Bookshelf

These are a bunch of books on my real, virtual, or mental bookshelf. These are all books that I’ve read, or have in my queue to read shortly.

The list is created partially from memory, so it is certainly not exhaustive. However, it represents most of my adult liteary life.

Just like my real bookshelf, there is no particular order to this list.

• Silence on the Wire: A Field Guide to Passive Reconnaissance and Indirect Attacks by Zalewski, Michal

• Connected: Or What It Means To Live In The Network Society by Shaviro, Steven

• Hacking: The Art of Exploitation, 2nd Edition by Erickson, Jon

• In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action by Osterweil, Vicky

• The Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley by X, Malcolm

• The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Alexander, Michelle

• The Big Questions: How Philosophy Can Change Your Life by Marinoff, Lou

• Flatland by Abbott, Edwin Abbott

• Rim: A Novel of Virtual Reality by Besher, Alexander

• Principia Discordia by Malaclypse the Younger

• Modern China: The Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present by Fenby, Jonathan

• Catch-22: 50th Anniversary Edition by Heller, Joseph

• Neuromancer by Gibson, William

• Fatal System Error: The Hunt for the New Crime Lords Who are Bringing Down the Internet by Menn, Joseph

• The Accounting Game by Mullis, Darrell

• Effective Java (2nd Edition) by Bloch, Joshua

• The Jefferson Bible, Smithsonian Edition: The Life and Morals of Jesus of Nazareth by Jefferson, Thomas

• One Click: Jeff Bezos and the Rise of Amazon.com by Brandt, Richard L.

• Under the Loving Care of the Fatherly Leader: North Korea and the Kim Dynasty by Martin, Bradley K.

• SQL Antipatterns: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Database Programming (Pragmatic Programmers) by Karwin, Bill

• Programming Clojure by Halloway, Stuart

• Lauren Ipsum by Bueno, Carlos

• 2001: a Space Odyssey: 25th Anniversary Edition (Space Odyssey Series) by Clarke, Arthur C.

• The Particle at the End of the Universe: How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World by Carroll, Sean

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Dick, Philip K.

• Writing Secure Code, Second Edition by Howard, Michael

• Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive by Schneier, Bruce

• Security Engineering: A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems by Anderson, Ross J.

• Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed by Ohanian, Alexis

• The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon by Stone, Brad

• How To Fly a Piper Cub by Aircraft, Inc., Piper

• Threat Modeling: Designing for Security by Shostack, Adam

• What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Munroe, Randall

• Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Langewiesche, Wolfgang

• Gödel’s Proof by Nagel, Ernest

• American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics by Savage, Dan

• Say Again, Please: Guide to Radio Communications by Gardner, Bob

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-free Productivity by Allen, David

• Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Brosh, Allie

• The Killing Zone, Second Edition: How & Why Pilots Die by Craig, Paul

• Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words by Munroe, Randall

• No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State by Greenwald, Glenn

• The Hacker Playbook 2: Practical Guide To Penetration Testing by Kim, Peter

• Fate is the Hunter: A Pilot’s Memoir by Gann, Ernest K.

• The Hacker Ethic: A Radical Approach to the Philosophy of Business by Himanen, Pekka

• FAR/AIM 2015: Federal Aviation Regulations/Aeronautical Information Manual (FAR/AIM series) by (Asa), Federal Aviation Administration (Faa)/aviation Supplies & Academics

• Cryptography Engineering: Design Principles and Practical Applications by Ferguson, Niels

• Applied Cryptography: Protocols, Algorithms, and Source Code in C by Schneier, Bruce

• How the World Was One by Clarke, Arthur C.

• Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan by Coll, Steve

• Lonely Planet Tasmania (Travel Guide) by Lonely Planet

• Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That’ll Improve and/or Ruin Everything by Weinersmith, Kelly

• Music Theory For Dummies by Pilhofer, Michael

• Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution by Levy, Steven

• Noir by Jeter, K.W.

• Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World by Schneier, Bruce

• Snow Crash by Stephenson, Neal

• Apollo 13 by Lovell, James

• A Flower Does Not Talk: Zen Essays by Shibayama Abbot, Zenkei

• The Quaker City, Or, the Monks of Monk Hall: A Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crime by Lippard, George

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe by Stowe, Harriet Beecher

• Black and Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us about Race, Resilience, Transformation, and Freedom by Yetunde, Pamela Ayo

• Amber Spyglass, The: His Dark Materials Book Three by Pullman, Philip

• The Golden Compass by Pullman, Phillip

• The Subtle Knife (His Dark Materials, Book 2) by Pullman, Philip

• The Devil Inside the Beltway: The Shocking Expose of the US Government’s Surveillance and Overreach Into Cybersecurity, Medicine and Small Business by Daugherty, Michael J.

