Books
I thought of compiling a list of books I’ve read or I’m reading right now that could be related to the stuff I write in this blog.

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup John Carreyrou
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Theranos story is unbelievable. And what Elizabeth Holmes did is… crazy. Great book, but sometimes it is not easy to digest, too much information and names.
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Knopf
- 21.05.2018
- 352 pages

Patria Fernando Aramburu
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A really well written book. It goes deep into the ETA topic, how it divided society and families.
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Tusquets Editores S.A
- 06.09.2016
- 648 pages

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Easy to read. Not much original content tough.
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W. W. Norton & Company
- 02.05.2017
- 224 pages

The Hard Thing About Hard Things Ben Horowitz
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The hard thing about hard things is that nobody and nothing really prepares you for them. Ben Horowitz tries to explain it sharing his experience.
- HarperBusiness
- 04.03.2014
- 304 pages

Ready Player One Ernest Cline
- Yep, I loved this book. If you grew up loving video games, pop culture, adventure, 80’s… you’ll love this one. Can wait to watch the movie next year.
- Crown
- 16.08.2011
- 384 pages

Zero to One Peter Thiel
- Peter Thiel shared his vision about how to start, startup life, investments, employees, salaries, valuations, his experiences founding PayPal, Silicon valley life etc.
- Random House
- 16.06.2015
- 224 pages

Thinking in Systems: a Primer Donella H. Meadows
- Thinking in Systems explains in a refreshing way what happens around us: oil price, politics corruption… etc.
- Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- 14.09.2015
- 240 pages

Misbehaving Richard H. Thaler
- Very interesting personal history of the development in behavioral economics carried out by the author.
- Penguin Press
- 28.04.2016
- 432 pages

On Intelligence Jeff Hawkins
- Jeff presents a complicated topic in a clear, concise manner. Absolutely a must-read for anyone interested in consciousness, thought, AI, and understanding
- Times Books
- 01.04.2007
- 284 pages

Steve Jobs Walter Isaacson
- Isaacson provides an extraordinary account of Jobs’ professional and personal life
- Simon & Schuster
- 24.10.2011
- 656 pages

Thinking, fast and slow Daniel Kahneman
- Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical.
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- 25.10.2011
- 499 pages

The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the age of Amazon Brad Stone
- An engaging and fascinating read…. An excellent chronicle of Amazon’s rise…. A gift for entrepreneurs and business builders of the new generation.
- Little, Brown and Company
- 15.10.2013
- 384 pages

Without you, there is no us Suki Kim
- “Sometimes the longer you are inside a prison, the harder it is to fathom what is possible beyond its walls.”
- Crown
- 04.10.2014
- 304 pages

Creativity Inc. Ed Catmull
- “If you aren’t experiencing failure, then you are making a far worse mistake: You are being driven by the desire to avoid it.”
- Random House
- 08.04.2014
- 368 pages

Blue Pills: A Positive Love Story Frederik Peeters
- For those who have chosen to love in the face of great challenges
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- 15.08.2008
- 192 pages

What I wish I knew When I was 20 Tina Seelig
- Tina Seelig is one of the most creative and inspiring teachers at Stanford. Her book ought to be required reading
- HarperOne
- 14.04.2009
- 208 pages

Radioactive: Marie and Pierre Curie: A Tale of Love and Fallout Lauren Redniss
- “Radioactive” glows in the dark. And that’s just the start of the charm and beauty and high intelligence of an oversized book that mixes text and art, documents and narrative,…
- Lauren Redniss
- 01.02.2011
- 208 pages

S. J. J. Abrams
- Amazing book recommended by my friend Pablo. One book. Two readers. A world of mystery, menace and desire.
- Michel Lafon
- 09.10.2013
- 416 pages

The Tipping point Malcom Gladwell
- The book seeks to explain and describe the “mysterious” sociological changes that mark everyday life. As Gladwell states, “Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread like viruses do”.
- Hachette Book Group USA
- 01.01.2006
- 280 pages

Management 3.0 Jurgen Appelo
- Appelo shares insights that are grounded in modern complex systems theory, reflecting the intense complexity of modern software development.
- Addison-Wesley Professional
- 18.12.2010
- 464 pages