I was planning for some time now to make a list of books I read recently, here’s the list
It should be something like a book reading suggestion list in order to maybe help you pick the right materials in your networking technology learning journey.
On the top are the books I used most while studying for my certs but also some of them are the books that I usually carry with me on my Kindle or PDF wherever I go. It is always a good idea to have those books on you so you can have a look at some details when you need them.
After NETWORKING part of the list, which is normally at the top, I made the list of books that I read when resting from networking or when preparing some papers for my PhD. Those ones are mostly about physics, statistics and some theory books like books about graph theory and similar things.
The list will be updated with more details about the books and some will be added because I surely forgot few of them.
Hi,
i am also a avid ferocious reader, did finish all these books in the span of one year? I average between 50 and 80 books a year, how is your reading habits/schedule and how do you read(if you know what i mean)?
Hi Valter,
I read your article on how you prepared for your CCIE and the books you read for your preparation, my questions are, 1. did you only read each book once or how many times? and 2. how did you read the books? 3. did you take notes and memorized until the concepts stuck in your head? the reason I am asking this is 4. how does one read all the books you mentioned and still retain and master everything?, my last question is, 5. why is reading important in becoming a good network engineer and passing the lab exam?
your response will be highly valued.
regards
Walter Nakatana, from the Nation of Namibia
Dear Walter, Nice to hear from you again!
Yes, I did read all those books, some chapters probably many times. Not really as you may think all at once. It’s not about reading all those materials from cover to cover, it’s more a way to read about the same technology from different sources that helps you understand things better. I went through all of them before, when I prepared CCNP cert in the years before CCIE so I did know where I need to look for some good explanations.
When preparing CCIE written, I used many video materials, mostly from INE and some other videos too. When I got stuck and didn’t really understand what are they trying to explain in the video, I went back into books to clear things out.
And yes! taking some notes always helps to ease the learning process 😉
Hi Valter,
thank you for your reply, really helps.
When you mentioned that ” its nice to hear from you again”, I don’t think i received your first reply when i asked about how to develop a strong work ethic.
can you so kindly please please resend that reply. I will highly appreciate it.
regards