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My list has a lot more fiction than others here, but I enjoyed myself! Just For Fun - Linus Torvalds (Highly recommended, Tells of Linus's early life and how L

My list has a lot more fiction than others here, but I enjoyed myself! Just For Fun - Linus Torvalds (Highly recommended, Tells of Linus's early life and how Linux came to be. I'm surprised I haven't seen this recommended more often.) Into The Plex - Steven Levy (The history of Google, definitely worthwhile) Dune - Frank Herbert (I enjoyed it, but not enough to pursue his other books) The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett (Kinda interesting, but rather odd) Last Kingdom, The Pale Horseman, Lords of The North - Bernard Cornwell (The first three books in his Saxon series. These are what The Last Kingdom TV series is based on. Worth a read if you liked the show or like English history.) REAMDE - Niel Stephenson (Very fun! Lots of crazy action while still being almost believable) Seven Eves - Niel Stephenson (Typical Stephenson Sci-Fi. Very interesting take on an Armageddon type scenario) The Hardware Hacker - Andrew Huang (Talks a lot about manufacturing tech in China. Neat to see some of the processes behind the devices we use every day. Also interesting if you like the idea of open hardware.) The Art of Wheel Building - Jobst Brandt (I've built a few bicycle wheels so this was interesting to me.)

fdw 8y ago
> The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett (Kinda interesting, but rather odd) This is the first book on Pratchett's Discworld. It definitely has a different tone than his later works. If you've not totally annoyed by it, or if you'd like to read fantasy which strongly mirrors our world, with a dry and playful humour, I'd recommend reading some later ones. They are quite independent of one another, so that you don't have to read them in order (although there's several sets with the same protagonists). Personally, I'd always recommend Going Postal, maybe Night Watch (a bit of back story could help but is not necessary), or Monstrous Regiment.

fdw 8y ago

> The Color of Magic - Terry Pratchett (Kinda interesting, but rather odd) This is the first book on Pratchett's Discworld. It definitely has a different tone than his later works. If you've not totally annoyed by it, or if you'd like to read fantasy which strongly mirrors our world, with a dry and playful humour, I'd recommend reading some later ones. They are quite independent of one another, so that you don't have to read them in order (although there's several sets with the same protagonists). Personally, I'd always recommend Going Postal, maybe Night Watch (a bit of back story could help but is not necessary), or Monstrous Regiment.