Biography Books
Turing's Vision: The Birth of Computer Science
In 1936, when he was just twenty-four years old, Alan Turing wrote a remarkable paper in which he outlined the theory of computation, laying out t…
The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
Illustrated in B/W. A sweeping, atmospheric history of Bell Labs that highlights its unparalleled role as an incubator of innovation and birthplac…
No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention
Shortlisted for the 2020 Financial Times & McKinsey Business Book of the Year Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings reveals for the first tim…
Dawn of the New Everything: Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality
The father of virtual reality explains its dazzling possibilities by reflecting on his own lifelong relationship with technology. Bridging …
Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
Written for anyone who wants to grow at work—from young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs deciding whether to sell their company—Build is …
The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality
The dramatic, larger-than-life true story behind the founding of Oculus and its quest for virtual reality, by the bestselling author of Console Wa…
The Space Barons: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the Quest to Colonize the Cosmos
The historic quest to rekindle the human exploration and colonization of space led by two rivals and their vast fortunes, egos, and visions of spa…
The One Device: The Secret History of the iPhone
We know the iPhone as the device that transformed our world, changing everything from how we talk to each other and do business, to how we exercis…
Hit Refresh: The Quest to Rediscover Microsoft's Soul and Imagine a Better Future for Everyone
As told by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Hit Refresh is the story of corporate change and reinvention as well as the story of Nadella’s personal jo…
Hidden Figures
The #1 New York Times Bestseller. Set amid the civil rights movement, the never-before-told true story of NASA’s African-American female mathemati…