What is the legacy of America’s longest war? After 20 years in Afghanitsan, America finally called it quit and exited the country. This book chronicled one infantry officer, his experience in Afghanistan, leaving the military and now helping those stranded in the country after the pullout announcement. The title “The Fifth Act” refers to the…

I originally knew about Carlos Ghosn as a high-flying executive of two disparate car companies, his arrest in Japan and subsequent escape straight out of a spy movie. This book goes into a lot of details on the life of this enigmatic car executive, from childhood to the height of his power as the leader…

“The Education of an Idealist” is an auto-biography by Samantha Power, best known as the US Ambassador to the UN between 2013-2017 and lauded by Barack Obama as one of “America’s foremost thinkers in foreign policy”. She chronicles her journey from a a young Irish immigrant to a renowned journalist, human rights advocate, and a…

In today’s world of VUCA, leaders need to be even more resilient and versatile to manage the ever-changing situation. Some of the traits needed to succeed may seem contradictory but those are the balances one needs to master. This book specifically discusses eight such paradoxes and shows why they are essential. I like the book’s…

A rabbi went through his life administering the funerals of countless deaths. His life took on a deeper meaning when he had to come to term with the death of his father after over ten years of Alzheimer’s. This book is his reflection and contemplation on what it means to face death and what it…

In her life following her harrowing experience in Nazi’s Concentration Camps, Edith Eger became a therapist and started exploring how she, and countless others, can free herself from the shackles that tie her down. The book comprises her contemplation and understanding, bolstered by stories of her clientsto narrow down 12 mental prisons we can all…

This is an autobiography of Matthew McConaughey as he shares stories about various points in his life that built him up. The titular Greenlights refer to his mantra in life as a sign to proceed when the opportunity presents itself or to pause when things seems red or yellow. He opens up a lot about…

Jennette McCurdy lived the dream of many children. She was one of the lead star of a successful tv series, iCarly and Sam & CatSelf-centered, with a dedicated mother who was her the whole way. How can she not be happy? This book chronicled her eventful life from childhood to adulthood and her tragic realization…

‘What we sense is what there is’. This quote neatly sums up the limitation of our senses and how that shapes the reality of our world. The book seeks to give us more perspective on how other animals around the world sense things differently and how that can add more depths and fullness to what’s…

What’s the most constrained resource in the world? As the technology that built up Silicon Valley in the early 60s, microchips, with its ability to compute things more and more, are in most of the electrical equipments we use, from our phone to a missile. This book share the history and implication of the humble…