How about reading a good book on your free time? Check out the tips from some of the Group members!

One of the actions recommended by the WHO (World Health Organization) to contain the spread of the new Coronavirus is social distancing. All of a sudden, many people from various countries in the world found themselves in the duty to adapt their routines to stay at home. Despite this worrying scenario for everyone, one thing is certain: with the current restrictions and remote work from home, for those can do it, there is often some free time to do other activities that due to the day-to-day routine we end up leaving behind. Reading a book is one of them!

Reading is a way to give wings to imagination. A refuge from stress. It also helps in technical, creative, socio-emotional and analytical development, improving your performance inside and outside work.

Next week, April 23rd, we celebrate World Book Day. We think it would be a very good opportunity to celebrate the date by asking for reading tips from members of the Odebrecht Group. So we can use our free time in a pleasant way that can motivate us to overcome difficult moments like this one we are all experiencing.

How about catching up on your readings?

Renato Borboletti, CEO of Rota do Oeste Concessionaire

Free time reading tip: “Do Rock ao Clássico” by Arthur Dapieve.

“For 25 years, Arthur Dapieve wrote for the newspaper O Globo about his great passion: music. For this book, he selected 100 chronicles he wrote for the newspaper. The book is divided in five parts that follow the journalist’s affective-musical journey”

What he is reading now: “How Google Works” by Eric Schnidt and Jonathan Rosenberg

“In How Google Works, Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg combine the valuable lessons that have made the company a global giant known for its mission to continuously innovate. They describe how the advance of technology has transferred the power of corporations to consumers and reinforce that, in order to survive, it is essential to focus on product quality and invest in a new category of professionals: the intelligent creative ones, who unite technical knowledge, commercial view and limitless creativity”.

Adriano Jucá, BL of OTP

Free time reading tip: “Love in the Time of Cholera”, Gabriel Garcia Marques.

What he is reading now: “A Morte da Morte – A possibilidade cientifica da imortalidade” by José Luis Cordeiro and David Wood.

Helena da Costa Silveira Troper, Legal Officer of Horiens

Free time reading tip: “Educated: A Memoir,” Tara Westover.

What she is reading now: “Norwegian Wood”, Haruki Murakami.

Cris Lepikson, Compliance Odebrecht S.A.

Free time reading tip: “Man’s Search for Meaning”, Viktor E. Frankl.

“Despite the differences between the situations, this book has a transforming message, very appropriate for this moment of self-communion we are living. Moreover, this year is the 75th anniversary of the end of the concentration camps, which by itself would justify the reading of the book – to remember, not to forget”.

What she is reading now: “Trust factor – the science of creating high-performance companies”, Pauz Zak .

“From the study on the effects of oxytocin on human brain and behavior, the author proposes 8 factors to develop and manage high confidence business culture”.

“In Praise of Shadows,” Junichiro Tanizaki.

“Written in 1933, it is an essay in which the author analyses elements of traditional Japanese culture, such as architecture, theater, food, clothing, paper and even skin tone, contrasting the shadow (eastern) with clarity (western).

Cristiane Giansante, OR’s Officer of Personnel, Communication and Sustainability

“It’s been many years since I read for pleasure. Last year, after doing a retreat where I was deprived of electricity and “screens”, I saw the importance of disconnecting and rescuing simple habits. I discovered that I liked to read stories about women and the challenges of their time, always in a context with romance, adventure and history”.

Free time reading tip: “All books by Lucinda Riley. Start with “The Seven Sisters” series, inspired by the mythology of the famous constellation that names the book series”.

What she is reading now: “Because of Miss Bridgerton,” Julia Quinn. “Written on modern days, is set in a farm in Kent, in 1779 England “.

“Pride and Prejudice”, Jane Austin. “A classic from 1813, which takes place in the English provincial society of the 18th century”.

“The Angel Tree,” Lucinda Riley.

Flávio Serebrinic, Atvos Compliance

Free time reading tip: “21 lessons for the 21st century”, Yuval Noah Harari.

What he is reading now: “Brain Maker”, David Perlmutter.

Gabriela Villanova de Castro Martins, Atvos Personnel and Organization

“Here in Cachoeira Alta, Goiás, where I live, Atvos has a Library in partnership with SESI SENAI, and there is a great variety of technical volumes, self-help, suspense, romance, journals, magazines and comic books that serve the members and the community of various age groups”.

