"The Soul of a New Machine" is a great book, about a topic that wouldn't seem that interesting. I second (third?) the recommendation. My Mom worked at Data Gen

"The Soul of a New Machine" is a great book, about a topic that wouldn't seem that interesting. I second (third?) the recommendation. My Mom worked at Data General and she used to take home some transparent masks for chips that were "corporate trash". She made art out of them and they're still hanging in her house.