# A DevOps Reading List

Many thanks to Chris Hunt (@cdhunt on Twitter) for providing this suggested reading list.

*The Phoenix Project* by Gene Kim\
\&#xNAN;*The Goal* by Eliyahu M. Goldratt\
\&#xNAN;*It's Not Luck* by Eliyahu M. Goldratt\
\&#xNAN;*The Checklist Manifesto* by Atul Gawande\
\&#xNAN;*Thinking in Systems: A Primer* by Donella H. Meadows\
\&#xNAN;*Lean Enterprise: How High Performance Organizations Innovate at Scale* by Jez Humble\
\&#xNAN;*Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach* by Gerald M. Weinberg\
[*Theories of Work: How We Design and Manage Work*](http://www.theoriesofwork.com/) by David Joyce\
\&#xNAN;*Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking* by Susan Cain\
\&#xNAN;*Continuous Delivery* by Jez Humble and David Farley\
\&#xNAN;*Test Driven Development* by Kent Beck


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