King of Capital

King of Capital (2012)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): David Carey and John Edward Morris

The private equity industry from the eyes of the founder of Blackstone: Steve Schwarzman. The book features the founding of the firm, the partners, the biggest deals and the competition with other companies like KKR and TPG.

Team of Rivals

Team of Rivals (2005)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Doris Kearns Goodwin

The history of Abraham Lincoln, his cabinet and the american civil war. The book features a lot of details about the personalities of every man that surrounded him, their history and how they took decisions.

The End Of Alchemy

The End Of Alchemy (2016)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Mervyn King

Great book by the ex-governor of the Bank of England. He talks about the causes of the financial crisis, bank regulation, economic policy, central banking, the european union and the future of banks.

The Master Algorithm

The Master Algorithm (2015)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Pedro Domingos

The author splits machine learning in 5 different areas and explores their tools, history, and how to combine them to create the master algorithm: Artificial Intelligence.

The Prize

The Prize (1990)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Daniel Yergin

The oil bible, there is no better description. The book features the whole history of oil and how it affects the world since the 1850's to 1990. Rockefeller, the two world wars, the Opec, the oil embargoes, there is nothing left outside of this gem, a must for anyone willing to work in the energy industry and also understand past middle east conflicts.

Building Machine Learning Systems with Python

Building Machine Learning Systems with Python, 2nd edition (2016)

Academic / Programming

Author(s): Luis Pedro Coelho & Willi Richert

Miscellaneous techniques for machine learning with python including music classification, sentiment analysis, computer vision, etc... 

Superintelligence

Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (2014)

Non-Fiction

Author(s): Nick Bostrom

The book explores the ways to achieve artificial intelligence, how it would affect the human race for good or bad and what should we do about it.