BATB score: 7/10 👹🖤 recommended by the ousted ex-prime minister of Thailand - Thaksin Shinawatra - the detailed fundamentals to his current philosophy of governing and living 👏 Best to: a critical book to read if you want to become a politician - to kill or to be killed, how the fox befriended the tiger, believing in dharma, meditate, pick your battles, money is just a means to an end, and be extremely greedy for success 💯 Best for: if you believe in "winners take all", h

BATB score: 7/10 🏙 Adam Neumann, WeWork co-founder, though a billion dollar loser is still a billionaire 💸 - yes, fortune favours the bold Best to: sales skills, extruding confidence, charismatic persona and interpersonal skills trump actual business numbers in gaining trust from co-founders and billion dollar investors Best for: a critical book for aspiring entrepreneurs, start-ups innovators, and IPO dreamers to learn about the hustles and pitfalls of a one-person leaders

BATB score: 7/10 🌺 “There I was, a spy of sorts, hoping not to plant bombs but to plant ideas.” Best to: Suki Kim in an ultimate mid-life crisis (a broken heart obviously) and meaning-of-life quest by disguising as a missionary English teacher for the sole elite male school in Pyongyang Best for: anyone with an obsession and fascination for North Korea who has read >3 fight or flight flee stories; this book is another POV of a volunteered teacher BATB tips: the best North Ko

BATB score: 6/10 🤎 "How to Change" Katy Milkman is besties with "Grit" Angela Duckworth - and that's why their books speak of one another quite often; my bestie and your bestie sit down by di fire 🎼 Best for: if you have not read "When" Daniel H. Pink, "Grit" Angela Duckworth, "Atomic Habits" James Clear, and "The Power of Habit" Charles Duhigg, then this book takes the best bits from each of these 'other books' and make one book compilation #TADA BATB critique: I was not a

BATB score: 6/10 💛 "Assault is Not an Accident" - just because she blacked-out does not mean you-stranger have a right to penetrate her #duh unbelievable Stanford elite graduates could be so stupid Best to: a very long read about the 18-months journey from day of blackout assault, to court filing and trials, recovery/therapy/insomnia and final statements of Chanel Miller - making a case for all assaulted victims 👏 Best for: it's an important book but it's just very long and

BATB score: 4/10 🤷‍♀️ after surviving the horrendous concentration camp, Viktor Frankl had to relearn how to be happy; proceeding back to his normal life as a psychiatrist / philosopher lecturer but this time covering deeper topics on the Meaning of Life (from a Holocaust survivor POV); this book is his famous 3 lectures Best to: intensive Viktor Frankl's 2.5 hours monologue; a philosophy university class at its best, you know how the professor is for sure saying something s

BATB score: 7/10 🆕 Greg McKeown's 3rd book (2021) after his huge global success with BATB's fav "Essentialism" (2014) and, though less famous, yet another one of BATB's fav "Multipliers" (2010); a true example of less (with the right few) is more 👏 Best to: read Greg McKeown's "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" (2014) first and foremost; no questions ask Best for: anyone who can relate to this statement, “we are conditioned over the course of our lifetimes to b

BATB score: 9/10 🤎 Naval Ravikant is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder, chairman and former CEO of AngelList. His net worth is $69 million. He shares his practical visions on Twitter. Best to: a collection of Naval Ravikant's pragmatic vision in more comprehensive and actionable manner; damn someday I wish someone adore me enough to write an almanac of my scattered thoughts Best for: questioners of what is the 'meaning of life' in terms of wealth an

BATB score: 8/10 💎 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

BATB score: 8/10 🐾 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

BATB score 10/10 🎤🤩👏 extremely important read covering the critical 9 tips and techniques to "ideas worth spreading" talks; I am so sorry that I was too arrogant to give this a read since 8 years ago 🙏 #mybad Best to: it doesn't get any clearer than this; literally 9 things on what you need to do, why, and how 💯 to be a memorable superstar speaker 👏 Best for: amateur speakers who needs the how-to and professional speakers who needs a refresher (since it's been so long s

BATB score: 3/10 💩 this book is.. bad... I wanted to kill myself Best to: extremely difficult to read and follow through; at times, talking about some insightful species, then trying to link those species learnings to modern day implications, and then closing each chapter with 'corrective lens' key takeaways that had nothing to do with what was discussed in the chapter Best for: try to finish this book without falling asleep, I challenge you! Best as: there are good bits in

BATB score: 10/10 💎💎💎 this book is a hidden gem! business schools should include this book in their syllabus asap; I swear, I believe I have to re-read this book and make sure that I have squeezed out all of it's critical essences into my brain Best to: a complete explanation, constructive case studies, holistic theories, and hands-on practices on starting, keeping, and growing network effects for your consumer tech business 💯 Best for: anyone in consumer tech, business g

BATB score 10/10 💙💙💙 to all women and LGBTQIA+ who are climbing the corporate ladder in this patriarchal bro-hood, you MUST READ this book; it does not get any more honest, real, critical, and actionable than this 💯 Best to: hey baby girl, let's have a real talk about what you need to do to get on top. don't fall victim to the imposter syndrome, cinderella syndrome, queen B fallacy - f$ck it, kill them all 👸 Best for: hey baby girl, I don't think you will be ready for wh

BATB score: 6/10 😴 written since 1937, covering fears and desires that is still relevant today; proof that we have always questioned what is the meaning of life (and have yet to define them) Best to: legitimate material in the book about having desire, faith, imagination, persistence, about controlling your subconscious mind, sexual desire, sixth sense, and about having a mastermind group of best friends forever #bff ; yet, the book is just boringly written, extremely redund

BATB score: 7/10 👜 I don't want to spoil anything.. but make sure you marry well 💍 (and avoid working with family if you don't have to) Best to: "The first generation is the one that creates the idea, the second develops it, the third must face the big growth questions." a good juicy story from 1921 to date on the story of Gucci but... it's just 500 pages too long 🤯 Best for: a 3rd generation stuck in a family business that grandpa made or a fan of Gucci brand narrative -

BATB score: 7.7/10 💸 Is the 'price' for career success (for exceptional levels of income and responsibilities) extreme work stress? Are you literally dying for a paycheck? ☠️ Best to: it's a dissertation thesis paper on the economic cost of work stress, the behavioural economic at play from the employer in creating and the employees at consenting and enduring work stress, the socio-economic impact of work stress, and the recommendations to try to make things better Best for:

BATB score: 7.3/10 🏝 BATB level: extreme advance 🔥 art appreciation in novel literature > an enjoyable read Best to: I truly appreciate Hanya, especially the thought-process behind writing the 3-novel combo; let's talk about the time structure of writing (chronological, nostalgia thinking back, parallel universe), the using of the same names for different characters across the 3 novels (though it did confuse me a hell lot), the same place different centuries of events, the

BATB score: 1/10 🫠 You either love Gary Vaynerchuk or hate him completely - swipe left Best to: the book is dead, it was written in 2018 on social media management techniques and it died a tragic death immediately after in 2018; it's like that annoying uncle who believes he cracked the social media algorithm and calls himself an influencer - urgh it's so bad. BATB lingering thought: there is actually one thing that I agree with the book; the importance of having a strong and

BATB score: 10/10 🏠🏚🛖 wow just wow. 2017 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. Bill Gates' recommended read wow just wow. Best to: sociologist Matthew Desmond worked his ass off for this book! his hands-on on-ground research to share the stories of 8 struggling families evicted and in deep poverty in Milwaukee 👏 in-depth data collection from years of observations, surveys, and interviews then written in such an emotionally touching book with a little bit of psychological