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Author: Jon Krakauer
Krakauer’s personal retelling of the 1996 Mount Everest disaster, where eight climbers died during a freak storm while they were attempting to summit. I was left in awe at the struggle the hiking groups went through, how the stranded parties persevered through the night, and how insane/ hardcore people who attempt to summit Everest are.
Author: Brad Stone
I find everything Jeff Bezos and Amazon to be super interesting and Stone’s book is probably the most detailed account of how the tech behemoth came to be. Amazon’s story is so well known, that a lot won’t be new, but the details in The Everything Story often aren’t found elsewhere.
Author: Bob Iger
Legendary CEO, Bob Iger’s memoir which covers his entire career pre- and during his time leading Disney. It’s fascinating to get an inside view into some of the great acquisitions Iger led during his tenure, from Marvel to Pixar to Lucasfilm.
Author: Samin Nosrat
This book is best described as a science textbook crossed with a cookbook; a fun read that explains the science behind making great-tasting food. It also literally contains a cookbook in the back, so a nice addition to the kitchen as well as the bookshelf.
Author: Brit Bennett
This was a very good fiction about twins, separated during childhood, whose lives diverge completely but reconnect later in life. There’s some really good racial commentary as well.