Books

[R] is added to the books I already read. ★ is added to the books I suggest to read

IT related «

• A Philosophy of Software Design - John Ousterhout [R]
• Code Complete, 2nd Edition - Steve McConnell [R]
• Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software 2nd Edition [R]
• Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software
• Grokking Algorithms: An Illustrated Guide for Programmers and Other Curious People - Aditya Y. Bhargava [R★]
• Head First Design Patterns - Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson, Bert Bates, Kathy Sierra
• Introduction to Algorithms, 4th Edition - Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
• Joel on Software: And on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, and Managers, and to Those Who, Whether by Good Fortune or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity - Joel Spolsky [R]
• More Joel on Software: Further Thoughts on Diverse and Occasionally Related Matters That Will Prove of Interest to Software Developers, Designers, … or Ill Luck, Work with Them in Some Capacity - Joel Spolsky
• Peopleware: Productive Projects and Teams, 3rd Edition - Tom DeMarco, Tim Lister
• Practical Object-Oriented Design: An Agile Primer Using Ruby, 2nd Edition - Sandi Metz [R★]
• Smart and Gets Things Done: Joel Spolsky’s Concise Guide to Finding the Best Technical Talent - Joel Spolsky [R]
• The Algorithm Design Manual, 3rd Edition - Steven S. Skiena
• The Best Software Writing I: Selected and Introduced by Joel Spolsky - Joel Spolsky
• The Pragmatic Programmer, 20th Anniversary Edition - David Thomas, Andrew Hunt [R]
• Unit Testing: Principles, Practices, and Patterns - Vladimir Khorikov
• Version Control with Git, 3rd Edition - Prem Kumar Ponuthorai, Jon Loeliger [R★]
• Working Effectively with Legacy Code - Michael Feathers
• bash Cookbook, 2nd Edition - Carl Albing, JP Vossen [R★]
• bash Idioms - Carl Albing, JP Vossen [R]
• sed & awk, 2nd Edition - Dale Dougherty, Arnold Robbins

Bike «

• Big Blue Book of Bicycle Repair — 4th Edition - C. Calvin Jones

Woodworking «

• Everyday Woodworking: A Beginner’s Guide to Woodcraft With 12 Hand Tools - Rex Krueger [R]
• Foundations of Woodworking: Smart Strategies to Help You Do Better Work - Michael Pekovich
• Ingenious Mechanicks - Christopher Schwarz
• Norwegian wood. Il metodo scandinavo per tagliare, accatastare e scaldarsi con la legna - Lars Mytting [R★]
• Sharpen This - Christopher Schwarz [R★]
• The Anarchist’s Design Book: Expanded Edition - Christopher Schwarz
• The Anarchist’s Tool Chest: Revised Edition - Christopher Schwarz [R]
• The Anarchist’s Workbench - Christopher Schwarz
• The Essential Woodworker - Robert Wearing
• The urban woodsman. Guida per intagliatori moderni - Max Bainbridge [R]
• Why & How of Woodworking, The: A Simple Approach to Making Meaningful Work - Michael Pekovich

Gardening «

• Erbe aromatiche. Il manuale illustrato di «Orto da coltivare» per seminarle, curarle e utilizzarle - Matteo Cereda, Pietro Isolan, Giada Ungredda [R★]

Cooking «

• The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science - J. Kenji López-Alt

Embroidery «

• Paint with Thread: A step-by-step guide to embroidery through the seasons - Emillie Ferris

Knots «

• The Ashley Book of Knots - Clifford W. Ashley
• The Morrow Guide to Knots: for Sailing, Fishing, Camping, Climbing

Self-improvement «

Philosophy «

• A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy - William B Irvine
• Courage Under Fire: Testing Epictetus’s Doctrines in a Laboratory of Human Behavior [R]
• Great Ideas On the Shortness of Life (Penguin Great Ideas) / On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long If You Know How to Use It - Seneca
• Hardship and Happiness (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
• I ricordi - Marco Aurelio, traduzione di Francesco Cazzamini-Mussi e a cura di Carlo Carena
• Letters on Ethics: To Lucilius (The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
• Lives of the Stoics: The Art of Living from Zeno to Marcus Aurelius [R]
• Man’s Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust [R]
• Meditations: A New Translation - Marcus Aurelius, Gregory Hays (Translator)
• Plato: Five Dialogues: Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, Meno, Phaedo (Hackett Classics)
• Private Government: How Employers Rule Our Lives (and Why We Don’t Talk about It)
• The Complete Works: Handbook, Discourses, and Fragments - Epictetus [R★]
• The Daily Stoic: 366 Meditations on Wisdom, Perseverance, and the Art of Living - Ryan Holiday, Stephen Hanselman
• Tutta la vita per imparare a vivere: La tranquillità dell’uomo. La brevità della vita. La vita felice [R]

Others «

• Art & Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking - David Bayles, Ted Orland
• Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones - James Clear [R]
• Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman
• Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior - Mark Goulston, Philip Goldberg
• Getting To Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In - William L. Ury, Roger Fisher
• How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere: The Secrets of Good Communication - Larry King, Bill Gilbert [R★]
• How to Win Friends and Influence People - Dale Carnegie [R★]
• Improv(e) Your Conversations: Think on Your Feet, Witty Banter, and Always Know What To Say with Improv Comedy - Patrick King [R★]
• Just Listen: Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone - Mark Goulston [R★]
• Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry Into the Value of Work - Matthew B. Crawford
• Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action - Simon Sinek
• The Bullet Journal Method: Track the Past, Order the Present, Design the Future - Ryder Carroll [R]
• The Power of a Positive No: How to Say No And Still Get to Yes - William Ury
• What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People - Joe Navarro, Marvin Karlins [R★]
• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There - Marshall Goldsmith