A chilling account of the Khmer Genocide under Pol Pot. Some valid criticism against this book, but if you are headed to the SS Prison or the Killing Fields in Phnom Penh, it provides valued context for your trip on human suffering
Recommended Readings
Books I have read and would recommend.
An interesting interpersonal tale on the impact of the civil war in Sri Lanka on real human lives
If you are someone who just wants to get started with an investing journey, this is a better start than many self-help books or deeper stuff like the Intelligent Investor.
Lynch, one of the most respected investors of the last century, lists out how you can spot investment thesis in life around you.
an interesting tale about Sikkim, one of India’s smallest and newest states snug between Bhutan, Nepal and China on four sides and how it came to be a part of India. There are many intersting aspects to it around the culture of Sikkim, its monarchy, and the poliitcs of the U.S. and incumbent Indian PM Indira Gandhi.
An inspirational book about innovation
A first principles book on Development Economics and also an overview of the Nobel Prize winner’s use of randomized controlled trials in economic research