Permanent Record

I always enjoy meeting someone in their ideal career and hearing all the twists and turns in their story. The things that perfectly prepared them for their current role (career paths are rarely linear). This is very much the story Edward Snowden tells about his early experience with computers, the original Internet, and programming. It's fascinating from a career trajectory standpoint, but mostly because he seems to be the only one to see the big picture. His conviction and preparation to give up everything are unbelievable. I also appreciated hearing about his girlfriend and what she went through, as that was something I thought about often at the time.