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Thanks to my significant other, I have a rather large collection of books and I intent to list them all here someday. For now, the books span topics from Finance and Business to Drawing and Painting . Some of my favorite books are:
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The Motley Fool Investment Guide
by David Gardner & Tom Gardner
This is one of my favorite books on investing - taught me the basics of investing, understanding businesses, analyzing financial statements of companies and the works...It details a solid investment strategy in America's finest companies. The approach presented in the book is designed for long-term investors interested in minimizing commission and opportunity costs, while maximizing savings for their retired life.
You can get your copy at Amazon.com.
One Up on Wall Street
by Peter Lynch with John Rothchild
'Sticking with what you know,' is the message from the former Fidelity Magellan mutual fund manager Peter Lynch's book One Up on Wall Street. Lynch shares his methods of classifying companies into various categories and explains techniques of evaluating companies based on their quarterly and annual reports. Order your copy from Amazon.com
The Motley Fool's Rule Breakers, Rule Makers
by David Gardner and Tom Gardner
This book from the Gardners is for more experienced investors. They discuss in depth the methods used to pick the stocks held by two real portfolios on The Motley Fool Web site, namely the Rule Breaker Portfolio and the Rule Maker Portfolio. Order your copy from Amazon.com
The Motley Fool Investment Tax Guide
by Selena Maranjian & Roy Lewis
If you are like most other people, you are beginning to get your paperwork for filing your taxe return around April 10th and you just manage to drop your completed return in the mailbox at 11pm on April 15th. If you wish you've planned an effective tax strategy and made smart decisions throughout the year, then the Motley Fool Tax Guide is for you. This simple to read guide has tips that you could use year around and help make things easier for you. Order your copy at Amazon.com.
The Dancing Wu Li Masters
by Gary Zukav
This book, which won The American Book Award for Science, and now published in sixteen languages, is one of the most enjoyable introductions to quantum physics. The author demonstrates with ease and simplicity, how the outwardly different Eastern philosophy and quantum physics have striking parallels. Order your copy at Amazon.com.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
by Robert M. Prisig
Robert Pirsig became a cult leader on the strength of this book. A favorite amongst nerds for two and half decades, it is touching, yet coldly logical. A personal view of philosophy through a motorcycle journey that reads like a mechanic's maintenance manual. Order your copy at Amazon.com.
Godel, Esher and Bach
by Douglas Hofstadter
Douglas Hofstadter has a PhD in Physics and is a Professor of Cognitive Science. This book is about fundamental cognitive principles illustrated through the works of the mathematician Godel - renowned for the Incompleteness Theorem that proved that number theory is not self contained, the artist Escher - whose drawings cleverly trick the eyes' perception of light, shade and gravity, and the famous composer Bach. The twist in the book is that it is a masterpiece of creative, cognitive processes and is reportedly the most difficult book to translate into other languages. Buy it at Amazon.com.
Tao of Physics
by Fritjof Kapra
Another attempt to mysticize Physics - or physicalize Tao. Manages to explain both to a certain degree and relate them to a higher degree. Order the book at Amazon.com.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams - as the many fan clubs will swear - is a master of the inconsequential. He makes randomness witty and delightful. The book leaves you double guessing whether there is, afterall, a grand, complex tapestry in that skein of threads. Get either the the tenth anniversary edition in Hardcover or the paperback edition from Amazon.com.
The Poetry and Short Stories of Dorothy Parker
by Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker is beyond the understanding of my modern, scientific, mediocre mind. She reveled in the Alquinoquin round table, suicide, and superb criticism. Every single one of these poems and short stories give me a little lift - to my lips and my heart. Order the book from Amazon.com.
Golden Gate
by Vikram Seth
Most Indian authors fall into the temptation of trying to explain India. Golden Gate escapes this morass. With dextrous wordplay, cunning rhythms, simple delight in the flavor of San Francisco, Vikram Seth tells the story of a group of California yuppies in verse libre. Order the book at Amazon.com.
Effective C++
by Scott D. Meyer
Worth its weight in gold. Small, comprehensive, insiders' view on how to improve C++ skills. A perfect complement to any C++ textbook. Buy it at Amazon.com.
More Effective C++
by Scott D. Meyer
Another small, comprehensive, insiders' view on how to improve C++ skills, this time, Meyers talks about more esoteric details that the ordinary programmer is unlikely to use, but these are details one needs to know so that one may stay away from the pitfalls. Buy it at Amazon.com.
Advanced C++ Programming Styles and Idioms
by James O. Coplien
The perfect complement to Meyer's Effective c++, it teaches similar things: how to do things right while "juggling with chainsaws"-but in a different vein, it is didactic & does not bother to explain the background. Buy it at Amazon.com.
The Java Programming Language
by Ken Arnold and James Gosling
A Senior Staff Engineer at Sun Microsystems, Ken Arnold is a leading expert in object-oriented design. James Gosling is a Fellow and VP at Sun Microsystems and the creator of the Java programming language. Together, they bring this comprehensive and definitive resource for serious Java programmers. This book will give you a solid foundation in Java programming language strategies and techniques with numerous real-world examples. A must if you plan to learn Java. Obtain your copy from Amazon.com.
©1999-2003 Rajesh Srinivasan
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