Following are the books I have read in the year 2017. Had I got to read only 5 out of these then which they would have been? I have answered this question in detail after the list of books.
| Title | Author | Genre | Language |
| Paratpar | APJ Abdul kalam | Spiritual | Gujarati |
| Devadhiraj Himalay | Bhandev | Travel | Gujarati |
| Puran purush | Ashok kumar chatterji | Spiritual, Biography of Lahiri Mahashay, One of the Indian mystical guru. | Gujarati |
| Cleopatra | Rider Hoggard | Fiction | Gujarati |
| Mayurasan | Gijubhai Badheka | Kids Stories | Gujarati |
| Vision from the Vedas | G Narayana | Spiritual, Literature | English |
| The Design of everyday things | Don Norman | Design | English |
| Krishna the management guru | G Narayana | Business, Management | English |
| Sell like a mad man, give service like a great man | Business, Marketing | English | |
| Balakonu Nirman Parivar ni Prayogshalama | NA | Education | Gujarati |
| Vidhyarthionu Nirman Shikshako kare | NA | Education | Gujarati |
| Aanganvadi | NA | Education | Gujarati |
| Ghar ma baal mandir | NA | Education | Gujarati |
| Baal sanskar shaala | NA | Education | Gujarati |
| Diva swapna | Gijubhai Badheka | Education | Gujarati |
| Shikshan kshtere suryoday | Mafat Patel | Education | Gujarati |
| Dhyan ane teni paddhati | Swami Vivekanand | Meditation, Spiritual | Gujarati |
| Uchi Udan- APJ Abdul kalam | Natavar Gohel | Biography | Gujarati |
| Golden Tap | Kashyap Deora | Business, Startup | English |
| The Best Team Wins | Adam Robinson | Business, Management, HR. Good book to learn interviewing and recruitment practices | English |
| Prachin bharat ma vignan – tathya and dantkatha | NA | History. Controversial | Gujarati |
| When breath becomes air | Paul Kalanithi | Memoire | English |
| Main Kamph | Adolf Hitler | Autobiography | Gujarati |
| Bullet train | Jule Vern | Fiction. Story compilation | Gujarati |
| Perennial seller | Ryan holiday | Business, Marketing. The book is good but i left it in between. talks only about book publishing. | English |
| Seven Secrets of Hindu Calendar Art | Devdutt Pattnaik | Mythology | English |
| Marketing 3.0 | Philip Kotler | Marketing | English |
And here are the 5 books I liked the most of all above.
- Design of everyday things
It took almost 3 months to finish this book. Hard to read but this has built my design skills. Would love to re-read in future. A must read for everyone in product design.
- Diva Swapna
A masterpiece for Education and the Gita for teachers. If we can have 1000 teachers as explained in the book, India can conquer the world.
- Golden tap
Experiences of Kashyap are valuable. He has defected the history of e-commerce very well into this book.
- Marketing 3.0
The Kotler “Dada” is again making hit with this book. Whatever you say he is a marketing genius and will remain forever.
- Vision from the Vedas
This tiny book written by G Narayana and published by AMA goes through a certain portion of the Veda and translates them into meaningful way. We get amazed at seeing the science, maths, and philosophy out of it.