EUA Recommends : Books

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Discover your next read with recommendations from our employees

Finding ourselves within an abundance of time this past year, see some of the books are employees read in 2020 and recommend adding to your 2021 reading list.

A few books that stood out to our Senior Design Architect, Chris Michaud:


Deep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar	The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown This was seconded by Carla Day-Dziubek who also recommends listening to the audio book with Edward Hermann narrating.	Born to Run by Christopher McDougall

Poisoner in Chief by Stephen Kinzer	A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

"A book that addressed a topic that I am interested in..."meaning"...with a fun literary style."
- Marty Petroviak, Code Specialist + Senior Project Architect

Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
by Douglas R. Hofstadter

Hard to pick just one, Senior Project Manager, Carla Day-Dziubek recommended the following:


The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert featuring local settings like Door County and Milwaukee.	The Coincidence of Coconut Cake by Amy E. Reichert	Expecting Adam by Martha Beck Read for an exploration of finding the cosmic magic in everyday life.

For a "fascinating book about something often overlooked, the importance of proper breathing," Zak Kvasnica, Project Architect, recommends:

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art
by James Nestor
A line that stood out to Zak: "...the greatest indicator of life span wasn't genetics, diet, or the amount of daily exercise, as many had suspected. It was lung capacity."

Nicole Conner, Interior Designer, recommended:

Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted
by Justin Martin

To satisfy a variety of interests, Marketing Specialist, Anne Stukenberg offered the following suggestions:


Classic: East of Eden by John Steinbeck (Lynsey Grace, Project Manager, seconded East of Eden as one of her all-time favorites)	Classic: Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck	Nonfiction: Originals by Adam Grant

Contemporary: The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt	Contemporary: The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

An "impossible task," avid-reader, Megan Kocchi, Marketing Leader narrowed down her selection to:


Throne of Glass series by Sarah Maas	The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova	Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens	Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond

Senior Project Manager, Bob Vajgrt said:


Shoe Dog by Phil Knight The story of Nike by the founder of Nike.	Flight of Passage by Rinker Buck A fun true story of two boys who flew their way across America.

While not necessarily a book that you would read front to back, Marketing Specialist, Sarah Jacobson recommends: The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design: Mars, Roman, Kohlstedt, Kurt: 9780358126607: Amazon.com: Books The 99% Invisible City
by Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt.
Great anecdotes and tidbits about the hidden world of everyday design.

January 14, 2021

EUA Recommends: Books

Discover your next read with recommendations from our employees