Shift
In a future less than 50 years away, the world is still as we know it. Time continues to tick by. The truth is that it is ticking away. A powerful few know what lies ahead. They are preparing for it. They are trying to protect us. They are setting us on a path from which we can never return. A path that will lead to destruction; a path that will take us below ground. The history of the silo is about to be written. Our future is about to begin.
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- These are my favorites for this year.
Fiction:
"Wool" and "Shift" (by Hugh Howey) - Fell in love with this series when the TV show debuted on Apple TV. I just had to read the book to find out what happens next. Still need to read the third book in the series.
Non-Fiction:
Algorithms to Live By (Brian Christian and Tom Griffith) - An interesting take on how to apply algorithms to regular day-to-day living.
Crucial Conversations (Kerry Patterson et. al) - A good primer on how to have difficult conversations
The Effective Engineer (Edmond Lau) - This book provided me a good framework on how to be more effective at prioritizing my work.
Programming Phoenix LiveView (Bruce A. Tate and Sophie DeBenedetto) - I found this very helpful for getting acquainted with Phoenix and LiveView.
- >Which others?
The Martian (Andy Weir), Mind's Eye (Douglas Richards), and Wool/Shift/Dust (Hugh Howey, set quite a bit in the future, but the story started (chronologically) in with near-future sci-fi)
I haven't read Kill Decision yet, I've heard mixed reviews. The thing I loved most about Daemon and The Martian is that it's all completely plausible that these things could happen in my lifetime. Hell, they could happen right now if someone was willing to put forth the money. Nothing is particularly outlandish or impossible.
I'll have to check out your suggestions, thanks. It's my favorite genre, but I struggle to find worthwhile books in that genre.
- Just finished reading Hugh Howey's "Dust". The Wool, Shift, and Dust series from Hugh Howey are great dystopic sci-fi. Picked up The Signal and the Noise from Nate Silver as my next book.
- Author Hugh Howey (http://www.hughhowey.com/) wrote one of the most successful self-published Kindle series to date (Wool, and its sequels Shift and Dust).
He (along with an unnamed co-author) wrote a report that analyzed data from public sources about authors' revenue segmented on publishing model and popularity, among other dimensions. The results are fascinating.
- I've just started three books this week. Telegraph Avenue by Michael Chabon, First Shift by Hugh Howey and Understanding Computation by Tom Stuart.
