Best Books for Tech Leads (25 books)

What books made you a better person in a software delivery world? Books that boost skills in people/development/architecture areas

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1	An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management by Will Larson (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 3,775 ratings score: 395, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 55,745 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations by Gene Kim 4.29 avg rating — 5,836 ratings score: 295, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Team Topologies: Organizing Business and Technology Teams for Fast Flow by Matthew Skelton (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 5,420 ratings score: 189, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Release It!: Design and Deploy Production-Ready Software by Michael T. Nygard 4.25 avg rating — 3,245 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Model Thinker: What You Need to Know to Make Data Work for You by Scott E. Page 3.92 avg rating — 939 ratings score: 187, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Software Engineering at Google: Lessons Learned from Programming Over Time by Titus Winters 4.20 avg rating — 1,933 ratings score: 182, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change (The XP Series) by Kent Beck 4.12 avg rating — 4,074 ratings score: 180, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Accelerate: Building and Scaling High Performing Technology Organizations by Nicole Forsgren (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 8,007 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Essential Software Development by AppJungle NET LLC 4.50 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath 4.03 avg rating — 54,727 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	System Design Interview – An insider's guide by Alex Xu 4.26 avg rating — 3,214 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim 4.26 avg rating — 49,592 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Unicorn Project by Gene Kim 4.07 avg rating — 10,006 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann (Goodreads Author) 4.70 avg rating — 10,346 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andy Hunt (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 23,848 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Chimp Paradox: How Our Impulses and Emotions Can Determine Success and Happiness and How We Can Control Them by Steve Peters 3.99 avg rating — 23,563 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler 4.12 avg rating — 3,877 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams by Mickey W. Mantle 3.74 avg rating — 365 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Management 3.0: Leading Agile Developers, Developing Agile Leaders by Jurgen Appelo (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,839 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Inspired: How to Create Tech Products Customers Love by Marty Cagan 4.23 avg rating — 25,318 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Domain-Driven Design Distilled by Vaughn Vernon 3.82 avg rating — 1,314 ratings score: 80, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Design It!: From Programmer to Software Architect by Michael Keeling 3.68 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Clean Architecture by Robert C. Martin 4.22 avg rating — 6,987 ratings score: 78, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Continuous Discovery Habits: Discover Products that Create Customer Value and Business Value by Teresa Torres (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 4,558 ratings score: 77, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars