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I love reading. And with reading, I mean listening to audiobooks. I track the books I read (or abandon) on Goodreads, but I also keep a copy here.

2020: 40 books

Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
Donald Miller
Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen
★★★
The Heart To Start: Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating
David Kadavy
The Heart To Start: Stop Procrastinating & Start Creating
★★
Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There
Richard Fenton
Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There
★★
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
Dan Heath
Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen
★★★★
The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures: Simple Rules to Unleash A Culture of Innovation
Henri Lipmanowicz
The Surprising Power of Liberating Structures: Simple Rules to Unleash A Culture of Innovation
★★★★
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well
Douglas Stone
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well
★★★★★
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
Daniel H. Pink
When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing
★★
Rethinking Agile: Why Agile Teams Have Nothing To Do With Business Agility
Klaus Leopold
Rethinking Agile: Why Agile Teams Have Nothing To Do With Business Agility
★★★★
Hell Yeah or No: what's worth doing
Derek Sivers
Hell Yeah or No: what's worth doing
★★★
Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow
Dominica Degrandis
Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow
★★★★
Accelerate: Building and Scaling High-Performing Technology Organizations
Nicole Forsgren
Accelerate: Building and Scaling High-Performing Technology Organizations
★★★★
An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization
Robert Kegan
An Everyone Culture: Becoming a Deliberately Developmental Organization
★★★★★
Huh ?!: de techniek van het omdenken
Berthold Gunster
Huh ?!: de techniek van het omdenken
★★
RabbitMQ in Action: Distributed Messaging for Everyone
Alvaro Videla
RabbitMQ in Action: Distributed Messaging for Everyone
★★★
SQL Antipatterns
Bill Karwin
SQL Antipatterns
★★★
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
Michael Bungay Stanier
The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
★★★★
Mastering PostgreSQL 11: Expert techniques to build scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant database applications, 2nd Edition
Hans-Jürgen Schönig
Mastering PostgreSQL 11: Expert techniques to build scalable, reliable, and fault-tolerant database applications, 2nd Edition
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
Jake Knapp
Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day
★★★★
Idea Flow: How to Measure the PAIN in Software Development
Janelle Klein
Idea Flow: How to Measure the PAIN in Software Development
★★★
Impact Mapping: Making a Big Impact with Software Products and Projects
Gojko Adzic
Impact Mapping: Making a Big Impact with Software Products and Projects
★★★★
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
Michael C. Feathers
Working Effectively with Legacy Code
★★★★
The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914
Richard J. Evans
The Pursuit of Power: Europe 1815-1914
★★★★★
Adopting Elixir: From Concept to Production
Ben Marx
Adopting Elixir: From Concept to Production
★★★★
The Complete Guide to Rails Performance
Nate Berkopec
The Complete Guide to Rails Performance
★★★★
Modern Front-End Development for Rails
Noel Rappin
Modern Front-End Development for Rails
★★
The Shining
Stephen King
The Shining
★★★★★
Real-Time Phoenix
Stephen Bussey
Real-Time Phoenix
★★★
Practical Microservices: Build Event-Driven Architectures with Event Sourcing and CQRS
Ethan Garofolo
Practical Microservices: Build Event-Driven Architectures with Event Sourcing and CQRS
★★★
Letters from a Stoic
Seneca
Letters from a Stoic
★★★★
The Coach's Casebook: Mastering the Twelve Traits That Trap Us
Geoff Watts
The Coach's Casebook: Mastering the Twelve Traits That Trap Us
★★★
Relevant Search: With Examples Using Elasticsearch and Solr
Doug Turnbull
Relevant Search: With Examples Using Elasticsearch and Solr
★★★★
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
Malcolm Gladwell
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know
★★★★★
The LogStash Book
James Turnbull
The LogStash Book
★★★
Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope
Mark Manson
Everything is F*cked: A Book About Hope
★★★
Design and Build Great Web APIs
Mike Amundsen
Design and Build Great Web APIs
★★★
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
Mark Manson
Everything Is F*cked: A Book About Hope
★★★
Turning Pro
Steven Pressfield
Turning Pro
★★★
Mind Map Mastery
Tony Buzan
Mind Map Mastery
★★
Practical Kanban: From Team Focus to Creating Value
Klaus Leopold
Practical Kanban: From Team Focus to Creating Value
★★★★★
Toolkit voor agile leiders
Peter Koning
Toolkit voor agile leiders
★★★

2018: 52 books

The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
William Stixrud
The Self-Driven Child: The Science and Sense of Giving Your Kids More Control Over Their Lives
★★★★
Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F#
Scott Wlaschin
Domain Modeling Made Functional: Tackle Software Complexity with Domain-Driven Design and F#
★★★★★
Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts—Becoming the Person You Want to Be
Marshall Goldsmith
Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts—Becoming the Person You Want to Be
★★★★
Artemis
Andy Weir
Artemis
★★★
Raising Girls
Steve Biddulph
Raising Girls
★★★★
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
Jason Fried
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
★★★★
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
G.J. Meyer
A World Undone: The Story of the Great War, 1914 to 1918
★★★★★
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
Steven Pinker
Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
★★★★
A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms: Level Up Your Core Programming Skills
Jay Wengrow
A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms: Level Up Your Core Programming Skills
★★★
The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable... about Restoring Sanity to the Most Important Organization in Your Life
Patrick Lencioni
The 3 Big Questions for a Frantic Family: A Leadership Fable... about Restoring Sanity to the Most Important Organization in Your Life
★★★
Have a Nice Day
Billy Crystal
Have a Nice Day
★★★★
Black Box Thinking: Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do
Matthew Syed
Black Box Thinking: Why Some People Never Learn from Their Mistakes - But Some Do
★★★★
Meditations
Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
★★★
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
Mary Beard
SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome
★★★★
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
★★★★★
Worlds at War: The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West
Anthony Pagden
Worlds at War: The 2,500-Year Struggle Between East and West
★★★
The X-Files: Cold Cases (X-Files, #1)
Joe Harris
The X-Files: Cold Cases (X-Files, #1)
★★★
Who Moved My Cheese?
Spencer Johnson
Who Moved My Cheese?
★★★
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
Adam M. Grant
Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success
★★★★
Norse Mythology
Neil Gaiman
Norse Mythology
★★★★
Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosphy and Jokes
Thomas Cathcart
Aristotle and an Aardvark Go to Washington: Understanding Political Doublespeak Through Philosphy and Jokes
★★★
Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness
Rick Hanson
Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness
★★
Je hebt wél iets te verbergen
Maurits Martijn
Je hebt wél iets te verbergen
★★★
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
★★★
The Korean War
Max Hastings
The Korean War
★★★
Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
Marty Cagan
Inspired: How To Create Products Customers Love
★★★★
An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
Shashi Tharoor
An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India
★★★
One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
Robert Maurer
One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
★★★
The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
Gene Kim
The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
★★★★
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Jordan B. Peterson
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
★★★★
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
Cal Newport
Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World
★★★
Product Mastery: From Good To Great Product Ownership
Geoff Watts
Product Mastery: From Good To Great Product Ownership
★★★★
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
L. David Marquet
Turn the Ship Around!: A True Story of Turning Followers into Leaders
★★★★★
Agendashift: Outcome-oriented change and continuous transformation
Mike Burrows
Agendashift: Outcome-oriented change and continuous transformation
★★★★
Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
Mark Epstein
Advice Not Given: A Guide to Getting Over Yourself
★★★
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
Mike Duncan
The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic
★★★★
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #3)
Liu Cixin
Death's End (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #3)
★★★★
Gung Ho!
Kenneth H. Blanchard
Gung Ho!
★★★★
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
Joanna Faber
How to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7
★★★★★
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Manga Edition): An Illustrated Leadership Fable
Patrick Lencioni
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (Manga Edition): An Illustrated Leadership Fable
★★★
Leading Lean Software Development: Results Are Not the Point
Mary Poppendieck
Leading Lean Software Development: Results Are Not the Point
★★★★
Building Successful Communities of Practice
Emily Webber
Building Successful Communities of Practice
★★★
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
Richard H. Thaler
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness
★★
Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership
Geoff Watts
Scrum Mastery: From Good To Great Servant-Leadership
★★★★
The Tao of Pooh
Benjamin Hoff
The Tao of Pooh
★★★★
The Pursuit of Italy
David Gilmour
The Pursuit of Italy
★★★★
Alien: Out of the Shadows (Canonical Alien Trilogy, #1)
Tim Lebbon
Alien: Out of the Shadows (Canonical Alien Trilogy, #1)
★★★
Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams
Lisa Crispin
Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams
★★★
E-coaching, direct aan de slag met het nieuwe coachen
Anne Ribbers
E-coaching, direct aan de slag met het nieuwe coachen
De bijenherder
Rini Van Solingen
De bijenherder
★★
Functional Web Development with Elixir, Otp, and Phoenix: Rethink the Modern Web App
Lance Halvorsen
Functional Web Development with Elixir, Otp, and Phoenix: Rethink the Modern Web App
★★★
Essential Upstream Kanban
Patrick Steyaert
Essential Upstream Kanban
★★★

