By Gideon Rachman (2016)
Pages: 255, Final verdict: Great-read
Which region will be the leading the world in the 21st century? In
Easternization, Gideon Rachman provides convincing arguments that the 21st
century will be dominated by countries in the far east, in particular China,
India and the South-East Asia region....
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By Paul Kalanithi (2016)
Pages: 225, Final verdict: Great-read
What makes life worth living in the face of death? This is the question asked by
Paul Kalanithi, a neurosurgeon diagnosed with cancer at age 36. When Breath
Becomes Air is Kalanithi's powerful, unfinished memoir, written during the time...
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By Peter Drucker (1999)
Pages: 55,Final verdict: Should-read
Do 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 primarily about career management. In fact, Managing Oneself is not actually
a...
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By Phil Knight (2016)
Pages: 386, Final verdict: Great-read
Where did the biggest athletics company in the world start? Shoe Dog tells the
story of Nike, and its humble beginnings in Oregon, United States, through the
eyes of its founder and longtime CEO Phil Knight.
In fact, Shoe Dog is...
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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 American former business consultant, researcher and author.
Collins's first book, Built...
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By Will Gompertz (2012)
Pages: 395, Final verdict: Great-read
Could your 5-year old really have painted that work you've seen at the modern art museum? Will Gompertz answers this and other questions in What Are You Looking At by reviewing the most important art movements of the last...
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By Peter Thiel (2014)
Pages: 195, Final verdict: Should-read
Do 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, one of the most influential entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley, founder of
PayPal, Palantir...
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By Clayton M. Christensen (2012)
Pages: 221,Final verdict: Should-readClayton Christensen is one of world's most
acclaimed business thinkers, famous for his theory on innovation published in
the book The Innovators Dilemma. But How Will You Measure Your Life is not a
business book. It is a book...
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By Yvon Chouinard (2005)
Pages: 231, Final verdict: Should-read
Let My People Go Surfing tells the story of Yvon Chouinard in founding and
managing his companies Chouinard Equipment
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Diamond_Equipment] and Patagonia
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patagonia_(clothing)].
Originally published in 2005 and...
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By Peter L. Bernstein (1996)
Pages: 337, Final verdict: Great-read
How certain can we be of future events? Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story
of Risk answers the question by following the path of handling uncertainty from
ancient times to modern risk management.
Written in 1996 by the American finance...
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