A Promised Land, by Barack Obama (2020)
Pages: 701, Final-verdict: Great-read
How does it feel to be the President of the United States? In this first of two volumes of his memoir, Barack Obama brings the reader a human view
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The elephant and the rider
The Happiness Hypothesis, by Jonathan Haidt (2006)
Pages: 243, Final verdict: Must-read
How should we live our life in order to be happy? The Happiness Hypothesis is the first book by psychologist Jonathan Haidt, today a professor of business ethics
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Gandhi by his own words
An Autobiography: The Story Of My Experiments With Truth, by M.K. Gandhi (1926)
Pages: 454, Final verdict: Great-read
"Generations to come will scarce believe that such a one as this walked the Earth in flesh and blood." (Albert Einstein
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Why we must ask the big questions
Brief Answers to the Big Questions, by Stephen Hawking (2018)
**Pages: 218**, Final verdict: Should-readStephen Hawking addresses some of the big questions of our universe: how did it all begin? or, are we alone in the universe? Brief Answers
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Startups for beginners
The Art of the Start 2.0, by Guy Kawasaki (2015)
**Pages: 316**, Final verdict: Great-readThe Art of the Start 2.0 is the follow up to the 2004 guide for creating a company The Art of Start, now
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The life of the oil tycoon
Titan - The Life Of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., by Ron Chernow (1998)
**Pages: 679**, Final verdict: Great-readHero or thief? What does it take to become the second world's richest historical figure? Titan is the biography of John D.
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How to not think too much of yourself
Ego is the Enemy, by Ryan Holiday (2016)
**Pages: 220**, Final verdict: Great-readDid you ever think you are the best in the world? If yes, it's very likely you were suffering from a big ego and you got hurt
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A primer to the rise of China in the 21st century
Easternization: War and Peace in the Asian Century, by Gideon Rachman (2016)
**Pages: 255**, Final verdict: Great-readWhich region will be the leading the world in the 21st century? In Easternization, Gideon Rachman provides convincing arguments that the 21st century
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Short and concise career advice
Managing Oneself, by Peter Drucker (1999)
**Pages: 55**, Final verdict: Should-readDo you consider your values system when choosing a new job? Peter Drucker thinks you should. This and other advice is presented in Managing Oneself, a book which is
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How companies become great
Good to Great, by Jim Collins (2001)
Pages: 210, Final verdict: Should-read
Can a good company become a great company and, if so, how? This is the question answered in the 2001 best-seller Good to Great by Jim Collins, an
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Contrarian thinking on startups and innovation
Zero To One, by Peter Thiel (2014)
**Pages: 195**, Final verdict: Should-readDo you think that monopolies are bad or that first movers always have the advantage in business? Then be prepared to get your ideas challenged by Peter Thiel,
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Patagonia and its 40 years looking into the future
Let My People Go Surfing, by Yvon Chouinard (2005)
**Pages: 231**, Final verdict: Should-readLet My People Go Surfing tells the story of Yvon Chouinard in founding and managing his companies Chouinard Equipment and Patagonia.
Originally published in 2005 and
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Must-reads from the 1st year at BetaGlyph
Must-reads from the 1st year at BetaGlyph
Time flies! It has been 1 year since we have started BetaGlyph and we couldn't be happier about the results. During this year, we had the chance to review more than 40 books,
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Thinking for the (very) long-term
The Clock of the Long Now, by Stewart Brand (1999)
**Pages: 173**, Final verdict: Great-readHow did people live in the 21st century? How did the first computer program work? Why have they driven so many species to extinction? In
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Finding Meaning with the help of a holocaust survivor
Man's Search For Meaning, by Viktor Frankl (1946)
Pages: 154, Final verdict: Should-readCan suffering provide a meaning for one's life? In the cruel setting of World War II concentration camps where Viktor Frankl was imprisoned, he found a meaning
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The definitive principles of value investing
The Intelligent Investor, by Benjamin Graham (1973)
Pages: 578, Final verdict: Should-read"By far the best book on investing ever written" - according to Warren Buffett and many other followers of Benjamin Graham's ideas. The Intelligent Investor is
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The private notes of the stoic Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Meditations, by Marcus Aurelius (circa 180 AD)
**Pages: 163**, Final verdict: Should-readLive in the present, be frugal and live your life in accordance with Good - the two-thousand year old advice of Marcus Aurelius is still relevant today! In
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Compassion, balance and a supple mind
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living, by The 14th Dalai Lama and Howard Cutler (1998)
Pages: 268, Final verdict: Great-readThe Art of Happinness is an introduction to the way of living of the Dalai Lama, written by
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If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough
How Google Works, by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg (2014)
Pages: 260
Final verdict: Great-read
Have you ever been curious about the way Google works? Did you know that 1 spreadsheet was Google's main tool for managing resources for many
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The practical guide to startup management
The Lean Startup, by Eric Ries (2011)
Pages: 292,
Final verdict: Should-read
The book that laid down the framework for today's startup culture.
Being one of the most famous books for entrepreneurs, what exactly turned Eric Ries' ideas into a
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How Semco revolutionized the workplace relations before it was trendy
Maverick, by Ricardo Semler (1993)
Pages: 316,
Final verdict: Must-read
Are flexible working hours, democratic management end employee empowerment trends of the new millennium, exclusive of tech companies in Silicon Valley? Think again.
Maverick tells the story of Ricardo Semler
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