Honest Broker: A Biography of António Guterres

By Pedro Latoeiro, Filipe Domingues (2020) Pages: 530 , Final verdict: Great-read I have to admit, despite being a Portuguese citizen, I didn't know much about António Guterres' life before reading this book. He was elected Prime Minister before I knew how to read (in 1995), and by... Read more

Politics Biography Geopolitics

The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution

By Gregory Zuckerman (2019) Pages: 357, Final verdict: Great-read Jim Simmons is one of the most secretive and fascinating man in Wall Street. A mathematician and former code breaker for the US government, he is the founder of Renaissance Technologies, one of the world’s most lucrative hedge funds. In... Read more

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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 about M.K. Gandhi) An Autobiography: The Story Of My Experiments With Truth is the autobiographical work... Read more

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Titan: The Life Of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.

By Ron Chernow (1998) Pages: 679, Final verdict: Great-read Hero or thief? What does it take to become the second world's richest historical figure [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_wealthiest_historical_figures]? Titan is the biography of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., one the world's... Read more

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When Breath Becomes Air

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... Read more

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