The Big Score: The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley
By: Michael S. Malone
3.85
Format: 489 pages, Kindle Edition
The only contemporary history of the birth of Silicon Valley, from the reporter who had a ringside …
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1. The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
By: James Gleick
4.03
Format: 527 pages, Hardcover
James Gleick, the author of the best sellers Chaos and Genius, now brings us a work just as astonis… read more
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"At the end of 2006, people concerned with the “Cat"-James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
"Vengeful conquerors burn books as if the enemy's souls reside there, too."-James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
"Before Newton the English word gravity denoted a mood—seriousness, solemnity…."-James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
"Everything we care about lies somewhere in the middle, where pattern and randomness interlace."-James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
2. Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China
By: Evan Osnos
3.38
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Pulitzer Prize in General Nonfiction finalist Winner of the 2014 National Book Award in nonfiction … read more
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3. The Children of the Sky (Zones of Thought, #3)
By: Vernor Vinge
1.00
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
After nearly twenty years, Vernor Vinge has produced an enthralling sequel to his memorable bestsel… read more
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4. Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are
By: Seth Stephens-Davidowitz
4.25
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Semi-Finalist in the Science & Technology category in the Choice Awards. Foreword by Steven Pinker,… read more
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5. The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
By: Ben Horowitz
3.61
Format: 8 pages, Hardcover
A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally h… read more
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6. The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the Revolution That Made Computing Personal
By: M. Mitchell Waldrop
3.87
Format: 252 pages, Paperback
A study of the evolution of the modern computer profiles the work of MIT psychologist J. C. R. Lick… read more
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7. The Art of Doing Science and Engineering: Learning to Learn
By: Richard Hamming
4.03
Format: None pages, Paperback
Highly effective thinking is an art that engineers and scientists can be taught to develop. By pres… read more
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8. Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
By: Charles T. Munger , None
4.42
Format: 512 pages, Hardcover
EXPANDED THIRD EDITION includes Charlie's 2007 USC Law School Commencement address. Edited by Peter… read more
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"What are the secret of success? -one word answer :"rational"-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life preceding it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"The best armour of old age is a well spent life perfecting it."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
"How to find a good spouse? -the best single way is to deserve a good spouse."-Charles T. Munger, Poor Charlie's Almanack: The Wit and Wisdom of Charles T. Munger
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10. Elon Musk
By: Walter Isaacson
4.40
Format: 688 pages, Hardcover
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate… read more
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"[Musk] concluded that Trump as president was no different than he was as a candidate. The buffoonery was not just an act. "Trump might be one of the world’s best bullshitters ever," he says. "Like my…"-Walter Isaacson, Elon Musk
11. "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
By: Richard P. Feynman
4.27
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific mi… read more
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"I learned from her that every woman is worried about her looks, no matter how beautiful she is."-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
"I couldn't claim that I was smarter than sixty-five other guys--but the average of sixty-five other guys, certainly!"-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
"All the time you're saying to yourself, 'I could do that, but I won't,' — which is just another way of saying that you can't."-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
"You see, I get so much fun out of thinking that I don’t want to destroy this pleasant machine that makes life such a big kick."-Richard P. Feynman, "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!": Adventures of a Curious Character
12. Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
By: Shane Parrish
4.21
Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFew things will change your trajectory in life or business as m… read more
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"Our desire to feel right overpowers our desire to be right."-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
"The social rewards for going with the crowd are felt long before the benefits of going against it are gained."-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
"Most people go through life assuming that we’re right about everything all the time and that people who don’t see things our way are wrong. We mistake how we want the world to be with how it actually…"-Shane Parrish, Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
13. An Elegant Puzzle: Systems of Engineering Management
By: Will Larson
4.10
Format: 289 pages, Kindle Edition
There’s a saying that people don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Management is a key part o… read more
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14. Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
By: Richard V. Reeves
4.07
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
"A landmark, one of the most important books of the year" - David Brooks, New York Times“Real, prac… read more
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"True equality between groups that are different in any way can be attained only by providing for the differences". That´s Margaret Mead again, in 1974. Mead´s idea of true equality might now be label…"-Richard V. Reeves, Of Boys and Men: Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do About It
15. Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building
By: Claire Hughes Johnson
4.29
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most impo… read more
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16. Stubborn Attachments: A Vision for a Society of Free, Prosperous, and Responsible Individuals
By: Tyler Cowen
3.76
Format: 127 pages, Kindle Edition
Growth is good. Through history, economic growth, in particular, has alleviated human misery, impro… read more
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17. Where Is My Flying Car?: A Memoir of Future Past
By: J. Storrs Hall
4.08
Format: 609 pages, Kindle Edition
Back in the 60s we were all sure there would be flying cars in our future. Were the futurists and S… read more
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18. Pieces of the Action
By: Vannevar Bush
3.91
Format: 366 pages, Hardcover
In Pieces of the Action, Vannevar Bush—engineer, inventor, educator, and public face of government-… read more
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19. Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
By: Nadia Eghbal
3.95
Format: 252 pages, Hardcover
An inside look at modern open source software developers--and their applications to, and influence … read more
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20. High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups from 10 to 10,000 People
By: Elad Gil
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Well-known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high growth tech compan… read more
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21. The Big Score: The Billion Dollar Story of Silicon Valley
By: Michael S. Malone
3.85
Format: 489 pages, Kindle Edition
The only contemporary history of the birth of Silicon Valley, from the reporter who had a ringside … read more
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