By Alec Ross (2015)
Pages: 320, Final verdict: Should-read
What will the world look like in 20 years? For a young adult, a parent or a
run-of-the-mill futurist, there are only a few questions that will cause less
discomfort than this one. And yet, curiosity kicks in whenever we wonder...
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By Andrew Grove (1983)
Pages: 272, Final verdict: Should-read
Andy Grove is one of the most respected icons of Silicon Valley. A refugee from
Hungary post-WW2 that found his way to the US on a boat, Andy became one of the
founders of Intel [http://www.intel.com/content/www/...
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By Paul Tough (2013)
Pages: 256, Final verdict: Should-read
Are the children with the highest test scores more likely to succeed in life? As
the United States spend over $550 billion a year on public elementary and
secondary education, this question is always on the forefront of political
campaigns and...
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By Dan Ariely (2009)
Pages: 280, Final verdict: Should-read
Do human beings make rational decisions? Being the most evolved species on this
planet, we would certainly assume so. Dan Ariely, professor at Duke and
behavioral economics guru has made a career of proving us wrong. From the
placebo effect to...
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By Carol Dweck (2007)
Pages: 276,Final verdict: Should-read
Is intelligence a birth right or a quality that can be developed? How can the
way we face setbacks have a decisive impact on our lives, and more importantly,
how can it help set ourselves for success?
In a book chosen...
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By Stuart Crainer(2002)
Pages: 166, Final verdict: Great-read
Jack Welch is one of the most iconic CEOs of the last decades. Commander and
Chief of General Electric for 20 years, he led the company to grow its revenue
3x, and the company value 16x (!) to 79B$.
In Business the...
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By Salman Khan (2012)
Pages: 272, Final verdict: Should-read
Considered by Bill Gates one of the people with the potential to impact our
world the most, Salman Kahn has become a symbol for the new forward-thinking era
of education. And after 365 million views on their videos, and more than...
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By Michael Lewis (2014)
Pages: 289, Final verdict: Must-read
One of the most shockingly astonishing stories since the financial crisis of
2008.
In what was probably the best book I’ve read in 2015, Michael Lewis shares with
us the surprisingly inner workings of the most lucrative industry in the...
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By Jacquie McNish and Sean Silcoff (2015)
Pages: 288, Final verdict: Great-read
They were the giants of mobile telecommunications. They represented corporate
success. Fidgeting on their keyboard was the signal of power and the aspiration
of many. But then, that status was lost.
Jacquie McNish, senior correspondent in Toronto for...
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By Chade-Meng Ten (2012)
Pages: 288, Final verdict: Should-read
Chade-Meng Ten is a happy man. An engineer at Google, his title is self
explanatory: the Jolly Good Fellow. His life goal is creating world peace
through mindfulness and mediation. Quite an ambitious premisse for his
book...let's see...
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