2026 Reading Challenge

Listopia > Book Lists Liked by Celeste Layne (12 Lists)



Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin KleppmannClean Code by Robert C. MartinThe Pragmatic Programmer by Andy HuntDesign Patterns by Erich GammaEffective Java by Joshua Bloch
Required reading for software development professionals
69 books — 88 voters
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz ZafónDon Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes SaavedraThe Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz ZafónFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayLa catedral del mar by Ildefonso Falcones
Spain
513 books — 244 voters

Homage to Catalonia by George OrwellThe Time in Between by María DueñasFor Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest HemingwayWinter in Madrid by C.J. SansomThe Assassin's Mark by David Ebsworth
Novels Inspired by the Spanish Civil War
86 books — 136 voters
The Rape of Europa by Lynn H. NicholasThe Monuments Men by Robert M. EdselThe $12 Million Stuffed Shark by Don ThompsonI Was Vermeer by Frank WynneBreakfast at Sotheby's by Philip Hook
Materiality & Value of Art In Flux
44 books — 14 voters

Street by Nylon MagazineGothic & Lolita by Masayuki YoshinagaThe Sartorialist by Scott SchumanNew York Look Book by Amy Larocca50s Fashion by Jim Heimann
Books of Fashion Photography and Art
19 books — 8 voters
Madeline by Ludwig BemelmansLes Misérables by Victor HugoA Tale of Two Cities by Charles DickensA Moveable Feast by Ernest HemingwayThe Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge by Rainer Maria Rilke
Little Bit of Paris
173 books — 67 voters

Tender Is the Night by F. Scott FitzgeraldBonjour tristesse by Françoise SaganAdventure, romance and war in the Far East by Iris Hay-EdieHotel Pastis by Peter MayleMurder on the Riviera by Mary-Jane Deeb
The Riviera
69 books — 22 voters
Salt by Mark KurlanskyAt Home by Bill BrysonGuns, Germs, and Steel by Jared DiamondThe Professor and the Madman by Simon WinchesterA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson
Histories of the Everyday
368 books — 336 voters

Domino by Deborah NeedlemanYoung House Love by Sherry PetersikThe Perfectly Imperfect Home by Deborah NeedlemanThe Nest Home Design Handbook by Carley RoneyDesign*Sponge at Home by Grace Bonney
Decoration (nonfiction)
69 books — 36 voters
Walkable City by Jeff SpeckStraphanger by Taras GrescoeHappy City by Charles MontgomeryWriting About Architecture by Alexandra LangeSmart Cities by Anthony M. Townsend
NextCity.org Book Club (fiction and nonfiction)
27 books — 24 voters

The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. NormanDon't Make Me Think by Steve KrugThe Elements of User Experience by Jesse James Garrett100 Things Every Designer Needs to Know About People by Susan M. WeinschenkAbout Face 3 by Alan Cooper
Must Read UX Books
50 books — 95 voters
Chaos by James GleickLa humanizacion del espacio urbano by Jan GehlThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsThe Image of the City by Kevin LynchCities for People by Jan Gehl
Books That Every Urbanist Should Read At Least Twice
13 books — 9 voters


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