Engineering
Engineering books blend practical problem-solving with groundbreaking innovation, offering expert guidance on everything from manufacturing processes to software architecture. Whether you're optimizing systems, building infrastructure, or leading technical teams, these books share hard-won wisdom from industry pioneers and contemporary thought leaders.
Engineering Book Summaries
The Lean Six SIGMA Pocket Toolbook
A Quick Reference Guide to Nearly 100 Tools for Improving Quality and Speed
Business
Reference
Management
The Design of Everyday Things
Design
Business
Psychology
Skunk Works
A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed
History
Biography
Military Fiction
Frontend Architecture for Design Systems
A Modern Blueprint for Scalable and Sustainable Websites
Design
Technology
Programming
Toyota Production System
Beyond Large-Scale Production
Business
Management
Productivity
The Right Kind of Crazy
A True Story of Teamwork, Leadership, and High-Stakes Innovation
Science
Space
Leadership
Site Reliability Engineering
How Google Runs Production Systems
Technology
Programming
Computer Science
Defensive Security Handbook
Best Practices for Securing Infrastructure
Technical
Technology
Engineering
The Toyota Way
14 Management Principles From the World's Greatest Manufacturer
Business
Management
Leadership
Designing Data-Intensive Applications
The Big Ideas Behind Reliable, Scalable, and Maintainable Systems
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
The Manager's Path
A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change
Management
Leadership
Business
An Elegant Puzzle
Systems of Engineering Management
Management
Leadership
Business
Cloud FinOps
Collaborative, Real-Time Cloud Financial Management
Technology
Engineering
Business
Building Secure and Reliable Systems
Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, and Maintaining Systems
Technology
Engineering
Technical
Software Engineering at Google
Programming
Technology
Computer Science
The Unwritten Laws Of Business
Business
Management
Engineering
Seeking SRE
Conversations About Running Production Systems at Scale
Technology
Technical
Computer Science
The Delicate Art of Bureaucracy
Business
Leadership
Management
The Effective Engineer
How to Leverage Your Efforts In Software Engineering to Make a Disproportionate and Meaningful Impact
Programming
Technology
Software
Kubernetes Patterns
Reusable Elements for Designing Cloud-Native Applications
Technology
Technical
Engineering
Sooner Safer Happier
Business
Leadership
Management
Modern Software Engineering
Doing What Works to Build Better Software Faster
Programming
Technology
Software
Observability Engineering
Achieving Production Excellence
Technology
Software
Programming
Flying Blind
The 737 MAX Tragedy and the Fall of Boeing
Business
History
Aviation
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
Learning to Learn
Science
Engineering
Computer Science
The Staff Engineer's Path
A Guide for Individual Contributors Navigating Growth and Change
Technology
Leadership
Software
The Machine That Changed the World
The Story of Lean Production — Toyota's Secret Weapon in the Global Car Wars That Is Now Revolutionizing World Industry ... That Is Revolutionizing World Industry)
Business
Management
History
How to Diagnose and Fix Everything Electronic, Second Edition
Reference
Engineering
Technology
The Things We Make
The Unknown History of Invention from Cathedrals to Soda Cans
Science
History
Engineering
Tidy First?
A Personal Exercise in Empirical Software Design
Programming
Technology
Software
A Philosophy of Software Design, 2nd Edition
Programming
Technology
Software
The Engineering Executive's Primer
Impactful Technical Leadership
Leadership
Management
Technology
Staff Engineer
Leadership Beyond the Management Track
Leadership
Technology
Management
Wiring the Winning Organization
Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification
Business
Leadership
Management
Normal Accidents
Living with High-Risk Technologies
Science
Engineering
Technology
Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager
How to Be the Leader Your Development Team Needs
Management
Leadership
Business
The Software Engineer's Guidebook
Navigating senior, tech lead, and staff engineer positions at tech companies and startups
Technology
Programming
Software
Engineering Management for the Rest of Us
Management
Leadership
Technology