Bookshelf

My bookshelf at home.
When I read, I like the feel of a physical book.

Hi there! I'm an avid reader and enjoy books on various business and tech-related topics. I've compiled a list of I've read since 2020. These books are listed in the order I've read them and I will continue to add to the list as I finish new ones. I generally prefer books that offer actionable advice and practical guidance.

I read books like scholars would read interesting academic papers... I take notes, highlight sections as I read, and write summaries afteward. What I'm sharing here is a curated list of books that I've found to be particularly insightful. For a select few, I'm sharing my notes as indicated by the symbol.

I highly recommend the books which have my 5x rating. I consider them the best of the best and worthy of rereading, which I have done on occasion with a few of them. I hope you find this list useful. Enjoy!

Rating Book Last Read
★★★☆☆ Prompt Engineering For Generative AI Aug 2024
★★★★☆ Deploy Empathy Jul 2024
★★☆☆☆ Product Demos That Sell Jun 2024
★★★★★ Jobs To Be Done Jun 2024
★★★☆☆ Founding Sales May 2024
★★★★★ The SaaS Playbook Apr 2024
★★★☆☆ Email Marketing Demystified Mar 2024
★★★☆☆ Built To Sell Mar 2024
★★★★★ Zero to Sold Mar 2024
★★★★☆ Obviously Awesome Mar 2024
★★★★★ Traction ~ by Weinberg & Mares Feb 2024
★★★☆☆ The 1-Page Marketing Plan Feb 2024
★★★★☆ Marketing for Developers Feb 2024
★★★★★ The Mom Test Jan 2024
★★☆☆☆ Don't Make Me Think Jan 2024
★★★★☆ Start Small Stay Small Jan 2024
★★★★★ Getting Real Jan 2024
★★★★☆ Understand Django Jan 2024
★★★☆☆ Creating Augmented & Virtual Realities Nov 2023
★★☆☆☆ The Lean Startup Jul 2023
★★★☆☆ Mastery Feb 2023
★★★★★ The Manager's Path Jan 2023
★★★★☆ Fluent Python Dec 2022
★☆☆☆☆ Infrastructure as Code May 2022
★★★☆☆ The Startup Owner's Manual Mar 2022
★★★★☆ The Pragmatic Programmer Nov 2021
★★★☆☆ Hands-On ML with Scikit-Learn & TensorFlow Sep 2021
★★★☆☆ Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager Jul 2021
★★☆☆☆ Natural Language Processing with Python Feb 2021
★★☆☆☆ 97 Things Every Programmer Should Know Nov 2020
★★★☆☆ Essential System Administration Jul 2020
★★★★☆ IT Managers Handbook May 2020
★★☆☆☆ The Four Steps to the Epiphany Jan 2020
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