Books

Hello, Startup Review

Hello, Startup: A Programmer’s Guide to Building Products, Technologies, and Teams by Yevgeniy Brikman Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: September 13th, 2017 Reading Time: A week What’s special about Hello, Startup is how thoroughly the author is dedicated to his craft.

Trading and Exchanges: Market Microstructure for Practitioners by Larry Harris Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: July 13th, 2017 Reading Time: A summer T&E is the bible of market microstructure. It’s also a sobering reminder of why most people can’t even begin

When Tai Lopez first let us into his garage in 2015, some were captivated by his pursuit of knowledge. Others turned him into a meme. He was standing next to a Lamborghini, surrounded by shelves packed with books, and claimed

Building Microservices: Designing Fine-Grained Systems by Sam Newman. Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: May 21, 2017 Reading Time: One day This was the most enjoyable technical book I’ve ever read. Though I haven’t read many technical books. What fascinates me about

The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas. Rating: ★★★★★ Date Finished: April 11th, 2017 Reading Time: A week For a total beginner, the concepts will be difficult to internalize. For a seasoned programmer (on

My review of Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap… and Others Don’t by James C. Collins. Rating: ★★★★ Date Finished: March 16th, 2017 Reading Time: A week I enjoyed reading Good to Great. The author’s writing style

Reading is my favorite hobby. This year, I finished more than 52 books, which, according to Goodreads, spanned over 14,000 pages. While I’ve always had a soft spot for Wall Street non-fiction, this year I branched out, reading more classics, modern bestsellers, books relating

Den of Thieves by James B. Stewart Rating: ★★★ Date Finished: December 23rd, 2016 Reading Time: Three weeks reading sparsely A respectable account of the most significant insider trading scandal of all time as well as Michael Milken, the most

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor Review

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan, and Dave Jenks Rating: ★★ Date Finished: November 5th, 2016 Reading Time: Ten days In a bull market, everyone seems like a genius. Though the advice contained in this book

Everything You Need to Know About Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis is a prolific non-fiction author. With fifteen books to his name, and another (that appears to be a mass-market stupefaction of 2011’s Thinking Fast and Slow) just announced, he’s been at the forefront of compelling stories in finance, technology, and