The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking

Non-Fiction: The Pyramid Principle - Logic in Writing and Thinking. Although the writing techniques the author presents sound obvious in hindsight, having them all-in one place as an comprehensive framework you can follow helped me a lot for the writing and research in my work Fiction: The Black Lizard Big Book of Locked-Room Mysteries A curated and annotated collection of locked-room mystery stories. All the stories are accompagnied by a small introduction into the author and the main character written by the curator. His enthousiasm shows in these small introductions, making the stories themselves even better.

Getting Things Done - the 2001 version I read two years ago, I use the general idea and it helps to have a clear head when your fighting fires daily. Never Split the Difference - some very practical negotiation strategies. Mini Habits by Stephen Guise - short book but awesome method. I am still doing the one pushup habit since last March. How to Shoot Video That Doesn't Suck by Steve Stockman - I wanted to improve my video production for my programming course for kids. I am still learning but this book has been a huge help. The Pyramid Principle: Logic in Writing and Thinking by Barbara Minto - huge help with improving my written communication at my job. The Coaching Habit by Michael Stanier - short book but huge help when your transitioning to managing people. Made to Stick by Dan Heath - was a huge help in planning how I would teach elementary students last month about programming. The 80/20 Principle by Richard Koch - aside from application of Pareto principle, I took away the idea that books provide the best bang for your buck for knowledge density. The 4 Hour Work Week - great inspiration to start your own thing. The $100 Startup - like the 4HWW but with more details.