Pages to Frames: My Journey Through Words and Screens






The purpose of this blog is to share insights on books and movies that I find valuable, helping readers save time by highlighting content worth their attention. By curating recommendations, the aim is to guide both individual and collective growth, sparing you from sifting through material that may not contribute to personal development. This space is designed to foster engagement with enriching stories and ideas, ensuring that the content resonates with meaningful progress.

Books:

  • Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki 
  • The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma 
  • Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
  • Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
  • The Goal-A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox (A must read for students of Operations Management)
  • Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda (High on Spiritual Content)
  • A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (A satire on modern lives and way of living)
  • Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner (A Novel way of looking at Data and Analysis)
  • Projet Hail Mary by Andy Weir (Science Fiction looking for a way to save Earth)
  • Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari
  • Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow - Yuval Noah Harari
  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century - Yuval Noah Harari
The three books mentioned above offer thought-provoking insights into the past, present, and future of our species, and are great for readers interested in history, philosophy, and science.

 

Movies:

  • The Shawshank Redemption
  • A Beautiful Mind
  • Inside Out
  • Inside Out 2


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