.. title: A selection of books I read in 2022
.. slug: books-courses-and-projects
.. date: 2022-12-25 17:54:17 UTC-08:00
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This book is about Amazon. I read this quickly to see the phrases used
like "working backwards" and press release ahead of the design which are
used even now.

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This book is about American Farming. I couldn't complete reading it as
it is a lengthy one, but the premise was America needs to take care of
farming as a personal profession which people can care about. The
mechanization has led to "unsettling of America" is the point of the book. I
took this upon recommendation from Mr.Sridhar Venbu in a tweet.

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A beginners book on investing and finance. It is an easy read, and
enlists why one should participate and invest in stock markets. It
was recommended to me by friend, Krishnaram.

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A philosophy book. It is about keeping an open mind.

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I liked reading examples of talented people mentioned in this book.

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Book to read after reading Learn to Earn. Easy and accessible.
Recommends everyone create a personal portfolio and keep evaluating it.

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I was captured by the narrative in the early chapters. A meta book about
learning.

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I got influenced, and started having a budget after listening to this
audio book. It is a wonderful book, and YNAB app is a great tool. It
shaped my life a bit with my approach to money and planning.

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I revisit Albert Ellis every now and then. I read this to reinforce the
principles of Rational Emotive Behavior taught by Albert Ellis and
practioners. I find these helpful.

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A fun book about kitchen science.

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Listened only to the first Chapter of Ada Lovelace. The depth and
details were amazing.

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This is a science fiction book that helped me understand racism in
america. It gave me bone chills. It is a very powerful book.
Illustration and story telling captures the reader.

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A very serious book on world economics, and presented graphically as a
comic. What else do you need? An excellent book to understand how
Economy works and plays a part in our every day life.

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Measuring something for measurement's sake, a pointless activity as we
don't know or define why, is the tyranny of metric. The premise of this
book is how obssession with quantitive metrics is misleading.

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A very good book about Bitcoin, and users of bitcoin in a social
context.