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Release engineering manager at the Wikimedia Foundation; keeps a public log of every book he reads at tylercipriani.com.
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The Sense of StyleBook Steven Pinker
Overall, I'm still firmly on team Strunk and White. But this was a pretty damned entertaining grammar book.
One of the star-rated reviews in his public reading log for 2022. He rates it 4/5.
2022-06-07·tylercipriani.com ↗
An Elegant PuzzleBook Will Larson
I read this book because I read Will Larson's blog and newsletter and they're frequent sources of management insight. This book reads like a collection of blog posts with smooth transitions.
One of the star-rated reviews in his public reading log for 2022. He rates it 4/5.
2022-05-22·tylercipriani.com ↗
Masters of DoomBook David Kushner
Carmack is a legend to anyone who writes software, and the book offers an unflinching portrait.
One of the star-rated reviews in his public reading log for 2022. He rates it 4/5.
2022-03-19·tylercipriani.com ↗
Moonwalking with EinsteinBook Joshua Foer
The book Moonwalking with Einstein explores humans' relationship to memory, our ideas of knowledge, and how that's shifted over time. But it begins with an exploration of competitive memorization and the techniques used by memory champions.
One of the star-rated reviews in his public reading log for 2022. He rates it 3.5/5.
2022-03-19·tylercipriani.com ↗
Snow CrashBook Neal Stephenson
I stuck it out to the end for a deus ex machina and that was some bullshit. This book would have been a perfect short story about pizza delivery.
One of the star-rated reviews in his public reading log for 2022. He rates it 3.5/5.
2022-05-13·tylercipriani.com ↗
BreathBook James Nestor
Anyway, the book has compelling parts, but hurts its own arguments with sloppy pseudo-science.
One of the star-rated reviews in his public reading log for 2022. He rates it 3.5/5.
2022-04-21·tylercipriani.com ↗
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