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Hidden Figures Book Review: The True NASA Story You Need to Read

This Hidden Figures book review covers the true NASA story of Black women who did the math that won the Space Race.

October 16, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / GENRE / Health / History / LGBT / Medical / Medicine / Nonfiction / Politics / Queer / Randy Shilts / Science / Sociology

And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts

Explore And the Band Played On by Randy Shilts, a powerful account of the AIDS epidemic, the LGBTQ+ community, and the politics that delayed vital medical responses.

August 22, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Clifford Stoll / Computer Science / Computers / Crime / Espionage / GENRE / Hackers / History / Nonfiction / Science / Technology / True Crime

The Cuckoo’s Egg Book Review: A True Spy Hunt That Changed Cyber History

The Cuckoo’s Egg blends detective work, cybersecurity, Cold War espionage, and was among the first books on computer security..

June 5, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / GENRE / History / Michael Swaine / Nonfiction / Paul Freiberger / Programming / Science / Technology

A Definitive Look at Personal Computer History in Fire in the Valley

Explore the birth of the PC. This review of Fire in the Valley covers the key people and events in personal computer history.

February 25, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / American History / AUTHOR / BOOKS / Chuck Pfarrer / GENRE / History / Memoir / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Science / Terrorism / War

The Bin Laden Raid: SEAL Team Six’s Defining Mission

SEAL Target Geronimo is a thrilling and detailed account of the U.S. Navy SEAL Team Six’s mission to eliminate Osama bin Laden.

January 14, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / Entrepreneurship / GENRE / History / Nonfiction / Science / Technology / Walter Isaacson

The Innovators: A Powerful Look at Digital Revolution Pioneers

Discover how digital revolution pioneers shaped tech history in Walter Isaacson’s The Innovators, a story of teamwork and invention.

January 12, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / Art / Art History / Audiobook / AUTHOR / Biography / Biography Memoir / BOOKS / GENRE / Historical / History / Italy / Nonfiction / Science / Walter Isaacson

Leonardo da Vinci Biography: A Master of Art and Science

Leonardo da Vinci is a biography that skillfully unveils the complex life and extraordinary mind of the quintessential Renaissance polymath.

January 10, 2024 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Business / Computer Science / Computers / GENRE / Hackers / History / Nonfiction / Programming / Science / Steven Levy / Technology

Hackers: The True Story of the Tech Rebels Who Changed the World

Hackers tells the story of the original tech rebels who shaped computing, driven by passion, skill, and the hacker ethic.

November 5, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / British Literature / Espionage / GENRE / History / Keith Jeffery / Military Fiction / Nonfiction / Politics / Reference / Science / War

The Secret History of MI6: Inside Britain’s Early Spy Network

Explore The Secret History of MI6 and discover how Britain built its powerful spy agency.

October 14, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / American / American History / Astronomy / Audiobook / AUTHOR / BOOKS / GENRE / Henry S. F. Cooper / Historical / History / Nonfiction / Science / Space / Survival

Apollo 13: A True Story of Survival and Teamwork in Space

Apollo 13 was poised to be NASA’s third lunar landing, an emblem of American exceptionalism. However, fate had other plans.

August 23, 2023 BOOK REVIEWS / AUTHOR / Biography / BOOKS / Espionage / GENRE / History / Military Fiction / Military History / Nonfiction / Politics / Reference / Richard J. Aldrich / Science / War

GCHQ: The Definitive History of British Intelligence

GCHQ intelligence history uncovered. From Bletchley Park to modern surveillance, Aldrich reveals Britain’s secret cyber wars. Read the truth.