Another year, another book list

Unlike previous years, I didn’t complete all the books below cover-to-cover. Instead, for most books I just picked a few chapters to read, and learn as much as possible. There are some good ones though (i.e. I finished the whole book) … and you can tell how the state of my mind changed, along the year, with the reading sequence.

1. The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything
2. Beyond Measure: The Big Impact of Small Changes (TED Books)
3. The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work
4. The Lean Product Playbook: How to Innovate with Minimum Viable Products and Rapid Customer Feedback
5. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business
6. Getting There: A Book of Mentors
7. With Her Eyes (Short Stories by Liu Cixin Book 11)
8. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
9. TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking
10. Magicians of the Gods: Sequel to the International Bestseller Fingerprints of the Gods
11. The Seventh Sense: Power, Fortune, and Survival in the Age of Networks
12. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It
13. Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice

And there are a few I have yet to start … hope I can finish those in early 2017.

1. Viral Loop: From Facebook to Twitter, How Today’s Smartest Businesses Grow Themselves
2. The Road Less Traveled, Timeless Edition: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth
3. The Art of Startup Fundraising: Pitching Investors, Negotiating the Deal, and Everything Else Entrepreneurs Need to Know
4. Hard Landing: The Epic Contest for Power and Profits That Plunged the Airlines into Chaos
5. From Big Data to Big Profits: Success with Data and Analytics
6. Actionable Gamification – Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards
7. Joy on Demand: The Art of Discovering the Happiness Within

Pick a few from above to read, and tell me which one(s) you like most.

Have a great Year of Reading ahead !!

Author: Michael Yung

Michael possessed over 30 years of experience in Information Technology with focuses on complex application development, database technologies and IT strategy. He also spent the last 20 years in Internet technology, eCommerce development / operations, web usability, computer security and Public Key Infrastructure technologies. View all posts by Michael Yung