested dos and don'ts for interpreting an income statement and balance sheet

-Why high research and development costs can kill a great business

-How much debt Buffett thinks a company can carry before it becomes too dangerous to touch

-The financial ratios and calculations that Buffett uses to identify the company with a durable competitive advantage—which he believes makes for the winning long-term investment

-How Buffett uses financial statements to value a company

-What kinds of companies Warren stays away from no matter how cheap their selling price

Once readers complete and master Buffett's simple financial calculations and methods for interpreting a company's financial statement, they'll be well on their way to identifying which companies are going to be tomorrow's winners—and which will be the losers they should avoid at all costs.

Destined to become a classic in the world of investment books, Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements is the perfect companion volume to The New Buffettology and The Tao of Warren Buffett .]]> 180 Mary Buffett 1416573186 Viraj 0 finance-etc 3.95 2008 Warren Buffett and the Interpretation of Financial Statements: The Search for the Company with a Durable Competitive Advantage
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