Book Reviews

A masterpiece by Pu La Deshpande, Marathi Vangmayacha Galiv Itihas is a witty and delightful satire on ancient Marathi literature. It’s a humorous yet insightful journey through eight centuries of…

"Bravehearts of Bharat: Vignettes from Indian History" by Vikram Sampath is a captivating anthology of 15 lesser-known but impactful historical figures from India's rich tapestry. The book offers a well-researched…

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a thought-provoking guide to rethinking wealth, happiness, and life itself. Based on Naval Ravikant’s famous tweets and commentary, this book is packed with actionable…

We live in a world full of taboos, and death is one of them. Through this book, the deeper meaning of death is searched that regards it as lesser than…

Beyond the Last Blue Mountain: A Life of J.R.D. Tata by R.M Lala is a biography of J.R.D Tata about his life and background and talks about his journey from…

There are different learning areas, and Consilience is a book that helps all of these areas. Human evolution and the book believe in unifying the theory of science and knowledge.

Antifragility books a house that is entirely full of practical topics that will help one to thrive through uncertainty, and volatility.

The Question Book by Krogerus and Tschäppeler helps one to understand themselves and open up to someone without judgment.

The Test Book is a combination of humor along with excellent insights. To evaluate your life and happiness, the book offers plenty of methodologies.

The Change Book is about how you make your way in the world that is prone to a constant change. The book is about change, and how change is happening…

Time management and personal productivity are what make “Eat that Frog” unique. The actionable steps in the book help you get started as soon as possible. Ideal for Procrastinators.

Shape Up is a book that generalizes the idea of first shaping a project and then betting on getting it done within six weeks by a self-nurtured team.

Through the core ideas of “SUCCEs”, an idea can be sticky. The book talks about combining the 6 characteristics for the same purpose.

Written by Geoffrey A. Moore, the book diligently serves the purpose of bridging the Chasm, which is a very likely scenario in today’s approach to the Tech Adoption Lifecycle. Through the book,…

The success of any product is determined on how frequently it's being used. The book explores the primary cause behind certain products and the reason they succeed.

I would certainly recommend this book to anyone actively looking for a PM role. Well-structured, concrete, to the point, and very helpful.

A delightful book on a startup’s “good problem to have” — the scaling into an enduring enterprise once you have achieved a product/market match.

The title caught my eye. The book is written by an American who later joined the Hare Krishna mission and had a change of heart. He became a monk who…

I foresee a movie or web series being made on this biography. As a book, it is scholarly. Voluminous. 1,500+ pages across 2 books. Unbiased. I was unaware of the…

What the Dog saw is one of the exciting books from the collection of Malcolm Gladwell. I really love the way Malcolm addresses his thoughts. He is always clear about…

Generally, Dr. Spock is a go to guide for newbie (first-time) parents. But this book is more Indian. I bought when my first child arrived. My wife actually visited him…

This is an excellent book examining the parallel passages from both the Bible and the Hindu scriptures to unveil the fundamental unification of all the religions. Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri…

If you have failed to understand calculus in your initial years of studying then you should definitely read this book to help you understand it better. It is written at…

If you are searching for a job at the executive level, this needs to be step 1. It’s the proverbial answer to “Know Thyself”. I really liked this thought of…

If you are a maths and science buff- this is for you. This is a book that unlocks the philosophy behind the subject. Solid story telling. Sufficiently non-technical for masses.

Mukherjee makes science history interesting, accessible and relevant. It’s a book describing the tale of the birth, growth, and future of one of the most important concepts in the history…

The key takeaway is that the environment (home, work, school) has a WAY bigger impact on our behavior than we understand. Author refer to people that design menus of choices…

The book is full of several interesting incidents. I really enjoyed the few last chapters that were essentially based on the discussion about the future of AI, privacy, digital values,…

The book is thoroughly based on researchers, interviews, and the author's own experiences. The best thing was the experiences mentioned by him were very recent, unbiased & did not take…

Each page of this book contains different decision models, making it a reference book that you can use in everyday life. Don’t rush through this book. Read and then reflect.