2019: 65 books

Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
Alfie Kohn
Unconditional Parenting: Moving from Rewards and Punishments to Love and Reason
★★★★★
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Matthew Walker
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
★★★★
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
Kevin Simler
The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life
★★★★★
Designing Elixir Systems with OTP
James Edward Gray II
Designing Elixir Systems with OTP
★★★
Elasticsearch in Action
Radu Gheorghe
Elasticsearch in Action
★★★
Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework
Mik Kersten
Project to Product: How to Survive and Thrive in the Age of Digital Disruption with the Flow Framework
★★★
99 Bottles of OOP
Sandi Metz
99 Bottles of OOP
★★★★★
Stillness Is the Key
Ryan Holiday
Stillness Is the Key
★★★★★
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
Adele Faber
Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too
★★★★
Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives
Richard A. Swenson
Margin: Restoring Emotional, Physical, Financial, and Time Reserves to Overloaded Lives
★★
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
Brené Brown
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead
★★★★★
Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
Jared Diamond
Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis
★★★
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Peter Frankopan
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
★★★★
Work Clean: The life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind
Dan Charnas
Work Clean: The life-changing power of mise-en-place to organize your life, work, and mind
★★★
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
Max Hastings
Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975
★★★★
Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters
Ryan Singer
Shape Up: Stop Running in Circles and Ship Work that Matters
★★★
Web Development with ReasonML
J. David Eisenberg
Web Development with ReasonML
★★
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement
★★★★★
Escape Velocity - Better Metrics for Agile Teams
Doc Norton
Escape Velocity - Better Metrics for Agile Teams
★★★★
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
David Epstein
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
★★★★
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Steven Pressfield
The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks & Win Your Inner Creative Battles
★★★★
Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
Haemin Sunim
Love for Imperfect Things: How to Accept Yourself in a World Striving for Perfection
★★★★
The Age Of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard To Be Happy
Michael Foley
The Age Of Absurdity: Why Modern Life Makes It Hard To Be Happy
★★★
The Cold War: A World History
Odd Arne Westad
The Cold War: A World History
★★★★
Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
David Nihill
Do You Talk Funny?: 7 Comedy Habits to Become a Better (and Funnier) Public Speaker
★★★
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi
The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
★★★★★
Mastery
Robert Greene
Mastery
★★★★
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
Donella H. Meadows
Thinking in Systems: A Primer
★★★★
Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
Paul D. Tieger
Do What You Are : Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
★★★
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Stephen Hawking
Brief Answers to the Big Questions
★★★★
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Carl Sagan
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
★★★
Digital Minimalism: On Living Better with Less Technology
Cal Newport
Digital Minimalism: On Living Better with Less Technology
★★★★★
How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Fearlessness, Confidence, and Freedom from Perfectionism
Stephen Guise
How to Be an Imperfectionist: The New Way to Fearlessness, Confidence, and Freedom from Perfectionism
★★★
Mastering PostgreSQL in Application Development
Dimitri Fontaine
Mastering PostgreSQL in Application Development
★★★
Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself
Aziz Gazipura
Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself
★★★
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
James Clear
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
★★★★★
A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
Warren Berger
A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas
★★★
Programming Ecto
Darin Wilson
Programming Ecto
★★★★
Property-Based Testing with PropEr, Erlang, and Elixir
Fred Hebert
Property-Based Testing with PropEr, Erlang, and Elixir
★★★★
Docker for Rails Developers
Rob Isenberg
Docker for Rails Developers
★★★
The Gifts of Imperfection
Brené Brown
The Gifts of Imperfection
★★★★
Refactoring UI
Adam Wathan
Refactoring UI
★★★★
Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success
Benjamin P. Hardy
Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success
★★★
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
Yuval Noah Harari
21 Lessons for the 21st Century
★★★★
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
Brené Brown
Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
★★
Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You
Bill Burnett
Designing Your Life: Build a Life that Works for You
★★★★
The Last Days of August
Jon Ronson
The Last Days of August
★★★
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss
Never Split the Difference
Lean from the Trenches
Henrik Kniberg
Lean from the Trenches
★★★★
Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests
Steve Freeman
Growing Object-Oriented Software, Guided by Tests
★★★★★
The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
Ichiro Kishimi
The Courage to Be Disliked: The Japanese Phenomenon That Shows You How to Change Your Life and Achieve Real Happiness
★★★★
Bad Science
Ben Goldacre
Bad Science
★★★★★
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
Jared Diamond
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
★★★★
The Selfish Gene
Richard Dawkins
The Selfish Gene
★★★★★
The Dispatcher
John Scalzi
The Dispatcher
Essential Kanban Condensed
David J. Anderson
Essential Kanban Condensed
★★★★
Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions
James E. Ryan
Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions
★★★
Better Web Typography for a Better Web
Matej Latin
Better Web Typography for a Better Web
★★★★
Dankboek - Dagboek voor een tevredener leven
Ernst-Jan Pfauth
Dankboek - Dagboek voor een tevredener leven
★★★
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
Eric Evans
Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
★★★★★
Project Myopia: Why projects damage software #NoProjects
Allan Kelly
Project Myopia: Why projects damage software #NoProjects
★★
De fluïde organisatie
Arne de Vet
De fluïde organisatie
★★
Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947
Christopher Clark
Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600–1947
★★★★★
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
Andy Hunt
The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
★★★★★
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
David Allen
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
★★★★

