I have started reading books when i was about 11 years old. I started off with the "Tinkles" and gradually moved on to the Hardy boys. Then came along Agatha Christie and her Hercule Poirot mysteries. Sherlock Holmes and some lesser known mystery writers followed the Agatha pack.
Once into graduation, I got to lay my hands on a variety of books including Dan Brown, Ayn rand, Arthur Hailey and John Grisham. This is the time when I also read a few non-fiction books.By far i have read around 150-200 books and I am looking forward to read a lot more in the years to come.
So here is the list of the Best 10 books I have read by far!
Once into graduation, I got to lay my hands on a variety of books including Dan Brown, Ayn rand, Arthur Hailey and John Grisham. This is the time when I also read a few non-fiction books.By far i have read around 150-200 books and I am looking forward to read a lot more in the years to come.
So here is the list of the Best 10 books I have read by far!
- The Fountainhead, (Ayn Rand) : This is undoubtedly the best book I have read so far and called me biased but I am sure I wont be reading a better book than this! People say that you will either love this book or hate this. The way Ayn Rand goes about defining terms like selflessness, altruism really makes you think over. A more detailed blog on the philosophy of Ayn Rand will follow soon.
- The Atlas Shrugged, (Ayn Rand): Ayn Rand spurns her charm again, this time on the concept of "second hand lives". This book again focuses on a character called Dagny Taggart and her struggle to save second hand lives. This book is an automatic choice for anyone who likes The Fountainhead
- Giants of Enterprise: Seven business innovators and the Empires they built, (Richard S Tedlow): This was a glorious book about
where Tedlow describes the lives and works of Andrew Carnegie(Stell Magnate), George Eastman (The Founder of Kodak), Henry Ford (The Ford cars guy who turned the automobile industry around), Thomas Watson (Founder of IBM), Charles revson (The man behind the success of Revlon), Sam Walton (The founder of Walmart) and Robert Noyce (The driving force behind the Silicon Valley). Each of the stories is an inspiration on its own. - Not a penny more not a penny less, (Jeffrey Archer): This was a brilliant book by Archer. The plot deals with a stock fraud where a company goes from a state of bankruptcy to profits. The way the characters fight to get their money back was awesome. I have a special liking towards plots on financial frauds which is why money changers also figures into the list
- Best speeches at HBS : This is a book about some of the best speeches made in Harvard Business School on day 1. Some of the speeches by the professors were particularly awe-inspiring. A must read if you can lay your hands on this.
- Made in Japan, (Akio Morita): This book describing the story of Sony and its expansion in the Americas was a brilliant read on entrepreneurship and much more. It gives a clear picture of the success of Sony and how the Japanese cultural values contributed to it.
- The money changers, (Arthur Hailey): Written in 1975, this book throws a light into the early days of credit card frauds and banking system frauds.
- The Firm, (John Grisham): An awesome book on the law profession that will keep you on your toes till you finish it.
- The Bourne Identity, (Robert Ludlum): These kinds of books are always fun.
- The DaVinci Code, (Dan Brown):I dont think I need to say much about this book. The best aspect that I loved in this book was that it was well researched.
