A technical product professional, husband, father and voracious reader.
Books
While life is busy I always try to squeeze in time to read. Whether for pleasure, business or self-improvement reading truly expands your mind, vocabulary and knowledge. Below are some of my recent reads along with a quick summary. Check them out!
The End of Everything
- Katie Mack
How will the world end? Katie Mack, astrophysicist tells you in this scientific by light-hearted book. Don't worry, of all of the ways Earth ends, human kind will be long gone.
10 out of 10, highly recommend!
Shoe Dog
- Phil Knight
Phil Knight's account of how Nike was founded. This book centers on the early days before Nike was Nike. He details the struggles, pitfalls and successes in order to bring Nike to the doorstep of what it is today. How many times was Nike just days away from going bankrupt? Read on and find out.
9 out of 10, highly recommend!
Righting Software
- Juval Löwy
Renowned software architect Juval Löwy details how our approach to building software solutions has been wrong all along. Löwy walks through in detail how to create effective and impactful solutions with minimal waste.
This was a book recommended by a software engineer I worked with. A bit dry in places but a really good read that makes you think about how software is built. It breaks all the traditional molds.
7 out of 10, recommend!
Never Split The Difference
- Chris Voss
Master negotiator Chris Voss outlines the many negotiation techniques he honed in the FBI and now his private business. Consider how hard it is to be quiet in an intense negotiation or how to influence in your favor.
This is a great book that I often revisit certain chapters as reminders during critical conversations and negotiations.
9 out of 10, highly recommend!
Principles
- Ray Dalio
In progress, I'll let you know!
