The Innovators: How a Group of Inventors, Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution
Written by Walter Isaacson, this book explores the talents that allowed certain inventors and entrepreneurs to turn their visionary ideas into disruptive realities. It starts with computer programming pioneer Ada Lovelace and progresses towards the current digital revolution.
The Daily Entrepreneur: 33 Success Habits for Small Business Owners, Freelancers and Aspiring 9-to-5 Escape Artists
Authors S.J. Scott and Rebecca Livermore reveal the daily business habits that successful entrepreneurs need to adopt. Whether your business is struggling or you want to quit the nine-to-five grind and go freelance, you can easily add these "Entrepreneur Success Habits" (ESH) to your busy schedule.
Hammocks and Hard Drives: The Tech Guide for Digital Nomads
If taking a temporary break from work has made you realise you need to quit the rat race, here’s Dave Dean’s guide to the tech side of cutting free and becoming a digital nomad. Lie back on the beach and research how you could make your holiday a permanent reality.
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions
Have you always wanted to know what would happen if everyone on Earth aimed a laser pointer at the Moon at the same time? Randall Munroe, creator of popular webcomic xkcd, tackles this question and more, running computer simulations, poring over stacks of declassified military research memos and consulting with nuclear-reactor operators.
How We Got to Now: Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
Bestselling author Steven Johnson explores the unexpected connections and unintended consequences that led to some of the most influential innovations that shaped the world as we know it. They include glass, cold, sound, clean, time and light – from the story of frozen food to atomic clocks and the GPS system.
Liquid Intelligence: The Art and Science of the Perfect Cocktail
Dave Arnold explores everything from the science behind ice-cube formations to molecular gastronomy in his quest to find the perfect cocktail. If you thought you only needed a shaker, think again. There are chapters on liquid nitrogen, chitosan/gellan washing and using a centrifuge.
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation
Bill Nye “the Science Guy” brings evolution to the masses, defending science and the great theory of evolution. His book includes discussion on GMOs, religion, space and astrobiology, ethics, human cloning and scientific history.
Dragon Age Inquisition Collector's Edition: Prima Official Game Guide
If you’re planning some hard-core gaming this holiday season and anticipating withdrawal symptoms when you’re stuck on a beach, you can at least spend your time doing some research and spoiler-ing. The DA3 game guide features behind-the-scenes content and interviews with game developers BioWare.
What are you reading this summer? Got any recommendations for great stocking stuffers?
