2018

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• Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi. Spy fiction meets spiritism.
• The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon. A story about a woman who discovers a conspiracy, maybe.
• A Philosophy of Software Design by John Ousterhout. Sound advice on coding in the small, such as how to split things into modules. I would recommend it to intermediate-level coders who already have real experience with the topics but who haven’t yet learned everything by themselves.
• Reinventing Organizations: An Illustrated Invitation by Frederic Laloux and Étienne Appert. Principles for self-managing organizations. Great illustrations.
• The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker. Writing advice.
• Tiranan Sydän by Pajtim Statovci. A story about immigration and gender.
• Killing Commendatore by Haruki Murakami. See the Murakami bingo card.
• ⭐ The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin. A story about a world that endures catastrophic climate change.
• The Wave in Mind by Ursula K. Le Guin. Essays about feminism, books, reading, and writing. Excellent writing.
• Kanban in Action by Marcus Hammarberg and Joakim Sunden. A practical introduction to kanban. A bit verbose but otherwise good.
• Piitles by Mauri Kunnas. A Beatles biography.
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson. You get to choose your own values. Manages to rise above its initial cheesiness.
• Fictions by Jorge Luis Borges, translated by Andrew Hurley. The famous short stories. I didn’t like them when I read them, but over time they have grown on me. If you are from the nerdy subculture, you should read this.
• Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. A story about a man who commits a murder and then walks around the town.
• The Miracle of Mindfulness by Thich Nhat Hanh. Instructions and inspiration for mindfulness meditation.
• ⭐ The Manager's Path by Camille Fournier. Introduction to engineering management. No fluff. I will refer back to this book.
• ⭐ Salaiset aseet by Julio Cortázar, translated by Jyrki Lappi-Seppälä (original title: Las armas secretas). Ambiguous stories about Paris.
• ⭐ 300 Arguments by Sarah Manguso. A personal essay or a collection of aphorisms.
• Elements of Clojure by Zachary Tellman. Short treatise on eloquent Clojure. Recommended for intermediate and expert Clojurists.
• ⭐ Ongoingness by Sarah Manguso. A personal essay on remembering your life.
• The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan Watts. About suffering, impermanence, and no-self, in Western and Christian terms. Short and sweet.
• Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha by Daniel M. Ingram. A map to the higher states attainable by meditation. Might need to be taken with a grain of salt.
• Asleep by Banana Yoshimoto. Stories about the loss of a loved one.
• The Management Myth by Matthew Stewart. Poignant and funny look at the history and the ideology of modern management. Recommended for anyone who reads management literature.