Jeff Dean's Book Recommendations
Jeff Dean is a Google Senior Fellow and SVP, leading the Google DeepMind and Google Research organizations. He is known for his work on large-scale distributed systems, machine learning, and programming languages. His book recommendations suggest an interest in a range of topics from practical guides to science and nature writing.
📚 Books Recommended by Jeff Dean 5
The Box
"A great book about the invention of the shipping container and what impacts it had across many industries."
book list View source ↗"@sarahookr Slight side note. If you want a great book about the invention of the shipping container and what impacts it had across many industries, I highly recommend "The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger" by Marc Levinson."
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The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013
"I used to read every year."
book list View source ↗"Links to a bunch of great longer articles from 2017 on topics in science and technology. Reminds me of an online version of a book series I used to read every year called "The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2013". You stumble across topics you wouldn't otherwise see."
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Mountains Beyond Mountains
"A very well-deserved award. If you want to learn more, I really enjoyed Tracy Kidder's book "Mountains Beyond Mountains" about Paul Farmer's work on improving healthcare in Haiti."
tweet View source ↗Effective Cycling, seventh edition
"@bioinformer @ayirpelle @AmandaLynGunn @Kyle_Ireton Years ago, when I was first starting to ride and commute, I found the book Effective Cycling by John Forester very good. Covers lots of tips for staying safe cycling in traffic, how to do repairs, etc. Highly recommended."
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The Strangest Man
"I too enjoyed The Strangest Man."
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