2016: 83 books

Elastic Leadership: Growing self-organizing teams
Roy Osherove
Elastic Leadership: Growing self-organizing teams
★★★
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
Atul Gawande
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right
★★★
Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives
Laura Whitworth
Co-Active Coaching: Changing Business, Transforming Lives
★★★★
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
Jared Diamond
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal
★★★
The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe
Andrew Wheatcroft
The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe
★★
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
Jake Knapp
Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
★★★★★
Radical Focus: Achieving Your Most Important Goals with Objectives and Key Results
Christina Wodtke
Radical Focus: Achieving Your Most Important Goals with Objectives and Key Results
★★★★
The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything
Neil Pasricha
The Happiness Equation: Want Nothing + Do Anything = Have Everything
★★★
Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
Nicholas Epley
Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
★★★★
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
Roger Crowley
Empires of the Sea: The Final Battle for the Mediterranean, 1521-1580
★★★
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
Jared Diamond
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed
★★★
1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History
Jay Winik
1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History
★★
The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
Edward B. Burger
The 5 Elements of Effective Thinking
★★★
The As If Principle: The Radically New Approach to Changing Your Life
Richard Wiseman
The As If Principle: The Radically New Approach to Changing Your Life
★★
Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)
Verne Harnish
Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...and Why the Rest Don't (Rockefeller Habits 2.0)
★★★★
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
★★★
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
Jen Sincero
You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life
★★★★
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Ed Catmull
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
★★★★★
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
Gene Kim
The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win
★★
Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
Carol S. Dweck
Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential
★★★
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
Liu Cixin
The Dark Forest (Remembrance of Earth’s Past, #2)
★★★
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
Ernest Cline
Ready Player One (Ready Player One, #1)
★★★★★
Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better
Clive Thompson
Smarter Than You Think: How Technology is Changing Our Minds for the Better
★★★
Objectives and Key Results: Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement with OKRs
Paul R. Niven
Objectives and Key Results: Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement with OKRs
★★★
Focus: Use Different Ways of Seeing the World for Success and Influence
Heidi Grant Halvorson
Focus: Use Different Ways of Seeing the World for Success and Influence
★★
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
Marie Kondō
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing
★★★
How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of
Douglas W. Hubbard
How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of "Intangibles" in Business
★★★
Who: The A Method for Hiring
Geoff Smart
Who: The A Method for Hiring
★★
Originals: How Nonconformists Move the World
Adam M. Grant
Originals: How Nonconformists Move the World
★★★
Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
Frederic Laloux
Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
★★★★
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
Daniel H. Pink
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future
★★★★
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
Roy F. Baumeister
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength
★★★★
The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa, 1945: The Last Epic Struggle of World War II
Bill Sloan
The Ultimate Battle: Okinawa, 1945: The Last Epic Struggle of World War II
★★★
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
James S.A. Corey
Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse, #1)
★★★★
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
James C. Collins
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't
★★★
The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
Lars Brownworth
The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings
★★★
Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction
Daniel S. Vacanti
Actionable Agile Metrics for Predictability: An Introduction
★★★★
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
Chip Heath
Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
★★★★
World Order
Henry Kissinger
World Order
★★★★
Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble
Antony Beevor
Ardennes 1944: Hitler's Last Gamble
★★★★
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
Liz Wiseman
Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter
★★★★
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
Robert M. Pirsig
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values (Phaedrus, #1)
★★★
Badass: Making Users Awesome
Kathy Sierra
Badass: Making Users Awesome
★★★★
The Red Flag: A History of Communism
David Priestland
The Red Flag: A History of Communism
★★★
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg
Smarter Faster Better: The Secrets of Being Productive in Life and Business
★★★
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
Chris J. Anderson
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
★★★★
The German War: A Nation Under Arms
Nicholas Stargardt
The German War: A Nation Under Arms
★★★★
Predicting the Unpredictable
Johanna Rothman
Predicting the Unpredictable
★★★★
The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908 - 1923
Sean McMeekin
The Ottoman Endgame: War, Revolution, and the Making of the Modern Middle East, 1908 - 1923
★★★★
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Daniel Goleman
Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
★★★★
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
★★★★
User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product
Jeff Patton
User Story Mapping: Discover the Whole Story, Build the Right Product
★★★★
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
Max Hastings
Inferno: The World at War, 1939-1945
★★★★★
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
Max Hastings
Catastrophe 1914: Europe Goes to War
★★★★★
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1)
Liu Cixin
The Three-Body Problem (Remembrance of Earth’s Past #1)
★★★★
Leading Snowflakes
Oren Ellenbogen
Leading Snowflakes
★★★★
1939: Countdown to War
Richard Overy
1939: Countdown to War
★★★
River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life
Richard Dawkins
River Out of Eden: A Darwinian View of Life
★★★★
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
Dan Ariely
Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions
★★★★★
To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949
Ian Kershaw
To Hell and Back: Europe, 1914-1949
★★★★★
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
Roger Fisher
Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In
★★★
Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations
William Ury
Getting Past No: Negotiating in Difficult Situations
★★★
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
Malcolm Gladwell
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
★★★
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
Edward E. Baptist
The Half Has Never Been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism
★★★★★
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Malcolm Gladwell
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
★★★
Outliers: The Story of Success
Malcolm Gladwell
Outliers: The Story of Success
★★★★
Xanpan: Team Centric Agile Software Development
Allan Kelly
Xanpan: Team Centric Agile Software Development
★★★
Heinrich Himmler: The Sinister Life of the Head of the SS and Gestapo
Roger Manvell
Heinrich Himmler: The Sinister Life of the Head of the SS and Gestapo
★★★
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
Malcolm Gladwell
What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures
★★★
Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business
David J. Anderson
Kanban: Successful Evolutionary Change for Your Technology Business
★★★★
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
Chip Heath
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard
★★★★
Sand Omnibus (Sand, #1-5)
Hugh Howey
Sand Omnibus (Sand, #1-5)
★★★★
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
Richard Dawkins
The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Evolution
★★★★
Actionable Agile Tools
Jeff Campbell
Actionable Agile Tools
★★
Trailblazer: A New Architecture For Rails
Nick Sutterer
Trailblazer: A New Architecture For Rails
★★★
Agile and Lean Program Management
Johanna Rothman
Agile and Lean Program Management
★★★
Building Maintainable Software
Joost Visser
Building Maintainable Software
★★★
Persuasion: The Art of Getting What You Want
Dave Lakhani
Persuasion: The Art of Getting What You Want
★★
Zen to Done
Leo Babauta
Zen to Done
★★
Stop Starting, Start Finishing!
Arne Roock
Stop Starting, Start Finishing!
★★★
Shift (Shift, #1-3; Silo, #2)
Hugh Howey
Shift (Shift, #1-3; Silo, #2)
★★★
Life of Pi
Yann Martel
Life of Pi
★★★★
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Malcolm Gladwell
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
★★★★

