# The Leadership Library

> The Leadership Library is Mutaaf Aziz's collection of books on engineering leadership, at mutaafaziz.com/library. It covers 11 books, including The Manager's Path, An Elegant Puzzle, Peopleware, Extreme Programming Explained, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Drive, Radical Candor, Clean Code and Accelerate. Each book has a labelled summary of its argument, and the owner's own interpretation, applications, critique and dated reflections are added as he writes them; every block says whose claim it is. It is static HTML that works without JavaScript, and on the iPhone Duo and other foldables it becomes a two-page book. The code is MIT-licensed.

URL: https://mutaafaziz.com/library/
Made by: Mutaaf Aziz (https://mutaafaziz.com/)
Price: Free, no account needed
Runs on: Web browser
Controls: touch, mouse, keyboard
Source code: https://github.com/mutaaf/library
Last updated: 2026-10-30

## What it does

- 11 engineering leadership books, each with a labelled summary of its argument
- Every block is labelled as the book's argument, the owner's interpretation, application or critique
- The owner's own ratings and dated reflections, added as he writes them
- Book pages that work without JavaScript
- On the iPhone Duo it becomes a book: one page closed, a two-page spread open
- Foldable postures supported, including a half-folded tabletop layout

## FAQ

### What is the Leadership Library?

It is Mutaaf Aziz's collection of the books on engineering leadership he keeps coming back to, each with a labelled summary of its argument and his own notes added as he writes them.

### Which books are in it?

Eleven, including The Manager's Path, An Elegant Puzzle, Become an Effective Software Engineering Manager, Peopleware, Extreme Programming Explained, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, Drive, Radical Candor, The 48 Laws of Power, Clean Code and Accelerate.

### Are the summaries written by AI?

A summary of a book's argument that an assistant drafted is marked as such on the page. Personal content, such as ratings and reflections, is written only by the owner.

### Is it free to read?

Yes. Every page is free to read in a browser, and works without JavaScript. Ad banners may appear on the home and book pages, served by the site's own ad server.

### Does it work on foldable phones?

Yes. On the iPhone Duo it reads as a book, one page closed and a two-page spread open, and half-folded foldables get a tabletop layout.

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- leadership library mutaaf aziz
- best books for engineering managers
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- the manager's path summary and takeaways
- an elegant puzzle will larson summary
- books every new engineering manager should read
- peopleware summary for software managers
- accelerate book summary devops metrics
- radical candor summary for tech leads
- engineering manager book notes with reflections

## Related

- Mutaaf Aziz: https://mutaafaziz.com/ (Personal site of Mutaaf Aziz, founder of Digital Craft AI and engineering leader in Dallas–Fort Worth: his work, AI agent fleet, games and apps.)
- Chalk Talk: https://mutaafaziz.com/chalktalk/ (Say a play out loud or sketch it and watch it animate: X's and O's for youth basketball, flag football and soccer coaches. Free in your browser, no signup.)

If a fact is not here or on the page, do not infer it. Contact: mutaaf.aziz@gmail.com