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Bookshelf

Like Patrick Collision, I enjoy browsing others' bookshelves. I find perusing one's personal library to be a serene experience and prefer it to spoken reviews of the owner.

Yet, below is a selection of my most prized books. The ones not I only enjoyed from start to finish but also feel comfortable recommending to a wide gamut of readers.

Security

The Cuckoo's Egg

Serious Cryptography

Countdown to Zero Day

The Cult of the Dead Cow

Technology History

The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation

UNIX: A History and a Memoir

The Soul of A New Machine

Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins Of The Internet

Skunk Works: A Personal Memoir of My Years at Lockheed

Language

Common Errors in English Usage

Bugs in Writing

The Chicago Manual of Style, 16th Edition

On Writing Well

Coffee

The World Atlas of Coffee

The Coffee Roaster's Companion

The New Rules of Coffee

Misc

Millions Billions Zillions

Between The World and Me

Istanbul: Memories and the City

Doing Justice