Below is a list of books I’ve read and enjoyed over the years organized by topic but listed in no meaningful order otherwise. At some later date I hope to circle back and add reviews/discussions of them.
Buddist Thought & Self-Improvement
- The Four Noble Truths by the Dalai Lama
- Transform Your Life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso
- Training the Mind and Cultivating Loving Kindness by Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
- The Wisdom of No Escape: And the Path of Loving Kindess by Pema Chodron
- When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
- Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by D.T. Suzuki
- Everyday Zen by Charlotte Joko Beck
- Nothing Special by Charlotte Joko Beck
- The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by the Dalai Lama
- Nine-Headed Dragon River: Zen Journals 1969-1982 by Peter Matthiessen
Business & Leadership
- Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson
- Becoming a Technical Leader: A Problem-Solving Approach by Gerald Weinberg
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable by Patrick Lencioni
Programming & Development
- Agile Software Development: Principles, Patterns, and Practices
- UML for the Java Programmer by Robert C. Martin
- Agile Web Development with Rails: A Pragmatic Guide by Dave Thomas and David Heinemeier Hansson
- Programming Ruby: The Pragmatic Programmers’ Guide by Dave Thomas, Chad Fowler, and Andy Hunt
- Text Processing in Python by David Mertz
- Head First Design Patterns by Bert Bates & Kathy Sierra et al
- Head First Servlets and JSP: Passing the Sun Certified Web Component Developer Exam by Bert Bates, Kathy Sierra et al
- Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code by Martin Fowler
- Effective Java Programming Language Guide by Joshua Bloch
- wxPython in Action by Noel Rappin & Robbin Dunn
Veganism, and Vegan Cookbooks