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 Sandeep Das was my college mate at RVCE, Bangalore, where he was pursuing computer science and i was doing chemical engineering. I knew him from distance as a debater and quiz freak who represented the college and brought laurels. This practical and non preachy book, "Hacks for Life and Career" for any millennial, is a ready recknor and go to guide for various finance, economics and analytical jargons in an easily understandable/relatable style. I enjoyed reading this book, although 2 to 3 chapters a day and recommend it to anyone, who is interested in understanding business and finance a bit more! 

 # Six Billion Shoppers by Porter Erisman #  A major part of any economy is retail which leads to massive addition to GDP and growth. However retail depends on the disposable income of people in that country on which e-Commerce thrives. This book written in a lucid style by one of the early Vice Presidents of ALIBABA who himself being an American brings a clear & first hand perspective on companies ( Amazon & eBay in the US alongside ALIBABA, Tencent, Lazada in china ) and regions (America and China). These are then compared with emerging markets in India, south east asia, Latin America and Africa in detail. What stands out in this book is author's focus on the culture, innovation, unique opportunity and challenges online shopping poses on the lives of people in all these regions. The no of pages dedicated in the book for each market also shows the order of importance from high to low i.e.China, India, South Asia, Latin America and Africa in that order!