2014 Best Books Read
29 Dec 2014
This post is for the people who ask for me things to read. Industries These are books that talk about an industry that is ubiquitous, but few people really know about.
- Flash Boys - Wall Street
- The Box - Shipping containers
- The Frackers - Hydraulic fracturing and natural gas
- Minecraft - the man behind the video game
Creativity and Happiness I think creativity and happiness are tied together. I think reading about creativity and happiness seems to rub off. Always feel happier after reading about happiness.
- The Happiness Advantage - happiness
- How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big - Dilbert’s creator
- Creativity, Inc. - creativity and Pixar
- Creative Confidence - We are all creative
Design People can innately tell the difference between good design and bad design. Why do we have to live with bad design?
- Made to Stick - you can design ideas to make them stick
- The Design of Everyday Things - covers a lot of ground on design and sets up framework to talk about things
- Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs - wizard book on designing software, it counts too.
Business and Career Business books tackle the same things over and over again. Why is it still hard to start a company?
- The Score Takes Care of Itself - 49er’s head coach on culture
- The Lean Startup - one of the startup mantras
- The Tipping Point - why do some things go big while others go bust?
- The Dip - Quitting is good
- Zero to One - Peter Thiel’s a billionaire and wants people to listen to him