--- title: Looking for a Few Good Books? description: Summer is in full swing. Dive into a good book! Read our recommendations in this week’s blog. 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Published on Jul 31, 2019, 10:07:02 AM ![Dana-Blog-40-inline](https://insights.danainvestment.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Dana-Blog-40-inline.png?width=200&name=Dana-Blog-40-inline.png)Sure, we read your standard issue financial publications, but there’s more to the Dana team than economic statistics, market data, and company earnings. Pretend you are at the water cooler in our Milwaukee office and today, we’re talking books! If you are packing a bag for your summer vacation and you need a good book, here’s a list of what we’re reading. From history buffs to foodies to soccer fans – we’ve got you covered! Are you reading something great? Please share your book ideas in the comments. Recommendations are always welcome!   #### **The Dana Book List – Summer 2019** **[Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735214484/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_-V0oDbAHP251E)** – David Epstein **[The Improbability Principle: Why Coincidences, Miracles, and Rare Events Happen Every Day](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0374535000/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_AV0oDbRX32FPF)** – David J. Hand **[Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060899220/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_KT0oDbFR812ZJ)** – Anthony Bourdain **[Soccernomics](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1568587511/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_eU0oDbFVDA5ZZ)** – Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski [**The Warship**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1509862501/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_DR0oDbG209G4P) – Neal Asher [**Shadow Captain**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0316555703/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_pS0oDbKW3ZT23) – Alastair Reynolds **[Salvation](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399178767/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_bT0oDb5B8PDR7)** – Peter Hamilton **[Thinking in Bets](https://www.amazon.com/dp/0735216371/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_SU0oDb5DCDZ4K)** – Annie Duke [**The Magnificent Machines of Milwaukee (and the engineers who created them)**](https://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Machines-Milwaukee-engineers-created/dp/1542549167/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=magnificent+machines&qid=1564167238&s=books&sr=1-2) – Thomas H Fehring [**A Short History of Nearly Everything**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/076790818X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_ZX0oDb1T7B57X) – Bill Bryson [**Franklin Barbecue: A Meat Smoking Manifesto**](https://www.amazon.com/Franklin-Barbecue-Meat-Smoking-Manifesto-Aaron/dp/1607747200) – Aaron Franklin and Jordan Mackay [**A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves**](https://www.amazon.com/Most-Improbable-Journey-History-Ourselves/dp/0393355195/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=most+improbable+journey&qid=1564167315&s=books&sr=1-1) – Walter Alvarez [**The Great Bridge: The Epic Story of the Building of the Brooklyn Bridge**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/067145711X/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_QZ0oDbJS7JJ71) – David McCullough   ---   [![Download Dana's Process Overview](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4730491/c3d0e46b-b6a8-44c6-acd1-51bd5d9ed9f1.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4730491/c3d0e46b-b6a8-44c6-acd1-51bd5d9ed9f1)   Tags: [Small Cap](https://insights.danainvestment.com/blog/tag/small-cap), [Large Cap](https://insights.danainvestment.com/blog/tag/large-cap) [Back to Blog](https://insights.danainvestment.com/blog) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ## Related Articles ## [2020 Performance Underscores Futility of Sector Bets](https://insights.danainvestment.com/blog/2020-performance-underscores-futility-of-sector-bets) As 2019 ended, the backdrop for the energy sector looked relatively solid. 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