Books I recommend

Favorite Non-Fiction

1. The InnovatorsHow a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital RevolutionWalter Isaacson
2. The GoalA Process of Ongoing Improvement - 30th Anniversary EditionEliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox
3. The Phoenix ProjectA Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win 5th Anniversary EditionGene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
4. Breaking and EnteringThe Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"Jeremy N. Smith
5. HackersHeroes of the Computer Revolution: 25th Anniversary EditionSteven Levy
6. Chip WarThe Quest to Dominate the World's Most Critical TechnologyChris Miller
7. The Speed of TrustThe One Thing that Changes EverythingStephen M. R. Covey
8. Remote Work RevolutionSucceeding from AnywhereTsedal Neeley
9. The Friendly Orange GlowThe Untold Story of the PLATO System and the Dawn of CybercultureBrian Dear
10. Hidden FiguresThe American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space RaceMargot Lee Shetterly
11. The Great DissentHow Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind and Changed the History of Free Speech in AmericaThomas Healy

Theory of Constraints - DevOps - Team Development

Read these to gain some critical in-depth understanding of how to manage work, learn to organize and support your team and then think about how to develop new ways of thinking about the day-to-day operations of a complex enterprise environment. I recommend the order below

1. The Five Dysfunctions of a TeamA Leadership FablePatrick Lencioni
2. The Phoenix ProjectA Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win 5th Anniversary EditionGene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
3. The GoalA Process of Ongoing Improvement - 30th Anniversary EditionEliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox
4. The Unicorn ProjectA Novel About Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of DataGene Kim

Favorite Historical Narratives on Technology

1. The InnovatorsHow a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital RevolutionWalter Isaacson
2. Steve JobsWalter Isaacson
3. Insanely GreatThe Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed EverythingSteven Levy
4. Where Wizards Stay Up LateThe Origins of the InternetKatie Hafner, Matthew Lyon
5. When Computing Got PersonalA History of the Desktop ComputerMatt Nicholson
6. HackersHeroes of the Computer Revolution: 25th Anniversary EditionSteven Levy
7. The Girls of Atomic CityThe Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War IIDenise Kiernan
8. The ChipHow Two Americans Invented the Microchip and Launched a RevolutionT.R. Reid
9. Fire in the ValleyThe Birth and Death of the Personal ComputerMichael Swaine, Paul Freiberger

Favorite Fiction

1. A Gentleman in MoscowA NovelAmor Towles
2. The Lincoln HighwayA NovelAmor Towles
3. Rules of CivilityA NovelAmor Towles
4. The Martian ChroniclesRay Bradbury

Hacking Books

1. The Cuckoo's EggTracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer EspionageCliff Stoll
2. The Hacker CrackdownLaw and Disorder on the Electronic FrontierBruce Sterling
3. Cult of the Dead CowHow the Original Hacking Supergroup Might Just Save the WorldJoseph Menn
4. Fatal System ErrorThe Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who Are Bringing Down the InternetJoseph Menn
5. American KingpinThe Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk RoadNick Bilton
6. Breaking and EnteringThe Extraordinary Story of a Hacker Called "Alien"Jeremy N. Smith
7. The Snowden FilesThe Inside Story of the World's Most Wanted ManLuke Harding
8. The Art of DeceptionControlling the Human Element of SecurityKevin Mitnick
9. Permanent RecordEdward Snowden
10. Ghost in the WiresMy Adventures as the World's Most Wanted HackerKevin Mitnick, William L. Simon
11. The Ransomware Hunting TeamRenee Dudley, Daniel Golden
12. Fancy Bear Goes PhishingScott J. Shapiro

Development Books

1. The Pragmatic Programmer20th Anniversary Edition, 2nd Edition: Your Journey to MasteryDavid Thomas, Andrew Hunt
2. C#Learn C# FAST! The Ultimate Course Book (Beginners to Advanced)Gary Mitnick
3. The Phoenix ProjectA Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win 5th Anniversary EditionGene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
4. The Unicorn ProjectA Novel About Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of DataGene Kim

Professional Development

1. The Speed of TrustThe One Thing that Changes EverythingStephen M. R. Covey
2. Remote Work RevolutionSucceeding from AnywhereTsedal Neeley
3. The 7 Habits of Highly Effective PeoplePowerful Lessons in Personal ChangeStephen R. Covey
4. The GoalA Process of Ongoing Improvement - 30th Anniversary EditionEliyahu M. Goldratt, Jeff Cox
5. Leading from AnywhereThe Essential Guide to Managing Remote TeamsDavid Burkus
6. Conversational IntelligenceHow Great Leaders Build Trust & Get Extraordinary ResultsJudith E. Glaser
7. Quiet LeadershipSix Steps to Transforming Performance at WorkDavid Rock

Video Game History

1. ReplayThe History of Video GamesTristan Donovan, Richard Garriott
2. Console WarsSega, Nintendo, and the Battle That Defined a GenerationBlake J. Harris
3. The Ultimate History of Video GamesFrom Pong to Pokemon: The Story Behind the Craze that Touched Our Lives and Changed the WorldSteven Kent
4. The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 1From Pong to Pokemon and Beyond . . . The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the WorldSteven L. Kent
5. The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and the Billion-Dollar Battle to Shape Modern GamingSteven L. Kent

Fun Books / Recordings

1. Humble PiWhen Math Goes Wrong in the Real WorldMatt Parker

Other Books

1. AccelerateBuilding and Scaling High Performing Technology OrganizationsNicole Forsgren PhD, Jez Humble, Gene Kim
2. How the Internet HappenedBrian McCullough
3. Dare to LeadBrave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts.Brené Brown
4. ENIACThe Triumphs and Tragedies of the World's First ComputerScott McCartney
5. Leading from AnywhereThe Essential Guide to Managing Remote TeamsDavid Burkus
6. The DevOps Handbook, Second EditionHow to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, & Security in Technology OrganizationsGene Kim, Jez Humble, Patrick Debois, John Willis, Nicole Forsgren
7. Idea ManA Memoir by the Cofounder of MicrosoftPaul Allen
8. Play Nice but WinA CEO's Journey from Founder to LeaderMichael Dell, James Kaplan