A good book grips you by the hand and doesn't let go.
We asked the staff at Tech Insider to tell us the one book that changed their life.
Senior editor Dave Mosher read Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" on a school bus, and now, shares in the author's search for the unknown as a science journalist.
When her big sister passed along a copy of "Anne of Green Gables," associate producer Grace Raver learned to embrace her stubborness.
Here are the 16 life-changing titles to add to you summer reading list.
"Desert Solitaire" by Edward Abbey
Edward Abbey lived three season in the Utah desert, where he learned about the land. This deeply personal book features racing prose and language as colorful as the Moab.
"This book was my introduction as a teenager to the joys of nature and hiking, which are integral parts of my life," says deputy editor Ariel Schwartz. "It's hard to read this and not want to go immediately to your closest national park."
"Anne of Green Gables" by Lucy Maud Montgomery
When associate producer Grave Raver was in the first grade, a teacher told her parents she was having trouble reading and might have to go to summer school or be held back. Her family ramped up the reading they did at home (and later learned Raver just needed glasses).
Their efforts fostered a love for reading.
"My absolute favorite was 'Anne of Green Gables.' I could relate to the female protagonist so much. She is uncontrollable and stubborn but full of life," Raver says. "When I was done reading it, we rented the movie and watched it at my grandmother's farmhouse. It's a memory I'll never forget and it reminds me that books are even greater when they're shared."
"An Awesome Book!" by Dallas Clayton
"Dallas Clayton's 'An Awesome Book!' is a book for adults disguised as a book for children," says senior editor Lauren Friedman, who bought her first copy as a gift for her niece.
"It's a great reminder of how imaginative and big-thinking we all are as children, how easy it is to lose that as an adult, and how you don't actually have to (and shouldn't!) give in to many of the dull trappings of the grown-up world," Friedman says.
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