Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom)
By: Adam Fisher
4.09
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World
By: Adam Gazzaley , Larry D. Rosen
3.71
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Most of us will freely admit that we are obsessed with our devices. We pride ourselves on our abili… read more
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2. Ghost in the Wires: My Adventures as the World's Most Wanted Hacker
By: Kevin D. Mitnick , William L. Simon , Steve Wozniak
4.12
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Kevin Mitnick was the most elusive computer break-in artist in history. He accessed computers and n… read more
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3. Drunk Tank Pink: And Other Unexpected Forces that Shape How We Think, Feel, and Behave
By: Adam Alter
4.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A revelatory look at how our environment unconsciously yet dramatically shapes the judgments and de… read more
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- audiobook
4. Toward a Psychology of Being
By: Abraham H. Maslow
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"If we wish to help humans to become more fully human, we must realize not only that they try to re… read more
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5. The World Without Us
By: Alan Weisman
4.09
Format: 296 pages,
A penetrating, page-turning tour of a post-human Earth In The World Without Us, Alan Weisman offers… read more
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6. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
By: Steven Levy
4.16
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
A mere fifteen years ago, computer nerds were seen as marginal weirdos, outsiders whose world would… read more
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7. Against the Odds: An Autobiography
By: James Dyson
3.32
Format: None pages, Paperback
The maverick inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner recounts how he succeeded against the odds to b… read more
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- biography
- business
- entrepreneurship
8. SEO 2014: Learn Search Engine Optimization with Smart Internet Marketing Strategies
By: Adam Clarke
4.03
Format: 166 pages, Kindle Edition
No matter what your background is, SEO 2014 will walk you through search engine optimization techni… read more
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9. Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked
By: Adam Alter
3.63
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to the age of behavioral addiction--an age in which half of the American population is addi… read more
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10. The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation
By: Jon Gertner
4.14
Format: 152 pages,
From its beginnings in the 1920s until its demise in the 1980s, Bell Labs--officially, the research… read more
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11. Detroit: An American Autopsy
By: Charlie LeDuff
3.40
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In the heart of America, a metropolis is quietly destroying itself. Detroit, once the richest city … read more
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12. Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War
By: Fred Kaplan
3.00
Format: 285 pages, Hardcover
The never-before-told story of the computer scientists and the NSA, Pentagon, and White House polic… read more
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13. The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives
By: Leonard Mlodinow
3.48
Format: None pages,
In this irreverent and illuminating book, acclaimed writer and scientist Leonard Mlodinow shows us … read more
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14. The Soul of a New Machine
By: Tracy Kidder
4.33
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
The computer revolution brought with it new methods of getting work done--just look at today's news… read more
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15. Eating the Big Fish: How Challenger Brands Can Compete Against Brand Leaders
By: Adam Morgan
4.12
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In Eating the Big Fish, Adam Morgan offers hands-on advice, examples, and useful information to the… read more
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16. Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
By: Chris Miller
4.44
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An epic account of the decades-long battle to control what has emerged as the world's most critical… read more
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"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology
17. Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
By: Scott H. Young
3.95
Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition
Now a Wall Street Journal bestseller. Learn a new talent, stay relevant, reinvent yourself, and ad… read more
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"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is."-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
"Learning, at its core, is a broadening of horizons, of seeing things that were previously invisible and of recognizing capabilities within yourself that you didn't know existed"-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
"In theory, consistency is about being disciplined, determined, and unwavering. In practice, consistency is about being adaptable. Don't have much time? Scale it down. Don't have much energy? Do the e…"-Scott H. Young, Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career
18. The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
By: Sebastian Mallaby
4.43
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Named a Best Book of 2022 by The Ec… read more
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- history
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"The first notable spinout was Kathy Xu, another woman who managed to flourish in China's venture industry. Rather than studying in the United States, Xu had experienced U.S. instruction at Nanjing Un…"-Sebastian Mallaby, The Power Law: Venture Capital and the Making of the New Future
19. Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
By: Neal Stephenson
3.58
Format: 883 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Seveneves, Anathem, Reamde, and Cryptonomicon returns w… read more
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"The living stayed home, haunting the world of the dead like ghosts."-Neal Stephenson, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
"Captain considered it, and shrugged. "It seems right," he said. "It is not precisely what El wanted; but enthroned as he is in his Palace, viewing the Land from a high seat, he does not see its compl…"-Neal Stephenson, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
20. The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
By: Gregory Zuckerman
4.03
Format: 359 pages, Paperback
Gregory Zuckerman, the bestselling author of The Greatest Trade Ever and The Frackers, answers the … read more
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21. A Hacker's Mind: How the Powerful Bend Society's Rules, and How to Bend them Back
By: Bruce Schneier
3.73
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
It’s not just computers―hacking is everywhere. Legendary cybersecurity expert and New York Times… read more
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22. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
By: Adam Higginbotham
4.60
Format: 576 pages, Hardcover
The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on new archival r… read more
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"When asked what he was thinking about when preparing for launch abroad his Mercury-Redstone rocket, Alan Shepard, the first American in space, had infamously replied, "The fact that every part of thi…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
"At the foot of the ladder, he [Gene Cernan Apollo 17] delivered the short speech he had memorized for the occasion. "Is like to just say what I believe history will record: That America's challenge o…"-Adam Higginbotham, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space
23. The Worlds I See: Curiosity, Exploration, and Discovery at the Dawn of AI
By: Fei-Fei Li
4.39
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The moving memoir of a scientist coming of age as an immigrant in America who finds her calling at … read more
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24. The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity
By: Amy Webb
3.75
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A call-to-arms about the broken nature of artificial intelligence, and the powerful corporations th… read more
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25. Quarterlife: The Search for Self in Early Adulthood
By: Satya Doyle Byock
4.03
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
An innovative psychotherapist tackles the overlooked stage of Quarterlife--the years between adoles… read more
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26. How the Internet Happened: From Netscape to the iPhone
By: Brian McCullough
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A Library Journal Best Book of the Year Tech-guru Brian McCullough delivers a rollicking history of… read more
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27. Facebook: The Inside Story
By: Steven Levy
4.07
Format: 592 pages, Hardcover
He has had unprecedented access to Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg for three years. And now ren… read more
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28. Valley of Genius: The Uncensored History of Silicon Valley (As Told by the Hackers, Founders, and Freaks Who Made It Boom)
By: Adam Fisher
4.09
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
"This is the most important book on Silicon Valley I've read in two decades. It will take us all ba… read more
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29. The Fear Factor: How One Emotion Connects Altruists, Psychopaths, and Everyone In-Between
By: Abigail Marsh
3.99
Format: 320 pages, ebook
"A riveting ride through your own brain." --Adam Grant How the brains of psychopaths and heroes … read more
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30. Sovereign Self: Claim Your Inner Joy and Freedom with the Empowering Wisdom of the Vedas, Upanishads, and Bhagavad Gita
By: Acharya Shunya
4.31
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Unshackle your mind and claim your spiritual birthright of freedom, wholeness, and joy through the … read more
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31. Facilitating Breakthrough: How to Remove Obstacles, Bridge Differences, and Move Forward Together
By: Adam Kahane
3.91
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Making progress on complex, problematic situations requires a new approach to working together: tra… read more
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