Books

Following the Equator

Mark Twain does more travel writing. 

It’s probably the weakest of the bunch, but it’s still great. 

Don’t miss out on one of the funniest writers of all time. 

I’ve been spamming Twain travel reviews all week, so that’s all for now. 

Four stars for its class.

Chaos Monkeys

Our own @antonio tells the story of his journey from square job to startup job to founder to acquired by FAANG. Plus, a lot of personal life hijinks. 

The most important point is that he can actually write. He also knows the industry firsthand. 

The book does a good job of avoiding both vapid tech industry boosterism and groundless anti tech vitriol. 

In other words, it paints a fair, high res picture of our industry. That, plus its consistently irreverent humor, makes it a rare work indeed. 

Five stars for its class.

Measuring things at @spindl.

My FID is lower than all but 52 of you.

This was such a fun read, especially since AZ, the Greek guy in the story, is my friend 😂