A Brief History of Time

Stephen Hawking explains how the universe began, why time moves forward, and what black holes reveal about reality in this bestselling journey from the Big Bang to the boundaries of space.
Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution

Steven Levy's classic chronicles the brilliant mavericks who bent the rules from MIT to Silicon Valley, creating the hacker ethic that sparked the computer revolution.
The Hearsts Father and Son

A revealing memoir of America's most powerful newspaper dynasty, told through the complex relationship between a media titan and his son.
The Education of Henry Adams An Autobiography

A Pulitzer Prize winner written in third person, this grandson of two presidents grapples with how his privileged 19th century education failed to prepare him for the modern world.
As Always, Julia

Over 200 letters between Julia Child and Avis DeVoto reveal their lifelong friendship and the turbulent creation of Mastering the Art of French Cooking.