Random reading in full swing!

I've been reading a lot lately and trying to indulge the smallest part of my body, i.e., my brain, in the least laborious task. So curling up in my bed with a book in hand is the closest I can get to being 'ruthlessly' lazy. So the 3 books I have read so far are:
(1) The Quants - A run of the mill book about the mathematical wizardry of hedge funds and the impact of the financial crisis on their money machine. The book fell ridiculously short on explaning what really caused the crisis and was high on rhetoric and muted glorification of the so called 'quants'.

(2) Ayn Rand and the World She Made - Brilliant book!!! Left me shaken and completely disillusioned about the lady and her philosophy. Really made me look at the entire concept of individuality from a different perspective and made me realise the limitations of her philosophy. Ayn Rand is losing her charm now, atleast for me!

(3) The Big Short - Brilliant book!!! Love Michael Lewis' style of writing. Extremely entertaining and very very educative regarding the financial crisis. But recommended only if you have a background of this stuff already.

Besides that, got a call from the TAS office regarding my feedback from the Director's round. Disappointed with the fact that I fell short on a personality trait even I never realized in all these years; according to the panel, I tend to argue with confidence even when I don't have factually correct information and don't back down. Clearly attributable to my debating background!!! Can't believe that something I did for a 'living', eventually got me down!

Might go to London for an onsite in September! 'Yay!' to that.

Attended a fab lecture by Dr. Raghuram G. Rajan at IISc and fell into an inferiority complex after seeing Mr. Nilekani, Mr. Narayanamurthy, Mr. Ramachandra Guha, Capt. G.R. Gopinath and Mr. Jerry Rao, all under one roof! And yes, I have the dubious distinction of being the only guy who attended that lecture in a pair of shorts!!!