• Non-Fiction
  • Tech
    • Programming and Scripting
    • General
      • PowerShell
      • Python
      • Bash
      • Ansible
    • Hardware
    • Cloud
    • Data
    • Networks
    • Misc
  • Management
  • Soft Skills
  • Funny
  • Project Management
• Fiction
  • Tom Clancy’s
  • Other

Non-Fiction

Tech

Programming and Scripting

General

• Head First Programming - David Griffiths, Paul Barry

PowerShell

• Learn PowerShell Toolmaking in a Month of Lunches - Don Jones and Jeffery D. Hicks: This is really really good
• The PowerShell Scripting and Toolmaking Book - Don Jones and Jeff Hicks

Python

• Head First Programming - David Griffiths, Paul Barry
• Architecture Patterns with Python: Enabling Test-Driven Development, Domain-Driven Design, and Event-Driven Microservices - Harry Percival and Bob Gregory: Look good, can be read online for free.
• Test-Driven Development with Python - Harry J.W. Percival: Not sure if i’ll need it but i’m keeping it here anyway.

Bash

Ansible

• Ansible for DevOps - Jeff Geerling

Hardware

• Hacking The Xbox: An Introduction to Reverse Engineering Paperback - Andrew ‘BUNNIE’ Huang

Cloud

Data

Data Modeling: A Beginner’s Guide - Andy Oppel

Networks

• Designing Large Scale LANS: Help for Network Designers - Kevin Dooley
• Open Source Network Management - Josh VanDeraa

Misc

• The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win - Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
• Home Theater Hacks - McLaughlin

Management

• The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win - Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford

Soft Skills

• The Decision Book: Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking - Mikael Krogerus and Roman Tschappeler

Funny

• What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions - Randall Munroe: Awesome Book
• The Warlizard Chronicles: Adventures with Vodka, Women, & War - Warlizard: Good but not as good as Tucker Max
• I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - Tucker Max: Hilarity Ensues, do rate.
• Hilarity Ensues - Tucker Max: Same again
• Sloppy Seconds: The Tucker Max Leftovers - Tucker Max: again awesome book
• Cyanide & Happiness - Kris Wilson, Rob, Matt, Dave
• Ice Cream and Sadness: Cyanide and Happiness Vol 2 - Kris Wilson, Rob, Matt, Dave
• Punching Zoo - Cyanide and Happiness Vol 3 - Kris Wilson, Rob, Matt, Dave

Project Management

• Agile Project Management with Kanban - Eric Brechner: I rate this. Small easy to read, very usable.

Fiction

Tom Clancy’s

• The Hunt for Red October
• Rainbow 6
• Red Rabbit
• Tom’s Clancy’s NetForce #1
• Tom’s Clancy’s Op-Centre #1

Other

• Halo: Cryptum: Book One of the Forerunner Saga - Greg Bear: Part of the lore. Good if you’re really into the lore.
• Killing Floor (Jack Reacher, Book 1) - Lee Child
• Scarecrow - Matthew Reilly: All the Scarecrow books were great
• Area 7 - Matthew Reilly: All the Scarecrow books were great
• Ice Station - Matthew Reilly: All the Scarecrow books were great
• Scarecrow and the Army of Thieves - Matthew Reilly: All the Scarecrow books were great
• Zero Day: A Jeff Aiken Novel - Mark Russinovich: Fiction written by a tech guy (current CTO of Azure). Better than expected!
• Trojan Horse - Mark Russinovich: Not as good as his first book, but still good
• Daemon - Daniel Suarez, Quercus: From memory this was pretty good but I wouldn’t write home about it.
• Freedom - Daniel Suarez: Sequal to Daemon, same feeling as above.