Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Author: Simon Sinek
"START WITH WHY shows that the leaders who've had the greatest influence in the world all think, act, and communicate the same way -- and it's the opposite of what everyone else does. Sinek calls this powerful idea The Golden Circle, and it provides a framework upon which organizations can be built, movements can be led, and people can be inspired. And it all starts with WHY." - Amazon.ca
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
Author: Robert K. Massie
"The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs returns with another masterpiece of narrative biography, the extraordinary story of an obscure German princess who became one of the most remarkable, powerful, and captivating women in history. Born into a minor noble family, Catherine transformed herself into empress of Russia by sheer determination. For thirty-four years, the government, foreign policy, cultural development, and welfare of the Russian people were in her hands. She dealt with domestic rebellion, foreign wars, and the tidal wave of political change and violence churned up by the French Revolution. Catherine’s family, friends, ministers, generals, lovers, and enemies—all are here, vividly brought to life. History offers few stories richer than that of Catherine the Great. In this book, an eternally fascinating woman is returned to life." -Amazon.com
Four Seasons
Author: Isadore Sharp
Tells the memoir of a Canadian child of Polish immigrants
who envisioned and created the Four Seasons hotel chain,
a world leader in luxury and comfort.
The Wisdom of Finance
Author: Mihir A. Desai
"Entertaining and informative. Desai takes us on a journey through
the fundamentals of finance, from asset pricing and risk management,
via options, mergers, debt, and bankruptcy."
- John Lanchester, The New Yorker
Beyond Wealth: a road map to a rich life
Author: Alexander Green
From New York Times bestselling author Alexander Green,
Beyond Wealth, provides insightful guidance and wisdom on
how to achieve maximum success in both your career and personal life.
Connected: The Surprising Power of Our Social Networks and How They Shape Our Lives--How Your Friends' Friends' Friends Affect Everything You Feel, Think, and Do
Author(s): Nicholas A. Christakis, James H. Fowler
Christakis and Fowler delve into social networks
and how they operate. Predominantly, how they influence
our tastes, wealth, happiness etc...
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
"Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century – from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus." -Amazon.com
Homo Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Author: Yuval Noah Harari
"In Sapiens, Dr. Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical -- and sometimes devastating -- breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural, and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology, and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behaviour from the heritage of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come?" - Amazon.com
