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Book Recommendations

 Being an avid reader, I read books on various genres of interest. Through this blog, I have been sharing reviews of the books I have read so far. Here's a compilation of books that I personally recommend under various genres along with the review links for easy access (in no particular order). 

Self Discovery / Spirituality / Philosophy
Search Inside yourself by Chade Meng Tan 
Many lives, many masters by Dr. Brian Weiss
The Heartfulness Way by Kamlesh Patel and Joshua Pollock
New Earth by Eckhart Tolle
Choosing a path by Swami Rama
Karma by Sadhguru
Death by Sadhguru
Freedom from the Known by J Krishnamurti
Finding Awareness by Amit Pagedar
The courage to be disliked by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
The courage to be happy by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
The four agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
Happiness Unlimited by Sister BK Shivani
Living Spirituality by Meetu Bisht
Atmamun by Kapil Gupta


Yoga Philosophy
Raja Yoga Yatra 1 by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
Practical Yoga psychology by Dr. Rishi Vivekananda
Yoga for the digestive system by Swami Shankardevananda
Prana and Pranayama by Swami Niranjanananda Saraswati
Karma Sannyasa by Swami Satyasangananda Saraswati


Digital Minimalism / Productivity
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Deep Work by Cal Newport
Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey
Dopamine Detox by Thibaut Meurisse
Indistractable by Nir Eyal
Four thousand weeks by Oliver Burkeman


Habit Formation
Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Atomic Habits by James Clear


Self Help
Master your emotions by Thibaut Meurisse
Start with Why by Simon Senek
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
The Universe has your back by Gabrielle Bernstein
Feel the fear and do it anyway by Susan Jeffers
When breath becomes air by Paul Kalanithi
Ikigai by Hector Garcia
Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom


Behavioral psychology
Drive by Daniel Pink
Influence by Robert Cialdini
Hooked by Nir Eyal

Health, Wellness and Biology
Rtu Vidya by Sinu Joseph
Biology of Belief by Dr. Bruce Lipton
Gut by Giulia Enders
The effects of Yoga on Hypertension by Swami Shankardevananda
Magic Weight Loss Pill by Luke Coutinho
Wellness Sense by Om Swami
Notes for Healthy Kids by Rujuta Diwekar
Don't lose your mind, lose your weight by Rujuta Diwekar
Why we sleep by Mathew Walker
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande


Sustainable Living
The One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukouka
Third Curve by Mansoor Khan
Great Smog of India by Siddharth Singh

Product Management / Product Marketing
Lean Customer Development by Cindy Alvarez
Inspired by Marty Cagan
The Lean Product playbook by Dan Olsen
Obviously awesome by April Dunford

Organisation culture / Leadership / Startups
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hseih
Ready to lead by Alan Price
The goal by Eliyahu Goldratt and Jeff Fox
Zero to One by Peter Thiel

Parenting
The Wisdom Bridge by Daaji Kamlesh Patel

Religion
My Hanuman Chalisa by Devdutt Pattanaik
Myth = Mithya by Devdutt Pattanaik


Tamil books
Naattu Marundhu Kadai by Dr. Sivaraman
Uyir Pizhai by Dr. Sivaraman
Nalam 360 by Dr. Sivaraman
Appa Ennum Villain by Bharathi Bhaskar
Nalla Soaru by Rajamurugan
Aayiram Sooriyan Aayiram Chandiran Oru Bhoomi by M.Senthamizhan

Comfort Reads
Book of Simple Living by Ruskin Bond
Looking for Rainbow by Ruskin Bond
Malgudi School days by RK Narayan

Biographies
I am Malala by Malala
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson