Review: How Google Works, by Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg, is must read for every aspiring entrepreneur. It’s a well documented account of exactly how Google was born what makes it so valuable. It’s full of useful tips and practical advice. Big thumbs up!
Rating: ★★★★
Review: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn is one of the most entertaining novels I’ve read this year. It’s about an American couple who have the perfect marriage, until it isn’t.
As the back story unravels, the reader is treated to a rollercoaster ride of deception, murder and double crosses. It starts slow but gradually becomes a wild tromp with too many twists and turns to count.
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: Okay, if you’re doing a startup AND you’re married, you MUST read this book: Start, Love, Repeat by Dorcas Cheng-Tozun. It could save you a lot of grief.
Even if you aren’t married but have a boyfriend or girlfriend, this book may make the difference between a lasting relationship and another breakup.
It provides practical tips and strategies from top experts and dozens of entrepreneurial couples on how to keep your relationships strong while pursuing a startup.
I highly recommend cuddling up in bed with this if you’ve ever struggled with balancing your business and personal lives.
Review: I just read the book WHEN BREATH BECOMES AIR by Paul Kalanithi. It’s the true story of a brilliant neurosurgeon who discovers he has lung cancer. He was only 35 years old. He wrote down his experiences and thoughts as he looked death straight in the eyes.
You can’t live without dying, and Paul takes you as close to death as you can come in a book. It’s a profoundly deep story that both engages and enlightens. It’s not depressing. It’s a brave, bold attempt to make sense of a life cut short and dreams lost.
Rating: ★★★★
Review: DISCONTENT AND ITS CIVILIZATIONS is a series of essays and diary entries by the writer Moshin Hamid that describe his life and growth a novelist, philosopher and parent.
What makes Hamid unique is his perspective as a creative, open-minded Pakistani artist and writer. He has a brilliant mind, and his thoughts give you insight into what it’s like to be Pakistani in the modern world, where Islamic fundamentalism and Western ideals clash and often turn violent.
Hamid is caught in the middle because he loves his country and the West equally, and he must struggle bring them together to make sense of the world he inhabits.
Rating: ★★★
Review: How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia by Mohsin Hamid is a clever book. It’s written like self-help book, but it’s actually a novel. It takes place in some unknown Southeast Asian country, where two young people are struggling to rise up the social ladder and make their fortunes. The world is a harsh place, and this book doesn’t paint a pretty picture. It’s brutally honest.
The story captivated me right up until the end, where it falls short. I won’t give away the ending, but it’s doesn’t live up to the rest of the book, which is well-written and original in style and substance.
Rating: ★★★★
Review: I just finished reading CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM by John Mackey. Mackey is the founder of Whole Foods Market, which Amazon purchased. He truly wants to do good things in this world and believes capitalism is the best way to accomplish this.
The book goes into detail on why creating value for all stakeholders, including employees, management, shareholders and the public, is the right thing to do for business.
The book is well-written and thoughtful, although a bit repetitious. The key message is a powerful one, and it’s a good guide for entrepreneurs who want to make a positive impact in the world.
Rating: ★★★
Review: I just reread THE BELL JAR by Sylvia Plath. It was even more powerful the second time. What a brilliant and tragic story. The fact that it’s based on her actual experience makes it all the more poignant. She captures her emotions and crystalizes them for all to see. Few authors can be this honest and raw in the face of a cruel world.
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: I just finished reading THE GLASS CASTLE by Jeannette Walls. If you like memoirs, this is as good as it gets. It’s the true story of a girl growing up in America with two wild parents. Her mother is a carefree artist, and her father is philosophical dream and town drunk.
I won’t spoil it for you. Just read it!
Rating: ★★★★★
Review: I just finished reading the book Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller by Ron Chernow.
John D. Rockefeller was a mystery, even to his closest friends and family. He was a living contradiction: a ruthless oil baron, who amassed an incredible fortune by driving competitors to the point of bankruptcy by any means possible; and a deeply religious man who shunned displays of wealth, went to Church every Sunday, loved his family, and gave away most of his fortune to charity.
Who was John D. Rockefeller? This book explores his life, character and business tactics. It’s worth reading for the business lessons alone. Rockefeller was a genius. His vision, management techniques, and global strategy were way ahead of his time. He was also a complex human being with all the flaws and virtues of a truly great man.
Rating: ★★★★
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