As an ongoing feature, staff members at the Des Moines Public Library will recommend a business-related book to add to your reading list. Find this and more books like it at any of the Des Moines Public Library’s six locations and online at dmpl.org. And find information on how to get a FREE library card and all its benefits at dmpl.org/get-carded.

Des Moines Public Library business book pick: “The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results,” by Andrew McAfee.

Why you should read it: This “handbook for disruptors” by award-winning MIT research scientist Andrew McAfee was named one of the best books of 2023 by the Economist and Forbes. The book defines being “geeky” as being a perennially curious person who is unafraid to embrace unconventional solutions to complicated problems. McAfee blends cutting-edge scientific research with history, analysis and personal stories that show the “geek way” in action.