I use this page to list interesting people / blogs / articles / books and forums I like. I have divided the same into
- finance
- entrepreneurship
- life
- photography
- travel
NOTE: Many books might be linked to an affiliate account. However, my intention is not to recommend them because of the affiliation, but because I have spent my own money on these, read and enjoyed them. Decide for yourself :).
FINANCE
A. Investors I admire
B. Favorite finance books
- Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham
- One up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch
- Berkshire Hathway letters to shareholders by Warren Buffett (available free on Berkshire site, but this is a very good compilation for your Kindle too and doesnt cost much)
- Common stocks and uncommon profits by Phil Fisher
- Where are the customers yachts by Fred Schwed Jr
- Financial statements by Thomas R Ittelson
- Why smart people make big money mistakes? by Thomas R Gilovich
- Influence by Robert C Cialdini
- Richest man in Babylon by George S Clason
- How to get rich? by Felix Dennis (Dont get misled by title, its a damn good book)
- The little book that builds wealth by Pat Dorsey
C. Favorite Articles
- Why investors are wrong most of the time? by Prof. Sanjay Bakshi
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
A. Articles / blogs
- Startup ideas out of your ‘own’ needs by Paul Graham
- Art of Bootstrapping by Guy Kawasaki
- Mistakes of startups by Paul Graham
- 10 questions any startup should ask every month by Smart bear
- 13 things for a startup by Paul Graham
- Why startups die by Paul Graham
- You don’t need a great idea to start a company by Elad
- Ways to make money by Jason Fried
B. Interesting books on startups
- Knack by Norm Brodsky
- Anything you want by Derek Sivers
- Rework by Jason Fried
- Emyth revisited by Michael E Gerber
C. I admire
- Paul Graham
- Sir Richard Branson
- Derek Sivers
LIFE
A. People I admire
B. Books I like
- One mans wilderness by Richard Proenneke
- So good they can’t ignore you by Cal Newport
- The dirty life by Kristin Kimball
C. Articles on personal development
- “Do you have 16 boxes?” by Seth Godin
- “Stop doing lists” by Jim Collins
PHOTOGRAPHY
A. Photographers I admire
- Galen Rowell (the adventure photographer I like the most)
- Mitchell Kanashkevich (highly talented travel photographer)
- Shankar H Ganesh (Bangalore based creative photographer)
B. Favorite photography books
- Light, science and magic
- Hotshoe diaries by Joe McNally
- Picture this by Molly Bang
- Mountain light by Galen Rowell
C. Articles on photography
- “Photographing people” by Gavin Gough
- “Filters for landscape photography” by Darwin Wiggett
- “16 tips for fine art photography” by Alan Briot
- “Equipment buying patter” by Ganesh Shankar
- “Give your bird photos soul” by Marie Read
TRAVEL
A. Favorite travel related books
- Into the wild by Jon Krakeur
- Around the world in 80 days by Jules Verne
- Motorcycle diaries by Che Guevara
B. Favorite travel related movies
- Into the wild
- Touching the void
- Motorcycle diaries
- One crazy ride
- Riding solo on top of the world (documentary on riding alone to the Changthang plateau)
- Cave of the yellow dog (a documentary based in Mongolia)
- 7 years in Tibet (please bear with Brad Pitt’s poor acting, everything else is brilliant)