Reading recommendation in the digital era

In the digital-intense world we are living, one could argue that there is decreasing tendency in consuming content and sharing information in the form of traditional paper books. At the same time, my experience in consuming books in audio form (audible.com) and eBook pdfs (did no tried yet the Amazon Kindle or the Sony e-reader) has been very positive! I specially like the audio formats for my commutes, supermarket, administrative queues and outside jogging. I have heard great reviews about the Kindle 2, I hope it will be soon available outside the US, if not, I may consider to buy it anyways if  it is usable without the US wireless infrastructure…

In this post, I just want to share some of the latest books (from multiple disciplines) I have “consumed” and can really recommend:

 

 Outliers: The Story of Success [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED] by Gladwell Malcolm 

An ”outlier” is a super-achiever, like Bill Gates, the Beatles and many others. The author unveils hidden factors that make people extremely successful, with compelling arguments and contradicting the readers’ intuition many times during the nice storyline.  You will find ou how important can be where and when you were born (e.g., premier league athletes mostly born in the first quarter of a year, IT billionaires like Jobs or Gates born around 1955), or why are Asians so good at math (spoiler: it is not in the genes)? This book recalls me another excellent common believe breaker: 

Freakonomics [Revised and Expanded]: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner

 

Breakthrough: Stories and Strategies of Radical Innovation by Mark Stefik and Barbara Stefik 

-  Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School by John J., Ph.D. Medina

Presentation Zen: Simple Ideas on Presentation Design and Delivery (Voices That Matter) by Garr Reynolds 

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey 

25 Ways to Win with People: How to Make Others Feel Like a Million Bucks by John C. Maxwell and Les Parrott 

The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists by Neil Strauss 

Network Coding Applications by Christina Fragouli and Emina Soljanin 

Network Algorithmics,: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Designing Fast Networked Devices (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Networking) by George Varghese 

 

Patterns in Network Architecture: A Return to Fundamentals by John Day