• Zen Is Right Now: More Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, author of Zen Mind, Beginners Mind by Suzuki, Shunryu

• The Rust Programming Language (Covers Rust 2018) by Klabnik, Steve

• Noir (Bantam Spectra Book) by Jeter, K.W.

• Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind by Suzuki, Shunryu

• Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Dick, Philip K.

• Stars in the Texas Sky by Matlock, Stephen J.

• Autobiography of a Yogi by Yogananda, P.

• The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ (Myths) by Pullman, Philip

• Snow Crash (Turtleback Binding Edition) by Stephenson, Neal

• Jurassic Park by Crichton, Micheal

• Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive by Schneier, Bruce

• The First Muslim: The Story of Muhammad by Hazleton, Lesley

• “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character by Feynman, Richard P.

• Cryptonomicon by Stephenson, Neal

• Argo: How the CIA and Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History by Mendez, Antonio

• Tower of Basel: The Shadowy History of the Secret Bank that Runs the World by LeBor, Adam

• The Killing Zone, Second Edition: How & Why Pilots Die by Craig, Paul

• The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady’s Illustrated Primer by Stephenson, Neal

• THE LOST WORLD. by Crichton Michael

• The Code Book: The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography by Singh, Simon

• Red Plenty by Spufford, Francis

• Between Giants: The Battle for the Baltics in World War II (General Military) by Buttar, Prit

• Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot by Vanhoenacker, Mark

• The Jennifer Morgue (A Laundry Files Novel) by Stross, Charles

• Secrets and Lies: Digital Security in a Networked World by Schneier, Bruce

• The Three-Body Problem by Liu, Cixin

• 1Q84: A novel by Murakami, Haruki

• The Martian by Weir, Andy

• The Fuller Memorandum: Book 3 in The Laundry Files by Stross, Charles

• Chernobyl 01: 23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster by Leatherbarrow, Andrew

• The Man in the High Castle by Dick, Philip K.

• His Dark Materials: The Collectors by Pullman, Philip

• The Master of Disguise: My Secret Life in the CIA by Mendez, Antonio J

• The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany by Shirer, William L.

• Quicksilver (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 1) by Stephenson, Neal

• The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series, 2) by Liu, Cixin

• The Cuckoo’s Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage by Stoll, Cliff

• The Rhesus Chart: A Laundry Files Novel (The Laundry Files) by Stross, Charles

• China’s Wings: War, Intrigue, Romance, and Adventure in the Middle Kingdom During the Golden Age of Flight by Crouch, Gregory

• The Nightmare Stacks: A Laundry Files novel by Stross, Charles

• The Apocalypse Codex by Stross, Charles

• The Delirium Brief: A Laundry Files Novel (Laundry Files, 8) by Stross, Charles

• Labyrinth Index by Stross, Charles

• Death’s End (The Three-Body Problem) [Paperback] [May 03, 2017] Cixin Liu and Ken Liu by Liu, Cixin

• The Annihilation Score: A Laundry Files novel by Stross, Charles

• ball lightning [paperback] by Liu Ci Xin

• Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track by Larson, Will

• Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment by Wright, Robert

• The Wandering Earth by Liu, Cixin

• The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness by Yates, John

• Escape from Yokai Land (Laundry Files Book 12) by Charles, Stross

• Supernova Era by Liu, Cixin

• Wisdom Wide and Deep: A Practical Handbook for Mastering Jhana and Vipassana by Catherine, Shaila

• Sostener el cielo / To Hold Up the Sky (Spanish Edition) by Liu, Cixin

• Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Informal Talks on Zen Meditation and Practice by Suzuki, Shunryu

• Diddly-Squat by Clarkson, Jeremy

• Reclaiming Two-Spirits: Sexuality, Spiritual Renewal & Sovereignty in Native America (Queer Ideas/Queer Action) by Smithers, Gregory D.

• Foundation by Asimov, Isaac

• Bhagavad Gita As It Is: Complete Edition by Bhaktivedanta Swami, A.C.

• The Prophet by Gibran, Kahlil

• Site Reliability Engineering: How Google Runs Production Systems by Petoff, Jennifer

• Jake Shimabukuro Teaches Ukulele Lessons: Learn Notes, Chords, Songs, and Playing Techniques From the Master of Modern Ukulele; Ukulele Lessons With Online Audio and Full-length Online Video by Shimabukuro, Jake

• The Experience of Insight: A Simple and Direct Guide to Buddhist Meditation (Shambhala Dragon Editions) by Goldstein, Joseph

• Seattle Walk Report: An Illustrated Walking Tour through 23 Seattle Neighborhoods by Ryan, Susanna

• The World: A Brief Introduction by Haass, Richard

• Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu

• Mindful Birthing: Training the Mind, Body, and Heart for Childbirth and Beyond by Bardacke, Nancy

• Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Druckerman, Pamela

• Strange Planet (Strange Planet Series) by Pyle, Nathan W.

