Standing Tall : The Goh Chok Tong Years Peh Shing Huei 366 pages Start: September 18, 2021 :: End: September 26, 2021 (Picture: Kinokuniya.com.sg) When I was growing up, Lee Kuan Yew was the prime minister of Singapore. It must have been somewhere around 1990 when I read that LKY was stepping down, and Goh …
The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World Alan Greenspan Narrated: Robertson Dean 544 pages, 20 hours Start: Late 2008 :: In progress Restart: August 31, 2021 :: Paused: September 17, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) September 2, 2021 In 2005 during a MBA class, my professor asked “Who is the most powerful man in the …
The Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demand Chris Anderson Narrated: Christopher Nissley 226 pages, 8 hours Start: August 21, 2021 :: End: August 30, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) August 22, 2021 The Long Tail began with the story of an obsure out of print book “Touching The Void”. It was written by a …
Political Tribes: Group Instincts and the Fate of Nations Amy Chua Narrated: Julia Whelan 304 pages, 7 hours Start: September 21, 2018 :: End: September 25, 2018 Re-read Chapter 3 – Afghanistan: August 27, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) I listened to Tiger Mum’s book in 2018. It was instructive and glued together various pieces of information …
Decision Points George W. Bush Narrated: Ron McLarty 477 pages, 20 hours Start: July 8, 2021 :: End: August 22, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) July 8, 2021 On May 1, 2003, a former Texas and Alabama Air National Guard pilot, George W Bush flew an aircraft and landed on USS Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier. Dressed …
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Daniel H. Pink 218 pages, 5.7 hours Start: July 4, 2021 :: End: July 7, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) July 4, 2021 The author started the book recounting the final voyage of RMS Lusitania which was sank by an U-boat in 1915. Over 1,200 passengers and crew perished, but …
King of Capital: The Remarkable Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Steve Schwarzman and Blackstone David Carey, John E. Morris Narrated: George K. Wilson 400 pages, 14.7 hours Read: June 30, 2021 (Pictured: Amazon.com) June 18, 2021 “King of Capital” is a story about Blackstone, a private equity firm and its founder Steve Schwarzman. I …
FREE: The Future of a Radical Price Chris Anderson 304 pages, 7 hours Start: June 8, 2021 :: June 15, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) Full disclosure: This audiobook was free on Audible. I later learned the author released it on the internet for anyone to download for free. Chapter 1: The Birth of Free The book …
That Used To Be Us: How America Fell Behind in the World It Invented and How We Can Come Back Thomas L. Friedman, Michael Mandelbaum Narrated by Jason Culp 356 pages, 17 hours Start: May 27, 2021 :: End: June 8, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) “It makes no sense for China to have better rail systems …
How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone Brian McCullough Narrated: Timothy Andrés Pabon 400 pages, 13.5 hours Start: May 19, 2021 :: End: May 26, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) May 22, 2021 In 1995, the computer lab of University of Malaya engineering faculty was located in an old building that also housed the school …
The Bomber Mafia: A Story Set in War Malcolm Gladwell 320 pages Start: May 19, 2021 :: In progress (Picture: Amazon.ae) ++ 2021 Aeronautics, Military — History Precision bombing — History Strategy World War, 1939-1945 — Aerial operations Aeronautics, Military Military operations, Aerial
Losing The Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of Blackberry Jacquie McNish, Sean Silcoff Narrated: William Hughes 250 pages, 11.5 hours Start: May 13, 2021 :: End: May 18, 2021 (Picture: Amazon.com) May 14, 2021 The first few chapters told tales of how Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, the two …