Tee's Reflections

If we know anything about Curtis Jackson, it is as rapper persona 50 Cent. However, looking behind closer at his life, we see the life of a kid growing up in rough neighborhood but making it as a rapper, entrepreneur, series producer and philanthropist. The book explores the lessons and principles he lives by and…

What draws 20,000 people to a high school football game on a weekly basis? For Odessa, Texas, its High School American Football program takes on the significance of religion or even life itself. The book follows its author who spent an entire year chronicling the journey of its high-school football program, the Permian Tigers, and…

“You either love The Wire, or you have not seen it yet.” One of the age-old debate is what is the best TV shows ever. Many candidates stand out but the one series likely to jump out is The Wire, a series it seems no one even saw when it first came out. The Wire…

How do you turn the worst team in sports into one of the best within a few seasons? This book chronicles the journey of coach John Bacon who took the head coaching job of his alta mater the Ann Arbor Huron High School River Rats in 2000 amidst the 0-22-3 record, the worst in America.…

What is the story behind this intensely private politician who’s left such a huge mark on Germany and the world? This book goes through her upbringing in East Germany, start as a scientist, the turning point in the collapse of the Berlin Wall, the rise of her political career and 16 years reign as the…

What is the story behind the most famous scientist ever? I don’t think anyone living would not recognize Einstein or the most famous scientific formula ever E=MC2. Few people however would have heard about his life and story and how he came to be reckoned as one of the cleverest and most famous person, not…

Mike Krzyzewski, aka Coach K, is the most revered College Basketball coach in the history, leading his Duke Blue Devils to 5 National Championships and 13 Final Four appearances (most by any coaches) during his 42-year stint. What led to all these successes. In this book, the coach himself talked about his philosophy and practices,…

How can you be a better grownups that kids look up to? Us grownups take growing up for granted. We look forward to becoming adults but don’t really know what it takes or how to be a better examples to the kids out there. This book, written by an adult who reflected on this very…

The book recounts Uber’s start from 2009 up until the IPO in 2019. It chronicled the meteoric rise of the taxi/car sharing service across the world and the various issues it encountered under the controversial Founder, Travis Kalanick.  What do the book hints at the reasons for their early success? And what do the book…

What does it take to be an amazing operator? Many people long for independence and freedom. Trading can offer an attractive money-making choice that you can do anytime anywhere. However, many people really are not as good a trader as they think and lose a lot of money as a result. This book shares the…