2017: 248 books

To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others
Daniel H. Pink
To Sell is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others
★★★★
Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
Tom Kelley
Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All
★★★★
Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting
Noel Janis-Norton
Calmer, Easier, Happier Parenting
★★★★★
The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
Emily Esfahani Smith
The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters
★★★★
The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
Chris Bailey
The Productivity Project: Accomplishing More by Managing Your Time, Attention, and Energy
★★★★
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Timothy Ferriss
Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
★★
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
Carmine Gallo
Talk Like TED: The 9 Public-Speaking Secrets of the World's Top Minds
★★★
Lean Thinking: Banish Waste And Create Wealth In Your Corporation
James P. Womack
Lean Thinking: Banish Waste And Create Wealth In Your Corporation
★★★
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Kerry Patterson
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
★★★★
Fearless Facilitation: The Ultimate Field Guide to Engaging (and Involving!) Your Audience
Cyndi Maxey
Fearless Facilitation: The Ultimate Field Guide to Engaging (and Involving!) Your Audience
★★★
Co-Active Leadership: Five Ways to Lead
Karen Kimsey-House
Co-Active Leadership: Five Ways to Lead
★★
Success Through Stillness: Meditation Made Simple
Russell Simmons
Success Through Stillness: Meditation Made Simple
★★★
Living Documentation by design, with Domain-Driven Design
Cyrille Martraire
Living Documentation by design, with Domain-Driven Design
★★★
Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World
Donald Sull
Simple Rules: How to Thrive in a Complex World
★★
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
Stephen King
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
★★★★
Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 2 - Visualise, document and explore your software architecture
Simon Brown
Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 2 - Visualise, document and explore your software architecture
★★★
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
Mark Manson
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life
★★★★
Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!
Miran Lipovača
Learn You a Haskell for Great Good!
★★★★
The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
Margaret Atwood
The Handmaid's Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1)
★★★★
Strategy: A History
Lawrence Freedman
Strategy: A History
★★★
The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
Dan Olsen
The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
★★★★
Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire
Peter H. Wilson
Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire
★★
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
Francis Fukuyama
The Origins of Political Order: From Prehuman Times to the French Revolution
★★★
Design It!: From Programmer to Software Architect
Michael Keeling
Design It!: From Programmer to Software Architect
★★
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People
Vanessa Van Edwards
Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People
★★★★
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
Seth Godin
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
★★★
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
Meg Meeker
Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know
★★
Man's Search for Meaning
Viktor E. Frankl
Man's Search for Meaning
★★★★
Project Management for Humans
Brett Harned
Project Management for Humans
★★★
Hartelijk gefaciliteerd!: Succesvol veranderen met de workshopaanpak
Jeroen Blijsie
Hartelijk gefaciliteerd!: Succesvol veranderen met de workshopaanpak
★★★
The Confidence Gap
Russ Harris
The Confidence Gap
★★★★
Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams
Jeff Gothelf
Lean UX: Designing Great Products with Agile Teams
★★★★
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
Ryan Holiday
The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
★★★
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
Ben Horowitz
The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
★★★
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
Shawn Achor
The Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles of Positive Psychology That Fuel Success and Performance at Work
★★★★
Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
Ash Maurya
Running Lean: Iterate from Plan A to a Plan That Works
★★★
In God's Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
Robert G. Hoyland
In God's Path: The Arab Conquests and the Creation of an Islamic Empire
★★★★
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
Tony Hsieh
Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose
★★★
In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
Tom Holland
In the Shadow of the Sword: The Birth of Islam and the Rise of the Global Arab Empire
★★★
Mao's Great Famine: The History Of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
Frank Dikötter
Mao's Great Famine: The History Of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62
★★★★
Shiloh, 1862
Winston Groom
Shiloh, 1862
★★
The Story of World War II
Donald L. Miller
The Story of World War II
★★★★★
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
William Craig
Enemy at the Gates: The Battle for Stalingrad
★★★
The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling
Annette Simmons
The Story Factor: Inspiration, Influence, and Persuasion through the Art of Storytelling
★★★
Medieval Europe
Chris Wickham
Medieval Europe
★★★
Long Story Short: The Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need
Margot Leitman
Long Story Short: The Only Storytelling Guide You'll Ever Need
★★★★
Contagious: Why Things Catch On
Jonah Berger
Contagious: Why Things Catch On
★★★
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
Eckhart Tolle
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment
★★★
Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking
Richard E. Nisbett
Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking
★★★
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
Darren Hardy
The Compound Effect: Jumpstart Your Income, Your Life, Your Success
★★★★
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
Daniel Goleman
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence
★★★
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
Daniel Goleman
Focus: The Hidden Driver of Excellence
★★
The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
Leonard Mlodinow
The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos
★★★★
1861: The Civil War Awakening
Adam Goodheart
1861: The Civil War Awakening
★★★
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
Simon Sinek
Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
★★
Stand and Deliver: The Dale Carnegie Method to Public Speaking
Dale Carnegie
Stand and Deliver: The Dale Carnegie Method to Public Speaking
★★★★
Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonists, and the Origins of American Slavery
Margaret Ellen Newell
Brethren by Nature: New England Indians, Colonists, and the Origins of American Slavery
★★★
Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
Angela Duckworth
Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success
★★★★
Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
John Z. Sonmez
Soft Skills: The Software Developer's Life Manual
★★★
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
Greg McKeown
Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
★★★
A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain
Marc Morris
A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain
★★★★
Customer Requirements - Everything Programmers Need To Know Before Writing Code
Marco Behler
Customer Requirements - Everything Programmers Need To Know Before Writing Code
★★
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Eric H. Cline
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
★★
Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World
Tina Seelig
Insight Out: Get Ideas Out of Your Head and Into the World
★★★
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
Roger Crowley
Conquerors: How Portugal Forged the First Global Empire
★★★
Continuous Testing with Ruby: Better Software Through Faster Feedback
Ben Rady
Continuous Testing with Ruby: Better Software Through Faster Feedback
★★★
Pragmatic Guide to Sass
Hampton Catlin
Pragmatic Guide to Sass
★★
The Cucumber Book
Matt Wynne
The Cucumber Book
★★★
The Rails View
Bruce Williams
The Rails View
★★★
Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby: Control Your Computer, Simplify Your Life
David B. Copeland
Build Awesome Command-Line Applications in Ruby: Control Your Computer, Simplify Your Life
★★★
Rails 3 in Action
Ryan Bigg
Rails 3 in Action
★★★★
Sinatra: Up and Running
Alan Harris
Sinatra: Up and Running
★★★
Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement
Eric Redmond
Seven Databases in Seven Weeks: A Guide to Modern Databases and the NoSQL Movement
