Books

52 Books in 2019

I read more than ever this year. 16,230 pages!! That’s counting the 50 books I finished, not the half dozen that still have bookmarks in them. The exaggerated title is an homage to the original reading challenge I completed back in 2016. I’ve been

In 2018, my streak came to an end. I failed to finish 52 books as I had done during the last two years. The target is arbitrary, but even as my page count (a metric that Goodreads provides) and average complexity level (a

Hedgehogging by Barton Biggs Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: September 9th, 2018 Reading Time: Two weeks, light reading I was in a library for the first time in my adult life and saw this on a shelf among many books I’ve

I’ve been reading with great avidity for several years. I try to read a book each week. After finishing one, I decide on a star rating and publish a review on Goodreads. Sometimes I’ll use that review box as a

Cracking the Coding Interview by Gayle Laakmann McDowell Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: May 26th, 2018 Reading Time: Tens of hours over four years I’ve been through this book, front to back, many times, and, this time, I’ve shelved it with

Knightmare on Wall Street: The Rise and Fall of Knight Capital and the Biggest Risk for Financial Markets by Edgar Perez Rating: ★★ Date Finished: May 13th, 2018 Reading Time: Two days My weekend in judging books by covers: this

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: May 9th, 2018 Reading Time: Two days Ready Player One is the only book I’ve purchased twice. A few years ago, my father mentioned it to me as I was

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook Review

UNIX and Linux System Administration Handbook by Evi Nemeth, Garth Snyder, Trent R. Hein, and Ben Whaley Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: April 25th, 2018 Reading Time: Several months; still use for reference I read this book cover to cover and

Docker in Practice by Ian Miell and Aidan Hobson Sayers Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: April 6th, 2018 Reading Time: An evening A Docker book published in May 2016 comprised of four sections and one hundred and one “techniques,” or real-world