Tag: Bookstrapping

Bookstrapping – The wolf of investing: My playbook for making a fortune on wall street by Jordan Belfort

Jordan Belfort quotes scientist Albert Einstein who said, “He who understands compound interest will forever earn it; he who doesn’t understand it will forever pay it.” (Image source: Amazon)

As per our reviewer, Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta, ‘The wolf of investing: My playbook for making a fortune on wall street’ by author, Jordan Belfort is for readers seeking to bypass financial advisers and do the work themselves.

Bookstrapping: The Elephant at the Dinner Table by Amit Nagpal

The author Amit Nagpal equates those incapable of adaptability- as those who may never address the elephant in the room at all. Living in their own rigid cages, they miss the fact that something completely outside their thinking could well be true. (Image source: Amazon)

The Elephant at the Dinner Table by Amit Nagpal, the author touches upon emotional intelligence, unresolved issues, the relationship poem ‘Threads’, and a lot more. Bookstrapping rating: 3 stars

Bookstrapping: Five books tapping on the theme of Hindustan

And while we as a culture, are most ready to be reminded of all the reasons why Lord Rama is revered in the country, the sentiment of ‘pride in our roots’ has gripped the entire entertainment industry. (Image source: Amazon)

Our book reviewer lists five books that touch upon H-Pop, last rites and its rituals, teachings of Ramayana and a lot more.

Bookstrapping – Leader: 50 insights from mythology by Devdutt Pattanaik

Devdutt Pattanaik references the popular story of Vikram and Vetaal, drawing attention to the fact that not every question has an obvious answer. And that one doesn't need to rush to give it. (Image source: Amazon)

In Leader: 50 insights from mythology, author Devdutt Pattanaik touches upon the difference between winning and being right, his interpretation of the Islamic tenet of charity, why Lord Vishnu insists on placing the image of Garuda and not of Narada in his temples and a lot more.

Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet: Lata Mangeshkar in conversation with Anirudh Chawla

Like in every industry, there are those who don’t get their due. Lata Mangeshkar makes special mention of music composer Jaidev for whom she sang ‘Allah Tero Naam.’ Timeless trivia, states the author Anirudh Chawla. (Image source: Amazon)

In the book ‘Tere Sur Aur Mere Geet’, the author Anirudh Chawla touches upon the late singer mentioning about music composer Jaidev, her inability to sing for late actor Dilip Kumar, a compilation of the late singer’s ‘personal playlist’ towards the end and a lot more.

Bookstrapping: Dear Digital, We Need to Talk by Dr. Kristy Goodwin

This book provides thirty six micro habits to reset our boundaries when it comes to tech, without fear of #digitaldetox. (Image source: Amazon)

In Dear Digital, We Need to Talk by Dr. Kristy Goodwin, the author discusses the impact devices can have on one’s brain and cause neurobiological changes, explains why detoxes don’t work, why it is necessary to build a fortress around one’s focus and a lot more.

Bookstrapping: Good Power – Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World by Ginni Rometty

Another big lesson for the youth, which Rometty says in many ways throughout the book, is that a propensity to learn new skills, early in life, is priceless. (Image source: Amazon)

The book ‘Good Power – Leading Positive Change in Our Lives, Work, and World’ by Ginni Rometty, touches upon the concept of ‘power’, how growth and success never co-exist, the potential role of leaders and many more.

Bookstrapping: Trailblazer by Mark Benioff and Monica Langley

Mark Benioff believes that businesses that do good and companies that have a social mission tend to be more successful. (Image source: Amazon)

In the book ‘Trailblazer’, the author Mark Benioff spills success secrets for the world of business, shares a message for business owners, highlights his encounter with Mata Amritanandamayi and a lot more.

Bookstrapping: Happy Sexy Millionaire by Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett is a successful entrepreneur and the host of UK's No.1 podcast 'The Diary of a CEO’. The reason he writes this book is that as an 18 year old insecure dropout, he wrote in his diary that by the age of 25 he would like to be a 'happy sexy millionaire.' When he got there he realised that the world had lied to him. (Image Source: Amazon)

In his book, Happy Sexy Millionaire, Steven Bartlett writes about things he has been discovering after finding fame and money at an early age. Here’s what it is all about.

Bookstrapping: Madam President – The Biography of Droupadi Murmu by Sandeep Sahu

The author Sandeep Sahu asks the question whether Droupadi Murmu's candidature was meant to puncture the narrative that tribals have a distinct religion of their own by suggesting that they're actually Hindus. (Image source: Amazon)

In Madam President by Sandeep Sahu, the author touches upon the nomination of Droupadi Murmu as a presidential candidate, her attributes, practical workings of the presidential elections and more.