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Some of the most interesting lives...
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Sakharov: A biography by Richard Lourie.
A great insight into a brilliant physicist, father of the Russian H-bomb and... Nobel Peace price, a great journey through the 'Soviet Era'
And... you can even buy the book here
7:17:05 PM
Thursday, January 30, 2003
John Glenn: A Memoir by John Glenn.
Who has not dreamed of going in space, exploring the infinite? Until recently, if you had asked me what I wanted to become I would have answered without any doubt: "Astronaut".
And... you can even buy the book here
1:54:10 PM
Lindberg by A. Scott Berg.
Compelling...This kind of heroic, tragic and ultimately puzzling subject that is irresistible in its complexity. (Michael J. Ybarra, The Wall Street Journal )
And... you can even buy the book here
1:52:39 PM
A Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela.
This is A story, an amazing life. Must be read!
And... you can even buy the book here
1:47:21 PM
Gandhi, the Man : The Story of His Transformation by E. Easwaran & M. Nagler.
It is said that each Great Man has to go through a transformation before being Great.
And... you can even buy the book here
10:40:35 AM
Direct from Dell : Strategies That Revolutionized an Industry by Michael Dell.
The story of Michael Dell. Now, this is THE guy who revolutionized the computer hardware industry with his "Direct" approach. Furthermore, at age equivalent, is richer than Bill!
And... you can even buy the book here
8:50:17 AM
Titan by Ron Chernow.
The story of John D. Rockefeller, the first billionaire (in $ that is!) and the first one to trigger such an outrage in his business practices that the Anti-trust law was created against him in the USA.
And... you can even buy the book here
8:47:48 AM
The House Of Morgan by Ron Chernow.
J.P. Morgan, contemporary of John D. Rockefeller, another view of the world of "titans" late 19th century.
And... you can even buy the book here
8:45:43 AM
Bloomberg By Bloomberg by Mike Bloomberg.
From being sacked at Salomon Brothers (thanks for the $10m) to become a media mogul, and now the maire of New York City, by "himself".
And... you can even buy the book here
8:42:37 AM
The Education Of A Speculator by Victor Niederhoffer.
Squash world champion and gambler before God, the man who claimed to be Soros's arm in Japan. He had it in his root (and lost it all in 1998 in the Asian crisis, but that is not in the book...).
And... you can even buy the book here
8:40:16 AM
Soros On Soros by G. Soros.
The man by himself, his belief in open-society, his philantropies, not very much about trading but still a pleasant book, not too long, easy to read.
And... you can even buy the book here
8:38:16 AM
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by J.D. Bauby.
You will not put down this book. Written by a giften journalist who is struck by the rare locked-in syndrome. Totally paralysed,he is thought to have become a vegetable whilst in fact his brain is hitting that Diving Bell wanting to cry out his despair of not being able to touch his kids anymore. He managed to dictate this book by a code, flickering his eye-lids, talking of courage is so much of an understatement. And... you can even buy the book here
8:36:29 AM
Friday, January 24, 2003
Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis.
Traders... again... but a master book in the field!
And... you can even buy the book here
6:24:09 PM
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Freedom In Exile by Dalai Lama.
The autobiography of one of the most respected person on this planet.
And... you can even buy the book here
10:01:33 PM
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