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I mostly read fiction but I made time for a couple of nonfiction books this year. On the fiction side I really enjoyed "Luminous" and "When We Where Real".

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luminous_(novel)

- https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/When-We-Were-Real/Dar...

On the nonfiction side, I can recommend "Careless People" and "Apple in China".

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Careless_People

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_in_China

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I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Careless People. The unexpected peek into the author's personal childhood and family ethos was really interesting. The look at Facebook from within was a cautionary tale.

I also liked I Am Not Your Enemy by Reality Winner.

I also thought it was very good.

Did a very good job of answering the question: why do (did) bright, ethical, motivated people want to work for a company like this?

"Apple in China" was pretty good! I can second that one. If you haven't checked it out, "Chip War" is also pretty good and along the same style. I'm reading it right now.

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