Bharath Ramsundar
Founder and CEO @deepforestsci. Creator of @deep_chem. Author @OReillyMedia. @stanford CS PhD. https://t.co/7LDcegrCsc
10+ Book Recommendations by Bharath Ramsundar
Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics, Statistics, Polymer Physics, and Financial Markets
Hagen Kleinert
This is the fifth, expanded edition of the comprehensive textbook published in 1990 on the theory and applications of path integrals. It is the... more @TheSandyCoder Kleinert's book provides a very thorough but somewhat accessible intro https://t.co/TbAhKBY9em
Gandhi Before India
Ramachandra Guha
Here is the first volume of a magisterial biography of Mohandas Gandhi that gives us the most illuminating portrait we have had of the life,... more I view Guha's "Gandhi before India" as a sort of parallel to the Ramayana (as Guha makes clear in his foreword). The notion of Gandhi as an analogue to Ram, great but maybe flawed, is very compelling. Also worth reading https://t.co/GrumgI1kbu
The Mahabharata
Ramesh Menon
The Mahabharata is the more recent of India's two great epics, and by far the longer. First composed by the Maharishi Vyasa in... more His Mahabharata is quite good too. Perhaps not so vividly beautiful as his Ramayana but it strikes a remarkable balance between faith and realism. Sort of a gritty retelling but one that preserves the magic of the school children versions https://t.co/l5nbeODdTK
The Ramayana
Ramesh Menon
The grand Indian epic is translated into lively, vivid English prose in an attempt to bring the great story to life for modern American... more I recently reread Ramesh Menon's Ramayana after reading it for the first time in college. It's a real classic. My sanskrit isn't good enough to attempt Valmiki, but Menon's reminds me of Kamban at times. Or CSS Lewis or Tolkien https://t.co/yJTeNt7d77
Mohandas K. Gandhi, Autobiography
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Portrays the life of Gandhi, describes the development of his nonviolent political protest movement, and discusses his religious beliefsI'm currently reading Gandhi's autobiography. It's fascinating to understand how he looked at the world and thought about social service. Highly recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it already https://t.co/uJ1hUbPvDZ
Ball Lightning
Cixin Liu
Something I was struck by reading Liu Cixin's "Ball Lightning", prequel to the three body problem, is that the entire book is about Chinese military innovation in a war with an unspecified power, hinted to be America
The Party
Richard McGregor
In this provocative and illuminating account, Richard McGregor offers a captivating portrait of China’s Communist Party, its grip on power... more Here's a book recommendation for folks interested in learning more about the CCP. Highly recommend for folks in tech https://t.co/E2m4f0D2Fk
Histopathology of Preclinical Toxicity Studies
Peter Greaves
Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Integumentary System -- -- Skin and subcutaneous tissue -- Chapter 3: Mammary Gland --... more @varma_ashwin97 Been slowly working through this beast for now... https://t.co/1QfpevaI26
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
In this candid and riveting memoir, for the first time ever, Nike founder and CEO Phil Knight shares the inside story of the company’s early... more But it's also surprisingly common that good ideas incubate when there isn't overwhelming focus. Reading Phil Knight's "Shoe Dog," I was surprised by how many years Nike ran as a shoestring outfit that was essentially a side hustle
Deep Learning for the Life Sciences
Bharath Ramsundar
With much success already attributed to deep learning, this discipline has started making waves throughout science broadly and the life... more @arshyMA @josephflaherty @deep_chem Check out our book :) https://t.co/8Y6xWP80Cd
King of Capital
David Carey
Strippers and Flippers . . . or a New Positive Force Helping to Drive the Economy . . . The untold story of Steve Schwarzman and... more @SeyoneC "The King of Capital" is from a few years ago. Steven Schwarzman also recently put out his memoirs. The first is more factual, but the second has a lot of personal color.
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
Argues that belief in God is irrational, and describes examples of religion's negative influences on society throughout the... more Around the end of high school, I read Richard Dawkins' "The God Delusion". It convinced me religion was a lie. Became a fairly obnoxious freshman atheist who tried to talk all my dormmates out of believing in religion lol
Modern South India
Rajmohan Gandhi
The South India story attempted here is of a peninsular region influenced by the oceans, not by the Himalayas. Yet it is... more One of the best books I've read recently is "Modern South India" by Rajmohan Gandhi. It covers the history of South India from the 1600s to the 2010s. Lots of interesting facts I hadn't known before https://t.co/9quVMM0IbR
The Anarchy
William Dalrymple
From the bestselling author of Return of a King, the story of how the East India Company took over large swaths of Asia, and the devastating... more @apar1984 William Dalrymple's "The Anarchy" is really good!
- Traces the history of the struggle for oil in the United States--the individuals involved, the impact of secret deals, the iron-willed
... more I'm reading the amazing book, "The Prize" about the history of the oil industry. It makes the point that the oil powered car engine dramatically changed war by allowing for rapid troop movements. I suspect that the drone will engender a similar change.
Kochland
Christopher Leonard
Shortlisted for the 2019 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award “Superb…Among the best books ever written... more I recently read the fascinating book "Kochland". I won't comment on the Koch's politics, but their business empire is fascinating. Focusing on long term growth and careful expansion of existing competencies is very powerful over the course of decades.