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RECOMMENDED BOOKS

These books are some of my personal favorites. Data Books focus on how to build and work with data. The Business Books focus on how to look at business, the world around you, and guide as we navigate this crazy planet.

BOOKS ON DATA

These books can help you beef up your knowledge of all things Data. If you are looking to get started in the field of data, or looking to expand your knowledge on a topic, these are some of the BEST books available today.

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DAX Patterns: Second Edition

Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo's sequel to the highly influential DAX Patterns from 2015 walks you through 100+ DAX Patterns that will help you solve everyday business analytics challenges.
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Star Schema The Complete Reference

The 'Star Schema The Complete Reference' book is Christopher Adamson's wholistic and comprehensive book on how to build a Star Schema for managing your data. This book is the best and most complete compilation of how to manage a Star Schema database.
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The Definitive Guide to DAX: 2nd Edition

The 'Definitive Guide to DAX: 2nd Edition' is Alberto Ferrari and Marco Russo's guide to DAX. If you are working in Power BI or Excel, knowing and understanding DAX is pivotal.

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The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Definitive Guide to Dimensional Modeling

'The Data Warehouse Toolkit' is the Data Warehouse developer's bible written by Ralph Kimball. This is the 'official' guide to the Kimball method of modeling data.
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Supercharge Power BI

Matt Allington's 'Supercharge Power BI' is definitively the BEST book for business analysts to learn the various components of Power BI. From sourcing data, transforming, modeling, analyzing and visualizing data, Matt Allington briefly covers all of these topics in a way that's easy to understand.
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Power Pivot and Power BI

Rob Collie & Avichal Singh's guide to using Power Pivot in Excel and Power BI covers sourcing data, modeling, writing DAX statements and visualizting data.
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Analyzing Data with Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel

This book targets business analysts and guides you from basic to advanced analsyis in Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel.
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Collect, Combine, and Transform Data Using Power Query in Excel and Power BI

Author Gil Raviv shows business analysts how to use Power Query in both Excel and Power BI to great effect
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Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic has created a great guide to how you can best visualize data.
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Power Query for Power BI and Excel

Chris Webb walks you through both basic and advanced problems with 'Power Query for Power BI and Excel'
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Applied Power BI
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BOOKS ON BUSINESS

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Start With Why
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The Infinite Game
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Leaders Eat Last
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Talking to Strangers
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The Tipping Point
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Outliers
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Atomic Habits
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Project to Product
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Value Stream Mapping
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Continuous Delivery
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The Phoenix Project
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The Unicorn Project
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Extreme Ownership
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The One Thing
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The Happiness Advantage
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The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
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The Power of Habit
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Never Split the Difference
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CHRIS WAGNER, MBA MVP

Analytics Architect, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Data god, and Power BI Boss

Chris has been working in the Data and Analytics space for nearly 20 years. Chris has dedicated his professional career to making data and information accessible to the masses. A significant component in making data available is continually learning new things and teaching others from these experiences. To help people keep up with this ever-changing landscape, Chris frequently posts on LinkedIn and to this blog.

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DAX Patterns: Second Edition

Star Schema The Complete Reference

The Definitive Guide to DAX: 2nd Edition

The Data Warehouse Toolkit: The Definitive Guide to Dimensional Modeling

Supercharge Power BI

Power Pivot and Power BI

Analyzing Data with Power BI and Power Pivot for Excel

Collect, Combine, and Transform Data Using Power Query in Excel and Power BI

Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals

Power Query for Power BI and Excel

Applied Power BI

M Is for (Data) Monkey: A Guide to the M Language in Excel Power Query

DAX Patterns

Start With Why

The Infinite Game

Leaders Eat Last

Talking to Strangers

The Tipping Point

Outliers

Atomic Habits

Project to Product

Value Stream Mapping

Continuous Delivery

The Phoenix Project

The Unicorn Project

Extreme Ownership

The One Thing

The Happiness Advantage

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

The Power of Habit

Never Split the Difference

CHRIS WAGNER, MBA MVP

Analytics Architect, Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Data god, and Power BI Boss

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