Week 4 Round Up of Books Read in 2019

Week 4: Jan 21 - Jan 27, 2019

Books Read : 3

1. Like The Flowing River by Paulo Coelho - The book is all about collection of personal thoughts and reflections by the author but definitely leaves the reader with lot of food for thought and lot to brood over. Drawing from his personal experiences that spread across different stages of his life, the author, very nicely draws and delivers useful learnings from each of those experiences. The beauty of the book lies in the simplicity with which the relevant message gets delivered to the readers, even on topics like God, Love, Life, Death, Relationships and more. The book is much a journey of learning and transformation as for the author while undergoing those rich experiences in life and getting all those revelations.
2. You Don't Need A Godfather  by Elango R.- If you always thought that all of us need patronage to make it big in the corporate world, then this is the book which will change that mindset/ thought process. As authentic as a book could get, the book makes use of humour, sarcasm, analogy and real caselets to drive home the point that success is always within our scope of control and the stark realities of workplace are all a creation of our doings/ non-doings. Laced with lots of tips, techniques and strategies, the book gives the mantra for success at workplace as simply adhering to these - be self-reliant, stick to fundamentals and grab every opportunity that comes our way. A light read with a serious message.
3. Steal Like An Artist by Austin Kleon - In an era of Remixes (which also is an act of creativity), surely Creativity deserves a fresh and new outlook. This wonderful, delightful book is all about dispelling all the typical notion that we hold about creativity. Its a cute, little handbook about a call for action for all those who suffer from "creativity block". The 10 chapters in the book provide the most practical advice that we could ever get about removing the barriers, invoking our creative side and getting started on what we always wanted to do. A no-nonsense guide to achieve our best "creative self".