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A good book grips you by the hand and doesn't let go.

We asked the staff at Tech Insider to tell us the one book that changed their life.

Senior editor Dave Mosher read Stephen Hawking's "A Brief History of Time" on a school bus, and now, shares in the author's search for the unknown as a science journalist.

When her big sister passed along a copy of "Anne of Green Gables," associate producer Grace Raver learned to embrace her stubborness.

Here are the 16 life-changing titles to add to you summer reading list.