• Your Baby’s First Year: Fourth Edition by American Academy Of Pediatrics

• The Japanese House: Architecture and Interiors by Black, Alexandra

• Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads by Greenberg, Gary

• Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by Allen, David

• Open Borders: The Science and Ethics of Immigration by Caplan, Bryan

• Transit: The Story of Public Transportation in the Puget Sound Region by Kershner, Jim

• And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives by Gottman PhD, John

• One from Many: VISA and the Rise of Chaordic Organization by Hock, Dee

• Shiro: Wit, Wisdom and Recipes from a Sushi Pioneer by Kashiba, Shiro

• Go Programming Language, The (Addison-Wesley Professional Computing Series) by Donovan, Alan A. A.

• Birth of the Chaordic Age by Hock, Dee W.

• Electronic Value Exchange: Origins of the VISA Electronic Payment System (History of Computing) by Stearns, David L.

• The Garden: A Parable by Roach, Michael

• How the World Was One by Clarke, Arthur C.

• Mastering the Core Teachings of the Buddha: An Unusually Hardcore Dharma Book - Revised and Expanded Edition by Ingram, Daniel

• The Mind Illuminated: A Complete Meditation Guide Integrating Buddhist Wisdom and Brain Science for Greater Mindfulness by Yates, Dr John

• Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by Vance, J. D.

• The First-Time Parent’s Guide to Potty Training: How to Ditch Diapers Fast (and for Good!) by McCoy, Jazmine

• I Am a Strange Loop by Hofstadter, Douglas R.

• Redirecting Children’s Behavior by Kvols, Kathryn J.

• Implementing Enterprise Risk Management: From Methods to Applications (Wiley Finance) by Lam, James

• Potty Training in 3 Days: The Step-by-Step Plan for a Clean Break from Dirty Diapers by Brucks, Brandi

• The Complete Guitar Player Books 1, 2 & 3: Omnibus Edition by Shipton, Russ

• Teach Yourself to Play Guitar: A Quick and Easy Introduction for Beginners by Brewster, David M.

• The Weather of the Pacific Northwest by Mass, Cliff

• Oh Crap! Potty Training: Everything Modern Parents Need to Know to Do It Once and Do It Right (Volume 1) by Glowacki, Jamie

• Music Theory For Dummies by Pilhofer, Michael

• The Visual Dictionary of Flight (DK Eyewitness Visual Dictionaries) by Publishing, DK

• Why Love Matters: How affection shapes a baby’s brain by Gerhardt, Sue

• Data Structures and Their Algorithms by Lewis, Harry R.

• The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy [Lingua inglese] [Lingua Inglese]: Five Novels in One Outrageous Volume by Adams, Douglas

• How to Be an Antiracist by Kendi, Ibram X.

• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Pirsig, Robert M

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Angelou, Maya

• Permanent Record by Snowden, Edward

• The Science of Enlightenment: How Meditation Works by Young, Shinzen

• Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand (Travel Guide) by Lonely Planet

• How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems by Munroe, Randall

• The Great Gatsby: The Only Authorized Edition by Fitzgerald, F. Scott

• Lonely Planet Japan (Travel Guide) by Lonely Planet

• PRACTICAL INSIGHT MEDITATIONS Basic and Progressive Stages by Sayadaw, Mahasi

• Mastering Regular Expressions: Powerful Techniques for Perl and Other Tools (Nutshell Handbook) by Friedl, Jeffrey E. F.

• The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans by Yamada, Kōun

• H. P. Lovecraft: Tales (LOA #155) (Library of America) by Lovecraft, H. P.

• Cracking the Coding Interview: 150 Programming Questions and Solutions by McDowell, Gayle Laakmann

• The Complete Poetry by Angelou, Maya

• The Last Lecture by Pausch, Randy

• Biennial flight review (Flight bag series) by Parma, Art

• Linux iptables Pocket Reference by Purdy, Gregor N.