Free time reading tip: “The Da Vinci Code” (2000), Dan Brown.

“The narrative holds the reader from beginning to end, as well as revealing curiosities about art, history and secret societies in Europe and the world”.

“I also like Agatha Christie’s mystery novels such as “Cards on the Table” (1936) and ” And Then There Were None” (1939)”.

What s reading now: “The Sun Sister” by Lucinda Riley.

“I’m reading the 6th book of Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters series: “The Sun Sister ” (2019). It is an incredible series where each book tells the story of a sister adopted by the millionaire Pa Salt, who seek their origins (each from a different continent) and approaches (also with true curiosities) different cultural, historical and peculiar aspects of several countries they pass through and seek their identity. It also has a bias towards celebrating women’s achievements, especially in the past when their contribution to making our world the place it is today was so overshadowed by men’s much more documented achievements.
The first book tells the history of Maia (who searches for her origins in Brazil)”.

Roberta Ariza, Treasury Odebrecht S.A.

Free time reading tip: “Before we were yours”, Lisa Wingate.

“This book tells the story of five brothers who were kidnapped from their family and taken to an orphanage to be sold to wealthy families in the U.S., and the struggle to reunite and unite these brothers. Although it is a fictional work, it contains real marks of victims of Georgia Tann (child trafficker in the 1920s). This book is wonderfully strong and moving! If you get the chance to read it, you won’t regret it”.

What she is reading now: “The Alice Network,” Kate Quinn.

Beatriz Lepikson, Social Partnerships Fundação Odebrecht.

“I haven’t had so many free times (for me) during my remote work, as I have two small children. My reading time is with them and I thought it was nice to share, because I believe that other mothers are in the same situation as me. We read books before Mommy leaves for work, and it’s been no different. We came to the country side, and every morning before I started my day, we read some books”.

Reading tip for the kids: “Little Red Riding Hood.” “Ninjas cuidam do jardim”by Rafaela Carvalho. “Educated: A Memoir,” Tara Westover.

What she is reading now: “Ninjas cuidam do jardim”, Rafaela Carvalho.

Marcelo Arantes, Vice-President of Personnel and Organization of Braskem

Free time reading tip: “Talent wins”, Ram Charan and Dominic Barton.

What you’re reading now: “The connected company” – Dave Gray.

Rodrigo Lemos, Ocyan OffShore Production Officer

Free time reading tip: “Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think” Hans Rosling.

What he is reading now: “Skin in the Game,” Nassim Taleb.

Cristiano Verardo, Vexty Communication, Relationship and Security Officer

Free time reading tip: “Rio de Janeiro: A City on Fire”, Ruy Castro.

“Sensational and obligatory for every carioca and every person who has lived in and enjoyed Rio de Janeiro. This book uses the carnival as a background and makes a historical rescue full of peculiarities and funny cases about the development of the city. It’s fun and educational!”

“The Invisible Hand,” RC Sproul.

“the author tries to explain how God is involved in the confusions of the world (for example, in COVID-19 issue). It’s a book that breaks a series of paradigms!”

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead” Brené Brown.

“For those who want to live with more freedom and authenticity treating our vulnerability (because we are all vulnerable) as something common in the most diverse situations of life”.

Bruna Costa e Souza, Vexty Relationship

Free time reading tip: ” Master of the Game,” Sydney Sheldon.

“This fiction book shows the construction of a business empire based on ambition and determination. It is a game of strategy, which expresses how much the individual is willing to persuade and deceive in order to achieve his goal. And it still has a hint of revenge, suspense and action”.

What she is reading now: “The Walking Dead: the rise of the governor”, Robert Kirkman and Jay Bonansinga.

“It takes place in a Zombie apocalypse and exposes the Governor’s trajectory and the character’s fluent development. With an unexpected ending, action, blood and drama. To devour from beginning to end”.

Vanessa Falco, Horiens Manager

Free time reading tip: “The Physician,” Noah Gordon. ” The Diary of a Young Girl” Anne Frank. “Sarah’s Key,” Tatiana de Rosnay. The Century Trilogy, Ken Follet.

What she is reading now: “Sapiens – A brief history of humankind”, Yuval Harari.