I love to read... It is a habit ingrained in me from childhood. While in college, I used to read 3 books a week. Now it is 3 books a month. Why do I read.? A good book, takes me to a place where I can experience knowledge, wisdom or thrills without leaving my home. It stimulates my imagination. I learn from someone who has experienced something unique and has a story to tell. At times, my favorite way of relaxation is to go to a bookshop, and spend hours there, lost in the fascinating world created by words.
While earlier I used to read stories (fiction) these days, I prefer to read non-fiction - true stories and experiences. Just sharing my list of top ten (will exclude books related to trading) but if I had to - it would include - The big short, of the trade taken by John Paulson, which made him a billionaire many times over in about a year and half it took for the trade to workout. (This book is fascinating not because Paulson made so much money, but it gives an idea of what input, challenges and obstacles were overcome in making the trade)
So my top 10 book (not related to trading) in no specific order :
1. Many Life many masters - Dr. Brian Weiss
2. The art of learning - Josh Waitzkin
3. Pappilon - Henri Charriere
4. Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki
5. Outliers – Malcom Gladwell
6. The power of positive thinking – Dr. Norman Vincent Peale
7. Maximum City – Suketu Mehta
8. The power of your subconscious mind – Joseph Murphy
9. Surely you are joking Mr. Feynman – Richard Feynman
10. Anatomy of the spirit - Caroline Myss
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Rational the above is in my top ten reading list :
1. Many life many masters – A skeptical psychologist Dr. Brian Weiss happens to stumble into a world of life before and after life which his science trained mind form Yale finds difficult to accept.
2. The art of learning – Story of Josh Waitzkin, a child chess prodigy, and US Junior Chess Champion who beat a International Chess Master as a child and stunned everybody. A movie on his early success, fame and pressures of competition and expectations, led him to move into study of Tai Chi n where he becomes a world champion in a totally different field of martial arts - T'ai chi ch'uan.
Pappilon - Henri Charriere - A convicted murderer who claimed innocence, escapes from a penal colony in French Guiana. A wild adventure follows.
4. Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki. A maverick and controversial author of the book on money and personal finance. An eye opener for me. A must read book much recommended.
5. Outliers – Malcom Gladwell A book that examines factors that leads to success, with great example and backed by research.
6. The power of positive thinking – Dr. Norman Vincent A book that offers profound wisdom in how to overcome challenges in daily life. Deals with issues related to self doubt, stress, guilt, worry and resentment.
7. Maximum City – Suketu Mehta A fascinating book about the City of Mumbai. Of dreams, hopes, money, films, drugs, underworld, and more happening in this city – much of it is an eye opener even for me – though I live in this city.
8. The power of your subconscious mind – Joseph Murphy A book that first introduced me to this amazing world of our subconscious mind, and a technique that helped me personally experience something magical.
9. Surely you are joking Mr. Feynman – Richard Feynman The Noble prize winner shows us that scientist can have a sense of humor. A peep into the brilliant mind and life of Prof. Richard Feynman.
10. Anatomy of the spirit - Caroline Myss A book on research of energy medicine, where Dr. Myss's shows how every illness is related to a pattern of emotional and psychological stresses and how negative beliefs and attitudes influence the human body leading to sickness.
Have a great weekend folks.
