My Reading Life

Pat Conroy's intimate memoir reveals how books saved his sanity, shaped his soul, and transformed a lonely boy into one of America's most beloved storytellers.
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.
Masters of Doom How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

The true story of John Carmack and John Romero, two rebellious programmers who escaped broken homes to create Doom and Quake until their success tore them apart.
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way To Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Learn how tiny changes compound into remarkable results using the Four Laws of Behavior Change. Get 1% better every day with proven systems that make good habits inevitable and bad ones impossible.
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.