★★★
Exceptional Ruby: Master the Art of Handling Failure in Ruby
Avdi Grimm
Exceptional Ruby: Master the Art of Handling Failure in Ruby
★★★
Refactoring: Ruby Edition
Jay Fields
Refactoring: Ruby Edition
★★★★
Working with UNIX Processes
Jesse Storimer
Working with UNIX Processes
★★★
Wij; De kunst van het manipuhelpen
Remco Claassen
Wij; De kunst van het manipuhelpen
★★
Deploying Rails: Automate, Deploy, Scale, Maintain, and Sleep at Night
Tom Copeland
Deploying Rails: Automate, Deploy, Scale, Maintain, and Sleep at Night
★★★
CoffeeScript
Trevor Burnham
CoffeeScript
★★★
Backbone.js on Rails
Thoughtbot
Backbone.js on Rails
★★★
The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women
Valerie Young
The Secret Thoughts of Successful Women
★★★
Objects on Rails
Avdi Grimm
Objects on Rails
★★★
Liftoff: Launching Agile Teams & Projects
Diana Larsen
Liftoff: Launching Agile Teams & Projects
★★★
Tmux: Productive Mouse-Free Development
Brian P. Hogan
Tmux: Productive Mouse-Free Development
★★★★
Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby
Sandi Metz
Practical Object Oriented Design in Ruby
★★★★★
Async JavaScript
Trevor Burnham
Async JavaScript
★★★
The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics
John Pollack
The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics
★★★
Ik: gezond egocentrisme, meer effectiviteit
Remco Claassen
Ik: gezond egocentrisme, meer effectiviteit
★★★
Crafting Rails Applications: Expert Practices for Everyday Rails Development
José Valim
Crafting Rails Applications: Expert Practices for Everyday Rails Development
★★★★
Rails Antipatterns: Best Practice Ruby on Rails Refactoring
Chad Pytel
Rails Antipatterns: Best Practice Ruby on Rails Refactoring
★★★★
Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought
Drew Neil
Practical Vim: Edit Text at the Speed of Thought
★★★★
Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)
Michael Hartl
Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)
★★★★
Learning Javascript Design Patterns
Addy Osmani
Learning Javascript Design Patterns
★★★
Clean Ruby
Jim Gay
Clean Ruby
★★
JavaScript Patterns
Stoyan Stefanov
JavaScript Patterns
★★★
Secularisation in Western Europe, 1848 - 1914
Hugh McLeod
Secularisation in Western Europe, 1848 - 1914
★★★
The Little Redis Book
Karl Seguin
The Little Redis Book
★★★★
Eloquent Ruby
Russ Olsen
Eloquent Ruby
★★★★
Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 1 - Technical leadership and the balance with agility
Simon Brown
Software Architecture for Developers: Volume 1 - Technical leadership and the balance with agility
★★★
Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
Marijn Haverbeke
Eloquent JavaScript: A Modern Introduction to Programming
★★★
Functional Programming for the Object-Oriented Programmer
Brian Marick
Functional Programming for the Object-Oriented Programmer
★★★★
Hiring Geeks That Fit
Johanna Rothman
Hiring Geeks That Fit
★★★
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook
Evi Nemeth
UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook
★★★★
The Retrospective Handbook: A guide for agile teams
Patrick Kua
The Retrospective Handbook: A guide for agile teams
★★★★
Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial: Learn Rails by Example (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)
Michael Hartl
Ruby on Rails 3 Tutorial: Learn Rails by Example (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)
★★★
Kanban and Scrum - Making the Most of Both
Henrik Kniberg
Kanban and Scrum - Making the Most of Both
★★★
Confident Ruby
Avdi Grimm
Confident Ruby
★★★★
Redis in Action
Josiah L. Carlson
Redis in Action
★★★
Rails Test Prescriptions
Noel Rappin
Rails Test Prescriptions
★★★
The Rails 3 Way
Obie Fernandez
The Rails 3 Way
★★★★
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks
Bruce A. Tate
Seven Languages in Seven Weeks
★★★
Beginning Mac Programming
Tim Isted
Beginning Mac Programming
★★★
The Battle of Kursk: Operation Citadel 1943
Robin Cross
The Battle of Kursk: Operation Citadel 1943
★★★
Leisure, Citizenship and Working-Class Men in Britain, 1850-1945
Brad Beaven
Leisure, Citizenship and Working-Class Men in Britain, 1850-1945
★★★
Ruby Science
Thoughtbot
Ruby Science
★★
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
Staffan Nöteberg
Pomodoro Technique Illustrated
★★★
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
Thomas Paine
Common Sense, The Rights of Man and Other Essential Writings
★★
The Healthy Programmer
Joe Kutner
The Healthy Programmer
★★★
Rework
Jason Fried
Rework
★★★
Learn you some Erlang for great good!
Fred Hebert
Learn you some Erlang for great good!
★★★★
Ruby Best Practices
Gregory T. Brown
Ruby Best Practices
★★★★
Remote: Office Not Required
David Heinemeier Hansson
Remote: Office Not Required
★★★★
Agile Coaching
Rachel Davies
Agile Coaching
★★★
Functional JavaScript: Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.js
Michael Fogus
Functional JavaScript: Introducing Functional Programming with Underscore.js
★★★
Ember.js in Action
Joachim Haagen Skeie
Ember.js in Action
★★
A Modest Proposal
Jonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal
Working with Ruby Threads
Jesse Storimer
Working with Ruby Threads
★★★★
The Habsburg Monarchy 1490-1848: Attributes of Empire
Paula Sutter Fichtner
The Habsburg Monarchy 1490-1848: Attributes of Empire
★★★
The RSpec Book
David Chelimsky
The RSpec Book
★★
The Coding Dojo Handbook
Emily Bache
The Coding Dojo Handbook
★★★★
Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun
Dave Thomas
Programming Elixir: Functional |> Concurrent |> Pragmatic |> Fun
★★★★
The Mikado Method
Ola Ellnestam
The Mikado Method
★★★
Cocoa Programming
Daniel H. Steinberg
Cocoa Programming
★★★
The Art of Lean Software Development
Curt Hibbs
The Art of Lean Software Development
★★★
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change
Timothy A. Pychyl
Solving the Procrastination Puzzle: A Concise Guide to Strategies for Change
★★★★
Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja
John Resig
Secrets of the JavaScript Ninja
★★★★
Object-Oriented JavaScript
Stoyan Stefanov
Object-Oriented JavaScript
★★★
The Senior Software Engineer
David B. Copeland
The Senior Software Engineer
★★★
The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection
Brené Brown
The Gifts of Imperfect Parenting: Raising Children with Courage, Compassion, and Connection
★★★★
The Well-Grounded Rubyist
David A. Black
The Well-Grounded Rubyist
★★★
Agile Software Development with Scrum
Ken Schwaber
Agile Software Development with Scrum
★★★
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
Robert C. Martin
Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship
★★★
1913: The Eve of War
Paul Ham
1913: The Eve of War
★★★★
Remote Pairing: Collaborative Tools for Distributed Development
Joe Kutner
Remote Pairing: Collaborative Tools for Distributed Development
★★★★
Pragmatic Version Control Using Git
Travis Swicegood
Pragmatic Version Control Using Git
★★★
Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives - A Toolbox of Retrospective Exercises
Luis Gonçalves
Getting Value out of Agile Retrospectives - A Toolbox of Retrospective Exercises
★★★
Elixir in Action
Saša Jurić
Elixir in Action
★★★★★
How to Write a Book That Doesn't Suck and Will Actually Sell: The Ultimate, No B.S. Guide to Writing a Kick-Ass Non-Fiction Book
Michael Rogan
How to Write a Book That Doesn't Suck and Will Actually Sell: The Ultimate, No B.S. Guide to Writing a Kick-Ass Non-Fiction Book
★★
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East
Eugene Rogan
The Fall of the Ottomans: The Great War in the Middle East
★★★
Understanding the Four Rules of Simple Design
Corey Haines
Understanding the Four Rules of Simple Design
★★★★
The Thoughtworks Anthology
ThoughtWorks Inc.
The Thoughtworks Anthology
★★★
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware
Andy Hunt
Pragmatic Thinking and Learning: Refactor Your Wetware
★★★★
JavaScript: The Good Parts
Douglas Crockford
JavaScript: The Good Parts
★★★
Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X
Aaron Hillegass
Cocoa Programming for Mac OS X
★★★★
Wars of Empire
Douglas Porch
Wars of Empire
★★★
Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History
Joseph S. Nye Jr.
Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History
★★★
The Ruby Programming Language
David Flanagan
The Ruby Programming Language
★★★
Scrum and XP from the Trenches
Henrik Kniberg
Scrum and XP from the Trenches
★★★
Orientalism
Edward W. Said
Orientalism
★★★★
Design Patterns in Ruby
Russ Olsen
Design Patterns in Ruby
★★★★
jQuery in Action
Bear Bibeault
jQuery in Action
★★
Metaprogramming Elixir: Write Less Code, Get More Done
Chris McCord
Metaprogramming Elixir: Write Less Code, Get More Done
★★★★
The VimL Primer: Edit Like a Pro with Vim Plugins and Scripts
Benjamin Klein
The VimL Primer: Edit Like a Pro with Vim Plugins and Scripts
★★★★
A Brief History of Time
Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time
★★★
On War
Carl von Clausewitz
On War
★
The Universe in a Nutshell
Stephen Hawking
The Universe in a Nutshell
★★★
Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
Hans von Luck
Panzer Commander: The Memoirs of Colonel Hans von Luck
★★★★
Pro JavaScript Design Patterns
