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Freshview Favourites: Books
Posted by Mathew Patterson on May 29, 2008 1:47 PM
Although we're all the way down on the bottom of the globe, thanks to the magic of Amazon we can now get books at reasonable prices here in Sydney. I've surveyed the Freshview team and come up with a few recent favourites.
Code Complete by Steve McConnell
Selected by Jason, Freshview developer — "for developers starting out and for those with experience but who haven't really been following best practices, or any at all, Code Complete is a must read".
Good to Great by by Jim Collins
Selected by Dave, Freshview founder and designer — "Simple, practical advice using real world examples on how to build a great business".
Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press
Selected by Diana, Community and Support guru — "Not the most interesting read but where else are you going to turn to when you can't remember if it's e-mail or email?".
Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind by Al Ries and Jack Trout
Selected by Ben, founder and developer — "written about 15 years ago, and has no mention of the Internet, but very relevant to online businesses operating today".
Getting Real by 37Signals
Selected by Travis, Community and support guru — "Do they still even make books? (you're talking about that paper kind right?); Getting Real is highly relevant"
Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel
Selected by Mathew, Community Manager — "Packed full of great stories and advice on using blogging to connect and converse with your customers".
Not everybody find books the most useful way to learn, but if they work for you, you could do worse than check these out. We'll post in the future about other favourites among the Freshview team; if you want to find out something specific, just ask!
Galen King
wrote on May 29, 2008 5:35 PM
Thanks, Matthew. A good collection. I've already added a couple to my cart : )
Got anything to add?