## Jeff's Recommended Reading Short List
#### Tech
* How Complex Systems Fail
* Nearly any profession with operational responsibility will benefit
* https://www.adaptivecapacitylabs.com/HowComplexSystemsFail.pdf
* Staff Engineer's Path
* https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/the-staff-engineers/9781098118723/
* Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track
* https://staffeng.com/book/
* Code Complete, 2nd Edition
* Great read for non-traditional background developers
* https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/code-complete-2nd/0735619670/
* Designing Data-Intensive Applications
* https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/designing-data-intensive-applications/9781491903063/
* Liars and Outliars
* https://www.schneier.com/books/liars-and-outliers/
* IBM and the Holocaust
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_and_the_Holocaust
#### Management
* Managing Humans
* Can provide great insight into management for non-managers.
* https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/managing-humans-biting/9781430243144/
* The One Minute Manager Meets the Monkey
* A short read on how to delegate.
* https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/770565
#### DevOps
* Google SRE Woorkbook
* https://sre.google/workbook/table-of-contents/
* The DevOps Handbook
* Worth a read - more applied than the Phoenix Project
* https://www.oreilly.com/library/view/the-devops-handbook/9781457191381/
#### Broader Topics
* Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most
* Framework for challenging professional and personal situations.
* https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/774088
* Why Meditate: Working with Thoughts and Emotions
* https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8725111-why-meditate
#### Fun Stuff
* Every Tool's a Hammer: Life is What You Make It
* I found Adam Savage's book surprisingly relevant to software engineering.
* https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43319933
* If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look On My Face?
* Mix of fluff and content, but a fun read. Audiobook read by Alan Alda.
* https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/40600256
