2023 has started and new plans have been made, new projects defined. And of course a new bunch of books I want to read!
What are you reading or planning on reading? Any recommendations?
The Future of Professions by Susskind
This book was referred to me during a lecture during the ISACA Risk Event I attended recently. Really curious if I will have a job in the future :-).
Post-War: A History of Europe since 1945 by Tony Judt
All recent events made me more curious about how some things came about. This book seemed like a good starting point to understand better how Europe got defined after WWII.
Every by Dave Eggers
I really enjoyed the Circle by Dave Eggers. This one seemed interesting as well. Since I am trying to read more fiction, this seemed like a good choice.
The Complete Robot Series by Asimov
I love science fiction, and I read some parts of the Robot series. The stories are quite old, but still so relevant and interesting. How to deal with robots (also think AI), and what are the consequence for humans or mankind. So now I got them all! I can’t wait to read them.
The Foundation by Asimov
I really liked The Foundations series on Apple TV+. Not sure when the second season is coming, I hope to get a head start with reading the books of the series.
Ice Cream Social by Brad Edmondson
I hope to learn more from this book on ESG and how to run a company with a more social and inclusive vision. I really liked “let my people go surfing” by Chouinard, and hope this adds to that.
Where Wizards Stay Up Late by Hafner and Lyon
Who doesn’t like the internet? Let’s see how it all started.
Empire of Pain by Patrick Radden Keefe
I started working in the industry thanks to the Sarbanes Oxley legislation, since then I am interested in the failures of companies like Enron and World.com. Or how things could fall apart with Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns. Or huge fraud like with Bearings. Plenty of examples… And now this one on my book shelve, the story of the Sackler family.