Books read

2023

S.No.TitleAuthorMy RatingAverage Rating
     

2022

S.No.TitleAuthorMy RatingAverage Rating
1CopenhagenMichael Frayn53.91
2On Writing WellWilliam Zinsser54.24
3The Professor Is InKaren Kelsky44.17

2021

S.No.TitleAuthorMy RatingAverage Rating
1Permanent RecordEdward Snowden44.30
2The Effective ScientistCorey JA Bradshaw43.58
3Man’s Search for MeaningViktor E. Frankl54.35
4How to Avoid a Climate DisasterBill Gates54.22
5The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnMark TwainNA (racist connotations)3.82
6How Not to DieMichael Greger54.45
7The Talent CodeDaniel Coyle34.03
8Catch-22Joseph Heller53.98

2020 and before

S.No.TitleAuthorMy RatingAverage Rating
1Sapiens: A Brief History of HumankindYuval Noah Harari54.41
2The Pleasures of the DamnedCharles Bukowski44.39
3The Book ThiefMarkus Zusak44.37
4To Kill a MockingbirdHarper Lee54.28
5The Day of the JackalFrederick Forsyth54.26
6On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing NonfictionWilliam Zinsser54.26
7Journey of Souls: Case Studies of Life Between LivesMichael Newton44.26
8The Last LectureRandy Pausch34.25
9IIM Ahmedabad Business Books: Day to Day EconomicsSatish Y. Deodhar34.24
10Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and LifeAnne Lamott44.23
11Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and PracticeShunryu Suzuki34.21
12Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic FutureAshlee Vance54.21
13How to Win Friends and Influence PeopleDale Carnegie44.21
14Prisoners of Geography: Ten Maps That Tell You Everything You Need to Know About Global PoliticsTim Marshall44.21
15Autobiography of a YogiParamahansa Yogananda44.2
161984George Orwell54.19
17Mossad: The Greatest Missions of the Israeli Secret ServiceMichael Bar-Zohar04.18
18Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)Agatha Christie44.18
19Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest DisasterJon Krakauer54.18
20Think and Grow Rich: The Landmark Bestseller Now Revised and Updated for the 21st CenturyNapoleon Hill44.18
21Fight ClubChuck Palahniuk54.18
22A Brief History of TimeStephen Hawking44.18
23Outliers: The Story of SuccessMalcolm Gladwell54.17
24Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the FuturePeter Thiel54.17
25Reasons to Stay AliveMatt Haig34.16
26The Elements of StyleWilliam Strunk Jr.54.16
27A Prisoner of BirthJeffrey Archer54.15
28Digital Gold: Bitcoin and the Inside Story of the Misfits and Millionaires Trying to Reinvent MoneyNathaniel Popper54.15
29Flash Boys: A Wall Street RevoltMichael Lewis44.14
30Where Eagles DareAlistair MacLean54.14
31The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of AmazonBrad Stone44.13
32The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal ChangeStephen R. Covey54.12
33So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You LoveCal Newport54.11
34The Immortals of Meluha (Shiva Trilogy, #1)Amish Tripathi34.09
35The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant RevolutionGregory Zuckerman34.08
36Mindset: The New Psychology of SuccessCarol S. Dweck54.06
37Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerryJacquie McNish44.05
38Positive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential and How You Can Achieve YoursShirzad Chamine44.04
39Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human SocietiesJared Diamond54.03
40Chaos: Making a New ScienceJames Gleick54.02
41The Mindful Athlete: Secrets to Pure PerformanceGeorge Mumford04.01
42Reading with the Right Brain: Read Faster by Reading Ideas Instead of Just WordsDavid Butler24
43RafaRafael Nadal33.99
44Fahrenheit 451Ray Bradbury43.99
45The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail‚ÄîBut Some Don’tNate Silver43.98
46Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of EverythingSteven D. Levitt43.98
47The Art of WarSun Tzu53.97
48Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin EverythingKelly Weinersmith33.96
49Animal FarmGeorge Orwell53.95
50Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought DifferentKaren Blumenthal33.95
51The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good LifeMark Manson43.93
52Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)Dan Brown43.91
53THINK STRAIGHT: Change Your Thoughts, Change Your LifeDarius Foroux33.89
54Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily LifeNassim Nicholas Taleb53.88
55Eat That Frog!: 21 Great Ways to Stop Procrastinating and Get More Done in Less TimeBrian Tracy33.88
56The AlchemistPaulo Coelho33.88
57Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-And Revolutionized an IndustryMarc Benioff53.85
58Mandate: Will of the PeopleVir Sanghvi33.78
59It’s the Way You Say It: Becoming Articulate, Well-Spoken, and ClearCarol A. Fleming43.69
60The Secret (The Secret, #1)Rhonda Byrne33.69
61The Road to CharacterDavid Brooks43.67
622014: The Election That Changed IndiaRajdeep Sardesai33.63