What did you read this year?
This is my journey in books for 2019!
TOTALS
I read
5,819
pages
across
18
books
SHORTEST BOOK
154
pages
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LONGEST BOOK
512
pages
Continuous Delivery: Reliable So...
AVERAGE LENGTH
323
pages
MOST POPULAR
1,439,384
people also read
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LEAST POPULAR
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BARRY’S
AVERAGE RATING FOR
2019
HIGHEST RATED ON GOODREADS
Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators
4.53
average
Barry’s first review of the year
it was amazing
Amazing book. The author has such a strong understanding of political, religious, social and emotional systems, combining them all to give context on how the world has reached it’s current state.
Struggled with interest in part 1, but parts 2 and 3 build up to an incredible part 4 on the scientific revolution with particularly awesome chapters on capitalism, and happiness (separate topics :)).
Enjoyed the very occasional hints of humor, too.
Struggled with interest in part 1, but parts 2 and 3 build up to an incredible part 4 on the scientific revolution with particularly awesome chapters on capitalism, and happiness (separate topics :)).
Enjoyed the very occasional hints of humor, too.
BARRY’S
2019
BOOKS
it was amazing
it was amazing
Barry’s last review of the year
really liked it
Much like Ben’s other book, The Hard Thing About Hard Things, this book is 1/2 story telling and 1/2 advice on running a company.
What’s different is the story telling 1/2 in What You Do Is Who You Are focuses on leaders outside of the business realm. This includes deep dives into how Toussaint Louverture, Shaka Senghor and Genghis Khan built cultures with their actions. These sections felt like dragged out history lessons with tenuous connections ...more
What’s different is the story telling 1/2 in What You Do Is Who You Are focuses on leaders outside of the business realm. This includes deep dives into how Toussaint Louverture, Shaka Senghor and Genghis Khan built cultures with their actions. These sections felt like dragged out history lessons with tenuous connections ...more
What did you read this year?
