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books

Reviews & commentary of some books I've read.

The Sabbath by Abraham Joshua Heschel

This book was originally published in 1951 by Abraham Joshua Heschel, who was a Polish-American rabbi and one of the leading Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. The first time I've heard about it was from Cal Newport's Deep Questions podcast. I've been listening

Overreach by Matthews Owen

Matthews Owen's book offers an exceptionally well-written analysis of the historical background, starting from the earliest times, even before Kievan Rus, and tracing events up to the present war. Owen has access to numerous insider sources and isn't afraid to share his and his family'

Deep Work by Cal Newport

Book commentary in my essay about remote work. Title: Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Author: Cal Newport Year: 2016 Get the book on Amazon

Effective Remote Work by James Stanier

Book commentary in my essay about remote work. Title: Effective Remote Work: For Yourself, Your Team, and Your Company Author: James Stanier Year: 2022 Get the book on Amazon

Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins

I’ve heard David Goggings name from ultra running circles and watched some of his Youtube videos. He sounded like a stereotypical motivational speaker, but as these things usually go, there is usually so much more under the surface. Sometimes David’s obsession goes way overboard - to the point

Voittajien ja häviäjien Suomi: Asuntovarallisuuden uusjako by Veera Tegelberg, Karla Kempas

Kirja onnistuu asettamaan viime vuosikymmenen asuntojen hintojen repeämisen laajempaan historialliseen ja poliittiseen kontekstiin erinomaisesti. Talouselämän asumista seuraava toimittaja Karla Kempas ja Kauppalehden datatoimittaja Veera Tegelberg käyvät läpi niitä seikkoja, jotka asettavat nykytilanteessa ihmisiä voittajien ja häviäjien leiriin käymällä läpi omistajien, vuokralaisten, perijöiden ja asuntosijoittajien näkökulmia. Toimittajat jatkavat suomalaisen omistusasumisen historialla,

In Order to Live by Yeonmi Park

Yeonmi sounds like a remarkable young lady - a child, really, who had to endure unimaginable things and take responsibilities of decisions which no child should have to take. This was a book worth reading. In addition to describing the tragic life of Yeonmi and her family, the story describes

The Leadership Pipeline by Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter, and James Noel

As software engineers, we are used to designing large system architectures by defining the roles and responsibilities of each component. We assess whether some components have overlapping responsibilities, are overburdened with too many responsibilities, or if there is a gap that must be filled with a new component. Defining, maintaining,

Accelerate by Nicole Forsgren, Jez Humble, Gene Kim

The book is based on a research of: - 23 000 survey responses - over 2 000 organizations, including startups, large enterprises, it/software and regulated industries - projects including greenfields and legacy code - methodologies from waterfall to agile/lean The research first shows that software delivery performance is

Who by Geoff Smart, Randy Street

Geoff Smart and Randy Street run ghSMART, a management consulting company which maintains a database of thousands of business executives and which is then used to analyze different aspects of what makes executives and businesses successful. They noticed that unsuccessful hires are one of the most expensive mistakes ever made,