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Bookshelf

A collection of some of the books I enjoyed. Some relate to work or programming, few to fiction and more are popular science.

The Stuff of Thought

The Stuff of Thought

by Steven Pinker

Debt: The first 5000 years

Debt: The first 5000 years

by David Graeber

Outliers - The Story of Success

Outliers - The Story of Success

by Malcolm Gladwell

Future Perfect

Future Perfect

by Steven Johnson

Why Nations Fail

Why Nations Fail

by by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson

Discarded Science

Discarded Science

by John Grant

A Short History Of Nearly Everything

A Short History Of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

Predictably Irrational

Predictably Irrational

by Dan Ariely

The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

by

Influence

Influence

by Robert B. Cialdini

Generation X.

Generation X.

by Douglas Coupland

Deep Work

Deep Work

by Cal Newport

On the Map

On the Map

by Simon Garfield

Language Instict

Language Instict

by Steven Pinker

The World According to Physics

The World According to Physics

by Jim Al-Khalili

Utopia for Realists

Utopia for Realists

by Rutger Bregman

1967: Als Pop unsere Welt für immer veränderte

1967: Als Pop unsere Welt für immer veränderte

by Ernst Hofacker

The Art of Immutable Architecture

The Art of Immutable Architecture

by Michael L. Perry

Software Engineering at Google

Software Engineering at Google

by Titus Winters

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager

by Dr. James Stanier

Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology

Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology

by Matthew Skelton

Punished by Rewards

Punished by Rewards

by Alfie Kohn

Thanks for the Feedback

Thanks for the Feedback

by Douglas Stone

Crucial Conversations

Crucial Conversations

by Joseph Grenny

Move Fast: How Facebook Builds Software

Move Fast: How Facebook Builds Software

by Jeff Meyerson

The Making of a Manager

The Making of a Manager

by Julie Zhuo

Elixir in Action

Elixir in Action

by Saša Juric

Rust in Action

Rust in Action

by Tim McNamara

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

by Marshall B. Rosenberg

Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work

Simply Said: Communicating Better at Work

by Jay Sullivan

The Manager's Path

The Manager's Path

by Camille Fournier

Elastic Leadership: Growing self-organizing teams

Elastic Leadership: Growing self-organizing teams

by Roy Osherove

User Story Mapping

User Story Mapping

by Jeff Patton

The Joy of Clojure

The Joy of Clojure

by Michael Fogus and Chris Houser

Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability

Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability

by Daniel S. Vacanti

Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track

Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track

by Will Larson

The Body: A Guide for Occupants

The Body: A Guide for Occupants

by Bill Bryson

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir

Uncanny Valley: A Memoir

by Anna Wiener

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

by Yuval Noah Harari