• Private Pilot for Airplane Single-Engine Land and Sea Practical Test Standards: #FAA-S-8081-14BS (Practical Test Standards series) by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Eye Level: Poems by Xie, Jenny

• Aviation Weather Services: FAA Advisory Circular 00-45G, Change 1 (FAA Handbooks series) by (Asa), Federal Aviation Administration (Faa)/aviation Supplies & Academics

• Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge: FAA-H-8083-25A (FAA Handbooks series) by Federal Aviation Administration (Faa)/aviation Supplies & Academics (Asa)

• Lonely Planet Cantonese Phrasebook by Cheung, Chiu-yee

• Operating System Concepts by Silberschatz, Abraham

• Instrument Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-15B (Effective 2012) by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

• Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Hofstadter, Douglas R

• The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work: A Practical Guide from the Country’s Foremost Relationship Expert by Gottman PhD, John

• Mandarin: Lonely Planet Phrasebook by Garnaut, Anthony

• Chinese For Dummies by Abraham, Wendy

• Japanese Kanji & Kana Revised Edition: A Guide to the Japanese Writing System: A Handbook and Dictionary of the Japanese Writing System (Tuttle Language Library) by Hadamitzky, Wolfgang

• The Starter Oxford Japanese Dictionary by Bunt, Jonathan

• The Baby Owner’s Manual: Operating Instructions, Trouble-Shooting Tips, and Advice on First-Year Maintenance (Owner’s and Instruction Manual) by Borgenicht, Louis

• The Tibetan Book of the Dead: First Complete Translation by Padmasambhava

• Protect Your Windows Network: From Perimeter to Data (Microsoft Technology) by Johansson, Jesper M.

• Stick and Rudder: An Explanation of the Art of Flying by Langewiesche, Wolfgang

• Aviation Weather (FAA Handbooks series) by Federal Aviation Administration (Faa)/aviation Supplies & Academics (Asa)

• Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, Third Edition by Grenny, Joseph

• The Confusion (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 2) by Stephenson, Neal

• Fieldbook by Boy Scouts of America

• Guide to the Flight Review For Pilots & Instructors: Complete preparation for issuing or taking a flight review including both the ground and flight requirements (Oral Exam Guide series) by Spanitz, Jackie

• Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Coll, Steve

• High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People by Gil, Elad

• The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering by Brooks, Frederick Phillips

• The Boy Scout Handbook by Boy Scouts of America

• Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals by Cowen, Tyler

• An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management by Larson, Will

• The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millenium by Gurri, Martin

• The System of the World (The Baroque Cycle, Vol. 3) by Stephenson, Neal

• Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software by Eghbal, Nadia

• The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993–Illustrated Edition by Mechner, Jordan

• The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn by Hamming, Richard W.

• The Dream Machine by Waldrop, M. Mitchell

• The Big Score: The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley by Malone, Michael S.

• Pieces of the Action by Bush, Vannevar

• Where Is My Flying Car? by Hall, J. Storrs

• Get Together: How to Build a Community With Your People by Richardson, Bailey

• Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of Civilization by Braben, Donald W.

• What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Munroe, Randall

• Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Dettmer, Philipp

• The Satanic Verses: A Novel by Rushdie, Salman

• Diddly Squat: ‘Til The Cows Come Home

• The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner by Ellsberg, Daniel

• Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Maguire, Gregory

• Son of a Witch: A Novel (Wicked Years, 2) by Maguire, Gregory

• In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction by Maté, MD Gabor

• The Staff Engineer’s Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change by Reilly, Tanya

• Lying for Money: How Legendary Frauds Reveal the Workings of the World by Davies, Dan

• Collected Poems by Larkin, Philip

• Clarity & Connection (Yung Pueblo) by Pueblo, Yung

• You Are Here: Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment by Hanh, Thich Nhat

• Being Mortal by Gawande, Atul

• Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building by Johnson, Claire Hughes

• Guide to Analysing Companies (The Economist) by The Economist

• Siblings Without Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Live Together So You Can Live Too by Mazlish, John W. Gardner Adele Faber Elaine

• Foundation and Empire by Asimov, Isaac

• 2010: Odyssey Two (Space Odyssey Series) by Clarke, Arthur C.

• Solutions and Other Problems by Brosh, Allie

• The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Kim, Gene

• Second Foundation by Asimov, Isaac

• 2061: Odyssey Three (Space Odyssey Series) by Clarke, Arthur C.

• 3001: The Final Odyssey (Space Odyssey Series) by Clarke, Arthur C.

• American Prometheus: The Inspiration for the Major Motion Picture OPPENHEIMER by Bird, Kai

• Rosewater (The Wormwood Trilogy, 1) by Thompson, Tade

• 400 Drawings in the Mail by Alec Macdonald

• Airplane Flying Handbook by Federal Aviation Administration

• Compassion and the Individual by Dalai Lama XIV

• Air Scout Manual by Boy Scouts of America

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