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Absolutely lovely book. Incredible travelogue of the author on the path taken by Guru Nanak. Switches effectively between reality and the past, with gripping narration of events across hundreds of years. A must read if you want to learn about the Sikh religion and the form it has taken today. Features beautiful quotes from the Guru Granth Sahib based on the context.
Super short book that takes a spiritual and simple approach to trading. Asks you to learnt to focus and detach at proper times, and not get blinded by the noise around. Having a healthy life outside of trading. Forgiving yourself for losses that arise from the events not in your control. Common sense advice which helps you get back to the basics. Ideal book for beginner traders. To be read before you read actual technical books on trading. Gives the mantra of more discipline and less anger while trading.
A remarkable book, worth revisiting throughout your life for a quick reminder of the basics of financial planning. The things that cannot be neglected. Entertaining and informative at the same time. Teaches you to change your perspective towards money.
A thick volume of knowledge on death from a credible source. Too many things to describe, but a book that everyone must read once in their lifetime.
A fantastic book. Must read for all students, aspiring young cricketers as well as leaders. Detailed coverage and narration of important moments in India's cricket industry, and what when on behind the scenes. The challenges, the heartbreaks, the loneliness, and yet, the dizzying successes, admiration and lucrative endorsement deals. All that and more, in a extremely candid and honest book from VVS Laxman. This book is in fact my introduction to many facets of cricket, which I was not familiar with, since I am not a die-hard cricket fan per se.
Note: This book was read as part of exploring non-financial and unconventional autobiographies, to acquire knowledge of fields other than existing specialty, to learn and apply lessons from cricket, a world so similar to business.
An excellent book on the life of Shivaji Raja. Brilliant writing and description of the diplomacy and military incidents in the life of the great Maratha King.
An excellent scholarly treatise on the life on Swami Vivekananda. Lovely quotes from his work and a smooth guiding of the reading throughout the events of the Swami's life. Worth reading more than once.
Slightly slower pace than the previous book. Continues in the same vein, some more good book recommendations.
Absolutely hilarious book. Ridiculously funny in the first half, with the tales of school and college. Tapers off into a more serious mode in the second half, where the laughs were more of a chuckle on the satire, compared to the LOL laughs before. Superb story.
Absolutely incredible book. Written like a research paper, and quotes from innumerable sources. Highly practical advice on daily routines and practices. Makes a lot of sense. The Content + Q&A format is effective. The author is highly authoritative throughout the book, which is essential since there is information overload in the normal world.
Recommended reading for an exploration into the religions of the world, and going deep into Sanatana Dharma.
Contrary to popular opinion, this book makes a case for equality and merit, rather than complacency on the part of any person.
Many complex Sanskrit terms are demystified in simple paragraphs.
Interestingly, the author recommends this particular order of reading the Scriptures: Shastras, Upanishads, Vedas, and then Brahmanas.
On the other hand, the author recommends avoiding reading some famous texts: all Smritis except the Manu Smiriti, all Tantras, Puranaas, Upapuraanaas, Ramaayaana by Tulsi Das. The reasoning is that they are dependant on the Vedas (supreme authority), and hence it is rather to go straight to the source rather than the subsidiary.
Very interesting book on the Himalayan journey. Great primer and lots of book recommendations.
Engaging stories which are known to all Indian children, reimagined with a self help twist. Some good insights on managing your personal energy.
Good read for the little chunks of time you have during commuting. The book seems a bit padded with the examination of old systems rather than just getting to the point. Provides sensible advice on a good to-do system.
Fairly quick introduction to Dan Pena and his brand. Motivates you to choose more carefully in the personal development content that you consume and implement.
Fantastic little book. Very useful prompts and tips for self awareness. Worth reading and implementing. Shows the importance of journaling and spending time with yourself.
A surprisingly good book at just 50 pages in length. Peppered with juicy tidbits from the authors life. Superb value for each page read.
Useful method of financial planning 20 years into the future. Quality of writing is slightly less, possibly due to publishing errors. Some important topics are not explained enough, or assume knowledge of finance. Only recommended for a quick revision of financial planning.
This book is beyond any book I've read so far. It's to be read multiple times, and just like the Arthashastra, to be revisited at times of confusion in life. Although a fiction, this book has innumerable lessons on aspects of career, passion, business, marriage, children, writing, and spirituality.
Must read for all students, as most of Dr. Kalam's books are. Gives you a vision and purpose to work towards, in this world where parents and society have a very short term outlook. Good insights for leaders as well.
Excellent quotes on success in career, focused on sales. A real classic in the self help field. Teaches a practice of constant improvement.
Extremely long treatise with some notable insights on health. Although most items mentioned in the book are not easily obtainable today, some good tips on becoming healthy and staying that way can be found through a cursory reading of this book.
A very quick and power packed read. Good ideas from the talented author on religion, society and it's norms, and much more. I skipped the parts on politics and laws, but found the mythology and history parts interesting.
Another concept discussed is that we live in the Age of Vaishya, and we have emerged from the Age of Kshatriya. Money is power today over large armies. ‘An aspiring money maker should be dharmik and earn money the right way, without breaking laws, spend wisely, control indulgences, and contribute to charity.'
His perspective on rebellion is also refreshing. It is actually a part of the Indian culture to question, as long as it is not violent.
On the British Era, we must not forget the past, we cannot deny it, but it is foolish to apply it to the English people in today's world.
On the golden past of India, the decline in the wealth of Golden India came due to the concept of Kala Pani, or making it criminal to visit foreign shores, a big contradiction to the sea faring and super trader past of ancient India.
Even atheism has its place in India: read about the Charvak, Samkhya and Mimamsa schools.
On purpose, swadharma is a concept which talks about discovering your purpose on your own or not and not allowing society to enforce their interpretation on you. The beauty of finding it is that if you live life in sync with it in success or failure ceases to matter. You experience nothing but joy. But swadharma taken to its extreme can lead to unbridled individualism and selfishness. The author has put this into action in his own life he was previously a Banker who turned author. His first book was written while to a still working and and he self-published it. Only when he could see that there was good demand for it he decided to resign from his job and write full time
And a lovely last quote to finish this review - May the Shakti (force) be with you!
One of the best self help books I've read till date. Different from the usual advice in most books. Also includes excellent quotes and book recommendations from the author, who is a seasoned self help book reader himself. This book changed by thinking and perspective towards life. Absolutely lovely, and unexpected.
