Welcome to Jiayi's Bookshelf
This page includes technical and non-technical books I like
Reviews might be included in the near future, I'll try to
update reviews periodically
Techincal
The techincal part contains some of my favorite collections in terms of state estiamtion and control
Optimal State Estimation: Kalman, H Infinity, and Nonlinear ApproachesDan Simon"My estimation Bible, 1/3" |
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Optimal FilteringBrian AndersonJohn Moore"My estimation Bible, 2/3" |
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Adaptive Filtering Prediction and ControlGraham GoodwinKwai Sang Sin"My estimation Bible, 3/3" |
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Model Reduction for Control System DesignBrian AndersonGoro Obinata----- |
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LMIs in Control Systems: Analysis, Design and ApplicationsGuangren Duan----- |
Non-Techincal
None-technical part usually contains history, political science, sociology and more
One Summer America 1927Bill BrysonAmerican life in 1927: What it was becoming still shapes our modern world. |
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Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical RightJane MayerHow the richest Americans are influencing American politics. |
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The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American IdealsJane MayerI wish these are not true. |
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The Kingdom and the Power: Behind the Scenes at The New York Times: The Institution That Influences the WorldGay TaleseStories inside The New York Times. |
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The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius RamanujanRobert KanigelStory of the Indian math genius Ramanujan. |
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The Death and Life of Great American CitiesJane Jacobs----- |
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The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its ProspectsLewis Mumford----- |
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Being and TimeMartin Heidegger----- |
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"Left-Wing" Communism: An Infantile DisorderVladimir Lenin----- |
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从鸦片战争到五四运动 (English: From the Opium War to the May Fourth Movement) Hu Sheng----- |
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies Jared Diamond----- |
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The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster Richard Brautigan----- |
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India's China War George Gamow----- |
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The Expert at the Card Table: The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation S. W. Erdnase----- |
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The Force of Destiny: A History of Italy since 1796 Christopher Duggan----- |
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One Two Three . . . Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science George Gamow----- |
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Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa Dambisa Moyo----- |
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中县干部 (English: Zhongxian Ganbu) 冯军旗----- |
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Qatar: A Modern History Allen James Fromherz----- |
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Saudi, Inc. Ellen R Wald----- |
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Argonauts of the Western Pacific Bronisław Malinowski----- |
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Power and Prowess: The Origins of Brooke Kingship in Sarawak J. H. Walker----- |
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Tristes Tropiques Claude Lévi-Strauss----- |
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Politics as a Vocation Max Weber----- |
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The Rise and Fall of Czech Capitalism: Economic Development in the Czech Republic Since 1989 Martin Myant----- |
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Britannia Unchained: Global Lessons for Growth and Prosperity Kwasi Kwarteng, Priti Patel, Dominic Raab, Chris Skidmore andLiz Truss----- |
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Indonesia: The Strange and Sudden Death of a Tiger Economy (Journal Paper) Hal Hill----- |
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