Books I read (January - July 2020)

January
- Waltzing with Bears: Managing Risk on Software Projects, Tom DeMarco, Timothy R. Lister
- An Armenian Sketchbook (Добро вам!), Vasily Grossman
- La flor púrpura, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- El día 3, Miguel Á. Giner Bou, Cristina Durán, Laura Ballester
- A Practical Guide to Testing in DevOps, Katrina Clokie
- La espada de Damocles (Finstere Zeiten: Zur Krise in Griechenland), Petros Márkaris
- The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win, Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
- Bartleby, el escribiente (Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street), Herman Melville
- Señora de rojo sobre fondo gris, Miguel Delibes
- Neverwhere, Neil Gaiman

February
- Personal Kanban: Mapping Work, Navigating Life, Jim Benson, Tonianne DeMaria Barry
- The Art of Peace, Morihei Ueshiba
- Theory of Constraints, Eliyahu M. Goldratt
- Johnny Cash: I See a Darkness, Reinhard Kleist

March
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon
- Vampir, Joann Sfar (2nd time)
- Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit, Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck
- Dune, Frank Herbert
- Stoner, John Williams

April
- The Wanderer, Fritz Leiber
- Dune Messiah, Frank Herbert
- Bloodchild, Octavia E. Butler
- Children of Dune, Frank Herbert

May
- Agile Coaching, Rachel Davies, Liz Sedley
- Guía de la buena comunicación, Gerardo Sánchez Lozano
- Go Tell It on the Mountain, James Baldwin.
- Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life (audiobook), Héctor García, Francesc Miralles
- Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything, Viktor E. Frankl

June
- Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets Rate (audiobook), Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- A Princess of Mars (audiobook), Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (audiobook), Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
- God Emperor of Dune, Frank Herbert
- Ironmind: Stronger Minds, Stronger Bodies: Stronger Minds, Stronger Bodies, Randall J. Strossen
- Man's Search for Meaning (audiobook), Viktor E. Frankl (2nd time)
- Heretics of Dune, Frank Herbert
- Chapterhouse: Dune, Frank Herbert

July
- Moonglow, Michael Chabon
- Managing Technical Debt: Reducing Friction in Software Development, Philippe Kruchten, Robert Nord, Ipek Ozkaya
- Alone in Berlin (Jeder stirbt für sich allein), Hans Fallada
- Building Maintainable Software, Java Edition, Joost Visser
- The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology, Gregg Krech
- The Cat's Table, Michael Ondaatje
- A solas, Silvia Congost
- Starship Troopers, Robert A. Heinlein

Interesting Talk: "Stoicism Ancient and Modern"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Tony Long

• Stoicism Ancient and Modern

Interesting Talk: "Stoicism, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Therapy"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Donald Robertson

• Stoicism, Mindfulness, and Cognitive Therapy

Interesting Talk: "Getting to Yes"

I've just watched this interesting talk by William Ury

• Getting to Yes

Interesting Talk: "The Obstacle is the Way"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Ryan Holiday

• The Obstacle is the Way

Interesting Talk: "Tidy First?"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Kent Beck

• Tidy First?

Interesting Talk: "Resilient"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Rick Hanson

• Resilient

Interesting Talk: "Deep Thinking"

I've just watched this great talk by Garry Kasparov

• Deep Thinking

Interesting Talk: "Cognitive Behavioral Tools"

I've just watched this interesting talk by LuAnn Helms

• Cognitive Behavioral Tools

Interesting Talk: "Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Dr Keith Gaynor

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety

Interesting Talk: "History’s Hidden Networks"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Niall Ferguson

• History’s Hidden Networks

Interesting Talk: "Stillness is the Key"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Ryan Holiday

• Stillness is the Key

Interesting Talk: "The surprising science of alpha males"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Frans de Waal

• The surprising science of alpha males

Interesting Podcast: "Byzantium - Last of the Romans"

I've just listened to this great Fall of Civilizations podcast talking about the thousand-year epic of the Byzantine Empire:

• Byzantium - Last of the Romans

Interesting Talk: "The Influential Mind"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Tali Sharot

• The Influential Mind

Interesting Talk: "Getting to Yes with Yourself"

I've just watched this interesting talk by William Ury

• Getting to Yes with Yourself

Interesting Talk: "Reinventing Yourself"

I've just watched this inspiring talk by Máirín Ní Bheacháin

• Reinventing Yourself

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Interesting Talk: "Functional Programming in 40 Minutes"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Russ Olsen

• Functional Programming in 40 Minutes

Interesting Talk: "How to Fall in Love with Anyone"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Mandy Catron

• How to Fall in Love with Anyone

Interesting Talk: "Conversation on Modern Romance"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Sherry Turkle

• Conversation on Modern Romance

Interesting Conversation: " A Vision for Europe 2020"

I've just watched this very interesting conversation between Shoshana Zuboff and Yanis Varoufakis on DiEM25 TV

• A Vision for Europe 2020

Interesting Interview: "Talking to My Daughter About the Economy"

I've just watched this very interesting interview with Yanis Varoufakis

• Talking to My Daughter About the Economy

Interesting Talk: "Alone Together"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Sherry Turkle

• Alone Together

Interesting Talk: "Why Are We Yelling?"

