Reading List & Book Reviews
Welcome to my reading journey! Here you'll find books I'm currently reading, have completed, and want to read next. I share my thoughts, ratings, and notes to help you discover your next great read.
Reading Statistics
62
Books Read
16
Currently Reading
19,514
Pages Read
4.5
Avg Rating
Currently Reading
The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant
by Tae Kim
Currently Reading
Started: 4/3/2025268 pages
Your Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body
by Neil Shubin
Currently Reading
Started: 7/8/2022229 pages
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones
by James Clear
Currently Reading
Started: 3/27/2022306 pages
The Deadline Effect
by Christopher Cox
Currently Reading
Started: 3/12/2022220 pages
The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro
Currently Reading
Started: 3/12/2022276 pages
Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams
by Mickey W. Mantle
Currently Reading
Started: 8/5/2021544 pages
The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering
by Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
Currently Reading
Started: 6/21/2021312 pages
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
by David Epstein
Currently Reading
Started: 1/10/2021339 pages
The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
by Erik Larson
Currently Reading
Started: 1/10/2021546 pages
Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love
by Courtney Love
Currently Reading
Started: 1/5/2021304 pages
Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World
by Stanley McChrystal
Currently Reading
Started: 11/8/2020304 pages
Babylon Mystery Religion: Ancient and Modern
by Ralph Edward Woodrow
Currently Reading
Started: 5/27/2020163 pages
The Little Prince
by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Currently Reading
Started: 5/14/202096 pages
Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean
by Karen Berman
Currently Reading
Started: 5/13/2020304 pages
Mao: The Unknown Story
by Jung Chang
Currently Reading
Started: 5/13/2020971 pages
Ahead in the Cloud: Best Practices for Navigating the Future of Enterprise IT
by Stephen Orban
Currently Reading
Started: 4/25/2020334 pages
Favorite Books
A Radical Enterprise: Pioneering the Future of High-Performing Organizations
by Matt K Parker
Completed
5/5
Finished: 3/13/2022187 pages
Amazon Simple Storage Service: Getting Started Guide
by Amazon Web Services
Completed
5/5
Finished: 2/22/202222 pages
Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire
by Brad Stone
Completed
5/5
Finished: 8/6/2022488 pages
Authentic Communication: Transforming Difficult Conversations in the Workplace
by Fred Kofman
Completed
5/5
Finished: 4/1/202148 pages
Classic Children's Stories
by Maxine Barry
Completed
5/5
Finished: 3/15/2021258 pages
Cloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing
by Joe Weinman
Completed
5/5
Finished: 7/3/2020440 pages
The Archive (78)
2025
8 booksSource Code: My Beginnings · Bill Gates51984 / Animal Farm · George OrwellElon Musk · Walter IsaacsonFrom Impressed to Obsessed: 12 Principles for Turning Customers and Employees into Lifelong Fans
· Jon PicoultHunt, Gather, Parent: What Ancient Cultures Can Teach Us About the Lost Art of Raising Happy, Helpful Little Humans
· Michaeleen DoucleffMemos from the Chairman · Alan C. GreenbergThe Good Dinosaur Junior Novelization (Disney/Pixar The Good Dinosaur) · Suzanne FrancisToy Story 2: The Junior Novelization · Walt Disney Company
2022
10 booksAmazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire · Brad Stone5A Radical Enterprise: Pioneering the Future of High-Performing Organizations · Matt K Parker5AWS Lambda: Developer Guide · Amazon Web ServicesHow to Talk so Little Kids Will Listen: A Survival Guide to Life with Children Ages 2-7 (The How To Talk Series)
· Joanna FaberPgMP® Exam Test Preparation: Test Questions, Practice Tests, and Simulated Exams (Best Practices in Portfolio, Program, and Project Management)
· Ginger Levin5Software Architecture in Practice · Bass LenBeyond Bullets: Creative Journaling Ideas to Customize Your Personal Productivity System
· Megan Rutell4Elon Musk: Biography of a Self-Made Visionary, Entrepreneur and Billionaire (Investing, Entrepreneurship, Success, Innovators, Great Men, Success Principles, Business Advice)
· B. Storm3The 5AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life. · Robin Sharma2Amazon Simple Storage Service: Getting Started Guide · Amazon Web Services5
