Guy Kawasaki has had a remarkable career, gaining notoriety first as Chief Evangelist at Apple followed by successful stints as an entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Given his background as a product visionary, when I had the chance to read his new book Enchantment (subtitled The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions), I suspected it [...]
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Get Enchanted by Guy Kawasaki
Posted in Book Review, Internet, Leadership, Silicon Valley, Startups, tagged Book Review of Enchantment, Enchantment, Enchantment The Art of Changing Hearts Minds and Actions, Guy Kawasaki on March 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
India Calling by Anand Giridharadas- the next great book about India?
Posted in Book Review, India, tagged Anand Giridharadas, Book Review India Calling, India Calling, India Calling An Intimate Portrait of a Nation's Remaking, Nipun Saxena on January 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
India Calling, An Intimate Portrait of a Nation’s Remaking is a recently released book by Anand Giridharadas (a columnist for the International Herald Tribune and New York Times online) which has been receiving overwhelming positive reviews from various media outlets (NY Times Article review here, NPR Interview here, an appearance on the Daily Show, which [...]
Reading List from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers
Posted in Book Review, Economics, India, Internet, Public Policy, Technology, tagged Foreign Policy Top 100 Global Thinkers, Reading List from Top 100 Global Thinkers, Recommended books by Top 100 Global Thinkers on December 31, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In my previous post, I mentioned the recommended book list from Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2010. Here’s a slide show version the book list on Foreign Policy’s site. For a quick glance at Top 20 books, here’s the full list in one spot with the book description offered by Foreign Policy magazine. [...]
My favorite books of the decade
Posted in Book Review, Pop Culture, tagged and the Cell Phone, Daniel Silva, Freakonomics, How Soccer Explains the World, Innovator's Dilemma, Moneyball, The Elephant, The Tiger, Top Books of 2000-2009, Top Books of the Decade, World is Flat on January 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Earlier, I wrote about the many lists of top moments and events of the decade that just passed (2000-2009) and I joined in on the fun with my list of the top sporting moments of the decade. Now, inspired by the theme of my blog, I’d like to do my last recap- my favorite [...]
The decline of baseball amidst a changing society
Posted in Book Review, Pop Culture, Sports, tagged and Basketball and What They See When They Do, Baseball, Cincinnati Reds, Decline of Baseball, Football, Michael Manelbaum, The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball on December 13, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Last month, I watched part of Game 2 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Yankees with a colleague. While watching, it dawned on me that this was the first game of this year’s baseball post-season that I’d seen. To me, that is a significant revelation regarding the plight of Major [...]
Beyond Freakonomics…it’s Superfreakonomics
Posted in Book Review, Pop Culture, tagged Daily Show and Super Freakonomics, Freakonomics, Intellectual Ventures, Stephen Dubner, Steven Levitt, Super Freakonomics on November 25, 2009 | 4 Comments »
A few years ago, the book Freakonomics written by economist Steven D. Levitt and journalist Stephen J. Dubner came out. I found that book to be ground-breaking and fascinating, a book in many ways that has inspired me to take my natural analytical inclination and apply it to a diverse set of topics and document [...]
India and the US in the 21st Century- An evening with former Ambassador Teresita Schaffer
Posted in Book Review, India, tagged Ambassador Teresita Schaffer, ICC, India and the US in the 21st Century- Reinventing Partnership, India and US Foreign Policy, India and US Relationship on October 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Earlier this week, I attended an enjoyable lecture by former Ambassador Teresita Schaffer about India- US relations at Stanford University. Schaffer is currently the Director, South Asia Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies and formerly held a long diplomatic career which included serving as U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka and as Former Deputy Assistant [...]
Shantaram and The White Tiger: A stark contrast
Posted in Book Review, Entertainment, India, tagged Aravind Adiga, Comparison Shantaram and The White Tiger, Gregory David Roberts, Shantaram, The White Tiger on September 26, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Two recent fiction books set in and depicting life in India that have become internationally acclaimed are Shantaram and The White Tiger. Shantaram, written by Gregory David Roberts, is a semi-autobiographical fiction book based upon some of Roberts’ real life experiences as a fugitive from an Australian prison who flees to Bombay in the 80’s [...]
Daniel Silva’s The Defector- A Review
Posted in Book Review, Entertainment, tagged Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon, Moscow Rules, The Defector on August 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I just finished reading the recently released book The Defector, by Daniel Silva. Silva is the best selling author of thriller and espionage books, having written 12 thriller novels, many of which have reached the New York Times best selling list. A fan of the thriller genre, I’ve read and enjoyed Silva’s previous 11 books [...]
The Power of the Indian head wiggle
Posted in Book Review, India, Travel, tagged Gregory David Roberts, Head Bobble, Head Wiggle, India, Indian Head Bobble, Indian Head Wiggle, Shantaram on April 30, 2009 | 9 Comments »
I recently read the wildly entertaining book, Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts. It’s a fiction book, but semi-autobiographical, based upon some of Roberts’ real life experiences as a fugitive from an Australian prison who flees to Bombay and has a wide range of experiences there including living in a slum, joining the Indian mafia, fighting [...]
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