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imdsm 18 hours ago

I love looking at books in people's photos. Here's what I found in yours. I hope you don't mind!

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Bad Blood by John Carreyrou - A detailed account of the Theranos scandal.

The Founders by Jimmy Soni - Explores the early days of PayPal and its impact on Silicon Valley.

Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - Memoir by the founder of Nike.

Measure What Matters by John Doerr - A book about OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) and organizational success.

Business Adventures by John Brooks - Classic tales of corporate life, highly recommended by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.

Becoming by Michelle Obama - The former First Lady's personal memoir.

The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch - Inspirational reflections on life and achieving dreams.

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson - A comprehensive biography of Apple's co-founder.

Chaos Monkeys by Antonio García Martínez - A look into the wild side of Silicon Valley.

Facebook: The Inside Story by Steven Levy - A deep dive into the social media giant's history and controversies.

Skunk Works by Ben R. Rich - Stories of innovation from Lockheed Martin’s legendary division.

Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke - How to make decisions under uncertainty.

Superforecasting by Philip Tetlock and Dan M. Gardner - Insights into better prediction and decision-making.

Educated by Tara Westover - A memoir about resilience and education.

Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain - A raw look at the life of a chef.

Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin - A biography of the physicist behind the atomic bomb.

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant - Wisdom on wealth and happiness.

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I've read Naval's book, but not the others. Are there any in particular you really enjoyed?

vunderba 12 hours ago | parent [-]

I'll give a shoutout to Skunk Works - even if you're not particularly into aviation or aeronautical engineering it's a highly engaging read.

There's this one section covering part of the development of the stealth fighter F117 Nighthawk where one of the engineers makes a discovery that the amount of radar energy returned to a sender is INDEPENDENT of the object's size if it is composed principally of flat surfaces.

This is why the F117 looks like such a polygonal mess from Starfox on the Nintendo 64.

tylerjrichards 10 hours ago | parent [-]

I love Skunk works! the book right next to it is called the Goal and is my highest recommendation, so you two should check that one out as well.