2021
18 booksMany Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past Life Therapy That Changed Both Their Lives
· Brian L. Weiss4The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon · Brad Stone5Cloud FinOps: Collaborative, Real-Time Cloud Financial Management · J.R. Storment4The Meaning Revolution: The Power of Transcendent Leadership · Fred Kofman5Cynefin - Weaving Sense-Making into the Fabric of Our World · Dave Snowden5Fundamentals of Software Architecture: An Engineering Approach · Mark Richards5Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon · Colin Bryar5Your Simple Guide to Reversing Type 2 Diabetes: The 3-step plan to transform your health
· Roy TaylorPositive Intelligence: Why Only 20% of Teams and Individuals Achieve Their True Potential AND HOW YOU CAN ACHIEVE YOURS
· Shirzad Chamine2Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity · Kim Malone Scott5Authentic Communication: Transforming Difficult Conversations in the Workplace · Fred Kofman5Conscious Business: How to Build Value Through Values · Fred Kofman5Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals · Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic5Classic Children's Stories · Maxine Barry5Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity · David Allen5Minnie-rella (World of Reading) · Lisa Ann Marsoli5The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari: A Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams and Reaching Your Destiny
· Robin Sharma5Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler: Tackling These Crazy Awesome Years—No Time-outs Needed (Oh Crap Parenting Book 2)
· Jamie Glowacki5
2020
12 booksA Promised Land · Barack Obama4The Intelligent Investor · Benjamin Graham4The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
· Gene Kim5The Scrum Guide - The Definitive Guide to Scrum: The Rules of the Game · Ken Schwaber5The Art of Business Value · Mark Schwartz3Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition
· Adkins Lyssa4Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow · Dominica Degrandis5War and Peace and IT: Business Leadership, Technology, and Success in the Digital Age
· Mark Schwartz5The Myths of Innovation · Scott BerkunCloudonomics: The Business Value of Cloud Computing · Joe Weinman5People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams · Jono Bacon5Cloud Native Architectures: Design high-availability and cost-effective applications for the cloud
· Tom Laszewski3
In progress & wishlist
29 booksAhead in the Cloud: Best Practices for Navigating the Future of Enterprise IT · Stephen OrbanAtomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones · James ClearBabylon Mystery Religion: Ancient and Modern · Ralph Edward WoodrowDirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love · Courtney LoveDoing Agile Right: Transformation Without Chaos · Darrell Rigby5Financial Intelligence: A Manager's Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean
· Karen BermanJournals · Kurt Cobain5Kurt Cobain · Christopher Sandford5Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams
· Mickey W. MantleMao: The Unknown Story · Jung ChangPMI-ACP® Exam Prep, Premier Edition · Mike Griffiths5Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World · David EpsteinScrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time · Jeff SutherlandStealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work
· Steven Kotler5Stories Of Work , Life & The Balance In Between · Tomson Robert5Strategy to Reality: Making the Impossible Possible for Business Architects, Change Makers and Strategy Execution Leaders
· Whynde Kuehn3Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World · Stanley McChrystalThe Deadline Effect · Christopher CoxThe Dying Animal · Philip Roth2The Little Prince · Antoine de Saint-ExupéryThe Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering · Frederick P. Brooks Jr.The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant · Tae KimThe Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win · Gene Kim5The Remains of the Day · Kazuo IshiguroThe Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz
· Erik LarsonThe Trusted Advisor · David H. Maister5The Unicorn Project · Gene Kim5Writing That Works: How to Communicate Effectively in Business · Kenneth RomanYour Inner Fish: a Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body · Neil Shubin