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No.324
Suggest some non-fiction books yaar, I would like to explore Indian authors but anything welcome.
Currently reading...
+yQ2ia
No.325
Atom habit
+yQ2ia
No.326
38 law of power is a brilliant book. It has enabled me to get power. Whenever I am in a social group, I feel like Alpha, I often lead other Bata make
aKFRDU
No.424
>>324(OP)
Darbar by Tavleen Singh(indian political history through a journalists eyes, special emphasis on bhindrawale and operation black star)
A feast of vultures by Josy Joseph(story of East West Airlines and how Jet Airways guy allegedly killed him, basically a primer on how business is done in India)
The world for sale by Javier Blas(about the hidden world of commodity traders)
Black Edge by Sheelah Kolhatkar(about hedge funds and Steven Cohen)
Boyd by Robert Coram (about the world's greatest fighter pilot, love this)
hzm76o
No.432
I finished reading picrel. It was brutal and painful to read. It doesn't really help me reinvent my life but it bothers to push me in that direction, and finally ends with "seek help" as a chapter.
I plan to unironically use this book as a "framework" to work on myself and do something about my shitty life.
>>424
I started reading A Feast of Vultures. Looks interesting.
cnK2OP
No.435
>>432
read Feeling Good - The new mood therapy by David Burns
Pielz7
No.439
>>424
bhai ye Tavleen Singh bohot midwit hai iski writings padh lo aur iske nakhre dekho.
Pielz7
No.440
>>424
baaki teen toh marxist literature hai
aKFRDU
No.448
w61QT2
No.465
I finished reading A Feast of Vultures. It starts so strong with proper and well detailed description of the things that the author wants to convey, but he probably had to stop the book somewhere while also touching everything possible so I felt like he just lost steam at the end. That's probably okay because the author couldn't possibly have thoroughly investigated details about the Mallayas or Ambanis because they're untouchable.
It's a good book, not great. It made me curious and interested to read other books about India that gets memoryholed by media and politicians.
aKFRDU
No.467
>>465
Read The polyester prince about Dhirubhai Ambani, banned in India but it basically paints him as a shrewd business guy, used to say that I'm ready to touch the feet of a security guard also if he gives me a good tip.
aKFRDU
No.468
>>465
Also, fun fact, Jet Airways guy tried to sue the author but the author said that he would expose him if he tried and Jet Airways guy backed off
A4FwHQ
No.470
aKFRDU
No.472
>>470
For allegedly exposing Ambanis and their shady underhand tactics to get ahead in business. Ambanis themselves got it banned imo
>>468
He is. There are plenty more like him. I think even the Tatas are no saints, basically everyone wants to make money and be on top by whatever means possible. The rest of the public just survive on the whims of these people. Beyond like 10Cr threshold it's impossible to be honest and law abiding in India.
KpJbFZ
No.479
>>448
Ameero ko gaali dena Marxism hi hai. Dekh idhar bhi sab ameero ko "Expose" kar rahe hain.
aKFRDU
No.482
>>479
Bhai mere, koi dawood se help leke competitor ko marwa raha hai to wo capitalism/marxism debate se bahar ki baat hai. Why don't you try reading these and then reach a conclusion instead of judging them just by their summary. Simply har Ameer ko gali nahi di ja rahi hai, only Naresh Goyal is criticized. Steven Cohen is venerated and commodity traders are described along with their pros and cons. Dhirubhai was a grey character and so are his sons. Doesnt take away from their hardwork but everyone would benefit from a truly free market instead of regulatory capture at the behest of the already rich.
KpJbFZ
No.483
>>482
Conclusion: System is Corrupt + Rich are Evil
Ye sab gareebo/middle class ko pander karne ke liye hi hai, marxist literature hai.
aKFRDU
No.484
>>483
Acha fir koi badhiya capitalist literature batao, not Adam Smith, Ayn Rand, Henry Hazlitt(have read these already) Mai bhi padh kar apni thought process improve karu.
KpJbFZ
No.485
>>484
maine kab kahaa ki mujhe Marxist literature se diqqat hai ya Capitalist literature se thought process improve hota hai ?
Mere kehne ka matlab sirf yahi tha ki ye journalists apne ideological angle se stories ko spin karte hain.
Ye koyi fictional literature nahi hai jismein political ideology ko ignore karke sirf artistic ends ke liye issey padha jaaye.
Journalists ka khud ka ideological baggage aur political agendas hotay hain jo ki humein ignore nhi karne chahiye.
aKFRDU
No.486
>>485
I agree with the general principle of what you're saying but in the end you're a midwit or even just a plain idiot because you're basing your opinion on just a simple 2 line summary of a book and not actually reading it. I asked you for better literature and all you have in response is a word salad. You're no different from people who try to ban films without knowing the content. This is a literature board, why not talk about books instead of shoehorning your politics.
BlFgma
No.487
>>483
The book A Feast of Vultures is somewhat "sympathetic" to the lengths one has to go to do businesses in India. Naresh Goyal's rival Taki (some muslim name) is the "main character" of the second part of the book and the author portrays him as someone who is ambitious but not professional, (meanwhile Naresh Goyal was professional and was even ready to make deals with the underworld) and that was his downfall.
