Techstars Startup Digest India - Issue #46

David McCullough is a terrific writer and historian, and his biography of the Wright brothers brings the marvel of their achievements to full light. This is the true story of two bicycle mechanics who had only a high school education, but managed to accomplish the seemingly impossible: they learned to fly. An inspiring story about the marvels you can accomplish when you combine curiosity, intellect, and tenacity.

Siddhartha Mukherjee has a knack for taking complex subjects and distilling them into compulsively readable books. (See also: “The Emperor of All Maladies.”) In “The Gene,” Mukherjee combines cutting-edge science with history and memoir to create a riveting story of genetics, one that is at once scientifically rigorous and deeply human. We recommend this book as an example of what happens when you stray beyond the traditional confines of genre and thought.