Last year I gave myself a Zuckerberg-style goal to read a book every two weeks. It started well, but some months were harder than others (usually when the book

Last year I gave myself a Zuckerberg-style goal to read a book every two weeks. It started well, but some months were harder than others (usually when the book wasn't very good, so I would switch to podcasts for a few weeks, before getting back on track). Here's an unordered list of the best: [BUSINESS / SELF-IMPROVEMENT] - "Work Rules!" - about Google's culture and values - "Search Inside Yourself" - about mindfulness, meditation, and the impact on your life. - "What got you here won't get you there" - Liked a lot more than I expected. - "Re-read Innovator's Dilemma" - a great classic; never gets old. - "How will you measure your life" - from the same author. Also excellent. - "The Best Service is No Service" - good overview on why Amazon's customer service is so good - "Crucial Conversations" - half is common sense; half is good tips to practice everyday. [PROGRAMMING] - "Fluent Python" - was afraid it'd be too basic, but not really. Enjoyed it a lot. - "Think Complexity" - about algorithm complexity, data structures, etc. Great read. - "Python Data Science Handbook" - meh. - "Fundamentals of Deep Learning" - good intro. Helped me solidify some concepts from Andrew Ng's ML course - "Deep Learning" - by Goodfellow and Bengio. Just started, but really liking it. [STARTUPS] (all excellent; in order) - "The Hard Things about Hard Things" - "Zero to One" - "The Founder's Dilemmas" - "The Launch Pad" [FICTION] - Trilogy: "Off to be a wizard / An Unwelcome Quest / Spell or High Water" - "Infinite Jest" - tried but failed to finish. May try again later. - "Ready Player One" - nice, but repetitive after a while. Good read before the movie comes out. [NON-FICTION] - "What If?" - xkcd FTW - "How to Read a Book" - good concepts, but should be a 10 pages blog post, not a book - "Spark" - Science of the Exercise and the Brain - Long, but good - "Sugar Shock" - still reading; hopefully will help me cut my sweet cravings [BIOGRAPHIES] - "The New New Thing" - about Jim Clark's life, one of the very first entrepreneurs - "Machines of Loving Grace" - about the research and the rise of AI - "Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution" - "The Second Coming of Steve Jobs" - About Pixar's story. Liked more than Isaacson's biography - "The Innovators" - great summary of computer industry, from the 1800's till today - "Ghost in the Wires" - Kevin Mitnick's story. Had started years ago, but finally finished it - "Idea Man" - about Paul Allen's story. Quite an impressive man.