The author also criticizes both the parties BJP and Congress for turning a blind eye because they too are in it for the investment that they had to spend during elections and need its returns when they come to power. It's not a matter of le "Evil" but more of a lack of empathy and the disconnect between the most lowest levels of the rungs like the mahadalits of the village Hridaypur who shit on the streets that leads to a Muslim Graveyard in the book and to the people who sit in Antilia.
In fact, the author also presents the theory that maybe the Middlemen who make money through deals are the reason why India continues to function as a state, although inefficiently. There's one Khangressi Middleman that they talk about and I forgot his name, and he pretty much keeps the village functional, but in return he makes the villagers comply whenever there's a government scheme that gets enforced (there's one episode where some women who got sterilized died of infection because the government had to show numbers). It's just not so simple, but it's just sad.
I didn't see any 'ideology" in here. The author is against both left-leaning and right-leaning political parties. He even complains about Kerala, talks about 2G Scam, etc. etc. It's a good book. Only problem I had with is at the end it just fizzles out when he starts to write about Mallaya or Ambani and he doesn't have really much proper "details" and information to say about them. Also, it's impossible to write something without a bias. Everything is political. You just have to be convincing, coherent and logical enough when you present something, and this book was good at it (first 2 chapters).
KpJbFZ
No.488
>>486
Calm down pajeet. Maine kahaan khud ko smart dikhaanay ki koshis kari ? Aur mein konsa kisi political ideology ki tareef ya buraayi kar rha hu ? Mainesirf book pe comment kiya tha.
KpJbFZ
No.489
>>487
Ok
aKFRDU
No.490
>>488
Wahi to, bina padhe comment bhi kar diya, isi ko smartness dikhana kehte hain. Jab pata nahi hai to kyu comment karna. Yaha ideology ki to baat hi nahi ho rahi thi, aap book padhe bina apna gyan de rahe the. Aap ideology ki tareef ya burai nahi kar rahe, aap simply dismissive behave kar rahe the without knowing about the merit/demerit of the subject in question based on preconceived notions.
WzxjYA
No.503
I started to read A SILENT COUP by the same guy who wrote A FEAST OF VULTURES because it looked like a sequel to the book.
I am also reading YOUR LIFE CAN GET BETTER (some ADHD book) to cope with my life problems.
2x8Db3
No.516
>>503
I'll read it too then hahaha, If you like these types of books you can also read Malevolent Republic by KS Komireddi(I'm reading it now), also try reading Durbar too next. I'm also reading Prisoners of geography by Tim Marshall, got interested in Geopolitics by watching Ankit Shah videos, First chapter is about Russia Ukraine, as per the author Russia's actions make a lot of sense because of their geography and steady induction of east europe into NATO.
Though if your ADHD type issues are troubling you a lot you might wanna start meditating, improved a lot of things for me(im not officialy diagnosed, i just suspect i have it)
qMiiro
No.520
>>503
I finished the ADHD book.
It looks like it is written by an old ass stinky boomer with ADHD. Keeps rambling for hours and hours about how he manages his ADHD when he could just say something in 2 minutes. It felt like watching those youtube videos of people talking for 10 to 15 minutes when all they have to say was something worth 2 minutes that you can actually take away from, but still offers some "feel good" diarrhea that you get from going "OMG she is literally me!".
I've taken notes of the things that I could use and then speedran through the ramblings and finished it off. I probably won't read it again unless I forget and may have to remember what was in there.
nJZtMm
No.522
>>324(OP)
Read Taleb books if you are into Finance - fooled by randomness, black swan etc
Enron - Smartest guys ins the room
eRVztR
No.523
>>324(OP)
ride the tiger by Julius evola
vfba4M
No.524
>>324(OP)
I want to read pic rel. Any anons would like to weigh on this?
WzxjYA
No.526
I finished reading another ADHD book called The Adult ADHD Toolkit by J. Russell Ramsay. I am looking for systems and hacks that I can do to make my life better but for the most part the book is just about "just use your brain", "just stop and think", "just keep making it a habit". Wish things were different.
The book suggests to not chase after Fool's Gold and just start doing something about the problems. Maybe I'll do that as well. There is no silver bullet for this.
>>524
Looks like a good book, with good reviews. Might read it in future.
Rz8PvV
No.567
>>526
I'm reading a book called Mastering ADHD by Steven A Safren. I think this is the BEST book I've read about ADHD so far. The chapters are so short. There's lot of repetition and review in each chapter. The whole book is just 120 pages, of which maybe only 50 pages have actual content if you skip the repeating parts and margin spaces.
WzxjYA
No.606
I finished a book called "HOW TO KEEP HOUSE WHILE DROWNING" by KC Davis. I don't know why I even read this shit. It's about housekeeping while being fat, depressed, and postpartum.
I felt comfy reading it though. An important takeaway is that systems exist to serve you, and you shouldn't end up serving the system.
Something like... if someone tells you to lose weight, what for? Aren't you already happy having 2 kids and a loving husband beside you? If the kitchen sink is dirty, is someone going to come and give you a certificate that you're a bad person? Just do whatever that is necessary. Everything else is just the icing or cherry on top.
