Book Challenge- list of 10 books that have influenced your life

This is the latest challenge that is doing rounds on social networking sites these days. Today I have a lot of time and so thought maybe should pen down my own list though 10 books would never do justice to lifetime of reading. And this would also help in reviving my blog which have been neglected for almost 5 years now. So here it goes:

1.Childhood Mystery Novels: Famous Five (Enid Blyton), Hardy Boys and Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators- Thanks to these intriguing stories, my reading habit took off.

2.Teenage Mystery Novels: Sherlock Holmes entire collection (Sir Arthur Conan Doyale), Dan Brown Novels (Angels and Demons, Da Vinci Code, Deception Point, Digital Fortress, Lost Symbol) and Agatha Cristie Novels especially featuring Hercule Poirot- These Novels provided solace during the time of preparation for engineering entrance exams.

3.Harry Potter Series- JK Rowling: Need I say more?

4.Cold Steel: LN Mittal and the mutli billion dollar battle for a global empire- Tim Bouquet, Byron Ousey- A takeover story couldn’t have been described in a more exciting way

5.When Genius Failed- Roger Lowenstein: Story about rise and fall of the biggest hedge fund in 90s, truly sensational.

6.A Random walk down wall street- Burton G Malkiel: Depicts remarkable nature of investing. Really fascinating especially the idea that a blindfolded monkey throwing darts at a newspaper’s financial pages could select a portfolio that would do just as well as one carefully selected by experts

7.Habit of Winning- Prakash Iyer: Very inspirational book showing how different people have behaved in numerous atrocities and how you can do the same

8.Michael Lewis Books- Liar’s Poker, The Big Short, Boomerang: Definitely the most breathtaking non fiction novels are written by this author

9.Breakout Nations- Ruchir Sharma: Tells you what is next after BRICS and views on Emerging Markets

10.Autobiographies/Biographies- Losing my Virginity (Richard Branson), Jobs (Walter Issacson), Rafa(Rafael Nadal), Simplifly (Capt. Gopinath), Open (Andre Agassi): All of them really inspirational and provides an insight on how great people think

Special mention to Five Point Someone- Chetan Bhagat since it reminded so much of our own college life in Goa during that time.

Rock On

I don't want this blog to turn into a movie review types blog but just couldn't help writing about this movie..Well its a story about 4 guys who chased their dreams and irrespective of different life styles eventually landed up doing things which they always wanted to do..music was there passion and they pursued it in spite of hurdles associated..Well it made me think that what do I want in my life and expectedly I could not think of anything..and am sure most of you reading this also must not be knowing that doing what will make them most happy..and if you know,its really great..
There is no answer to all this,there is just life...this is no thing that you'll search and you'll know what you want in life or what makes you happy..stop analyzing life,just live it.. analysis is what makes it complicated..the best thing in life comes free and unconditional and you'll know that some day or the other..rest of your life is a long time,and it starts now.. so if you know what you want to do,then well and good..and even if you don't then also there is nothing to worry about..there is lot of time to experiment and try..it's said you know when you are in love..I guess same way you know when you are happy..and trust me, what ever thing that maybe you should do it(I hope you not confusing with things like "boozing in bar" :P)..And from personal experience I feel things just work out fine,its just they take time..You just need to be patient till that time comes..
Just enjoy whatever you are doing right now because cribbing about it will only make it worse..Your time will come when you'll know what you want to do and you will be able to do it..have faith..that is the only thing that will keep you going..

PS:this post is for all my friends who think they are not having the best of things right now..so people ROCK ON\m/