Burak Dede

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Books on engineering, leadership, and decision-making that have shaped how I think.

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The most recent books I finished.

  1. A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Time-Tested Strategy for Successful Investing

    Burton G. Malkiel, 1973

    Today’s stock market is not for the faint of heart. At a time of frightening volatility, what is the average investor to do? The answer: turn to Burton G. Malkiel’s advice in his reassuring, …

  2. Don't Make Me Think, Revisited: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability (Voices That Matter)

    Steve Krug, 2000

    Since Don’t Make Me Think was first published in 2000, over 400,000 Web designers and developers have relied on Steve Krug’s guide to help them understand the principles of intuitive navigation and …

    My rating 3/5

  3. Open

    Andre Agassi, 2009

    #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Far more than a superb memoir about the highest levels of professional tennis, Open is the engrossing story of a remarkable life. • "Agassi’s memoir is just as entrancing as …

    My rating 4/5

  4. The Richest Man in Babylon: Six Laws of Wealth

    Charles Conrad, 2013

    "Should be required reading" --Amazon.com reviewThe ancient Babylonians were the first people to discover the universal Laws of Wealth. The Richest Man in Babylon reveals their timeless secrets. …

    My rating 4/5

  5. The Richest Man in Babylon

    George S. Clason, 1926

    Beloved by millions, this timeless classic holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. This is the book that reveals the secret to personal wealth. The Success Secrets of …

    My rating 3/5

  6. Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

    K. Anders Ericsson, 2016

    Anders Ericsson has made a career studying chess champions, violin virtuosos, star athletes, and memory mavens. Peak distills three decades of myth-shattering research into a powerful learning …

    My rating 4/5

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  1. The Little Book of Common Sense Investing: The Only Way to Guarantee Your Fair Share of Stock Market Returns

    John C. Bogle, 2007

    “There are a few investment managers, of course, who are very good – though in the short run, it’s difficult to determine whether a great record is due to luck or talent. Most advisors, however, are …

  2. Staff Engineer: Leadership Beyond the Management Track

    Will Larson

    At most technology companies, you’ll reach Senior Software Engineer, the career level for software engineers, in five to eight years. At that career level, you’ll no longer be required to work towards …

  3. The Staff Engineer's Path: A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change

    Tanya Reilly, 2022

    For years, companies have rewarded their most effective engineers with management positions. But treating management as the default path for an engineer with leadership ability doesn't serve the …

  4. The Millionaire Fastlane: Crack the Code to Wealth and Live Rich for a Lifetime!

    M.J. DeMarco, 2010

    Is the financial plan of mediocrity-a dream-stealing, soul-sucking dogma known as The Slowlane-your plan for creating wealth? You know how it goes-go to school, get a good job, save 10 percent of your …

  5. Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as if Your Life Depended on It

    Chris Voss, 2016

    A former FBI hostage negotiator offers a new, field-tested approach to negotiating – effective in any situation. After a stint policing the rough streets of Kansas City, Missouri, Chris Voss joined …

  6. How Learning Happens: Seminal Works in Educational Psychology and What They Mean in Practice

    Paul A. Kirschner

    How Learning Happens introduces 28 giants of educational research and their findings on how we learn and what we need to learn effectively, efficiently and enjoyably. Many of these works have inspired …

  7. Why Don't Students Like School?: A Cognitive Scientist Answers Questions About How the Mind Works and What It Means for the Classroom

    Daniel T. Willingham, 2009

    Kids are naturally curious, but when it comes to school it seems like their minds are turned off. Why is it that they can remember the smallest details from their favorite television program, yet miss …

  8. The Making of Prince of Persia: Journals 1985-1993

    Jordan Mechner, 2011

    A deep dive into the origins of the epic, best-selling video game, featuring previously unreleased content, in the game creator's own words "Mechner's journey is a universal one for anyone creating …