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  1. Predicting the Unpredictable
    Predicting the Unpredictable
    Pragmatic Approaches to Estimating Project Schedule or Cost
    Johanna Rothman

    Do you have trouble estimating your project's cost or schedule? Are you curious about how to explain to your management that estimates are guesses? Would you like to improve your estimates? Learn how to generate a gross estimate for your project in a way management can hear. Learn why we estimate, how to explain where you project is, when to iterate on your estimate, and how to troubleshoot your estimation problems.

  2. Engineering Manager’s Compass
    Engineering Manager’s Compass
    Insights for building effective engineering organizations
    Dunya Kirkali and Maxim Schepelin

    Whether you're stepping into your first management role or navigating a new company, this book shows you how to thrive by understanding the hidden rules that shape your role, building unshakeable team alignment, and mastering the art of planning in uncertainty. From decoding your company's DNA and organizational dynamics to turning vague ambitions into actionable plans, you'll discover practical frameworks that reveal why some engineering teams flourish while others get stuck in endless debates and missed deadlines. This is the book we wish we had when we first stepped into management.

  3. Eternal Spring
    Eternal Spring
    Our Guide to Mexico City (2026)
    Paul Thurrott and Stephanie Thurrott

    Eternal Spring: Our Guide to Mexico City is like a Rick Steves guidebook for Mexico City ... that in many ways is nothing like a Rick Steves guidebook for Mexico City

  4. Finding Stories in Spreadsheets
    Finding Stories in Spreadsheets
    Recipes for interviewing data - and getting answers
    Paul Bradshaw

    Every spreadsheet tells many stories - this book tells you how to ask the right questions.

  5. POWERbook
    POWERbook
    the resilience of the civil population in the conditions of war and disasters
    Andrii Khilko
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  6. Correlation Is Not Causation
    Correlation Is Not Causation
    Learn How to Avoid the 5 Traps That Even Pros Fall Into
    Lee Baker

    Correlation Is Not Causation explains how to test for the five most common correlation-causation pitfalls that even the pros fall into.It is packed with visually intuitive examples and is perfect for beginners! Discover the world of correlation and causation. Get this book, TODAY! Spoiler Alert: There's also a FREE book for you to claim inside!

  7. Effective technical communication
    Effective technical communication
    A guide for professionals
    Eden Kliner

    Struggling to communicate technical information at work? This book will teach you key principles, like adjusting to your audience and providing context, plus practical tips and examples. We'll also explore different communication methods and help you choose the most effective one. Get the skills you need to succeed with this comprehensive guide.

  8. Seven Practical Steps To Achieve Your Positive Mindset
    Seven Practical Steps To Achieve Your Positive Mindset
    There are many ways of giving our minds a refresh, here are seven very useful steps you can take now to be positive, more positive and eventually unshakably positive.
    Glenn-Philip Sinclair

    Q: Ever wondered why successful people put so much emphasis on learning from mistakes? It’s a universal truth that life is all about turning your failures into a path of success however and somewhat paradoxily it’s also through failures themselves that we get exposure to the harsh realities of life. 

  9. Your Power of POSITIVE THINKING
    Your Power of POSITIVE THINKING
    Level-Up your thinking again... Get back onto the Positive Psychology Train. Simply Jump Onboard
    Glenn-Philip Sinclair

    How To Level Up In Life Simply By Changing The Way You Think Discover The Proven & Powerful Mindset Secrets That Highly-Successful People use To Dominate Every Area of Their Life...

  10. The Blueprint of True Agency

    For a century, academic dogma claimed that a tiny slice of reality is the exact same size as the whole thing. It’s an illusion. Geometry proves the part is always smaller than the whole. This 30-page blueprint exposes the intellectual traps of Cantorian math and teases a neuroscience layout to tweak your biological waveguide filters. Read the truth, escape the distractions, and join the vanguard.

  11. Amazon KDP for Introverts

    The most truly passive online business I know is Amazon KDP. If you want to stay anonymous and build a passive online business system the hard way, this book is for you.

  12. Logic Puzzles for the Algorithmically Inclined

    This book features a collection of logic puzzles inspired by computational thinking and problem-solving techniques familiar to programmers. These challenges offer a refreshing break from coding while still exercising the same mental muscles that make for good software development.

  13. Empowered Coding
    Empowered Coding
    How AI Tools Can Transform Solo Development
    Randy Herring

    Unleash Your Potential with "Empowered Coding"Transform Your Solo Development Journey with AI!Are you a solo developer looking to take your coding skills to the next level? "Empowered Coding: How AI Tools Can Transform Solo Development" is your ultimate guide to harnessing the power of AI to revolutionize your development process. Written by Randy Herring, this book is a game-changer for anyone seeking to enhance productivity, creativity, and overall coding experience.

  14. Your First Year in Code
    Your First Year in Code
    A complete guide for new & aspiring developers
    Isaac Lyman

    Starting a career in programming can be intimidating. Whether you're switching careers, joining a bootcamp, starting a C.S. degree, or learning on your own, Your First Year in Code can help, with practical advice on topics like code reviews, resume writing, fitting in, ethics, and finding your dream job.

  15. LETTERS TO MY YOUNGER SELF
    LETTERS TO MY YOUNGER SELF
    52 Life Lessons Nobody Teaches You
    Emmanuel Omoike

    I know you want certainty because certainty feels safe. But here is the truth from the other side: the safety you are looking for does not come from knowing the future. It comes from trusting yourself to handle whatever the future brings. You build that trust slowly, one handled problem at a time. Every time you face something hard and come out the other side, you add a brick to that wall. One day you will look up and realize you are no longer afraid of not knowing. You have simply become someone who figures things out.