Which books do you recommend?

From your reading list it is clear that you like fantasy novels a lot. You have mentioned it too. My first recommendation will be “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak. It is an interesting novel and I believe you will love it. read more

If you want a light read (Maybe just before going to bed or in the toilet), I recommend you read Amar Chitra Kathas. Amazing books, which impart knowledge like nothing else. If you are just starting to read, and want something that's gripping and easy, I recommend you read The harry potter series. read more

It turns out a lot of them read the same books. But the great thing about books is that anyone can read them (including you!). The SlideShare below shows what influential books Warren Buffett, Oprah Winfrey, Malcolm Gladwell, and many other well-known people have read in the past. read more

Which leaves one final book to recommend on the requested three books on ML shortlist. For this last choice, I would not pick an ML textbook, but rather something that nicely complements the above two choices. The central concept in statistics that ML students should learn is likelihood functions. read more