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[dannemca]

I never went that much to books until I got the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.

Then I read the Game of Thrones and their side quests, from George RR Martin.

Others I like are not fictional, no specific title, just any book that teach me how the finance world works. I would like to be prepared when retirement time comes.

edit.: Oh, I almost forgot… since we are all IT guys here, I would like to recommend this: The Phoenix Project: A Novel about IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win, by Gene Kim.

[Kevinvdg]

I loved the Phoenix Project, reminded me of my time as an Engineer and you still see that stuff happening to date. Others I like:

• Stephen King: Under the Dome, Misery, and Christine.
• Jules Verne: Around the World in 80 Days and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
• Dan Brown: Angels and Demons
• Douglas Adams: The Hitchhiker’s Guide series
• Arthur Conan Doyle: Sherlock series
• Other books: The Company, The Shadow of the Wind: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, The Swarm

[Kevinvdg]

Oh and for the Dutch speaking community members a non fiction: 50 tinten nee.

[jegron]

I love biography!

• Steve Jobs - Walter Isaacson
• Elon Musk - Walter Isaacson
• Shoe Dog - Phil Knight

[GunterC]

• Ringworld and other books of Larry Niven
• Almost all books of Stephen King.
• The Pendergast series of Preston&Child.
• Peter Straub books
• Millennium-trilogy of Stieg Larsson
• All Dan Brown stuff

[marina_pollehn]

Since finishing my master’s, I have really avoided books. Honestly, I prefer being outside or reading documentation or watch explanatory YouTube videos. I really lost the joy in reading as I had to consume 1200 pages of accounting and 400 pages of macroeconomics in 8 weeks and while it was also fun and challenging, it took me too much energy to read anything entertaining next to it. Maybe someone feels the same? 😅

During my holiday, I forced myself to read again, and this one brought me quite some joy:

[AntonioSousa]

I have felt the same in some occasions in the past, but one of the best was when I discovered Dynatrace. At the time, the appmon manual was something neat:

[Esam_Eid]

This is one of my favorite books The Richest Man in Babylon

[ilya_gutin]

I wish I had time and energy to read as much as a kid/teenager when I was swallowing books in hoards. Some of my favorites are:

Lord of the Rings trilogy by John R. R. Tolkien. It was incepted as one book, and I can’t think of it in any other term. A colossal work, that remains as awesome today as when I first read it about two decades ago.

Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling. In particular, Halfblood Prince and Prisoner of Azkaban are my favorites. These are far better books than you might expect from a mainstream bestseller. Also, some personal “achievements” are associated with them: Philosopher Stone is the first book I read in the original English version, and I read the entire Deathly Hallows in one sit.

Three Comrades by Erich Maria Remarque

In recent years, I prefer non-fiction though. Real life has plenty of awesome stories

Riding Rockets by Mike Mullaine

Endurance by Scott Kelly

Carrying the Fire by Mike Collins

[darynakovyrina]

My all-time favorites are:

1. Harry Potter (Order of Phoenix and Half-Blood Prince)

2. Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood

3. Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare

[jitse]

Some of my favorite (tangentially) work related books that are both insightful and pleasant to read:

• On Writing Well by William Zinsser
• The Mythical Man-Month by Fred Brooks
• The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy by Mark Schwartz

My absolute favorite, definitely not work related, books are Crime and Punishment and  The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky. I’m looking forward to some time off to finish (some of) the books I’m currently reading: Capital by Karl Marx, Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman and The Road to Unfreedom by Timothy Snyder.

[Miguel_RinconG]

Hi,

My  top ten favorite books are:

1. One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
2. Living to Tell the Tale by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.
3. Fundation by Issac Asimov.
4. Of Ants and Dinosaurs  by Liu Cixin.
5. The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin.
6. The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
7. 3001: The Final Odyssey  by Arthur C. Clarke
8. Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin
9. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott
10. Jubiabá by Jorge Amado

I discovered while making my top ten books, I don’t have read many women writers; this year, it will be my new goal.

[Patrick_H]

I don’t really have favorites - but I’ currently reading “Alles, was ein Mann im Kopf haben muss: Unnützes Wissen für alle Lebenslagen” - which is a light reading but pretty interesting facts of useless knowledge. Things you don’t really need but easily remember

[kuncarlos]

Based on your list, I recommend N.K. Jemesin. She is a great scifi/fantasy writer.

[jarinmusarrat]

My list:

• Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
• The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
• Looking for Alaska by John Green
• Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
• The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
• Oliver Twist by Charles (I couldn’t post his last name).

Obviously there’s more but these are what came into my mind

[VenkataSainath]

Here is My favorite book : Kargil: Untold Stories from the War

[richard_guerra]

Fiction -

“The Count of Monte Cristo”, Alexandre Dumas

“Starship Troopers”, Robert A. Heinlein

“Foundation”, Isaac Asimov (already mentioned above)

Non-fiction -

“Getting Things Done”, Robert Allen

[Miguel_RinconG]

Hi @kuncarlos ,

Thanks. I will start reading the Broken Earth series next week.

[dannemca]

So far I am relief that the “The Catcher in the Rye” was not mentioned by anyone, yet.

[JoseRomero]

Hi Dynatrace Community,

Summer is perfect for catching up on books!

Here are mine:

Mangas:

1. Naruto - The story of a young ninja to become a hokage.
2. One Piece - The epic adventures of Luffy and his crew for find the ONE PIECE.
3. Jujutsu Kaisen - Action and mystery.

Science Book:

• Physics of the Future by Michio Kaku - A fascinating journey into the future of science and technology.

Looking forward to seeing your recommendations!