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Welcome to the latest section of Alma Matters “Bookshelf” - a platform where people can share their comments, feelings and thoughts about various books they read. From business and economics to SCI-FI, thriller and comedy…please feel free to contribute to this section by writing to us at alumni_relations@isb.edu
Recommended Reading by Vivek Pandey
Vivek is from the PGP Class of 2010 and has recently co-authored the best
selling "100 tips to crack the IIT" for Penguin in India. He has 12 years of
experience in the space of internet enabled businesses, especially
e-commerce and was the head of product and marketing at Indiatimes Shopping
(a Times Internet venture) and the head of online marketing at MakeMyTrip
(India's No. 1 travel portal). Currently he is busy building some exciting
new products for Times Internet. Vivek has a B. Tech in Computer Science and
an M.Tech (IME) from IIT Kanpur and currently lives in Delhi with his wife
and 2 kids.
“Thinking
Fast & Slow”, by Daniel Kahneman
This work by Kahneman is very different from what he has been writing
earlier on. While earlier works have focused largely on his own work, in
this book he just opens all doors and windows and lets all kinds of thoughts
and theories pour in, even those dissenting with his own work. This
magnanimity of his makes this as THE book on the irrational human mind. It
is a must read as it opens bold new vistas into your understanding of
yourself and others, and to hence control your own and others' actions.
“Capitalism in the 21st Century”, by Thomas Piketty
This work is so all over the media that one would be hard pressed to add any
value through more words. It is the new tome of economics, it is the Adam
Smith for the next century. Much has been written about the many ills of
capitalism but never has the inequality nurtured by it been so starkly
illustrated. Piketty has been drawing an admiration so unanimous that one is
made to wonder if it is deliberate propaganda to mainstream his views. Such
doubts are baseless as Piketty's treatise is impeccable and extremely
scientific in approach. Must Read!
“One Hundred Years of
Solitude”, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Am I recommending this because
our beloved "Gabo" has passed on to a better place? Maybe. And even if that
is the reason, there is no shame in it. Such a man deserves an eulogy no
worse than every single follower of English Literature, nay every single
person who claims to know English, read his epic at least once in his
lifetime. An unputdownable classic whose characters surround and prod and
probe you as you turn the pages. I know there would hardly be a few who have
not read this, and to the others who have read it, I would say - "Again, for
Gabo!"
Recommended Reading by Murali Krishnaprasadh
Murali is from the Class of 2010 and has been a Sales and Marketing
professional for many years. Having worked with various organizations like
Dalmia Cements & Preethi Kitchen Appliances (a Philips India company) Murali
has now made a foray into e-commerce.
“A Song of Ice and
Fire (Series)”, by George R R Martin
At a time when the Game of Thrones tele-series is attracting rave
reviews and is "trending" on the cyber-sphere, it would be a crime not to
talk about my recent favourite read. Although this genre would strictly fall
under "fantasy", the description and the narrative is so real that you
hardly ever think that Westeros is a 'made-up' world. If the TV-Series is
good, the books are awesome. If the series is dramatic and gripping, the
books are 10 times better. Definitely worth a read, although if you are
hooked onto the series, might be a good idea to finish off the books before
you start watching Season4. Winters has come and let us hope that we all
live to see the dawn of spring!
“The Goal: A Process
of Ongoing Improvement”, by Eliyahu Goldrat
The first "management" book I read and my most favourite till date. Has an
easy storyline and is very readable and interesting.
“The Jeeves and Wooster Series”, by P.G.Wodehouse
Evergreen, hilarious, excellent tool for improving vocabulary! No matter how
many times you read them, they're funny. Need I say more?