5 books every nerd, geek and dork must read

In this article, we will share what we think are the best 5 books that every nerd, geek and dork must read at least once before he/she dies.

The list of 5 are from a variety of genres, but they all ultimately fall into a single unifying category; technology.

All of these books can be purchased from Amazon. 

"iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It"

Quite a long title, yes, but this book is all about how Apple began it's fairy tale story from a garage startup to the largest consumer electronics company in the world.

The book covers the personal life story of Steve Wozniak, co-founder and inventor of the Apple computer. You will read all about how he met Steve Jobs and how he got his hands dirty with creating the first affordable personal computer. A must have for all geeks and Apple fans out there.

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"Showstopper! The Breakneck Race to Create Windows NT and the Next Generation at Microsoft"

Yet another long title, and yet another story. You'll read about how the Windows NT and it transformed from command prompt OS to a graphical user interface system (GUI) particularly when Windows 3.0 became such a huge success.

The book will take you behind the scenes with the creators and architects of the Windows NT OS. It's a great read particularly for software developers aspiring to have a successful career.

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"The Ultimate History of Video Games"

This is the ultimate book for all the gaming fans out there. Reading this book will give you a much better understanding of how your favorite console system has evolved over the years.

You'll find out how games like pinball and pong were first concieved. Did you know Pac-Man was initially named Puck-Man?

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"The Google Story"

Go back to the year 1998 before the explosion of the search engines, keywords, and page algorithms. Two students at Stanford University; Larry Page and Sergey Brin started their epic journey to conquer the domain of world wide web.

This book is truly a must have for all technology lovers and presents a story that will keep you busy for a long time.

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"Does IT Matter?"

This book brings forward to notion that IT is not for boasting the newest technology gimmicks but rather for providing concrete solutions to help businesses become effeceints and prosperous.

Technology lovers who are particulalry in a higher management role must have a look at this book, and they just might find an inspiration.

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That's it. 5 must have books for your every nerd's, geek's, and dork's pleasure. Hope you have fun reading them.