Ross Harmes
Pro JavaScript Design Patterns
★★★
The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany
David Blackbourn
The Conquest of Nature: Water, Landscape, and the Making of Modern Germany
★★★
The 4-Hour Workweek
Timothy Ferriss
The 4-Hour Workweek
★★★
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
Thomas S. Kuhn
The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
★★★
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East
Robert Fisk
The Great War for Civilisation: The Conquest of the Middle East
★★
Agile Web Development with Rails: A Pragmatic Guide
Dave Thomas
Agile Web Development with Rails: A Pragmatic Guide
★★★
Spain, 1808-1975
Raymond Carr
Spain, 1808-1975
★★★★
Professor Frisby's Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming
Brian Lonsdorf
Professor Frisby's Mostly Adequate Guide to Functional Programming
★★★★
Advanced Rails
Brad Ediger
Advanced Rails
★★
Stranded in the Present: Modern Time and the Melancholy of History
Peter Fritzsche
Stranded in the Present: Modern Time and the Melancholy of History
★★★★
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
Russell Shorto
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America
★★★★
Beyond Legacy Code
David Scott Bernstein
Beyond Legacy Code
★★★
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
Erich Gamma
Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software
★★★
Modernism and Fascism: The Sense of a Beginning under Mussolini and Hitler
Roger Griffin
Modernism and Fascism: The Sense of a Beginning under Mussolini and Hitler
★★★
Programming Phoenix: Productive |> Reliable |> Fast
Chris McCord
Programming Phoenix: Productive |> Reliable |> Fast
★★★★
Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia
John N. Gray
Black Mass: Apocalyptic Religion and the Death of Utopia
★★
The Nation in History: Historiographical Debates about Ethnicity and Nationalism
Anthony D. Smith
The Nation in History: Historiographical Debates about Ethnicity and Nationalism
★★★
Pro Active Record: Databases with Ruby and Rails
Kevin Marshall
Pro Active Record: Databases with Ruby and Rails
★
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
Hector Garcia Puigcerver
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life
★★★
Intelligence Power in Peace and War
Michael Herman
Intelligence Power in Peace and War
★★★
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
William Zinsser
On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
★★★
Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software
Michael T. Nygard
Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software
★★★
Mindfulness in Plain English
Henepola Gunaratana
Mindfulness in Plain English
★★★
Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess
Rachel Hoffman
Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess
★★
Rails Deployment: Production Configuration and Advanced Rails Tactics
Ezra Zygmuntowicz
Rails Deployment: Production Configuration and Advanced Rails Tactics
★★★
It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff
Peter Walsh
It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff
★★
Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns
Kent Beck
Smalltalk Best Practice Patterns
★★★
Diplomacy
Henry Kissinger
Diplomacy
★★★★
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
Esther Derby
Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great
★★★
The Price of Freedom: A History of East Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present
Piotr Stefan Wandycz
The Price of Freedom: A History of East Central Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present
★★★
Don't Make Me Think!: a Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
Steve Krug
Don't Make Me Think!: a Common Sense Approach to Web Usability
★★★★
The Origin of Species
Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species
★★★
Closing the Books: Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective
Jon Elster
Closing the Books: Transitional Justice in Historical Perspective
★★★
Practical Rails Social Networking Sites
Alan Bradburne
Practical Rails Social Networking Sites
★★
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
Samuel P. Huntington
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order
★★★
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
Benedict Anderson
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
★★★★
Ship It!
Jared Richardson
Ship It!
★★
The Politics of Revenge: Fascism and the Military in 20th-century Spain
Paul Preston
The Politics of Revenge: Fascism and the Military in 20th-century Spain
★★★
The Rails Way
Obie Fernandez
The Rails Way
★★★
Trunk Based Development
Paul Hammat
Trunk Based Development
★★
Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History
Jay Murray Winter
Sites of Memory, Sites of Mourning: The Great War in European Cultural History
★★★★
Everyday Scripting with Ruby
Brian Marick
Everyday Scripting with Ruby
★★
The Fall of Berlin 1945
Antony Beevor
The Fall of Berlin 1945
★★★★
The Economist Style Guide
The Economist
The Economist Style Guide
★★★
Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence
Abram N. Shulsky
Silent Warfare: Understanding the World of Intelligence
★★★
7 Steps to Fearless Speaking
Lilyan Wilder
7 Steps to Fearless Speaking
★★
Human Rights in International Relations
David P. Forsythe
Human Rights in International Relations
★★★
Dreamworld and Catastrophe: The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West
Susan Buck-Morss
Dreamworld and Catastrophe: The Passing of Mass Utopia in East and West
★★
Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit
Mary Poppendieck
Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit
★★★
UNIX Power Tools
Jerry Peek
UNIX Power Tools
★★★★
From Bash to Z Shell: Conquering the Command Line
Oliver Kiddle
From Bash to Z Shell: Conquering the Command Line
★★
A History of Islamic Societies
Ira M. Lapidus
A History of Islamic Societies
★★★★★
Professional JavaScript for Web Developers
Nicholas C. Zakas
Professional JavaScript for Web Developers
★★★
Between Vengeance and Forgiveness: Facing History after Genocide and Mass Violence
Martha Minow
Between Vengeance and Forgiveness: Facing History after Genocide and Mass Violence
★★★
Dom Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
Jeremy Keith
Dom Scripting: Web Design with JavaScript and the Document Object Model
★★★
Spain: A History
Raymond Carr
Spain: A History
★★★★
The First World War
Hew Strachan
The First World War
★★★
Democracy in America
Alexis de Tocqueville
Democracy in America
★★★
Refactoring to Patterns
Joshua Kerievsky
Refactoring to Patterns
★★★
Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices
Robert C. Martin
Agile Software Development, Principles, Patterns, and Practices
★★★
Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Web Application
37 Signals
Getting Real: The Smarter, Faster, Easier Way to Build a Web Application
★★★
A Little History of the World
E.H. Gombrich
A Little History of the World
★★★
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
Martin Fowler
Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
★★★★
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
Antony Beevor
Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege, 1942–1943
★★★★
Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style
Arthur Plotnik
Spunk & Bite: A Writer's Guide to Punchier, More Engaging Language & Style
★★★★
The Elements of Style
William Strunk Jr.
The Elements of Style
★★★★★
Advanced Rails Recipes
Mike Clark
Advanced Rails Recipes
★★★
War in European History
Michael Eliot Howard
War in European History
★★★★★
Agile Estimating and Planning
Mike Cohn
Agile Estimating and Planning
★★★
Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers
David A. Black
Ruby for Rails: Ruby Techniques for Rails Developers
★★★
Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional
Christian Hellsten
Beginning Ruby on Rails E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional
★★
The Ruby Way: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)
Hal Fulton
The Ruby Way: Solutions and Techniques in Ruby Programming (Addison-Wesley Professional Ruby Series)
★★★
Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World
Venkat Subramaniam
Practices of an Agile Developer: Working in the Real World
★★
User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
Mike Cohn
User Stories Applied: For Agile Software Development
★★★
Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done
David Allen
Ready for Anything: 52 Productivity Principles for Getting Things Done
★★
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
Stephen R. Covey
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change
★★★
Pragmatic Version Control: Using Subversion (The Pragmatic Starter Kit Series)
Mike Mason
Pragmatic Version Control: Using Subversion (The Pragmatic Starter Kit Series)
★★★
Rails Recipes
Chad Fowler
Rails Recipes
★★★
Rails Cookbook: Recipes for Rapid Web Development with Ruby
Rob Orsini
Rails Cookbook: Recipes for Rapid Web Development with Ruby
★★★
Ruby Cookbook
Lucas Carlson
Ruby Cookbook
★★★
Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide
Dave Thomas
Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers' Guide
★★★★

