14 must-read technology books like Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made by Steve Wozniak, Andy Hertzfeld

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Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made

By: Steve Wozniak , Andy Hertzfeld

4.44

Format: None pages, Paperback

There was a time, not too long ago, when the typewriter and notebook ruled, and the computer as an …

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1. Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

By: Nick Bilton

4.04

Format: 299 pages, Hardcover

Twitter seems like a perfect start-up success story. In barely six years, a small group of young, a… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • technology
"When Taylor had called Mark to explain the situation, Facebook's CEO had given clear instructions to shut Twitter down the second it tried to launch."

-Nick Bilton, Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

"Fred wasn't convinced, telling Charlie that such a service would never work and that other companies that had tried to make Twitter-like products had all failed."

-Nick Bilton, Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

"What do you think your valuation is right now?" Mark asked as they both sat uncomfortably across from and below him, peering up at a boy who could, hypothetically speaking, quite happily buy them or …"

-Nick Bilton, Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal

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2. Becoming Steve Jobs: The Evolution of a Reckless Upstart into a Visionary Leader

By: Brent Schlender , Rick Tetzeli

3.00

Format: 50 pages, Hardcover

#1 New York Times BestsellerThere have been many books--on a large and small scale--about Steve Job… read more

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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • technology
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3. Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything

By: Steven Levy

4.16

Format: 354 pages, Paperback

The creation of the Mac in 1984 catapulted America into the digital millennium, captured a fanatic … read more

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  • computers
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • apple
  • business
  • technology
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4. Revolution in The Valley: The Insanely Great Story of How the Mac Was Made

By: Steve Wozniak , Andy Hertzfeld

4.44

Format: None pages, Paperback

There was a time, not too long ago, when the typewriter and notebook ruled, and the computer as an … read more

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  • computers
  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • apple
  • business
  • technology

5. The Making of Prince of Persia

By: Jordan Mechner

3.40

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

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6. Losing the Signal: The Untold Story Behind the Extraordinary Rise and Spectacular Fall of BlackBerry

By: Jacquie McNish , Sean Silcoff

4.30

Format: 324 pages,

In 2009, BlackBerry controlled half of the smartphone market. Today that number is one percent. Wha… read more

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7. The Second Coming of Steve Jobs

By: Alan Deutschman

4.67

Format: 112 pages,

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8. 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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9. Inside Apple

By: Adam Lashinsky

3.81

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Based on numerous interviews, this book reveals exclusive new information about how Apple innovates… read more

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10. The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage

By: Clifford Stoll

4.15

Format: 200 pages,

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11. Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success

By: Ken Segall

3.97

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

To Steve Jobs, Simplicity was a religion. It was also a weapon. Simplicity isn't just a design prin… read more

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12. Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation

By: Blake J. Harris

3.84

Format: 255 pages, Hardcover

Following the success of The Accidental Billionairesand Moneyballcomes Console Wars--a mesmerizing,… read more

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13. Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets

By: Nassim Nicholas Taleb

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Paperback

Fooled by Randomness is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an in… read more

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14. Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

One of the most anticipated autobiographies of this generation, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recal… read more

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15. Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple's Greatest Products

By: Leander Kahney

3.88

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

"Different and new is relatively easy. Doing something that's genuinely better is very hard." --Jon… read more

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16. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win

By: Gene Kim , George Spafford , Kevin Behr

4.16

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Bill is an IT manager at Parts Unlimited. It's Tuesday morning and on his drive into the office, Bi… read more

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17. iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It

By: Steve Wozniak , Gina Smith

3.96

Format: 236 pages, Paperback

"iWoztraces the life and times of a brilliant, gifted... individual whose contributions to the scie… read more

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18. Spook Street (Slough House, #4)

By: Mick Herron

3.00

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

What happens when an old spook loses his mind? Does the Service have a retirement home for those wh… read more

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19. The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution

By: Walter Isaacson

3.82

Format: 148 pages, Hardcover

The computer and the internet are among the most important innovations of our era, but few people k… read more

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20. 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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  • history
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • business
  • technology
"[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

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21. Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

By: Tony Fadell

4.33

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Written for anyone who wants to grow at work—from young grads navigating their first jobs to CEOs d… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • business
  • technology
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22. 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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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • business
  • technology
"Comrade, we have built the world’s biggest microprocessor!"

-Chris Miller, Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology

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23. Nuclear War: A Scenario

By: Annie Jacobsen

4.47

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"The fundamental idea behind this book is to demonstrate, in appalling detail, just how horrifying nuclear war would be."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

"Humans are wired to advance. Humans do whatever it takes. And yet, nuclear war zeros it all out. Nuclear weapons reduce human brilliance and ingenuity, love and desire, empathy and intellect, to ash."

-Annie Jacobsen, Nuclear War: A Scenario

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24. Obviously Awesome: How to Nail Product Positioning so Customers Get It, Buy It, Love It

By: April Dunford

4.26

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

You know your product is awesome—but does anybody else? Forget everything you thought you knew abou… read more

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  • nonfiction
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25. Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

By: Sid Meier

4.19

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the “godfather of computer gaming,” an… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • technology
"In the right context, a game is not just a vehicle for fun, but an exercise in self-determination and confidence."

-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

"Separately is probably how I work best with everyone, to be honest. I'm an introvert who likes people: I want to collaborate on the whole, but do my part individually."

-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

"Whatever it is you want to be good at, you have to make sure you continue to read, and learn, and seek joy elsewhere, because you never know where inspiration will strike."

-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

"Games were not just a diversion, I realized. Games could make you feel. If great literature could would its power through nothing but black squiggles on a page, how much more could be done with movem…"

-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games

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26. Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall

By: Zeke Faux

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
  • business
  • technology
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27. The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

By: Jimmy Soni

4.23

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE NEW YORKER National Bestseller * New York Times Editors’ Choice * … read more

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28. Doom Guy: Life in First Person

By: John Romero

4.31

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring, long-awaited autobiography of video-game designer and DOOM cocreator John Romero Jo… read more

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  • biography
  • technology
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29. Make Something Wonderful

By: Steve Jobs

4.49

Format: 194 pages, ebook

Steve Jobs in his own words A curated collection of Steve’s speeches, interviews and correspondenc… read more

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  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • apple
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"I grow little of the food I eat, and of the little I do grow I did not breed or perfect the seeds. I do not make any of my own clothing. I speak a language I did not invent or refine. I did not disco…"

-Steve Jobs, Make Something Wonderful

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30. After Steve: How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul

By: Tripp Mickle

4.10

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

From the Wall Street Journal's Tripp Mickle, the dramatic, untold story inside Apple after the pass… read more

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  • biography
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  • business
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31. Never Panic Early: An Apollo 13 Astronaut's Journey

By: Fred Haise

3.52

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary autobiography of astronaut Fred Haise, one of only 24 men to fly to the moon In … read more

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