I've just watched this great talk by Buster Benson

• Why Are We Yelling?

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Interesting Talk: "The Forgotten Art of Structured Programming"

I've just watched this great talk by Kevlin Henney

• The Forgotten Art of Structured Programming

Interesting Talk: "The Best OO Language is a Functional One"

I've just watched this great talk by Dave Thomas

• The Best OO Language is a Functional One

Interesting Talk: "Transforming Programming"

I've just watched this great talk by Dave Thomas

• Transforming Programming

Interesting Talk: "Reclaiming Conversation"

I've just watched this great talk by Sherry Turkle

• Reclaiming Conversation

Interesting Conversation: "Valeria Golino and Yanis Varoufakis: Another Now"

I've just watched this very interesting conversation between Valeria Golino and Yanis Varoufakis on DiEM25 TV

• Valeria Golino and Yanis Varoufakis: Another Now

Interesting Talk: "Abordar la emergencia civilizatoria tras el Covid-19: retos y aprendizajes"

I've just watched this wonderful talk by Yayo Herrero

• Abordar la emergencia civilizatoria tras el Covid-19: retos y aprendizajes

Interesting Conversation: "Richard D. Wolff and Yanis Varoufakis: Another Now"

I've just watched this very interesting conversation between Richard D. Wolff and Yanis Varoufakis on DiEM25 TV

• Richard D. Wolff and Yanis Varoufakis: Another Now

Interesting Talk: "The Happiness Track"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Emma Seppälä

• The Happiness Track

Interesting Talk: "The Science of Great Relationships"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Laura Heck

• The Science of Great Relationships

Interesting Talk: "And the Weak Suffer What They Must?"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Yanis Varoufakis

• And the Weak Suffer What They Must?

Interesting Talk: "Mastering The Art of Crucial Conversations"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Joseph Grenny

• Mastering The Art of Crucial Conversations

Interesting Podcast: "The Khmer Empire"

I've just listened to this great Fall of Civilizations podcast talking about the Khmer Empire of medieval Cambodia, and the ancient mega-city of Angkor:

• The Khmer Empire

Interesting Talk: "Redefining Economic Value"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Mariana Mazzucato

• Redefining Economic Value

Interesting Podcast: "Deescalating Hostile Situations"

I've just listened to this great Barbell Logic podcast talking about the ability to deescalate tense situations and bring reconciliation and understanding to hostile parties:

• Deescalating Hostile Situations

Interesting Podcast: "China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames"

I've just listened to this great Fall of Civilizations podcast talking about the first empire of ancient China:

• China's Han Dynasty - The First Empire in Flames

Interesting Talk: "From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Daniel Dennett

• From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds

Interesting Documentary film: "One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue, Cosmos (2)"

I've just watched this wonderful documentary film by Carl Sagan

• One Voice in the Cosmic Fugue, Cosmos (2)

Interesting Documentary film: "The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, Cosmos (1)"

I've just watched this wonderful documentary film by Carl Sagan

• The Shores of the Cosmic Ocean, Cosmos (1)

Interesting Podcast: "Back Pain and Back Strength"

I've just listened to this Starting Strength podcast talking about the use of barbell lifts in fixing back pain:

• Back Pain and Back Strength

Interesting Talk: "Tools To Transform Our Thinking"

I've just watched this interesting talk by Daniel Dennett

• Tools To Transform Our Thinking

Interesting Interview: "The myths we need to survive"

I've just watched this very interesting interview with Yuval Noah Harari on Intelligence Squared

• The myths we need to survive

Interesting Talk: "Software Development in 100 Years Time & Continuous Delivery"

I've just watched this short interesting talk by Dave Farley

• Software Development in 100 Years Time & Continuous Delivery

Interesting Podcast: "The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold"

I've just listened to this great Fall of Civilizations podcast talking about a medieval kingdom that was once the most powerful force in Africa:

• The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold