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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
BATB score: 8.5/10 ππ« Legit rationale analysis on why things become a fad, a trend, or a flop. #surfskate #IGReels #bananabread The success of a social epidemic is dependent on three types of people: the connectors (people who know a lot of other people), the mavens (people who can't shut up and wants to share all new known facts), and the salesmen (charismatic KOLs) Best to: know that the above is basically the summary of the book; yet, π― legit Best for: Malcolm Gladwell'


You are Not so Smart by David McRaney
BATB score: 8.8/10 βοΈ A complete collection of all the popular social psychology fallacy out there. Trust me, this is the only social psychology book you'll ever need to own / to read. Best to: know that David McRaney refers to Daniel Kahneman "Thinking Fast and Slow" and to Dan Ariely "Predictably Irrational" while both Daniel and Dan referred back to David; seems like a small social psychologist community eh? Best for: if you have not explored any social psychology book or


Untamed by Glennon Doyle
BATB score: 8/10 π₯° I feel unlocked, uncaged, and untamed! I am a CHEETAH! π―π²πΎ Best as: all the societal judgement and ladylike expectations limits us to be true to ourselves; in no other life (because we only have one life), let you be you. Best for: who run the world? cheetahs! πββοΈ Best to: a powerful self improvement book via Glennon's stories; there must be something that you can relate to: christianity, LGBTQI+, divorced, bulimia, alcoholism, adam&eve, children, eve


People, Power, and Profits: Progressive Capitalism for an Age of Discontent by Joseph E. Stiglitz
BATB score: 8/10 π¦ This book should be a required reading for Political Science students. Introductory book to government, legislation, capitalism, taxation, social security, employment, education, etc; about their flaws today and how to fix them. Best to: know that the book is filled with USA-centric governance and deficiency, however, the analysis, principles, and key next steps are globally applicable Best for: hard-working middle class citizens paying high bracket taxati


What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience, and Healing by Bruce D. Perry MD. Ph.D and Oprah Winfrey
BATB score: 8.8/10 π€ Psychiatrist on childhood trauma "Dr. Bruce D. Perry" meets billionaire most influential person "Oprah Winfrey" in a critical book discussing the messed up things adults do to children, the childhood trauma faced, how it affects a child, and how to heal a broken one. Best to: stop being so judgmental and asking "what's wrong with you?" but rather compassionately ask "what happened to you?" as something must have had happened that wasn't right Best for: s


The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog: and Other Stories from a Child Psychiatrist's Notebook by Bruce D. Perry MD. PhD and Maia Szalavitz
BATB score: 8.8/10 π€ *Reader Discretion Advised* not for the faint heart π - the description of child trauma cases were explicit, heart-breaking, depressing, and unfortunately true stories. Best to: this is not a leisure read but an exploratory, educational, specialised read; as a matter of fact, this is a required textbook for undergraduate and graduate classes in sociology, neuroscience, psychology, criminology, and many other disciplines #respect Best for: keen academic


The Choice: Embrace the Possible by Dr. Edith Eva Eger
BATB score: 8/10 πΊ Best to: it's about the horrendous atrocities of the holocaust from a young prisoner of war's point of view; how this young lady had hope through the death marches and how once liberated now grandma continues to be her jailor and haven't truly been free from what happened #PTSD Best for: memoirs of the holocaust survivors; consider this book only if you have read "Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl and/or "The Diary of Anne Frank" Best as: "Only I


What It Takes: Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence by Stephen A. Schwarzman
BATB score: 8/10 π Dear Stephen A. Schwarzman, you are such an interesting and an incredible self-made human being. I feel so humble to have read through your journey to one of the richest man on earth. π€ Best to: definitely an uphill battle from being Lehman Brothers' low-life form employee, starting Blackstone with your mentor at Lehman, diversifying the business wherever the opportunities are, taking it global, and becoming an advisor to the US Presidents. #dayum All tha


"Surely You're Joking Mr. Feynman!" by Richard P. Feynman
BATB score: 8/10 π€ Best to: true living definition of having a growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, trial and error approach, societal behavioural economics at work, define and re-define life, and laughing at oneself - Mr. Feynman! you are one hell of a character! Best for: if you like The Big Bang Theory series, Mr. Feynman is pretty much half-Sheldon, half-Leonard, and a little bit of Penny Best as: how could one person be a technician, a safecracker, a nuclear bomb sci


For One More Day by Mitch Albom
BATB score: 8.8/10 π BATB Fact: Mitch Albom's non-fiction biographies π are way better than his overrated and redundant fictional tales Best to: Mitch Albom β Top 5 β definitely but do check out "Finding Chika" first and foremost Best for: all of us; who hates our mom at one point in our teenage and midlife years; okay 'hate' is a strong word, allow me to rephrase, annoyed of, dislike, conflicted with, offensive of, angered about mom, mommy, mother. Best as: a memoir to all


