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Book bucket list for 2019
Here are 19 books that are in my book bucket list for 2019. My plan is to read these books over the course of the year. Becoming by Michelle Obama This is a memoir of the First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role. I’ve always found…
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play
Being a huge fan of Kobe Bryant, I can’t wait to get this book The Mamba Mentality: How I Play. The book’s Amazon page goes like this: The first book from the basketball superstar Kobe Bryant―a lavish, deep dive inside the mind of one of the most revered athletes of all time. In the wake of…
Rules for Deep Work
Cal Newport’s Deep Work Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World is nicely summarized by Productivity Game. Three rules for doing Deep Work are: 1. Schedule distractions – Schedule the time that you will allow yourself to check email/social media/chat etc. Write it down as a Distraction break and hold your focus until then….
Kul Chandra Gautam’s Global Citizen from Gulmi
I’m looking forward to reading Kul Chandra Gautam’s Global Citizen from Gulmi. Launched in Kathmandu, Nepal in early August 2018, the book chronicles the life of Kul Chandra Gautam’s from the hills of Gulmi to the halls of the United Nations. It has received a lot of coverage and praise over social media, online and print mediums….
A Second Chance: For You, For Me, And For The Rest Of Us
I stumbled upon Tim’s podcast with Catherine Hoke – The Master of Second Chances. Catherine Hoke is the founder of the non-profit Defy Ventures and its vision is to end mass incarceration by using entrepreneurship as a tool to transform legacies and human potential. I learned tons just by listening to Catherine’s conversation with Tim. Highly recommended. Looking forward to…
Death of an Industry: The Cultural Politics of Garment Manufacturing during the Maoist Revolution in Nepal
I recently came to learn about Mallika Shakya’s book Death of an Industry: The Cultural Politics of Garment Manufacturing during the Maoist Revolution in Nepal. I have been wanting to learn more about Nepal’s garment industry for a long time. Mallika’s book could provide insights/analysis and could be instrumental in understanding what happened to the once flourishing…
Purpose, Incorporated
Purpose, Incorporated is the new book from Room to Read Founder and author of Leaving Microsoft to Change the World, John Wood. The book will be launching in February 2018. Profit should not be the only purpose for a company’s existence. It has to equally have a purpose – a responsibility to serve its people…
Principles by Ray Dalio
I first learned about Ray Dalio’s book Principles on The Tim Ferriss Show. The title on Tim’s podcast was itself profound, Ray Dalio, The Steve Jobs of Investing. Reading Principles’ reviews on goodreads just made me want to read the book even more. Some readers on goodreads have said that Principles is one of the best books they have…
I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart
I had put I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart in my Book Bucket List in July. Now I’m just finished reading the book. I highly recommend reading this book. Some phrases and quotes from the book that resonated with me: One of the key factors for success – beyond work, talent, timing,…
Getting to know Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) is one of the best tennis players in the world. She is the winner of five Grand Slam titles (two at the French Open and one each at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open) and an Olympic silver medalist. I visited Tim Ferris’s website and really enjoyed listening to his interview with…
The Book Kobe Recommended
Being a huge fan of Kobe Bryant, the now retired NBA player, I have read tons of articles, blogs and watched a lot of videos on him. He is quite the athlete with plenty of videos and blogs talking about his obsession with greatness, relentless work ethic and winning mentality. Recently, I watched a video…
Book Bucket List – I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons
I Can’t Make This Up: Life Lessons by Kevin Hart is on my Book Bucket List. Upon hearing about the book on a radio interview with Kevin Hart, I quickly searched online to find out more about the memoir. I found an exclusive excerpt from the book on Variety and got more interested in it. Here’s…