2015: 44 books

A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
William B. Irvine
A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy
★★★★
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
Daniel H. Pink
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us
★★★★
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
Isaac Asimov
Foundation (Foundation, #1)
★★★★
Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems
Sam Newman
Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems
★★★
The Nature of Software Development
Ron Jeffries
The Nature of Software Development
★★★
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill Bryson
A Short History of Nearly Everything
★★★★
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
Niall Ferguson
Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World
★★★★★
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
Lynne Truss
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
★★★★
Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success)
Sean Platt
Write. Publish. Repeat. (The No-Luck-Required Guide to Self-Publishing Success)
★★★★
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
Lars Brownworth
Lost to the West: The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization
★★★★
Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution
David L. Preston
Braddock's Defeat: The Battle of the Monongahela and the Road to Revolution
★★★
Beacon 23
Hugh Howey
Beacon 23
★★★★
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
Roy Peter Clark
Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
★★★★
The Martian
Andy Weir
The Martian
★★★★★
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner, #1)
Philip K. Dick
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (Blade Runner, #1)
★★★
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
Richard P. Feynman
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character
★★★
The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
Megan McArdle
The Up Side of Down: Why Failing Well Is the Key to Success
★★★
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
Daron Acemoğlu
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty
★★★
Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
Judith Herrin
Byzantium: The Surprising Life of a Medieval Empire
★★★
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
Dan Jones
The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England
★★★★
Seveneves
Neal Stephenson
Seveneves
★★★★
Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation
Jez Humble
Continuous Delivery: Reliable Software Releases Through Build, Test, and Deployment Automation
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
Laura Hillenbrand
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption
★★★★★
The Agile Samurai: How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software
Jonathan Rasmusson
The Agile Samurai: How Agile Masters Deliver Great Software
★★★
Real-World Kanban: Do Less, Accomplish More with Lean Thinking
Mattias Skarin
Real-World Kanban: Do Less, Accomplish More with Lean Thinking
★★★
The Norman Conquest
Marc Morris
The Norman Conquest
★★★
Working Effectively with Unit Tests
Jay Fields
Working Effectively with Unit Tests
★★★★★
The Eastern Front 1914-1917
Norman Stone
The Eastern Front 1914-1917
★★★
Napoleon: A Life
Andrew Roberts
Napoleon: A Life
★★★★★
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
Lawrence M. Krauss
A Universe from Nothing: Why There Is Something Rather Than Nothing
★★★★
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Randall Munroe
What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
★★★
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
Nicholas Carr
The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains
★★
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
Richard Dawkins
The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution
★★★★
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
Richard Dawkins
The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design
★★★★
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
Tom DeMarco
Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams
★★★
Programming Clojure
Stuart Halloway
Programming Clojure
★★★
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
Martin Fowler
Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture
★★★★
Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement
Aaron Gustafson
Adaptive Web Design: Crafting Rich Experiences with Progressive Enhancement
★★
Version Control with Git
Jon Loeliger
Version Control with Git
★★★
A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web
Mark Boulton
A Practical Guide to Designing for the Web
★★
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
Frank Herbert
Dune (Dune Chronicles, #1)
★★★★★
Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks
Luke Wroblewski
Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks
★★★
Company (Beacon 23, #4)
Hugh Howey
Company (Beacon 23, #4)
★★★★
The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web
Dave Shea
The Zen of CSS Design: Visual Enlightenment for the Web
★★