Into The Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart by James R. Doty. MD
BATB score: 8.5/10 π a brilliant biography about the making of someone and the meaning of life Best to: the fact that James R. Doty, MD is a bad academic student with an unaccommodating family upbringing, an exceptionally neurosurgeon, a 75M USD business investor, a CCARE philanthropist, and an author of his own enlightenment makes him relatable 360 Best for: anyone who is asking 'what's the meaning of life'? πββοΈπ Best as: this book is "The Secret" Rhonda Byrne mixed with


Principles for Success by Ray Dalio
BATB score: 8/10 π΅οΈ easiest read in mankind. thank you Ray Dalio for dumbing the principles down for us to understand what you are trying to say π Best to: I feel like Ray Dalio is trying to squeeze out every money making opportunity while disgusting the attempt as 'the building of one's legacy' and 'sharing of one's learnings' #inspirational; this book is freaking expensive while the content is like itsy bitsy Best for: raise your hand if you believed "Principles" by Ray D


Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg
BATB score: 8/10 π©βπ¦° well-written π legit / strong analysis of sexism from child's play to C-level dynamics to everyday balancing career vs family; the numerous women-centric expectations, burden, and challenges just to be considered as equal to men Best to: women leadership, breaking the glass ceiling via leading by example; Sheryl Sandberg's legacy aka linkedin profile in a format of a book Best for: mothers juggling a successful career and quality time with family; I co


In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
BATB score: 8/10 π₯ The Kim's regime in North Korea is a perfectly executed marketing propaganda yet one that is difficult to keep when the new generations start seeing otherwise; likeas any monarchy's blinded loyalty and religious miracle tell-tales, nothing can withstand time. Best to: North Korea's anecdotes and defector's escape stories continues to amaze me; it has been 30+ years of starvation, I really want to know how this would end. The answer can only be an internal-


Conflicted: Why Arguments Are Tearing Us Apart and How They Can Bring Us Together by Ian Leslie
BATB score: 8/10 π some chapters were exceptionally awesome while other chapter were just like okay okay la - I personally love love chapter 7 "Give Face" and chapter 8 "Check Your Weirdness" #veryimportantindeed Best to: the book is about how to be the bigger person in dealing with everyday conflicts from listening more, to the right way to say sorry, to how to save their face as well as your face #legit Best for: if your role and responsibility includes stakeholders manage


How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job by Dale Carnegie
BATB score: 8/10 π BATB Reading Level: easy peesy - 1 day read Best to: clear, actionable, conclusive, and simple self-help literally on "How to Enjoy Your Life and Your Job" a tad bit better Best for: if you have not read any of Dale Carnegie's book, firstly - what a disappointment; secondly - okay just read this one collated book Best as: a refresher read to Dale Carnegie's first two original all-stars books "How to Win Friends and Influence People" and "How to Stop Worryi


Creative Blindness and How to Cure It by Dave Trott
BATB score: 8/10 πΎ Dave Trott's way of writing is very predictable; numerous short crisis stories where creativity saved the day Best to: key to creative advertising is to stand out whether that's seeing cool things that others see as dull or twisting things to some crazy surprise Best for: you should just read 1 Dave Trott's book and you are pretty much good to go; this book works! Best as: I guess that's why creative agencies tend to overthink (for an award blah blah) Best


Anxious People by Fredrik Backman
BATB score: 8/10 π₯Ή a novel on 10 characters on 10 different types of everyday anxiety - relatable and lovable in every way Best to: scarier than being diagnosed with a mental illness is suffering and surviving everyday's immense anxiety while smiling and acting cool like you have it all in control as you are and do have the textbook definition of success and happiness #itsharderthanitlooks Best for: we all need therapy π Best as: "Anxious People" Netflix TV Mini Series 6.8/


LEMON by Kwon Yeo-Sun
BATB score: 8/10 πππ Literary art at its best. Touching on the arrays of grief. Yet, the ending was extremely cliffhanger. Best to: read this in one sitting - each chapter is written through different literary styles from different POVs; narration, presentation, characters, dialogues, and plot at its best at the highest suspense (so much details like peeling an onion π§
) Best for: Netflix would need to make a movie adaption of this urgently Best as: engaging crime suspense


Better: A Surgeon Notes on Performance by Atul Gawande
BATB score: 8/10 π©Ί Iβve learnt a shit ton about the flaws in the healthcare sector! But this book is not a kind read for everyone. Best as: a doctorβs data driven analysis regarding how messed up the medical industry really is - from doctors not washing their hands, pregnancy labor with the old-school forceps is better than a c-section, keeping the soldiers alive within the first hour of attack, doctorsβ self-defined salary - so how much do you want to get paid, to making du
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