Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Books. Show all posts

November 8, 2025

#279 - Book "The (Mis)Behavior of Markets" by Benoît B. Mandelbrot and Richard L. Hudson

In The (Mis)Behavior of Markets, Benoît B. Mandelbrot challenges conventional economic thought by applying fractal geometry to financial markets, reshaping how we understand risk, randomness, and complexity. Known as the father of fractals, Mandelbrot extends his mathematical insights beyond the natural world into the turbulent realm of price movements, revealing the deep structures hidden beneath apparent chaos.

August 30, 2025

#272 - Book "Hilbert" by Constance Reid

Constance Reid’s Hilbert is an outstanding biography of David Hilbert, widely regarded as the greatest mathematician of his era, second only to his senior, Henri Poincaré. Reid blends historical depth with clear chronological narration, making the story engaging and easy to follow, though the mathematical ideas are still tough to grasp and hard to picture for anyone without a specialist background.

July 24, 2025

#263 - Book "Start-up Nation" by Dan Senor and Saul Singer

Start-Up Nation, published in the late 2000s by Dan Senor and Saul Singer, explores how Israel transformed itself into a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship despite facing persistent regional tensions and limited natural resources. The book aims to understand how a young nation managed to outperform many larger and more stable countries in technological and economic growth.

January 15, 2025

#246 - Book "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

In The Black Swan, Nassim Nicholas Taleb examines the nature of uncertainty and the limitations of human understanding, particularly our flawed perceptions of rare, impactful events. He highlights the distinction between those who falsely believe in their knowledge, such as his grandfather, a minister, and those who acknowledge the limits of their understanding, like the minister’s chauffeur.

May 11, 2024

#202 - Book "O rei dos dividendos" written by Luiz Barsi Filho

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Esta autobiografia trata alguns dos episódios que marcaram a trajetória do autor, Luiz Barsi Filho, o maior investidor pessoa física do Brasil.

January 1, 2021

#113 - Book "The shortest history of Germany" written by James Hawes

Driven by the curiosity to understand a bit more about the history of Germany and to learn some of the elements that contributed to its current success, I just read the book "The shortest history of Germany" written by James HawesThis bestseller is written in a chronological order starting with the Roman Empire age and ending with the current Chancellor Angela Merkel times. In a bit more than 200 pages, the author succinctly highlighted several events that have marked the history of this great country and reshaped Europe over more than 2000 years. 

#98 - Book "Innovator's Dilemma" written by Clayton M. Christensen

I finally read the book "Innovator's dilemma", first published in 1997 and written by the Harvard professor and business consultant Clayton Christensen. This book is extremely well written and succinct. It has become a classic in the business world, particularly with regard to disruptive innovation.

#91 - Book "Thinking, Fast and Slow" written by Daniel Kahneman

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O livro "Thinking, Fast and Slow" foi escrito pelo psicólogo e professor Daniel Kahneman e foi publicado em 2011. O livro conta dezenas de estudos realizados pelo autor ao longo de sua carreia no campo da psicologia cognitiva. Muitos dos estudos presentados são simples de serem entendidos pelos leitores e são semelhantes aos testes A/B realizados em ciência de dados, no qual uma parte da população amostrada é submetida ao teste A, e o restante ao teste B, e em seguida os resultados são analisados. 

#58 - Book "Just for Fun" written by Linus Torvalds and David Diamond

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"Just For Fun" foi escrito no início dos anos 2000 por Linus Torvalds e o jornalista David Diamond. Isso mesmo, esse livro foi escrito por Linus, o criador do sistema operacional Linux! O livro conta a trajetória de Linus na informática e alguns episódios que marcaram sua vida, como, por exemplo, sua infância na Finlândia e seu primeiro contato com computadores.

#52 - Book "The Mythical Man Month" written by Frederick Brooks Jr.

Imagine a common scenario during the lifecycle of a large project: with each passing month, the project seems increasingly far from the end. A natural solution would be to increase the number of staff, correct? According to the book "The mythical Man Month", written by Frederick Brooks Jr. in 1975, the right answer is no.

#46 - Book "The Pragmatic Programmer" written by Andy Hunt and Dave Thomas

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O livro "Programador Pragmático" é divido em capítulos curtos, modulares e de fácil leitura. Os autores conseguem transmitir fundamentos importantes e práticos de programação de uma forma que envolve o leitor, com histórias e exemplos reais. Muitos desses pontos são relevantes também aos engenheiros de automação. Nesse post irei comentar alguns dos pontos que mais me chamaram a atenção.

#36 - Book "Deep Work" written by Cal Newport

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Recentemente li o livro "Deep Work" escrito por Cal Newport. Um dos temas abordados no livro é a relação entre alto nível de concentração e um alto nível de desempenho. O livro relata diversos exemplos de pessoas que aplicam conceitos de alta concentração em diversos campos. No caso do autor do livro, o qual é um professor universitário de informática e escritor, uma das técnicas para melhorar a concentração e executar se chama "Deep Work", ou seja, trabalho profundo. No seu caso, para validar sua teoria, ele realizou experimentos e mediu a quantidade de artigos científicos publicados e livros escritos.