If I knew of a book that explained my job I’d read it myself.
Reading is overrated. I’d feed it to an AI so I could have somewhere to ask questions.
Absolutely. Give it to GPT-4 and just ask it questions when I need to.
As a librarian, this question tickles me.
Got any good books on librarian science?
Good question. None that I think would be fun for the general public…
… although…
Perhaps you might enjoy the 1976 Canadian novel “Bear”, which features an Archivist as the protagonist. It won the Governor General’s Literary Award when it came out.
Professional gamer, esports
The Phoenix Project
This is the book I had in mind when I created this thread. :)
This book is sitting in our office. Is it actually a good read? Its very dusty so I always wrote it off as just another corporate book.
It basically created “Devops” as a mindset. You decide if thats a good or bad thing.
Id personally call it a good book. The first half will hurt you if youve ever worked as a sysadmin, as it basically recreates all the worst parts of the job at once to setup the story, but the second half explains how devops as a thought process can solve the issues it creates. It does not going into tools, just methods and concepts.
It can help you fix your orgs bullshit. It is heavy on “you need management buyin” angle though, so if you cant get that at your job, continue to abandon all hope.
I enjoyed it.
The Linux and Unix System Administration Handbook (6th edition)
“It” -Stephen King
Makers by Cory Doctorow
Is there a book for The Big Lebowski? 🤔
The book I wrote. When I first talked with the publisher he asked, “what skills would you look for in someone who wants to do your job?” And that’s the premise I stuck with writing it.
Counselling Skills and Studies
Does David Graeber’s Bullshit Jobs count?
Cinderella. The dead parents are also on point 👌
Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care
Not a book, but the Bastard Operator From Hell series on theregister.co.uk gives a decent picture, if a touch dramatized.
As someone going into conservation I’d probably just throw a copy Nat Geo at them or something. If we were talking about shows/movies I’d go with Wildcat, even if it is a depressing documentary.
