📚 reading list

updated february 13th, 2024

this is a list of books i've read on a variety of topics.

currently reading

the everything store by brad stone

general

how to live by derek sivers
digital minimalist by cal newport
deep work by cal newport
the war of art by steven pressfield
the creative act by rick ruben

business

built to sell by john warrillow
the minimalist entrepeneur by sahil lavignia
million dollar weekend by noah kagan

programming

the pragmatic programmer by david thomas
tidy first? by kent beck
designing data-intensive applications by martin kleppmann
the missing readme by chris riccomini & dmitriy ryaboy
cracking the coding interview by gayle laakmann mcdowell
systems design interview (volume 2) by alex xu
working effectively with legacy code by michael feathers

finance

the psychology of money by morgan housel

marketing

show your work by austin kleon
the 22 immutable laws of marketing by al ries & jack trout

writing

on writing well by william zinsser
how to take smart notes by sohen ahrens

management

the 5 dysfunctions of a team by patrick lencioni
the phoenix project by kevin behr
engineering management for the rest of us by sarah drasner

biography

buffett: the making of an american capitalist by roger lowenstein
elon musk: tesla, spacex, and the quest for a fantastic future by ashlee vance