20 Books to read in 2020
Being in lockdown has not been easy for most of us and there’s no sign of things changing anytime soon.
Here’s a list of awesome books you can read amidst this Coronavirus Pandemic !
1. The Alchemist
▪︎Author:@paulocoelho
▪︎Genre: Self-Help
It is an unforgettable story about the essential wisdom of listening to our heart and, above all, following our dreams! This is one book you MUST read!
2. The Theory of Everything
▪︎Author: Stephen Hawking
▪︎Genre: Nonfiction/Science
This book covers everything from the big bang to black holes to string theory. Even complexities of cosmological physics are explained with an engaging combination of clarity& wit.
3. The Intelligent Investor
▪︎Author:Benjamin Graham
▪︎Genre:Finance/Self-Help
This is the Bible when it comes to learning how to invest.Contains real life experiences of successful investors, anecdotes of how investors created wealth for themselves.
4. Sapiens, Homo Deus & 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.
▪︎Author:@harari_yuval
▪︎Genre:Non-fiction/Biology/Philosophy
Thought provoking, mind-blowing account of the past, present and the future of human race. These 3 books are MASTERPIECES!
5. Zero to One
▪︎Author:@peterthiel
▪︎Genre: Non-fiction/Business
A fascinating book, great for investing and entrepreneurs. Zero to One is assuredly worth reading, even if you’re not engaged in the world of startups and venture capital.
6. 1984
▪Author: George Orwell
▪︎Genre: Fiction/Dystopia
This book will change the way you look at ideologies&leadership. Cynical, scathing, and not without its flaws, this is still a stark, haunting glimpse at what could be.
7. Steve Jobs
▪︎Author:@WalterIsaacson
▪︎Genre : Biography
Isaacson’s epic biography joins all the dots in Jobs’ fascinating journey and weaves an inspiring &disturbing story about the man who revolutionized the way we work& communicate.
8. Atomic Habits
▪︎Author :@JamesClear
▪︎Genre: Self-Help
Probably the most realistic self help book ever made.Very easy to read& very well written.Atomic Habits provides a framework to develop good habits and discontinue bad habits.
9. Life 3.0
▪︎Author: Max Tegmark
▪︎Genre : Science-fiction
A thought provoking and compelling guide to the challenges and choices in our quest for a great future of life, intelligence and consciousness — on Earth and beyond.
10.Lord of the Rings Trilogy
▪︎Author: J.R.R Tolkien
▪︎Genre : Fiction
These books are without a doubt the greatest work of imaginative fiction.A story magnificently told, with every kind of colour, movement and greatness.
11. The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
▪︎Author:@RobinSharma
▪︎Genre:Self-Help
This is one of the best motivational book you will ever come across. The core of this book are the 7 Virtues which are explained in a very simple and practical way.
#12. The Kite Runner
▪︎Author: Khalid Hosseini
▪︎Genre: Fiction
Reading this book is an unforgettable experience. An exhilarating story of loyalty, betrayal, trauma, guilt& essentially redemption. It also depicts a story of Afghanistan which very few of us know.
13. Rich Dad Poor Dad
▪︎Author:@theRealKiyosaki
▪︎Genre: Personal Finance
A book you must read for Financial wisdom. It just changes your financial viewpoint towards money.The tagline is enough to give you an insight on what this book has in it.
14. David and Goliath
▪︎Author:Malcolm Gladwell
▪︎Genre:Non fiction
Drawing upon examples around the world, this book shows how every disadvantage in your life can be your strongest asset.The book contains many different stories of underdogs who wind up beating the odds!
#15. The White Tiger
▪︎Author: Aravind Adiga
▪︎Genre: Fiction
This book is a darkly humorous story of a boy rising from the shackles of poverty to an entrepreneur. No honest reader will be able to dispute that the picture of rural India the author paints is a false one!
16.Escobar.Drugs.Guns.Money.Power
▪︎Author:Roberto Escobar
▪︎Genre:Biography
An insider account of Pablo Escobar by his own brother,it is bound to leave you awestruck. This is the story of the Robin Hood of Colombia: a man whose greatness lay not in his crimes, but in his charity!
17. MOSSAD
▪︎Author:Michael Bar Zohar
▪︎Genre:Nonfiction/Espionage
Hands down the finest book about spy missions&espionage. Though some of the stories may look like movie pick ups we should remind ourselves of the old saying-”Truth is stranger than Fiction”.
18.Elon Musk
▪︎Author:Ashlee Vance
▪︎Genre: Biography
A brilliant biography of the Genius behind Paypal, Tesla & SpaceX. The author paints an unforgettable picture of Musk’s unique personality, insatiable drive and ability to thrive through hardship.
19. War and Peace
▪︎Author: Leo Tolstoy
▪︎Genre: Fiction/History
An ALL-Time Classic, this book is an affirmation of life itself, a complete picture of everything in which people find their happiness and greatness, their grief and humiliation.
20.Schindler’s List
▪︎Author: Thomas Keneally
▪︎Genre: History
The extraordinary story of Oskar Schindler, who risked his life to protect Jews in Nazi-occupied Poland and who was transformed by the war into a man with a mission, a compassionate angel of mercy!
