A curated list of 14 technical books for summer 2025 reading, covering diverse topics from building LLMs from scratch and AI agents to cybersecurity, Kubernetes, quantum computing, and documentation. The selection includes both hands-on technical guides and broader philosophical works on AI's impact on society, catering to
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Detachment 201: What Are the CTOs of Meta, Palantir, and OpenAI Doing in the U.S. Army Reserve?1. AI Agent in Practice: Creating Intelligent, Custom Assistants for Any Task2. Marvel Comics For Dummies3. Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch)4. Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk5. The Kubernetes Bible6. Deep Learning with Python, Third Edition7. Metasploit: Guide to Penetration Testing and Attack/Defense Techniques8. Docs for Developers9. Boeing, the 737 MAX Crisis and Aviation Safety: The Perils of Profit‑Driven Engineering10. The Wave to Come: Artificial Intelligence and Power in the 21st Century11. Counter‑Communication: Surviving Artificial Intelligence12. The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI13. AI Snake Oil: What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Tell the Difference14. The Impossible Computer: How the Quantum Computer Will Change the World38 Comments
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