2014: 23 books

Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
★★★
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
John Brockman
This Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking
★★
The Thirty Years War
C.V. Wedgwood
The Thirty Years War
★★★★
The God Delusion
Richard Dawkins
The God Delusion
★★★★
The Good Creative
Paul Jarvis
The Good Creative
★★
Lean Architecture: For Agile Software Development
James O. Coplien
Lean Architecture: For Agile Software Development
★★★
Dust (Silo, #3)
Hugh Howey
Dust (Silo, #3)
★★★★★
Third Shift: Pact (Shift, #3)
Hugh Howey
Third Shift: Pact (Shift, #3)
★★★
Second Shift: Order (Shift, #2)
Hugh Howey
Second Shift: Order (Shift, #2)
★★
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
Thinking, Fast and Slow
★★★★
Effective Objective-C 2.0: 52 Specific Ways to Improve Your IOS and OS X Programs
Matt Galloway
Effective Objective-C 2.0: 52 Specific Ways to Improve Your IOS and OS X Programs
★★★
The Unraveling (Wool, #4)
Hugh Howey
The Unraveling (Wool, #4)
★★★★
Proper Gauge (Wool, #2)
Hugh Howey
Proper Gauge (Wool, #2)
★★★
First Shift: Legacy (Shift, #1)
Hugh Howey
First Shift: Legacy (Shift, #1)
★★★
The Stranded (Wool, #5)
Hugh Howey
The Stranded (Wool, #5)
★★★★
Casting Off (Wool, #3)
Hugh Howey
Casting Off (Wool, #3)
★★★★
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)
Hugh Howey
Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)
★★★★
The Productive Programmer
Neal Ford
The Productive Programmer
★★★
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter, #6)
★★★
Cell
Stephen King
Cell
★★★
The Long Walk
Richard Bachman
The Long Walk
★★
De aanslag
Harry Mulisch
De aanslag
★★★
The Mist
Stephen King
The Mist
★★★

2013: 71 books

How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
How to Win Friends and Influence People
★★★★
Test-Driven JavaScript Development
Christian Johansen
Test-Driven JavaScript Development
★★★
Ruby Under a Microscope: An Illustrated Guide to Ruby Internals
Pat Shaughnessy
Ruby Under a Microscope: An Illustrated Guide to Ruby Internals
★★★★
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
Kelly McGonigal
The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
★★★★
Steve Jobs
Walter Isaacson
Steve Jobs
★★★
The Elements of Typographic Style
Robert Bringhurst
The Elements of Typographic Style
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
Charles Duhigg
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
★★★★★
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
Susan Cain
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
★★★★
Wool (Wool, #1)
Hugh Howey
Wool (Wool, #1)
★★★★
Responsive Web Design
Ethan Marcotte
Responsive Web Design
★★★★
The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
Robert C. Martin
The Clean Coder: A Code of Conduct for Professional Programmers
★★★
I Am Legend
Richard Matheson
I Am Legend
★★★
CSS3 For Web Designers
Dan Cederholm
CSS3 For Web Designers
★★★★
How To Create Your Own Freaking Awesome Programming Language
Marc-André Cournoyer
How To Create Your Own Freaking Awesome Programming Language
★★★
Hardboiled Web Design
Andy Clarke
Hardboiled Web Design
★★★★
HTML5 for Web Designers
Jeremy Keith
HTML5 for Web Designers
★★★
Metaprogramming Ruby
Paolo Perrotta
Metaprogramming Ruby
★★★
Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design / Bulletproof Essentials
Dan Cederholm
Handcrafted CSS: More Bulletproof Web Design / Bulletproof Essentials
★★★★
Pro Git
Scott Chacon
Pro Git
★★★★
The Passionate Programmer
Chad Fowler
The Passionate Programmer
★★★
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
★★★
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
★★★
Privilege and the Politics of Taxation in Eighteenth-Century France: Liberté, Egalité, Fiscalité
Michael Kwass
Privilege and the Politics of Taxation in Eighteenth-Century France: Liberté, Egalité, Fiscalité
★★★★
Always Be Testing: The Complete Guide to Google Website Optimizer
Bryan Eisenberg
Always Be Testing: The Complete Guide to Google Website Optimizer
★★
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings
★★★
Ruby on Rails Web Mashup Projects
Chang Sau Sheong
Ruby on Rails Web Mashup Projects
★★
The Odyssey
Homer
The Odyssey
★★
The Iliad
Homer
The Iliad
★★
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
George R.R. Martin
A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2)
★★★★
Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
★★★
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
★★★
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
★★★
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye
★★★
Professional Ruby on Rails
Noel Rappin
Professional Ruby on Rails
★★
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
Dan Brown
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
★★
The Trial
Franz Kafka
The Trial
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
★★★
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
★★★
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
George R.R. Martin
A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5)
★★★★
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
★★★
Utopia
Thomas More
Utopia
★★
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
Lord of the Flies
★★
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Thomas Cathcart
Plato and a Platypus Walk Into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
★★★★
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
★★★
On Liberty
John Stuart Mill
On Liberty
Praise of Folly
Erasmus
Praise of Folly
Animal Farm
George Orwell
Animal Farm
★★★★
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince
★★★
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
Barack Obama
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
★★★
Rights of Man
Thomas Paine
Rights of Man
★★★
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
★★★
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
George R.R. Martin
A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)
★★★★
Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
Multatuli
Max Havelaar, or the Coffee Auctions of the Dutch Trading Company
★★★
Jo Frost's Confident Baby Care: What You Need To Know For The First Year From The Uk's Most Trusted Nanny
Jo Frost
Jo Frost's Confident Baby Care: What You Need To Know For The First Year From The Uk's Most Trusted Nanny
★★★
The Prince
Niccolò Machiavelli
The Prince
★★★★
De brief voor de koning
Tonke Dragt
De brief voor de koning
★★★
Nooit meer slapen
Willem Frederik Hermans
Nooit meer slapen
★★
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
George R.R. Martin
A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3)
★★★★
Pole to Pole
Michael Palin
Pole to Pole
★★★
Hersenschimmen
J. Bernlef
Hersenschimmen
★★★★
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
George R.R. Martin
A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4)
★★★★
Kruistocht in spijkerbroek
Thea Beckman
Kruistocht in spijkerbroek
★★★
Darkness at Noon
Arthur Koestler
Darkness at Noon
★★★
The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton
The Federalist Papers
★★
The Social Contract
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Social Contract
★★
Robinson Crusoe (Robinson Crusoe #1)
Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe (Robinson Crusoe #1)
★★
Culture and Imperialism
Edward W. Said
Culture and Imperialism
★★
1984
George Orwell
1984
★★★★★
Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS
Dan Cederholm
Bulletproof Web Design: Improving flexibility and protecting against worst-case scenarios with XHTML and CSS
★★★★
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
Andy Budd
CSS Mastery: Advanced Web Standards Solutions
★★★
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
Max Brooks
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
★★★