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Bookshelf
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 Readings by Anand Arvind
Anand is from the PGPMAX founding class and is currently the Vice President of products at Soham Online Private Limited where he is responsible for product strategy and product development of Saas applications for the SMB services industry. Anand has 18 years of experience in building software products for enterprise customers, and in managing large global teams in building enterprise class applications.
“The China Study”, by T Colin Campbell
This is a must read book on the best way to treat our modern lifestyle diseases, and about how to stay healthy. It did change my outlook on how to stay healthy. There is a documentary film that is based on this called Fork over Knives, and I would highly recommend watching this too.
“The Road Less Travelled”, by M. Scott Peck
What is a recommendation list without a recommendation on how to understand yourself ? This book is a good read and deals with some interesting and hard topics which we need to understand to be successful in life.
“Rework”, by Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
If you are working on a new business or startup, this is a nice book that reinforces a lot of simple things that need to be done to ensure that a successful business is built (tailored more towards software businesses)
Recommended Readings by Parikshit Deshpande
Parikshit is from the PGP class of 2011 and is working full time on his entrepreneurial venture in the Social-Local-Mobile space.
“Empires of Light”, by Jill Jonnes
This riveting book provides an insight into how three geniuses - Tesla, Edison, and Westinghouse shaped the world of electricity and thus the modern world itself. A must read for fans of Nikola Tesla.
“The Blind Watchmaker”, by Richard Dawkins
By using real life examples and simple arguments, Dawkins demonstrates how life can (and did) evolve without any divine creator. In the process, he also refutes many of the arguments used by creationists and other believers.
“Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind”, by V.S. Ramachandran, Sandra Blakeslee, Oliver Sacks
Ramachandran employs simple experiments and strange case studies to shine light on the magnificent organ that makes us who we are. (The brain, in case your mind is wandering).