Book Journal
Below is a list of the books I have read that I enjoyed enough to recommend.
2024
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First, Break all the Rules
A compelling overview of what great managers do. Gallup compiled results from thousands of manager interviews which lends credibility to their findings.
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Battle Cry of Freedom
An in-depth history of the Civil War
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The Phoenix Project
An overview of how lean management can be applied to development and IT organizations. Entertainingly told through a fictional tale of a struggling business.
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The Anxious Generation
Proposes reasons why our younger generations are more anxious than those before, great food for thought for young parents.
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Python for Data Analysis
An introduction to Python’s padas library and how to use it to prepare and analyze data.
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Practical Statistics for Data Scientists
Presents several Monte Carlo data analysis techniques that are often simpler to explain to readers than traditional mathsy statistics. Includes plenty of code samples.
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Deep Learning with Python
An in depth tutorial on how to train deep learning models with Keras. It covers several specific applications, e.g., image processing and generative LLMs.
2023
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Talking to Strangers
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How to Measure Anything
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Humans vs Computers
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The Manager's Path
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Modern Java in Action
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Software Engineering at Google
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Outliers the Story of Success
2022
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Influence the Psychology of Persuasion
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Thinking Fast and Slow
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Resilient Management
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An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management