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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is some interesting tech stuff especially with Wozniak in the beginning.  As a techie, my favorite book was Microserfs by Douglas Coupland - it really captured the Microsoft environment and the beginning of tech geekiness.  [/quote]

Would this be ok for an early high schooler? Sounds interesting![/quote]

No drugs or violence.  Though there is definitely talk of sex but it is pretty benign.  Mostly the story evolves as a group of friends escape their bland, work-obsessed lives to build real lives starting their own company.  No graphic descrptions - just the mention.  The thing that might be the most offputting is humorous scene where a few female coders talk about how rare they are and the discrimination that no tampons are sold in the local geek/tech store.  As a female coder I did like that.  Google a description of the book.  I would be fine with my high schooler reading it.

It really has fascinating anecdotes about the beginnings of Windows, Xerox Parc and the initial failures of Apple.  For a geek, it's fun.[/quote]

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